Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-02-09
Notes of the kiNn Players.

Manager Mack of the Pittsburg Ball Club
is one Of the prominent base ball people
who would like to see Sunday ball playing
entirely stopped for one season at least.
The Browns are getting into lire rapidly,
most of the players having signed, and all
feel confident that under Buckenbersers
management the team Will make credit
able showing.
Three clubs-Lancaster. Rochester and
Nashville-ciaim Catcher Mike frost There
is trouble in store for him.
.Foghorn'' Miller and Ped Ehret will
take a boiling out at the Hot Springs.
Manager Billy Barnie has signed the fol-
lowing PLAYERS for the Scranton club: T. q.
johnson, pitcher; Pete Sweeney; Charley
Brady. second baseman. and Emmett Rogers
catcher of the "a Scranton team.
The Rochester Club has accepted the
terms of Pitchers Jones and Duryea and has
secured permission from Philadelphia to
negotiate with Pitcher Harper. The club
has also put in claims for Pitchers pewald
and Underhill.
The Cincinnati club will adopt different
tactics this season from those last spring.
Instead of having the Western League
teams here for a tireSome series Bancroft
has arranged for games with the best local
clubs While the Cincinnati team is To-
Gated at Mobile 1t will have games with
ST Louis, while games have been arranged
at Nashville, Chattanooga, Montgomery,
Nashville and Jacksonville.
isfied to go to Louisville, and is well!
pleased with his new berth.
The league committee en- rules will meet
in New York on the 18th instant two days
before the schedule meeting.
Fred Pfeffer has closed with the Prince
ton College team and will enter upon his
coaching duties March 10.
Have already received over 100 appllca-
tions for trials writes Capt Patsy Te-
beau; "but we will not have time to try
ANYBODY this spring.
Both Pfeffer and Richardson are still on
the reserve list of the Louisville team, and
the management Is not Wiling 10 release
them yet awhile.
The Senators will not have clown uni
forms for the coming season. Manager
Schmelz'S selections are pearl gray and
black for the road and cream white and
black for at home. Each shirt will have a
big black W. on the bosom, the only des-
ignating mark.
New York has cut down on passes. Last
year it was something awful. Men with
small pulls secured all the comps they de-
sired. John Ward secured writer's paraly-
sis one week
Forbes Holland, who died of heart dis
ease, January y. at his residence in New
York, was one of the pioneers of the ma
tional game. He guarded first base in 1883
and 1860 for the Lexington club, which
had its headquarters at Hamilton Square.
Gil Hatfield, who was drafted from To-
ledo. has refused to sign with Louisville,
and claim on him has been waived.
Pitcher Fickery has resigned with Buff
falo.
Manager Watkins of indianapolis is in
favor of abolishing the big mitt and would
like to see the pitchers plate extended
thirty-siX inches, so as to use the cross
fire and cut off many bases on balls.
There is said to be a trade on hand
whereby Dan Richardson may be ex-
change by Louisville for German or Will
son of New York
After considering the merits of the men
signed for next year, 1t has been decided
to appoint Glasscock captain of the Louis
vile team.
There is going to be trouble in the Gin
cinnati club when it comes to signing Sec
and Baseman John A. McPhee. 1t seems
that he has received $2,lO0 season for