The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-29
RAIL NOTES.


Arthur Irwin does not appear to be
stuck on George Van Haltrcn.
Billio Barnic was one Of the appll-
cants for the ST. Louis management.
| Shortstop Connaughton has come 10
terms with the New York club.
Manager Mack Of Pittsburg has a
| line out for Pitcher McCreary OF Louis
Vile.
Jimmy Manning IL going 10 build HIM
self grand stand IN Kansas City.
Buck Ebrght's salary with Cedar
Rapids this coming season will be SioO
q month.
Jack Doyle SAYS he knows of no rca.
son why "a lame man should not run
into debt"
Herman Long has secured situation
in Director Billings shoe factory in
| liolhrook, Mass, g
| II Is rumored that Buckcnbergcr is try
/ ing TO buy the Toronto franchise from
jack Chapman.
| Xmmcr. Childs and Burkctt of the
Cleveland club have not yet signed for
next season.
| Hugh Duty is n fine candle PIN
| bowler and maintains that IL Is good
exercise for bail players.
! Dan Rrouthcrs hns attained tho high
est degree of his ambition to play first
base for the Philadelphia club
Outiielder Gcttinrer late OF Louisville,
has accepted an offer from the Newark
club of the new Atlantic association.
! At last accounts Pitcher Mercer, who
is III with smallpox at his home in East
Liberty, was not expected to live.
Harvey Watkins has selected the fair
ground Mt jacksonville, Fla, ms tho
training place for the Giants next spring.
\ Monongahelu league, to include clubs
in Chnrlcroi, Fayette City, California
and Bcllcyernor, is among the PROBABLE
ties.
Charley Ioyt admits he was only in
Jest when he told the Louisville sports
he would buy their club and put Anson
in Charge.
Walter Harrington, originator Of tho
Iron aud Oil league, is organizing n
club Mt Sharon, Pa, for the proposed
new Central League.
Mr.. Freedmen says bis $4,000 offer
for LANCE is 80 little of huii ne has
been alleged that the Chicago club dare
no, call it.
President Freedman of New York has
DECIDED 10 take pleasure trip South,
leaving New York on December 20, lie
win stop off at, jacksonville, Fla.
The veteran manager lack Chapman,
and ex-lmpire Belts are said to he mum
hered among the applicants for the man
agerslip of the Virginia league.
Mr. Freedman asks Arson for bread
and Arson offers him Il stone. A $1,000
offer for Lange was simply answered by
II d,rolfer of Jimmy Ryan for S65o0.
Business Manager Bancroft has il too,
He has taken to betting on the bang
tale aud claims To he ahead Of the game
so far, That's what they all say-at
Inst.
Latham will captain the 81. Louis
team next season. With Aric mud the
Republican National convention st
Ionis should get good deal fun out OF
1896.
Arson has condemned smoking among
bah players. and he declares that cigar
cites will drive Dahlcn and Everett out
Of the business just as they killed Camp
Buck Ebight writes that the Lincoln
club was not in arrears with salary to
the Lincoln players. and that therefore
their reservation was entirely proper AMI
legal.
The Detroit club has signed Pitcher
John w. ELY of Lebanon, Pa. lily
uiayrd In the Southern league with the
Mobile and New Orleans clubs last sea
son, and pitched good bull.
President Kerr of Piitsburg has re-
linuuished NIL claim on the services of
Catcher Smink. Lancaster claims the
player, and rather than pay $500 or have
any trouble about the matter Mr.. Kerr
decided to release Smiuk.