The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-15
Won DER Abe DOWNED.
National Lessue Recsgsizes msekenIuss
from ST. Louis.
ONLY ONE TRADE HAS YET BEEN MADE
washington Got slagle md Two
DINERS for Rcitx-Ali the Clubs
Are After Rusie.
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(Special Dispatch 70 Ine Post)
| New York, December lit looks now
like Chris Won der Abe is out OF baseball
for good, though he may cause more or
less trouble before all Signs of HIN, are OBJ
liberated. With only two dissenting voices
won der Horst and Nbell), Muckenfuss
was today gwen recognition as represent
! Ing the st. Louis franchise. Won der Ahe
announces chat he proposes to fight the
case Through the courts, which was the
course expected, and THE magnates VIII
probably fix things up for him.
lockers case was decided and he stays
on the Louisville reserve LIST. Chicago
claimed him from Louisville, but will get
s5OO from ST. LOUIS instead. Decker was
loancl 10 ST. Louis by Chicago with the
Understanding THAI the player would re-
vent 10 lhe Chicago club at The close OF
tine season. In July last while In tnLs
CITY the ST. LOUIS cllIb released Decker,
who signed Win the Louisville cluD.
The pennanit WIS FORMALLY awarded to
Bosom TO wear Ultl the end of next
SEASON, when, OF course 1T will certainly
DO taken away by one OF Tho other clubs,
though whch one, on claims made here, 1t
woui1 be Ia hard maUter to guess.
y favOT'ite topic with the magnates was
the return of John b. Day to the active
management OF the New York team, and
the anlouncernent of President Freedman
THAT Rusie, Meekin, Gleason and offers
would be sold or traded. The unaniinOlis
opinion was that in retlrlng in favor OF
Mr. Day, Freedman had made wise move.
Il have always held the highest opln OH
of Mr. Day." said Frank DeHaas Robson,
"and as manager Of the New Yorks he Is
the right man in the right place. The
New York club could NO. have made a
more popular move. If 1T had not been for
Mr.. Days honesty in 1890 dhere would be
no National league today"
Tilis tribute TO Mr.. Day was voiced In all
quarters and the magnates agreed that his
return tn the local club would give the
game big boost in this city.
Every other club in the league has ex-
pressed a desire to get Rusie and Meekin,
but not much was said of Gleason. The
KID is regarded as gold brick. Like
wise is Scrappy Joyce who isn't SO much
in demand that st. Louis may not have
him Y he Is wanteh Cleveland and Phil
adelphia will be the highest bidders for
Rustic.
Thsre were rumors OF deals and trades
and exchanges without number but the
only genuine trade was made by Arthur
IRWIN manager of the Washington club.
He traded Second Baseman Reitz to Pitts
br~~ i'm exchange for Padden. Slagle and
O'Brten of the Pirates. Slagle was the
champion baltsdnan of the Western league
last season. when he played center for
Kansas City; ne ss youngster who once
played on the Houston. Texas, team,
whence he went to Boston for a trial.
The move to have the catcher 1lp behind
The bat all the time, so as to lessen the
playing tirne will not go through Another
question to come UP. and which undoubtei- |
y will involve long discussion, is the in
'reasing CT the powers of the beard OF dis |
,Ipline over the players.