Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-18
TWEEN SEASONS GOSSIP.

The Baltimore and All American base ball
teams played an exhibition game yesterday
afternoon at Recreation Park. San Fran
cisco. 1t was heavy hitting game
throughout. Lange knocked home run in
the third inning. The game was called
after the seventh inning on account Of
darkness. Score: Baltimore, IS runs. IL
hits. errors; All American, 10 runs, 16
hits, errors; Horton and Donohue; Hast
ings, Powell and Smith.
Chris Won der Abe, president of the st.
Louis Base Ball Club, returned from Phfla-
delphia yesterday morning. where he has
been attending the regular fall meeting of
the National League magnateS. He is much
better Pleased over the outlook for having
team that can win game occasionally
at least, than before he left.
Il feel confident that the deals / made
while away" he declared yesterday after
noon, will prove of advantage to my club
think that Clements. Taylor. Lave Cross
Dowd. Donnelly and Holmes and $500 to
boot are easily worth Monte Cross. Hart
man. Donahue. Grady and Douglass, the
players let go. Mind you, when l say this
l don't want the fans to think that 1
derva1ue the worth of the men 1 parted
with, but the new ones 1 received in ex-
charge and the money-which promise to
spend in the purchase of some well-sea-
soned box artists more than counter
balance them
1895 but my offer to Tim Hurst was sin
cere, and If he will accept my figure the
job is his. Dowd has written me telling me
that he would like to begin anew with the
Browrs next season, and he may be given
the opportunity
Vondy talks well. and it is to be hoped
that he win do what he promises to. He
now has the nucleus of winning nine and
with the proper man at the helm the
Browns may be whipped into first division
shape.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat-
A special from Pittsburg says that the
possibility of league base ball players
striking for more salary because of the in
crease in the number of games and ruin of
their fall transforming trips is not be-
iieVed by President Watkins of the Pitts
burg club
Il don't see what reason the Pittsburg
players would have to demand more
money" said he today. "The players sell
dom do anything in the time now consumed
by the proposed new schedule. Few teams
barn-storm after the regular season. The
Cincinnati club is the only notable excep-
ton. They visit Ohio towns through the
guidance of Frank Bancroft. who is un-
usually clever at conducting exhibition
tours
While Manager Watkins was down east
1t was announced by Cincinnati papers that
Pittsburg had exchanged Second Baseman
Asa Stewart for Catcher Grim of Brooklyn
IT. such n, deal was on. said Manager Wat
kins. 4 thought 1t was going through, and
cannot understand why the BROOKLYN club
declared it off,
A Louisville special says that President
Pulliam of the Louisville Base Ball Club is
still mysteriously missing. 1t leaked out
tonight that he went from the league meet
Ing to New York to hunt up a shortstop
He is also after a second baseman and
will try and make deal for young Smith
of the Atlantic League. The club officials
say that all deals for Ritchey for short
are off, Ewing says he must have Fred
Clarke and Bill Hill for Ritchey. Pulliam
says he would not give Clarke for fifteen
Ritcheys. and that he mas so informed
Ewing.
George Wood. who has been living in
Cincinnati the past year, is an applicant
for a position on Uncle Nick Young's UNI
pire staff. He has the support of the Off
Gals of the Cincinnati. Baltimore Boston,
Washington and Brooklyn clubs. and, hav-
ing had experience, umpiring one season in
the Southern League, is certainly deserving
of trial. Woody used to be one of the
best hall players in the league.
Jacob Stencil member of the Balti-
more Base Ball Club, was arrested the
other evening in Cincinnati for reckless
driving. He was driving up Plum street at
a rapid clip and eollided with coal wagon.
Friends secured bond for him. and he was
released.