Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-05
wILKEsBARRE CLUB SOLD.

ened and is returning home for the crucial
series, it Is declared, cannot but hurt the
game.
wILKEsBARRE CLUB SOLD.
1t Will Be Transferred to Kansas
City.
1t was stated at Wilkesbarre last night,
but not confirmed officially, that the
Wilkesbarre club of the Atlantic League
will be transferred to Kansas City in a
few days. Manager Jimmy Manning has
been at Wilkesbarre since Sunday last try
ing to complete a deal which would give
him control of six of the best players on
the team, but it is said he was not success
full in his mission until late yesterday
afternoon, when a majority of the direct
ors concluded to sell and quit base ball
1t is not known what price was paid for
the players. Manning witnessed the
W1lkesbarre club play several games and
he was satisfied that they put up better
ball than his own team at home.
am going to clean the whole gang
out he said, land put the Wiikesbarre
club in their place" 1t is feared that if
the Wllkesbarre club withdraws from the
Atiantie League it may be the means of
disbanding that organization.
The Wlkesbarre team forfeits $500 if It
refuses to play the season out. President
Stegmaier said last night that he was
nothing about the Manning deal
The management of the Wilkesbarre club
nave not been working in harmony for
some time. The active management of the
John Redington. Mr.. Red.ngton said last
night: We have an offer from Manning
and will probably accept. He wants six of
our best players-Pitchers Patton and Jime-
son, Right Fielder Halligan, Shortstop ely
mer. Catcher Gonding and Second Baseman
Burns.
IF we dispose of these players we will
have only three men left. First Baseman
Goeckel is not under contract. He will re-
new the practice of law. Third Baseman
Coughlin has been sold to Washington.
Center Fielder Richter, Left Fielder Cd
wei and Pitcher Goodwin alone remain.
state league. and we may as well get out
of business 1t is understood that Wilkes
barre has lost $1,000 SO far this season.
Base Fall Gossip.
Those Senators are working the double
steal with great regularity these days
Swain has deserted the Fort Waynes
and gone home to Cadwallader, Ohio,
claiming he has heart trouble.
Considerable praise appears to be due
Manager Arthur Irwin for the clever way
he has built up the Washington team. AL
though Wagner sold Seibach, Casey. Far
rel Mcclure and other star players, r.
win secured other men of comparatively
unknown ability and has nodded them into
a pretty fast team.-Pittsburg Press
Jennings arm may have lost it's normal
throwing power. but however that may be
he can land them in big LaChance's glove
with force enough to catch the most speedy
runner.
Both Hanlon and Selee have their re-
spective eyes on Dineen, the husky Wash
ington twirler, with view to making all
possible Notifications in the box ere the
trying run in the stretch comes. When
Jack Doyle was captain of the New Yorks
early in the season he had his eye on Di-
neen.-PittSburg News.
Exactly one year ago the Cleveland club
was in third place. with a percentage of
GA. 1t was said that the club would stand
higher if it had home appreciation. 1t
went to st. Louis, and was strengthened in
several positions. 1t Is again in third place
but its percentage is now only .59S
The Cincinnati club has already secured
the most promising players of the western
league. Scouts for other national league
clubs who are now looking over the material
in that league have come to the conclusion
that they are little late to get the best
men.
Brooklyns trip in the west was a big sue
cess financially. The management took
away from Louisville more money than
any other team has in a similar series this
season, while the games in St. Louis netted
quite large sum.
George Decker, the old-time Chicago
player, who has fitted from St Louis TO
Louisville, to Washington, to St Paul was
Internationally released by the western
league team few days ago. Decker was
in Chicago, stopping over with the other
members of the team on the way to Mil
waukee. He said he would rest up for the
balance of the season at his California
ranch and try to be in condition for next
year Decker has lost position after DO
sition owing 10 poor health.
One of the queerest plays ever seen on
the diamond was worked by Wallace Te-
beau and Donlin recently. Tom Daily hit
a vicious grounder toward third. Wallace
got in front of it. but 1t took a sudden
bound up, escaped his hands and struck
him full In the forehead. Then it caromed
on toward Tebeau, who nabbed it and
threw the runner out at first The humor-
list in the press box insisted that the official
scorer should give Wallace an assist 1t
was finally decided to let it go as another
piece of head work on Bobby's part
Demont was wired 500 to Chicago nv
McGraw from Pittsburg Thursday. He
called at the telegraph office and asked for
the money.
What name" asked the clerk.
Eugene DemontrevilIe," replied the
shortstop.
I'VE have no money for such man.
There is 800 for Gene Demont"
In vain the young man pleaded that he
was the same person. Manager McGraw
tried to straighten out the mix, but failed
The money will be returned to Pittsburg
Manager Tebeau is very sore over the
showing his team has made during the
past two weeks He was satisfied that the
defeats the team received at the hands of
the Superbas were caused by the absence
of Cross and the injury to Jack Conner in
last Sundays game. But Pats patience
was exhausted when the Perfectos fell
down twice before the Beaneaters in the
presence of fully 5000 people yesterday
The team as whole seemed dead on its
feet. and the manager deemed it wise to
do little shaking up, and it is probable
that there will be some changes in the near
future.
Tebeau has announced that Hemphill
would be released to Cleveland and the
youpgster will be given a chance to show
lis ability with the Ohio club Hemphill.s
going to Cleveland may cause Tommy
Dowd to be sold or traded. Dowd is a
high-saiaried man. and as the Cleveland
club is not drawing enough people to pay
for bean stew, President Stanley Roll.
ison may see fit to get rid of Pink Coat.
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