Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23
NEW BASE BALL CONTRACTS.

current news OF the National Game
Interesting Notes.
President-Secretary Young of the Nation
al Base Ball League has issued the follow
ing contracts for 1884: With Louisville, Jer-
~ Denny, william Brown.
With st. Louis, c. Frank, W. Goodenough
and John Rappold.
With Philadelphia, wilfred Carssy.
With Cincinnati. Frank Dwyer.
With Milwaukee, Carl Mcvey.
With Buffalo, John B. Slagle ana William
Armor.
Brooklyn has selected Thomas Cahill Of
the Troy club and deposited $780, as re-
Quired by the national agreement.
The western League" has applied for
classified membership under the national
agreement (class b., with reservation and
the following Is list of their club MEM
bers. viz: Indianapolis, Detroit, Toledo,
Grand Rapids. Minneapolis. Milwaukee.
Sioux City. Kansas City.
The Washington club has q claim" on
quite number OF minor league players.
but unless they are quickly put under con-
tract Schmelz is likely to loose a lot, as a
mere claim" is no bar to any club outside
Of the league signing a claimed player New
Orleans has already secured Campau. while
Milwaukee Is dickering with Ward.-Sport-
Ing Life.
Yank Robinson's benefit occurs at the
standard Theater in st. Louis on the 18th
instant. There are four ball players on the
committee OF arrangements-Pat Tebeau,
Billy Joyce. Perry Werden and Jack OCon-
nor.
Short Stop Johnny Mcmahon of CIeve-
land. who has been signed by Washington
for next year. is travelling with Hanion' $
Fantasma Company.
Next season there will be only five play
Ing manager-captains in the league name
Foutz. The new Philadelphia manager
Irwin--and Hanlon of Baltimore will prob
ably coach from the lines.
Charley Farrell is very much in demand
Just now-more so. in fact. than any other
player, barring Kid Gleason. Behind the
bat, In the infield or In the out1eld-its all
one to Charles.
Jerry Denny will replace Pinckney al
tnird In the Louisville team next season.
and new short stop will be secured. Bill
Brown may give place to another first base
man, and Stratton Is to be traded for an
other pitcher.
Mr. Irwin is very anxious to have his
friends understand that he never did any.
thing to hurt Harry Wright. who as Ar
| thur expressed II, has not an enemy In the
world. Irwin says that II was the PLAYERS
who threw Harry down by making com.
plants to the owners OF the club Carsey
is one of the men blamed for this kind OF
| work.
Lewiston Is negotiating with the ole
Washington pitcher. Alex Person. who wa.
the winning pitcher OF the New England
League last season. but Alex Is holding on
| as his work was good enough to warran
the hope p that he may receive cali from
Joe Via OF New York writes: Now J,
word about Wagner J. Earl and GU
Schmelz came here, as you know, som,
l days>ago and had a chat with Mr.. Talcott
| 1 have 1t from an authoritative source tina
| wagner offered to sell the release of Mea
kin and Farrell for something like $1,000
| This was so generous that Talcott fell IN
MT. Then Wagner seriously offered to trad
| Billy Joyce for George Davis, and tn,
| clerks In Talcott's office had hydrophobia
| Wagner told me before he left town tina
he came here to see the "danse du ventre
and Gus said that they had ordered thirty
six uniforms for next season. They wen
home on a fast freight.