The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-02-20
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A dispatch from ST, Louis yesterday
to the effect that several OF the Cleveland
4 players would DO transferred to Won del
Ahs's team, providing the other League
clubs helped to fill their vacancies by con'
tributlng good men, was read with inter
est by president Robinson, OF the Cleye
land Club who during tho Afternoon htid
long confab with tho Brooklyn ownai
Byrne and Abel. When asked for part!c
ulars he said:
! There Is some truth to tho story II
STANLEY Robinson has been quoted correct.
| ~ have received request from certain
League CLUBS to go to the assistance OF
von der Ahs, who peeds players to
GLASS ball town and deserves strong nine
| II the League will do the fair thing by me
Will help ST; Louis by giving up some Of
my players In word / will transfer Ave
OF my best players to Won der Abe gratis
II can fill their tlaces with players who
will make the Cleveland team still formid
able on the diamond.
'If Colonel Rogers of the Philadelphia
Club, will hand over Dslahanty that will
help tho ball to roll I'm sure he would
like to see winner in st. Louis. for he
has always been the champion Of tho
weaker ciibI, Then, too. feel sure that
my old friend Bill Conant, OF the Boston
Grub would let me have Herman Long In
order to facilitate the deal, and I've al.
ready received n promise OF Griffin from
Brooklyn, Byrns STIMULATING that can
have the player II the other club, will chip
in.
Il would like to get Ruse from New
York Club or Mercer from Washington,
surrender MoGraw, However, IL would
be asking the Baltimore Club too much
to put one Of their players into the
deal, as Hanlon wants to win the ponnant
again and cannot afford to lose a single
player. Ne, Gwoudnt ask either Cinoin.
natl or Pit.sDutg for players, because they
have 40 lneO thai could do the Cleveland
team any good. I'm sincere in this mat.
ter, and II these clubs will give up the
players naWed Will do as say. Here Is
chance TO bolster up weak club with
out much expense, and with really no
harm done to tue Cleveland Club Te.
winner I'm sure.
Charlie Esper the we'll known "south.
paw OF the Baltimore team, goes to Phil
adclphia, Manager Hanlon concluded The
deal TO day. Eiper is a native Of phila- |
delphia and was at one time member Of
the famous old Athletic team He went
later to Washington and Ia 1891 became |
member Of the Baltimore team MoMa |
hon Is also booked for release,
'DenverS2 Ell Smith announces that n !
fight has been arranged between himself |
and Joe Choynski to take place at Carson |
Ney., on March II, the date OF tho Corbets !
Fl@simmons fight III, bout was ar
ranged yesterday by long distance tsle-
phono. Smith is to go TO Pitts burg Gu !
Monday, where the final details OF the
fight will be arranged
Denver Ed Smith has been prospect
ing for ore near Benzetts, Elk County, the
past three months, and the work with
pick and shovel has put him in excellent
trim. He will DO accompanied West by
his wife.
Secretary Shettslino yesterday received
the signed contract Of Pitcher Orth. He
also received word from Dolahanty, who
says he will be on hand some ttne before
the team goes south. "Dcl" says he saw
Lave Cross the other day and that hs Is
looking fine,
Pre- .ident Pullman, OF tho Louisville
ball Club says he has received a COED Of.
fer from Minneapolis for cntcher Miller
and first baseman Peter Cassidy, which
be will probably accept,
Jack Everhardt will meet Joe Burke, OF
Brooklyn, In Ground contest before the
Meyers Athletic Club. OF Albany, on Feb,
%
Every man with sporting tendencies aud
capable of raislng one hundred cents will
surely be on hand at Baltimore next Mon.
lay night, Feb. % TO witness the twenty. !
round contest between Midget" Glynn,
II this city and Jack Ward OF Newark, y. ,
J. Both lads are In the finest shape pos.
'lble and will undoubtedly present one Of
he warmest arguments In tho history of
he Eureka Athletic Club Both lads are
game to the core, both are hard hltters :
md both excellent ring generals with =,
such abilities evenly match Il ls no wonder !
hat the go has been the talk Of the sport. j.,
ng fraternity Of this city for some time |,
,ast. They haye been anxious to have the . :
ads meet for some time past and the post. =
,onement a week has only added to their d
curiosity. The Haley-JohnSon prelim.
nary Is likewise attracting good deal Of
.ttention and will come In with eqrai ,
lonors with the star attraction As the >
contest tails on George Washington's !
birthday 1t Is expected that one Of the :
argest crowds In the history of the club y
will journey down the shell road to watch :
he little fellows battle .