The evening times., 1896-12-22
BASEBALL NOTES.

Connie Mack has signed Pitcher Arthur
| Clarkson for his Milwaukee team.
Connie Mack viii take John CANCEL,
Newcastle 5 first baseman, TO Milwaukee.
Fred Clarke. of Louisville. is acting sales
man for a Chicago rice and sugar house.
Denny Long las been sued for S52l
rent, due on the baseball park at Toledo,
Joe werrick. the OH guard second base
man, is spending the winter in Indianapolis.
Bud Lally, the boxer umpire. may be given
a trial ON Pat Powers Eastern Lea que staff.
Arthur Tw inch am. catcher ofthe Detrots,
is following Tommy Tacker' 5 lead as cigar
drummer.
Lewiston, Portland, Augusta and Bangor
probably will compose the Maine state
League next season.
Catcher Douglass will he tried at first
base by st. Louis should RogenConnor fail
to materalize inthe spring.. t.-.--.-.
The Louisville baseball team will do its
spring training at home IN ehe building Of
the Louisville Athletic Ciubo
BID McPhee, the king OF second base
men, las returned to Cincinnati after a
month Of hunting in Arkansas.
Arthur Irwin hasn't PLACED himself for
next season, though he has received several
offers from minor league clubs.
1t is said that Wagner, who pla yed short
for Toronto last year, hHs been traded off
for either wise or Lewee-ef Buffalo.
Bill Lange says tliatfhe'iwill no, play
ball after 1897. Bill has deceloped from a
soubrette into a Patti.-SpoTting News.
If President Freedman should find Rusie,
a catcher and a left fielder in his stocking
on Christmas morning he would be happy.
The Lancaster baseball team has signed
Frank Ward to play first base next season.
Ward pla yed last season with Scranton and
Toronto.
The Louisville Club has promised Fred
Clarke $500 over his S2,1oO contract sal
airy If he reports in good shape and keeps
up his end all season.
THIS will be the second time that George
Stallings will have been connected with the
Philadelphia club. In SS7 he was given
a trial behind the bat.
President Freedman favors Lakewood.
n. j., for a training resort, and thinks he
can convince Manager Joyce that it is a
better place than Hot Springs
Baseball deals may arise one of these mo-
ments when no one is looking. The Pitts
burg management has numerous lines out,
especially for a heady catcher.
In Louisville they are booming Elmo
Jacobs for third base for the Colonies.
Those who played with him last season
say he will not do in fast company.
Frank Selce says the Bostons will train at
Hot Springs. providing ngexhibitiop games can
be arranged with Kansas City, Indianapolis,
Detroit, Buffalo, Syracuse and Rochester.
says 1T will be long time before Philadel-
phia will get another Harry Wright. "The
boys almost worshiped Harry says Gus.
The Columbus, Ohio, papers made wild
eyed guess at Sclbach's salary for next
season. The Dutchman's contract for 80
with the wagners calls for S2,1O0.-St.
Paul Dispatch.
Little Johnny Foreman, the speedy left
hand twirler, who was with Pittsburg and
Cincinnati last year, has been signed by
Manager Gienalvin to play with the Grand
Rapids team next year.
Thomas Stouch, of Lancaster, who will
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tucket team, of the New England League,
has been notified by Manager John Smith
that he had been chosen captain.
John Montgomery Ward denied yesterday
a story from Louisville that DR.. Stuckey,
of the Louisville Club, who is in New York,
had all but closed negotiations with him to
assume charge of the League tail-enders
next season.
Denzer, the st. Paul pitcher, drafted by
Chicago, says he will not sign contract un-
less he gets the limit, So 400 Pop Anson
says nit good and loud, and offers him
81 200. Roger will sign for that or he
won't play ball, says Anson.
'Kid' Carsey is working hard to secure
the best semi-professionaIs' around New
York to play with he team which he is or
ganizing 10 play Sunday games in Weehaw-
ken next year. Carsey expects to go to
Philadelphia next week to sign contract
for 1897.
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