Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-11
The Little In6elder Gives His Views
on Current Topics.
CORNELL'S CONDITIONS. TO YALE
Another Interesting Set of Games
on the Alleys.
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

Tommy Leahy of the Washington club
is enjoying the winter at his home in New
Haven, Conn. He is keeping in perfect
condition by practicing polo on roller skates
occasionally, and he is earning a penny
now and then by officiating as referee in
the games of the Southern New England
Polo League. He was asked about his
base ball plans for the coming season, and
said yesterday to Register reporter:
All that l know about them is that I
expect to be with the Washingtons again.
Captain Tom Brown has sent word to me
to that effect. although, for that matter,
President Wagner of the club said last
fall, when left for home, We shall want
you another season, and 1 think that we
are likely to put you on the infield.'"
Tommy began his base ball career by
catching for the Holy Cross College, Brat
tleboro, VT, and Springfield mines, and then
went to Pittsburg, and later came to
Washington, but not until toward the last
OF last season did he play in the infield
Then he was tried at second for Washing
ton and made a great hit. He went to
third for couple of games and did well
there also. There is vacancy at third
this coming season, and the rumor is cur
rent that Leahy is to be given a trial
there. His statement of Mr. Wagner's
final words with him strengthens that re-
port
What kind of team will Washington
put in the field the coming year?" Mr..
Leahy was asked.
AS good team as ever represented that
city, If not better" was his answer II
have heard from our old standby Charley
Farrell, who says that he is working off
his surplus flesh and will be in fighting
trim next year to catch the game of his
life. Charley weighed over 200 pounds last
year and was too heavy to play his game
He will be in his old trim this season
The addition of Jack Doyle to our infield
will give us a lot of new life, but I regret
that Tommy Tucker may have to go. He is
a star first baSeman and hard hitter
call Win Mercer one Of the best pitchers
in the country, and altogether think that
Washington will fight her way to a first
division place next season. The Washing
ton management have notified players not
to expect contracts to sign till March l.
President Wagner is making several deals
for new players and may make few
changes with the old ones so that he will
not sign any except the new men till March
1. The Washingtons do not have to report
early and take southern trip. When they
report, about April 1, their home grounds
are all ready for playing, and the players
can get right down to work lat home"
What do you think of the new changes
in the rules?"
II like the abolition Of the unt hit. The
crowds want to see the ball hit out. The
Baltimores could drop the ball about wher-
the passing of the bunt as almost a blow
at the Orioles, but, JUST the same, 1t seems
to me that 1t is good thing for the game"
How about the proposed heavy fine or
blacklist for players using bad language or
being rowdyish on the feld?1
Il think that a fine should be promptly
inflicted but In a good many cases a player
loses his temper for a minute and then for
gets all about 1T or Is sorry for it. l don't
think any player ought to be blacklisted for
IL. But the umptreS should be firm. My ex-
perience as a polo referee this winter
teaches me that the crowds are more re-
sponsible than the athletes for bad treat
ment of umpires In all the games of the
Southern New England Polo League that l
have refereed l haven't had a player use
an improper word to me. But persons in
the crowd have hooted or Kissed, and that
can't but have a bad effect on the players -
Mr. Leahy has just returned from a visit
to his old manager, Tom Burns of Spring
field, and he states that there is little doubt
that Mr.. Burns will be found as manager
of the Chicagos the coming season.
Won Der Ahe's Position.
A special from st. Louis says that John
M. Glover, Won der Ahes attorney, made
the following statement yesterday regard
ing the impending sale of the Browns:
Talbot, Brush and Schmidt are all men
of first-rate capacity. of high financial abil-
ity, diplomats of the highest order and
keen to buy. Brush himself admitted to
me that in the hands of the right persons
the property would pay 10 per cent on
$3OO.OO per annum. and the side blast from
Indianapolis only shows that they don t
want anybody else to get it. Brush was
not to be an owner. He was only assisting
his friends. They offered a handsome fig
ure enough to pay all the debts, give Won
der Abe a pretty little sum, indeed, and let
the outstanding stockholders come in under
the new management. We sat up with
them night and day for five days, and when
we could not convince them that we want
ed our figure and would take nothing less
we turned them down and sent them home