Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-10-03
NEXT YEARS PLAYERS
Men Drafted and Reserved for the
Coming Season.
ANNOUNCEMENT PRESIDENT YOUNG
First Of the Temple Cup Games
Won by Baltimore.
THE SECOND OCCURS TO-DAY

The drafting by the clubs Of the National
Ease Ball League Of the players from the
minor leagues for the season Of 1897 began
yesterday. The mail received by President
Young Of the National League contained
number of selections of this kind, accom-
panied by the necessary guarantee checks.
The selections however, were much smaller
than is usual on the first day on which this
privilege may be exercised, and This IS at
tributed by President Young to the rroba-
bility of many private purchases Ey the
clubs of the National League daring the
past few days. The players drafted include
the following: c. Stahl Of Buffalo and Jas.
Slagle OF Houston, Tex, by Boston; II. H.
Burnett and T. Thomas of Detroit, George
Nichol of Milwaukee and r. J. Harley Of
Springfield, Mass. all by Philadelphia: Hos
grove of Portsmouth. Va, by Baltimore
William Brandt of Portsmouth. Va, has
been purchased by the Philadelphia club.
President Young last night made public
the following list of players reserved and
under contract by the various clubs Tor
1897:
Pittsburgh. Smith. ]. Stencil. Z. J. Dono-
van, H. Davis, l.. Bierbauer, D. la;lden. F.
Ely, D. Lyons. E. Hawley, F. Killen, c.
Hastings, ]. Hughey, f. Horton. w. Mer-
rift. ]. Sugden, A. Lezotte. J. Goar; j. Gard
ner. ]. Smith, H. TRULY. F. Dciehanty. S.
Moran, E. Boyle, F. O'Brien, ). Wright, J.
Dunn. j. Casey, A. Wagner.
Chicago-A. c. Arson, NJ. j. kittridge.
F. c. Donohue. c: c. Griffith. H. T. Briggs,
D. Friend w. H. Terry. H. Parker, L.
Mcfarland. G. A. Duker. F. PETER. w.
F. Dahlen. w. Everitt, w. ]. Mccormick.
W. A. Lange. ]. Ryan, A. G. Mcbride. M.
M. Thornton.
Cincinnati-Ewing. Vaughn. McPhee, Err
win. Hoy. Holiday. Rhines. Foreman,
Davis, Peitz, Gray. G. Smith, Miller, Burke.
Dwyer. Ehret. Fisher. Stewart G. Cross,
]. A Mccarthy. F. H. Motz. w. Dammann,
G. Hogriever. w. c. Phillips. w. Earle.
Louisville-F. c. Clarke, f. Cunningham,
F. F. Cassiday. c. Crooks. ]. Dolan. c.
Dexter. c. c. Fraser. A. Herman. W. G.
Hill. w. Holmes. F. l.. McCreery, II. W.
Mcfarland, G.. F. Miller. o. D. Pickering,
]. F. Rogers. w. F. Clingman. F. Shannon
F. Curtis. A. D. Mcfarland, A. 3. Sanders
Jacobs.
New York;. P. Beckley. F. E. Bannon
W. H. Clark, w. Clark F. Connaughton
Gleason. W. Joyce. ]. Meekin. NJ. j. Sui
livan. ]. Stafford. ]. b. Seymour. w. Tier
nan. G. E. Van Haltren, p. A. Wilson. J.
J. Warner. d. Zearfoss. H. Wistervelt. A.
Ruse.
Boston-Nichols. Stivetts, Klobedanz. Sui
livan, Lewis. Dolan. Camel, Bergen
Yeager. Tenney. Tucker. Lowe, McGann
Long. Collins, Duffy. Hamilton.
Philadelphia-W. NJ. Nash, F.. J. Dele
hanty, b. Ellis w. w. Mailman, L. Cross
s. Mertes. V. Garvin, ]. Clements. J. b
Taylor. W. Carsey. ]. Boyle, A. d. Cooley
w. Hulen. F.. Geier, G. l.. Thompson. A.
Gumbert. NJ. Grady. n. I.ajoie, A. Dith, j
Keenes. G. l.. Wheeler, John Fitield, S
Gillen.
Brooklyn-D. L. Foutz. NJ. ]. Griffin, W
Kennedy. E. F. Stein. H. F. Payne, G.. B.
Harper. D. W. Daub. B. W. Abbey. J. II
Grim. F. Burrell A. Smith. G. La Chance
G. Shoch. F. Bonner, F. P. Daily. T. w
Ccrcoran, W. Shindle, E. F. Mccarthy
F. A. Jones. ]. Anderson
Washington-P. +. McCauey, 4. ]. Maui
]. McJames. E. 8. Norton. c. Flynn. c.
Kelley. w L. Lush. 7. F. Brown. G. Wrig.
ley, A. Setback. E. De Montrcville, H
Smith. J. Mcclure. L. German. G. King. c.
Farrell, ]. OBrien. c. S. Abbey, W. b. Mer-
Ger. E. Cartwright.
Baltimore-W. Robinson. W. L. Hoffer. ]
Corbett. Amoe. H. Jennings, w. s. Brcd:e
W. J. Clarke, c. Esper. Brandt. J. 7. Doyle
]. McGraw, ]. Kelley, F. Bowermaa, G.
Hemming. W. Brown. Ii. Peitz. J. q. Don
nelly, w. Keller, J. Mco1ahon, E. \. Pond
]. Nops. ]. Quinn, w. keister. Hargrove.
Cleveland-D. T. Young. NJ. McDermott. ]
Mccain, J. r. McAleer. L.W. McAIlister, d
D. Gear, F. Wilson. E. ]. McKsln, 3. J
Wallace, H. c. Blake.
Mr.. Young also made public the reserve
list of the minor leagues. officially re-
ported to him: