The times., 1898-01-12
BASEBALL NOTES .

Chic StalI the Boston's fast right fielder,
is wintering at Ft Wayne, Ind.
Charlie Strobel is signing some clever
youngsters for his Toledo team.
New Castle has traded Third Baseman
Rusty" Ross to Youngsto wn for Outfielder
Rickert.
Ball pla yers who 90 against the horses in
the winter are the first TO ask for advance
money IN the spring.
Bert Inks wants to pitch for the Ft.
Wayne team In the Interstate league. SO
far his wish has not been graufied.
Pitcher Ed Stein, several times released
by BROOKLYN, claims 10 be strong enough
for League company and wants trial.
Il have got 1t 10 sell, and the price is
all right, but / can't tpliver the goods. -
is the burden OF Chris Won der Ahe's moan
Just now.
Pitcher Frank Killen has been speeding
his high stopper this winter, and when he
meets Joe Sugden nexUsummer their con-
versation will have 9 strong horsey flavor.
Everyone admits that Pittsburg made a
good deal with st. Louis when she got Hart
for Hughey. StiH no one charges that Won
der Abe has stock In the Pittsburg club.
Jack Doyle threatens TO kick over the
traces and remain out o { baseball for a year.
He does not relish trade to the Senators.
Bouquets recently thrown by j. Earl Wag-
ner have been recalled.
Padden and Davis have signed Pitts
burg contracts. AL. Shaw, tn, new Smoke
town player, has forwarded his signed con-
cured by Mana ger watkins.
Al Mcfarland has signed with the Wilkes
barre team OF the Ea stern Lea que. He
Will play the outfield. He was with Terre
Haute and a sheville, y. c. He is a good
hitter and a fast nanon the bases
If Al Wagner, the Carnegie boy, gets
started right at third corner for Washing
ton next season, the other candidates for
the position will not be called upon TO
exploit their cleverness.-Pittsbur Leader.
Sam DUNCAN, outfieIder of the Detroit
team, has been sued for $50 900 damages
by DR.. MacQuiston, of Detroit for alien
ating his wife's affections. Mrs. MacQuis-
ton in the meantime has sued for divorce
from her husband.
BIZ HasSamaer is passing high balls over
a bar in Toledo, a position that he can
play TO the taste of multitudes, as well as
to himself, and lac VIII probably be seen
no more upon the diamond, unless il is
with some crossroads team in the Wood
county league Exchange.
Mike Kahoe, the crack catcher OF the
indianapolis team, will embark on the sea
OF nIatrimony before the umpire's play
BALI is heard again in this part of the
world. Mike will have for his life part
ner beautiful and accomplished young
lady OF Cincinnati. Popular Mike viii have
the hest wishes OF hundreds OF his Gin
Cinnan admirers and friends. One of
these days Mike will wear the white and
red of Cincinnati.
Should everything 60 well with Monk
Cline he viii wear a baseball uniform
next season instead Of a firenian's He
has been for some years with the Hook
and Ladder Company, but ha S always had
desire to get back into the game He
has kept himself in good condition. and
If he catches on will make some club a
rafting good outfielder. Cline was with
Louisville in days gone by, playing the
outfield, and playing it Well He was a
good lefthand hitter, and had way of
getting down TO first base that could be
equaled by few men in the League. He
has his lines out for a job for the coming
season and may land.