The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-03
Baseball Gossip.

Wally Taylor and Pitcher Best are
one pair that Toronto will keep.
While in New Orleans the Reds will
make a short trip. playing games at
Mobile and Selma, Ala.
Bill Clarke, the Beaneaters' backstop,
is the proprietor of bowling alley in
Baltimore and will make the MOnu-
mental City his home.
Not member of the Senators reside
in Washington. Gene De Montreville
being the only league player who claims
the capital as his home.
Tim Murnane says he knows of four
stars who would espouse the cause Ct
the new baseball association II they
We're guaranteed their first seasons
salary.
Chiles, the erratic and spectacular
coacher of the Philadelphia team, Is
wintering in New Orleans. He will
play with the Crescent City team
against the Reds.
Lajoie, the great second baseman and
batter of the Philadelphia club, was
presented with a handsomely embossed
pipe by number Of his admirers in
Philadelphia the other day.
The Washington club has, it is said,
renewed negotiations with Brooklyn
for Outfielder Anderson. He is wanted
to cover left field in place of O'Brien,
who hits well in no city but St. Louis.
Pittsburg is one Of the many clubs
anxious to get McGraw and Robinson
of the Baltimores. However, the Bal
timore management refuses to listen to
any proposition for the men at pres
ent.
Tom Delahanty, who was put in the
Red stakes during last falls lively out
field guessing, has signed with Allen
town. Big Eds brothers are not find
ing the way into the league society an
easy one.
At the coming league meeting Presi-
dent Kerr of the Pittsburg club will
submit rule to fine umpires who do
not perform their full duty upon the
field. This would give umpires littlo
of their own medicine.
Charlie Dexter did not accompany
Manager Bancrofts Cincinnati team
South. He notified Banny chat he will
not be able to go, his ankle being weak
Gonding, the Kansas catcher, will lake
his place.
Still Bill Hill is a resident of Cincin-
natl. He lives close to the gym :
grounds in the east end, and will do
light work there in the spring. He is
taking excellent care of himself, and
has not tasted drop of liquor in
months.
President Kerr of the Pittsburg club
has written a letter to Mr.. Freedman
he positively will not sell the club. This
lets out Mr.. Wagner, who hoped to ac-
quire the Pittsburg franchise.
Billy Orr, a Pittsburg ball player is
in Sharon for the purpose of getting
Sharon sports interested in the organi-
cation of baseball team for 1900 He
proposes to put in a first-class team.
provided he gets substantial backing
and is pledged support in the matter.
Kid Nichols, who has been the
manstay of the Boston baseball club
for the last four or five years, is in
Kansas City. He was called there by
the serious illness of his father, who
died soon after his arrival The great
pitcher will be in Kansas City for two
or three weeks. His present home is in
Boston.
President Strobel received check
for SIS for the Newcastle baseball club
to added to the McDonough benefit
fund. McDonoush was Away as fav-
orite with the Newcastle fans. and me
remembrance of him by the Newcastle
club is appreciated by all of his friends
in this city.-Toledo Blade.