Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-07
Base ball Notes,

The double header Monday between the
Senators and Orioles will be quite an at
traction.
From the reserve list published today it
will be seen that several players claim
ed by different clubs and the arbitration
committee will have lots of trouble untying
the tangle.
Many local admirers of Jake Gettman will
be pleased to learn that the speedy out
fielder has been reserved by the Washing
ton club. Jake has been doing excellentiy
with Kansas City, being loaned to that
club and he will be given thorough try
ing out next spring.
OutfeIder Fleming, who has been playing
with the New York team the past month,
has signed contract with that club for
next season. This Is the young man Earl
Wagner secured from Providence, and
mix-up will probably follow the signing of
contract.
The names under the heading Contracts
signed for 1907 are very few and unusu-
ally unimportant. Unless something defin-
lite in the way of the cities that will repre-
sent the National League next year and
the crushing out of the expected opposition
comes out within the next month, the mag
mates will have considerable trouble get
ting their players to sign contracts this fall.
Manager Irwin believes that if the
port of the recent amicable conference be-
tween Magnates Freedman and Brush is
true, of the most important moves In
base ball has taken place, the good effects
of which are almost beyond calculation.
Freedman believes he has grievance
against the League magnates, and until this
| fancied wrong is righted base ball will be
| at a low ebb in the great metropolis. With
Freedman in harmony with his companions
the national game will be given a great
boom and the Opposition confronted with
a solid body of fighters.
| Tommy Dowd. the one Exile to whom the
! supposed limit in league salaries-$2 4OO-is
| paid. is said to be slated for manager of
| the Miw3 ukea 0f the American
citation. Dowd when seen by Press man
Wednesday, did not care to discuss the ru-
NOR. Dick Harley, who was hard by, said:
1T Is useless to deny that the men behind
| the new association mean to organize a
! strong eight-club circuit and to make
great fight for public patronage. I have
met many of the people interested in the
venture while we have been travelling
around the country. and believe that when
| their plans are published the public will be
| surprised at the show of strength. "-Cleve-
| land Press
So far as the championship Is concerned
| the league season Of 1890 is over. Brooklyn
has won the championship. If the Bostons
should win the seven games yet to play
with Philadelphia. and the Brooklyns lose
the games they have yet to play with Bal
timore, Hanlon's men would win the cham
pionship. So far as second place is con-
cerned, the Phil1ieS have chance If they
should happen to make good a showing
against the champions In the coming seven
games as they did in the first seven--that
Is. win nVe OF tnem-tnen they would win
the place money and the colonels s. 500
| If. however. they should happen to fall
down on one of them, they will be out Of it.
Every local crank, and many ball player,
would like to see the Phillies cop out the
prize money, but the chances are against
| them, and it is not the fault Of the dope
at that
! Pitcher Ed Murphy. late of Philadelphia,
| is in dilemma. He doesn't know where he
| is "at" Ed was farmed to Reading in the
| Atlantic, and when that league went up
Murphy was ordered to Montreal. He tried
| to get his release, but finally reported to
DooIey as ordered At the close of the
Eastern League season Philadelphia re-
| leased him. He received several offers
| Montreal making him flattering one for
/ next season. but 'Murph'' concluded he
| would remain fancy free. About ten days
! ago he received telegram from Washing
| ton in which Manager Irwin asked for his
| terms Murphy never answered this. as
| he did not care to be farmed to Toronto II
he did not suit. Judge his surprise when
he read In President Young's bulletin in
! the Sporting News yesterday that he had