Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-24
NOTES OF the GAME
Base Ball Clubs Preparing for the
Coming Season.
MANAGER HANLON IN THE SOUTH
Won Der Abe Again Prominent in
St. Louis.
u
R HANLoN IN TIE SOUTH
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS

NOTWITHSTANDING reports to the contrary,
the National League magnates will hold
their regular schedule meeting in New
York next Tuesday. February %. Several
papers have been tipping off, postpone
ment, but President Young Wednesday
evening stated positively that the meeting
would be held on the date originally fixed.
At this meeting little win be done outside of
adopting the schedule for the coming sea-
son and the Endorsement of the rules COM
mittees report. The schedule is made out
for twelve clubs, and President Young saws
most emphatlcally that that number of
teams will be in the National League the
coming summer.
Outside of Boston there is likely to he
very little protest against the report of
the rules committee The penalty placed
upon Bostcn's short left field fence seems
to be direct stab at the players on that
team who have the happy and nerye-rack-
ing ability of placing home runs to their
credit at the most opportune time. But
other clubs will suffer somewhat in the
same direction, and this argument will be
used as the entering wedge when it comes
to voting on the amendment to the rules.
AS all the magnates will be on hand next
Tuesday at New York there doubtless will
be trade or two, and perhaps something
sensational in the way of news as regards
the Baltimore and Cleveland situation All
is surmise, however. New York is about
the only club that should talk trades but
iSSlueHt FTeeuIldH MAINTAINS that his
team is strong enough, and for this reason
Will hold on to the players he already con-
trolls. Manager Hanlon may bag another
catcher, BUCK Ewing corral Third Base
man Cross and Manager Irwin scoop in
another twirler or two, but outside of these
possibilities the exchange or sale of play-
ers will not be numerous
Cincinnati base ball enthusiasts believe
that their team will finish nearer the top of
the list than ever before, because of the adj
dition of Setback and Jack Taylor and the
possible engagement of Lave Cross, the ST.
Louis third baSeman. If the latter is Sc
cured the Cincinnati team will be greatly
strengthened in stick work The Cincinnatis
were in the lead the greater part of last
season, which they managed to maintain
because of fine fielding and good pitching.
But when the homestretch was reached and
the heavy batters of the Boston and Balti-
more teams began to get in their work the
pace proved too fast for Ewing's men.
'Euck' believes now that with Beckley Nc
Phee Corcoran and Cross for infielders
with Setback, EImersEmit4f and Miller for
outielders, his team can keep up a fast
gait to the end. He also says that few
teams can show better corps of pitchers
than Hawley, Taylor.rB rekenstein, Dwyer
and DanTnlann Tayfor is Axpected to show
his real form, which it was impossible for
him to do when with the Philadelphia and
st. Louis teams, because of dissatisfaction
with his surroundings. He has as much
speed as Hawley. andis about the best bat
!
make some deal with theoNew York club
for Rusie whose services are wanted in Gin
cirnati, the latter's penrafit chances would
be materially increased.
Manager Edward Hanloirf arrived in sa-
vannah. Ga. yesterday on his visit to
southern cities, withthe View of selecting
spring. training quarters for his Brooklyn
and Baltimore ball teams. Having decided
upon Augusta for one team, he left Sa-
vannah for New York last evening, well
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vapnah, as he wished. All plans are com
pleted. except the preparation of the Sa-
Vahnah grounds. which are now in a sad
plight The owners have promised to con-
ditfon them to suit Mr.. Hanlon.
The teams will go south March % The
two. cities are situated only about one hun
d ar miles apart and schSdule for prac-
tice games between the teams will be ar
ranged. 1t has not been decided which
team will go to Savannah.
Mr.. Hanlon learned with pleasure of the
shares of the Byrne stock in the BROOKLYN
team. and started Immediately for New
York.
has almost all of the magnates with him
in his earnest efforts toward clean BAH, and
at the coming meeting he proposes to inn
press upon them most forcbly the necessity
OF acting in concert in banishing from the
ranks those players who refuse TO conduct
themselves properly when attred in base
ball suit. BY managers working together,
Brush contends, there is no possible rea-
son why the league should not succeed in
accomplishing this, as the result obtained
cannot help but prove a financial gain to all
concerned. While he believes in dealing
summarily with those players who persist
entity refuse to submit to regulations that
are not onerous, he does not think any OPP
position will be encountered if the players
once appreciate that the magnates are sin
cere and will punish without leniency any
infract1on of the rules against rowdyism.
Manager Bancroft of the Cincinnati team
| is at much pains to deny the rumor that
many of the Reds are getting more than
the salary limit-s2.40o. The salary limit of
a club. or the salary Of an individual play
| er, subjects, for which the average
| crank cares little or nothing. All things even,
| the average patron of the national game
would like to see his favorite player draw
the largest possible salary, but he does
| not gauge player by the price put upon
his services by the manager. If every play
er on the Cincinnati team should get more
| than the salary limit-which is a dead let,
ter-that is a matter concerning only the
players and the men who pay the salaries.
| Exchange.
Whether or not Chris Won der Abe has
something up his sleeve is a question, says
| a special from st. Louis, Mo. Certain it Is
| though that he has scored a point at the
forced election of officers for the Sports
| mans Park and Club. at which his ticket
was elected, and Chris will be president of
| the club.
|. Becker and Muckenfuss called election
| for yesterday and had no idea Chris would
| outwit them, but when the meeting organ
| lied Chris was elected chairman and APP
| pointed tellers. He presented 1873 shares of
| stock, which with others he controlled made
| LIS Muckenfuss protested that Chris had
| no right to vote the stock, as he had sold it
| to Becker, and Becker had a certificate of
| sale.
He can't show the sale on the books
Chris retorted-Chris has the books. Beck
er tried to vote on the certificate, but was
ruled out by the teIlers, and therefore
| Chris is triumphant.
The feature in the case is regarding the
cording to the league rules Won der Abe
could not transfer or. mortgage his fran
chise without the leagues permission. He
| did it, however, without permission. He
now is president, and the league will have
| the opportunity of ruling him out of the
league or not, and that opens another law
Won der Abe will go TO New York to the