Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-12
Contracts Are Lying Upon President
Young's Table.
LOCAL HOPES OF INFIELDER NICHOLSON
Clubs That Are Likely to Open the
Season Together
TALK AS TO UMPIRE S

Three contracts were lying upon Pres
ident Youngs writing table when a Star
| representative called at league headquar-
tiers yesterday. The one most interesting to
| Washingtonians was that Of Nicholson, the
promising young second .baseman, whom so
many ether league clubs were after. Mich
| olson has signed a Washington contract,
with the intention of shutting out both
Jack Crooks and Klusmap, who are also
aspirants for second base fIonors, under the
direc ton of Gus Schmelz. Last season the
| Washingtons were weak in that position,
| and Ward Radford and HaSsamaear were
| tried alternately, without success. Jack
| Crooks was once a sstar 1nhelder, ana
| there may be some sparkling work in him
| yet K1usman has great reputation In the
west, and he will have no trouble in get
| ting an assignment if he should fail to
| show I'D well in the form expected of him.
| Nicholson is said to be one of the coming
| ineders of the base ball world, and the
| Washington management is shaking hands
| with itself upon its good fortune In secur-
| ing him. If he can do one-halt that Is
| claimed for him New York or some of the
other league teams in search of hrst-
| class second baseman will be flirting with
| him for the season of 1885,
| The other two contracts before President
| Young were those of Carsey with Philadel-
| phia and Dryer with Cincinnati. kid
| CarSey was not supposed to be strong
! enough for " ashngton few years ago
but Phiadelphia's faith in him has never
WaVered, and today he is generally re-
garded as one of the steadiest and most
valuable youngsters ir the box depart
ment. He takes special delight in dis
PLAYING his varied assortment of curves
and twists when he goes up against the
Washington team, Just to impress upon
the minds of some of his critics that he is
hot stuff.
Dwyer has started out the new year in
CoTmeniable style. y few days ago an
announ cement made that CincinnatlS
ruddy-faced pitcher had saved enough
money to buy comfortable residence and
present it to his mother for Christmas
present. \ young man who looks after his
mother and endeavorS to make her COM
fcrtable in her declining years deserves
special mention in these degenerate Gays
OF rapid young America" Dryers next
ccmmendable act was to sign a contract
for the ensuing season with his Old friends
in Cincinnati. When he was a member OF
the Chicago team he formed number OF
desirable acquaintance in Washington,
hence he is always assured OF a cordial
welcome when he visits the capital city.
SO far as the opening date is concerned,
New York Will surely commence the sea-
son at home. There is a question whether
Baltimore or Boston will he the guests of
the Giants in the opening series. Early
in April the weather in Boston is not al
ways warm ana favorable for ball playing.
There is an uuwritten law of the league
which does not permit the Brooklyns and
New lorks to open the same season at
home. The uncertainty surrounding, the
new steel pavilion for the Philadelphia
grounds complexities the arrangement of
the opening schedule somewhat. If the
weather in Boston is unreasonable when
the season opens, and the Philadelphia
grand stand is not finished. and Baltimore
should he assigned to play in New York.
Washington would he the only city in the
and Boston to come to. 1t is possible that
winter may have fully exhausted itself
long before the season opens. and in that
event Boston may entertain BROOKLYN. New
hork extend its hospitality to Baltimore,
and Washington viii give lat home in
honor OF the PhiladefphiaS. 1t may be
necessary to transfer Boston to New York
and Brooklyn to Baltimore for the opening
series. but. as previously stated, there is
q general disposition to let New York and
Baltimore open up the season together, if
the schedule can be arranged.
Gus SchmeIz has about concluded to re-
tain the service of Catcher DuEdale during |
the coming season. Dug did not have
much opportunity to display his ability be |
hind the bat last season, for Jim Mcclure !
was in evidence so constantly that there /
was but little chance for an assistant in
the receiving department of the ashins-
ton team. 1t is apt to be the same, way /
this year. When Jim Mcclure is in good /
form he can so behind the bat day in /
He is unQuestonably the most popular /
member OF the local team, and his brilliant |
work here last season helped materially /
to heal the wounds made upon the public I
mind by the sale of Meekin and Farrell to |
New ork. Hy strict attention to business |
Mae has dcVClODed into one of the star |
catchcr5 of the lea cue. and he gets a gen !
er0us and enthusiastic hand every time !
he goes to bat.
While the selt-constituted constructors of
the league STAFF of umpires for the coming |
season are at work, it might be we'll for |
them to include Belts, who made such a |
successful debut in league company last |
year. President Young and a great ma
jOrity Of the conservative base ball element |
of the country consider Belts one of the
best umpires in the business. Unless |
President Young undergoes a change of
heart before the play ball, men," are ap-
pointed and assigned to duty Belts Will
be a member of the staff.
Brsc Ball Notes.
Pitcher Rusie Indignantly denies that
he asked for a salary of $4,000 for next
season.
oil City has scouts out for youngsters
who are likely to be Corners"
Bob Nrenn, the tennis player, may be-
come the second basemaE of the Harvard
base bali team next year.
Louisville now has twenty-five men sign
ed from which to select its club for lSeS
George Nichol. the kid" has been mott
fled that Louisville doesn't need him in
the coming campaign.
Patsy Elaherty has been recalled to Nil
W&Uiec for next season.
John Clements. the big Philadelphia
catcher, has just conquered the Pieurisy,
but he lost seventeen pounds during the
struggle.
Charley Lewis has gone to Memphis and
is bdsily engaged signing players.
The Kansas city Hase San Club wants
TenueJ, Bannon and ConHaughton re-
released