The times., 1897-12-29
AMONG BALL PLAYERS.

Calfornis vii have an eight h-club league
next season.
Leon Viau viii be the Alunis Df the
Paterson, n. J., team. season OF rs
tom" DAILY, formerly OF the Brooklyns.
is looked upon as most likelyto he captain
of the Nilw5 ukee team.
"Tun," Tuoler, having toasted at the
first table for years, objects 90 rel Agat:on
TO a minor lea que, and has filed Ills pro'
test.
The product Of the Emerald Isle " II
be much ia evidence in the Pittsburs mt
field when Donovan, Mccarthy and OKLA
gan take the field.
sock ALEXIS will have another chance
with Cleveland, but il VIII he under
contract that VIII either make a teetotaler
out OF him ol wreck him financially.
Another Curbett, it is said, Will soon
begin Il prtf career. IL is Brother
Tom, auc the story says Manager Hanl"n.
OF the Baltmoucs, viii give him a trial
The Quincy tenn ,f tie Western Asso-
ciatior has accepted Rockfos,i's terms 10
trade McGreevy for Underwood. They are
ainunS the star pitchers of the association.
As yet the magnates have not sent in
their requests for fdyonte dates, and until
they do no work viii lie done on the
schedule.-Louisvine Courier Journal.
Ike Durrett, pitcher whose name
appears or the indianapolis reserve list,
was shot Saturday in Rockville, Ind,
during a brawl in a dancahouse. TWO
bullets TOOK effect, but the wounds are
not expected to prove fatal.
Win Can;van, Broolyn's second base
man. 70 To Syracuse i'm exchange for
Pitcher Lampe, or get himself in trouble
by accepting the offer he has to manage
the Ncw England League team at New
Bedford? At present no one kno KS.
THAT milwaukee, Dutohman," as Perry
werden calls Third Paseman Hartman, Is
thought to l'e the best thing "Scrappy"
Joyce Las on his list. He's a great
thrower, hard hitter. al nd afraid Of no:h-
Louisville Evening Post.
The Phslsdephia Club is still lookin" for
young pitchers, and last week added awa
more to IT. string. Manager Stallings an
nounced that me had pIrcha scd the re-
lease OF William Duggleby and Edward
Murphy, Of tile Auburn Club 9f the New
York State League.
Since Ahsun is out. hUnors for cham
ponslipS wui around the hearthstone in
the dead or winter are pref " even let ween
"Scrappy" Bill Joyce and Patsy Tebe2J
joyce I a n slight lead due solely to the
fact that he has had an inning more in
the game than Tebeau.
A Chicago diSpa tch states that it has
been learned from reliable sources that
Des Moincs is the city to secure the much
talked-uf eighth franchise Of tie Western
League. The CUmmittee, il appears. at
a secret meeting awarded the grant to
s. F. ] rick, of Des Moines.
JGst now the Chicago baseball writers
are having a merry time in teling the
cranks Of the Windy City what an ex-
cellent pitching corps the White Stockings
viii have next season. The new m "A a re
Isabel, Wood and Clark. Tie latter Mas
Tom Burns crack pitcher in the Eastern
League.
Charles Nichols, the Boston crack pitcher,
is defendant in suit for $4,000 dam
ages instituted in the aircIit court in Kan.
sas City 10y Edna L Weaver, an employe
I'm a laundry conducted by Nichols and his
brothers The young woman's arm was
crushed in an ironing machine and she
claims that 81 Z will be a cripple for life.
Just before the baseball season opens
every year g story goes round 10 the eff
feet that Billy Brady, the stage manager
nf Jim Corbett. is after a l. Lea;-Ge franchise.
Somebody has let the story out a little
earlier than usual this time. 1t is as FOL
lows: Billy Brady is said to be ready
to pay $4,000 For d big League fran
chise."
Sam Thompson, of tue Philiies, wants 10
play again in Quarkertown next season.
Manager Watkins, of the pittsbure club.
has been after Sam for some time, but
nothing has come of IL yet. Watkins IL
is bciiey ed, wants to fix up deal OF
Donovan for Thompson, but Judging from
statements coming from the latter il is
undesirable to him.