The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-14
Syracuse team is tending bar in Phila-

Syracuse team is tending bar in Phila-
delphia.
The Southern California league chani-
pionship has been won by the San Ber-
nardino team.
| Casey had a strong point last season
| in his success at firing out pitchers by
| fouling off balls.
Manager Barrows has already made
| up his Toronto club, except that one
| more catcher is needed.
| The Brooklyn club officials refuse to
| discuss the Griffin suit but claim TO
| have no fear of the result.
First Baseman Charley Gutenberg
was recently married al Quincy, ILL.,, to
Miss Clara Chapman of that city.
Joe Corbett was thrown from a car
riage some time ago and suffered
boken leg. He will never pitch again.
Jesse Burkett has Cancelled his annual
farewell message by declaring he will
play one more season before retiring.
Joe Kelley of the Brooklyns says he
| would like to have the opportunity of
| managing the Washington team next
season.
Manager Manning of Kansas City has
his net out for Pitcher brennan or
Santa Cruz and Pitcher Iberg of San
Francisco.
Interstate league announces that Bobby
Gilke will remain as manager Of the
team.
Three clubs to date have laid c1a,n
to acknowledgements. Pittsburg and
New York. All of which must make
Abel, Vonderhorst ans Iianlon smile.
The annual meeting of the Brooklyn
and Pittsburg clubs will be held on
Monday in Jersey City, both clubs be-
ing incorporated under the laws Of TNtfT
Jersey.
Charley Jones, the ex-player, was a
| special deputy in the recent New York
| election. During the week he was also
| one of the timers at the Madison Square
| bicycle races.
! Western cities are almost unanimous
ly of opinion that Sam DUNCAN will be
able to hold his own in the league this
time. They think he should easily class
with Crawford and Barrett.
President Kerr is much displeased
with Pitchers Tannehill and Lever for
going on a tour with Bancrofts team
He thinks players, and particularly
pitchers, should rest during the winter
Catcher James Duncan of the Cleve-
land team is living in Allegheny, Ia,
and for the winter is back at his old
post, that of boiler inspector on the
Pittsburg, Fort Wayne & Chicago rail-
road.
President Dreyfuss of Pittsburg has
withdrawn his contest with Brooklyn
for Catcher Steelman of Syracuse. and
has SO notified all parties in interest.
The player is well satisfied to go TO
Brooklyn.
Pitcher Cling, who was dropped by
Boston after winning one game for the
| Bean Eaters, has been secured by
Brooklyn. He wanted more than class
z salary from the Boston club, and so
| they allowed him to 60
| 1t is understood that healthy effort
will be made to install Tim Hurst into
| the good graces of President Young at
| the coming league meeting. Several or
| the magnates are of the opinion that
Hurst is needed on the staff.
Tom Brown and Duke Farrell are
| hunting in the Businesses of Maryland
with a party of sporty Washingtonians.
Tom and the Duke are expert Nimrods,
| and the Duke believes that a winters
| outing in the woods is the finest KIND
of training to keep ball player keyed
| up to an elastic pitch during the Off
season.
| Hetty Green, the richest woman in
| America, in commenting upon the
| Franklin syndicate explosion the other
day, said that nobody is smart enough
| to make five times his capital every
year as a regular thing. Mrs. Green evil
IDENTIFY is decidedly ignorant of the
| minis certain National league magnates
keep under cover.
President Pat Powers, in common
| with all other minor league officials,
| chafes somewhat over the chaotic con-
dition of the National leagues affairs.
| for the reason that the minor leagues
! can make no plans for next season until
| the National leagues circuit Is settled.
Mr.. Powers believes also that the pro-
| posed American association will come
| to nothing.