Arizona republican., 1898-03-30
BASE, BALL MATTERS.

The G1dQIS VIII De III Idlrly SOOu condition within the next ten days it is confidently expected by Capt. Joyce. The fat men of the aggregation have already lost considerable flesh and are rapidly hardening to the work. The decrease in the avoirdupoise of Capt Joyce himself is noticeably conspicu- ous.
 "The Washington club" MT. Wag- ner states, "has expended $62, ,000 since 1892 in developing young players, and Mercer and Selbach are the only first class men it has in return for this great expenditure"
 The efforts of the Washington man. agement to develop young players" have had little or nothing to do with the success of the club. Washington is one of the best ball towns in the country, and if the city ever has a winning team it will probably lead in the matter of attendance. The trouble is that Washington has a happy fac ulty of finishing at the tail end and the local fans don't like it. When a club gets a man like Joyce it is we'll to keep him. New York appreciates that fact
 The work of the Bostons in training this spring will be re ~arded with the utmost interest. The success of the club this year will depend greatly up- on the young pitchers who have been secured. As MT. Conaut, one of the directors of the club, remarked the other day, it would be strange indeed If, out of all the talent, one first class man was not developed. Manager Se- lee has followed the record of Pitcher Willis very closely, and says he will be surprised if he does not prove very puzzling pitcher. Bobby Lowe, who is already in the south, says that young Hickman is in great shape and will astOnish people this year. This pair are the most promising, and then there are Pittenger and Mills to fall back upon. Besides these pitchers. two catchers are to be developed, in Bransfild, Worcester boy, and Harry Bemis of Marlboro. How these young men will do in fast company will be demonstrated on the trip. The young sters will be called upon to do most of the work in the south. The great est care will be taken of the veterans, and any risk of injury will be re- duced to a minimum. With Nichols. Long and Hamilton among the ab- sentees, the regular team will not be together for some days. The second week in the south will doubtless see ! the whole team together
 Your Uncle Anson walked down Washington street in Chicago recently with his long tailed overcoat buttoned about his 240 pounds of avoirdupois. lowing to many acquaintances The familiar form loomed up formidablv among the pedestrians. Such an ath- let1c build could not fail to attract a great deal of attention. One newsboy was overheard to say: Gee. der's Anse. Amt he top-notcher in shape? He'd make bully rear ad- mlral to go and fight de Spauish.''
 MT. Anson is in no position to con- firm any of the rumors that have been circulated about his future When matters are definitely arranged" said he to representative of the Chicago Evening Post, 'I see no reason why the interested ones shall not be in formed as to my movements. There is nothing final in any negotiations with the St. Louis club. There is ab- solutely no foundation for the talk Of my going into the billiard room busi- ness. Concerning the Chicago team,