The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-31
Gossip of the 3p@rtimg World.

White Stocking club Of Chicago an Or
ganization that sprang into fame by
defeating the then celebrated Red
Stockings of Cincinnati. club that had
| been regarded as almost invincible prior
| to that time.
Walter wilmot, formerly of the Chi
| cago club but now of Minneapolis, is
| another ball player that can play the
game, and play it well, some of his
| friends claiming that he is Anson's su
perior with the cue, but this remains
| to be proved.
| Here are four men that have been
prominent In baseball that have also
achieved fame as billiardists. and yet
it must be admitted that there Is very
| little similarity between the two games.
Clarence Green in the Carom,
| Here's Baseball Novelty.
! 1t is probable that the question of
| selling communication tickets for baseball
games in the American league will be
brought up at the spring meeting of the
| league. The matter has been discussed
before in an unofficial way, but nothing
has been done in regard to it. A prom
| inent baseball man. in speaking of the
| matter, said:
| II think 1t would be benefit to the
| league to sell communication tickets, as
| it would naturally increase the attend
ance at the games. and the club own
ers would be the gamers in the end.
For instance. the club would sell 10
| grand stand tickets for 81, and 10
! bleacher tickets for, say. $2 The fans
| having such tickets in their pockets
would naturally go to the games twice
| as many times as they would II they
had to pay for every ticket purchased
singly. It is the same with man
having a ticket in barber shop or
holding a bunch of street car tickets.
kee, am sure, and the club could sell
! large punches of the tickets in ad-
svance."
The Small Leagues Plans.
| President Ban Johnson Of the Ameri-
can league outlined a plan by which
| the Western body might consolidate
| with the National league when the lat
/ ter's circuit is reduced. The explana-
tion grew from an inquiry as to what
| would become of the consolidation.
| President Johnson said.
with the American league as a nu-
cleus, four Western clubs would be
wanted-probably Chicago. Milwaukee,
Detroit and Cleveland or st. Louis.
| Franklin of Buffalo would be cared for
/, in the Eastern section. LOTUS, being
manager of the Orphans, would prob
|
| ids Saulpaugh of Minneapolis, like
wise would sell his franchise. This
| leaves only Jimmy Mann ng of Kansas
| City, and he would be offered an East
| ern berth. If the scheme does not mar
| terialize from the present tangled con-
| dtions, then an American league in
| Chicago is sure"
C"ban Invasion.
Cuba is to be invaded by a baseball
team from this country. An aggr ga
| ton to be known as the All-American
| for Havana soon for stay of two
| months. With the exception of one
person-Beecher, who Is slated to play
short stop-the club will be made up
| of talent from the National and minor
| leagues.
! Two of the Cincinnati Reds are book
/ ed on the xpedition--Beckley and
| Steinfeldt. The others are Chills of
Philadelphia, McAlister of Cleveland.
| Dan Phelan, Jimmy Delaney and
| Nance of New Orleans, and Johnny
Gondlng, local boy, who caught for
| the Reading, Pa, club last year.
Scott and Newton.
| Manager Bob Allen will start out on
quiet signing trip shortly. He will
visit those players from whom trouble
| is expected over the salary ques ion
and personally persuade them into line.
Last fall Pitchers Scott and New on,
| the star twirlers OF the Indianapolis
| team, who were purchased by the Gin
| cinnati club, refused to Join the Reds
because they did not consider the SAL
ary offered up to their standard. These
| players did not make grand stand
| play, but retired to their respec i've
homes without communicating with the
local club. Hence there has been some
uneasiness manifested by the club Of
ficials.
1t has been feared that Scott and
Newton, from whom much is expec ed
next season, might kick over the traces
| in the spring and thus greatly handi-
/ cap the team Manager Allen does not
propose to have this condition of af-
fairs existing if he can prevent it. 1t
was for the purpose of bringing this
| pair into line that he wrote Manager
| Bancroft letter asking him to forward
| two blank contracts. Allen proposes to
| drop in on Scott and Newton at their
! respective homes and sign them.
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