Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05

| Myers, 3d., W. L................ .2S2 $40
O'Hagan. ID. A. L.............. .s22 .077
Thornton. h., A. L.............. BOT .e75
Kelly, outhelder, A. L............ .295 1857
Fly p. a L.:: :..:.:... Is .sas
Noreum, P. \; E. L.:::.......... .2so SOS
Eeeie outnelder 7. L.......... .33S 1888
| Handiboe 2b.. NJ. L............ .2ss 934
Luskey, c.. 8. e. L.............. .429 -.
There are many more. of course. Jack
Gilroy, native. stood up among the lead
ing batsmen &of the Atlantic League when
| his untimely death came Among others
| who played professionally last year. but
gar. Lothrop. Sanford, Borchers. Moran,
Purner. Boucher, Loveless Newton, Powell
Brown, Late, Cronin, Dougherty, Doyle
and half a dozen more. A highly crafty
| ing showing for the city of magnificent dis
fancesr great government reservations, but
mighty poor and inadequate accommoda-
| lions in the way of public Fairgrounds
few years ago it was rare thing for a
dozen new players to break into the Ma
tional League in one season. The list for
she season OF 1898 eclipses all past records
for newcomers. They aggregate seventy
| two. and are scattered through the various
teams follows:
Brooklyn-Pitcher Horton. Pitcher Hans
| 1ord, lnffelder Sheckard, Pitcher Yeager
Catcher Ryan, Shortstop Bean, Shortstop
| Toman.
Boston-Pitcher Pittinger. Pitcher Wills,
| Pitcher Mills and Infelder Keister
Mathematician Hughes, Pitcher Kit
son.
Chioaso-Pitcher Isbe1, Catcher Chance,
Catcher Babe Myers. Shortstop ziegler and
I Pitcher Woods.
Observation-Disclosures Mcbride, Outfielder
Mcfarland. Pitcher Goar, Pitcher Phillips,
Pitcher Hahn. Outfielder Fleming, Pitcher
| Leach and Infielder Steinfeldt.
| Cleveland lnfielder Esterquest Infielder
Beck. Pitcher Blue and Outfielder Gilks
| Notwithstanding Richter. Infielder Le-
VIC Ip6a
Pitcher Thomas. Pitcher Mahaffy Catcher
Twineham. Catcher Fuller end Outfelder
| billiard.
New York-Pitcher Spurline
Observation-Disclosures ElberfieId. Catcher
Fisher. Outfielder Flick, Pitcher Platt,
Pitcher Murphy, Pitcher Bernhard Pitch
er Duggleby, Pitcher Jamison.
T. Pittsburg-Infielder Eagan. Pitcher Lee
yer, Pitcher Scott, Pitcher Wolf Catcher
| Shaw, Catcher Boyle. Infielder Stewart,
Infielder Gray, outfielder OHagan, Out
| fielder Mccarthy
st. Louis-Infielder Hall, Infielder Crooks.
Pitcher Fitzpatrick, Outfielder Genins, Pitch
er Daniels, Catcher Clifford.
| W2shington-Pitcher Mock, Pitcher Dom
| ovan, Catcher Snyder. Pitcher Dineen, Out
| fielder McHale, Infelder Wagner Pitcher
| COMMIT, Catcher Dixon.
The question might be asked how many
| of the names on the above list will be do
| ing major league duty the 4th of next July ?
| 1t is more than an even bet that 75 per
cent OF the new corners will be farmed out
| to minor league teams before that time.
! and 90 per cent of them be fore the first
| league championship game is played on
| April Is.
League clubs that have been casting
| Burkett and Louis Sockalexis of the CIeve-
| lands now have opportunity to purchase
them. BY all the laws of honor and of
betting the men no longer belong to the
| Cleveland club, and the gentleman to whom
IN Sal1 hon,
reasonable figure. President Robson
| faith in Mayor McKisson's ability to down
Senator Hanna is responsible for his los
| ing the players. During the recent sena-
| torial contest Mr.. Robson was in Column
| bus. While there he came across an old
| friend in the person of George Boissard. a
former base ball writer, and who was in
| Columbus representing his paper Mr.
| Robson insisted that Mr.. Hanna would be
| defeated, while Mr. Boissard was equally
| certain that Mr.. Robson was wrong and
was willing to back his belief.
We'll" said Mr. Robson, well call II a
| bet, and if Hanna is elected I'll turn
| Childs, Burkett and SoekaIexis over to you
and you may dispose Of them you like :"
| Mr.. Hanna was elected and the players
belong to Mr.. Boissard. The WASHINGTON
| club did need second baseman and were
particularly favorable to Childs, but at the
present time we will be satisfied with Bur
kett. Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Louis
| vile would no doubt pay handsome prices
for the other two men. However, II is safe
| to say that this trio of players will not be
| disturbed in Cleveland.
Joe Villa, the well-known base ball writer.
has the following good story to tell on
| players Dad" Clarke and Fred Tenney:
The use Of airy Eersihage by kickers on
the field toward one another was the cause
! of funny exchange of compliments a few
years ago between Dad Clarke, the talk
alive pitcher. and Fred Tenney the Bos-
toms star first oaseman- The latter had
just graduated from Brown University and
had fine crop of foot balr' hair such as
Is worn by most college athletes. When he
| made his first appearance here with the
Bostons, Clarke, who was pitching for the
New Yorks. concluded to have some fun
with Tenney.
Say, therer' yelled Dad" as the ex-
Brown man walked to the bench, you
college-bred guy, why dent yer cut that
hair of and look nicer
Tenney turned quickly around to Clarke,
and. taxing hold of the latters collar. ex-
claimed. after slowing piece of tobacco
under his tongue:
I'll take you under the grandstand after the
game and make you look like bag OF
saltr'
That was too much for Clarke, who was
never known to fight anybody, and, as
Tcnney walked on, Dad after recovering
college bred, Ell? why, that fellow new
er went TO night school"
Gossip.
Georgetown University will have fast
player the coming season in young Hat
ford, captain of the Somerville. Mass, high
echooI last year. A brother Of the well
known Ed. Dowd. is also taking . course
at the university.
Good ball players are at Q greater pre-
MUM now than ever before. Some years
ago, when the Boston club bought Mike
Kelly and John Ciarkson for $10.O0O each.
II was thought that . most exoFbitant
figure had been expended for the men, and
that never again would q player attain such
q value. Since the close Of last season It
has been demonstrated that instead of the
value Of the players decreasing with the IN
creased supply. good men are quoted higher
than ever before. When Cincinnati Offers
the offer IL refused It seemz - though
the millennium had arrived.
President Muckenfass Of the St. Louis
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