The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-08
IN THE BASEBALL WORLD.
NEW FORKS RETURN FROM THEIR
SOUTHERN TRAINING QUARTERS.

DO"N " buN'F- hhNN afh"I NV
aged in Bh Suit-Taik About AN Eiaht-
club ircuit-Latha ON Deck Again.
The New York ball team. minus the star
pitchers. Rusie and Seymour arrived hero
from Charleston late last night. Manager Day
said that the men had been considerably benc-
flied by their short training in the South and
that with warm weather here no Ill effects
would result from the sudden change Of base.
Day brings home with him Pitcher Tom Col
colouRh. who was set adrlft some time ago by
Pittsburg. Meckin Is with the team. but he
seys he will not sign a contract until hc has
had n further talk with the clubs officials. 1t
IA understood that. like Rusie. he has been
asked to accept a reduction in salary amount.
ing to about S4OO. Pitcher Brampton Is not
fast enough to be retained and j. Ira Davis ID
not considered strong enough at the.bat to
prove much OF an addition tothe team. For
mer Captain Joyce Is trying to secure his re-
lease from the New York Club so that he can
manage .the Clevelands. President Robson
has offered to trade Outflelder Dowd for
Joyce. and IL the local managers are wise they
will promptly accept. There Is not a compe
tent baseball man in the profession who will
not admit that the New York outleld il tho
weakest in the League. Dove is one Of the
best run getters in tho business and would
probably MI up one OF the gaps on the local
team. II Freedman will relent and give in to
Rusie and Seymour. IN addition to securing
Dowd. the New IorKs will be able to omen the
championship season in good shape. In JUS
tice TO Manager Day and Capt. Doyle. who are
earnest in their endeavor to produce n winner.
these men:.should be brought into line at once.
II the New York Club persists in holding
Rusis down to the terms offered. the big pitcher
will begin suit for damages without delay. and
Incidentally test the validity OF the reserve
rule. II will he remembered that. rather than
have the reserve rule dragged into the courts,
the League maEnates. with the exception OF
Freedman. patched things up with ltusie and
paid him the amount Of his entire salary for
1897. This time. however. it is snid that no
ATTEMPT will he made to keep Rusie from GO
ing to law. In fact. some of the League men
cay that they would not care If lusie won his
suit and thereby break the reserve rule. It's
believed that in such an event u lew Of tho
club owners. VINO are an xious To bring matters
in the League to a crisis. would proceed TO
take Rusie away from the New York Club.
That would be a violation of the national
agreement and would precipitate a baseball war.
several OF the clubs that are now in d~isfayor.
Men who have a full knowledEe OF baseball
law declare that RHs,edhas a e e case and
possible. In fact. II would not lie II poor guess
to say that the player may receive encourage
unless II Is compromised. can be regarded as
etill another thread to be woven with others
into n CrlhlS tldJ Will prove ulSdSJTOuS lOT tn'
men who have done their best to kill baseball
III this and other cities.
n. Ashley Lloyd. treasurer OF the Cincln-
natl Club and close friend OF Brush, thinks
the chances are now in favor OF an eiGht-club
"A month or two ago I thought it was foolish
to talk about reducing the National LeagHe
%S Sas it. T sftd Li IL was p a thss f,me Now ! So the
complexion OF the situation has changed con-
siderahly, 1 do not say, the National League
trnNit oil Ia m thtA IL Ilt | ala n -
cannot figure how the Baltimore and Cleve-
nothing about the situation in Washington.
Barney Dreyfnss has acted the part Of an in
caao Club. Look at the good Sunday dates
Louisville had at Chicago last year! lGstead
a dic sks1y but %sy shfe aS nE ees f Safe an 10 e maas fnf ere ere
cult are much Brighter now than they ever
Drevfuss. BY the way, is under obligations to
the Cincinnati Club as well as to Chicago. Out
the Louisvllles were practically given to Drey-
fuss by Brush, while Hart handed over Catcher
players are stars and would hriug a good round
sum II placed on the market.
Arlie Latham. who has been out Of League
baseball for several seasons. Irwin believes
a s'a aath ene weak enae tnT So1 nlsy a rrs. and Sni' he IN W spffe rel Sl
ceive a chance with the W,ashingtons. Latham
Is still a good hatsman ana a, lively baSelrunner.
but as a third baseman he was a failure.
Latham is a drawing card because Of his funny
sptics and coaching ability, He has never
been Objectionable on the Held and 10 n favor
ito all over the circuit.
AUGUSTA. April Now that Pitcher Jimmy
Hughes has swung in line with the rest of the
baseball team Mcssrs, Abel; svon der Horst
and Hanlon have provided for the suffering
Greater New York c,ranks. there is not a striker
in the combination, Hughes was the only one
hang out for an impossible salary in the face
Of a liberia raise over his last yehr's remunera,
to til" advice Of his friends, It is thought
that the credit OF bringing the clever twirler
J; was through Jenni1gs'S engineering that
Hughes came into the big, League. The
peerless sh9rtTtGp discovered him during The
10 the Pacific coast winter, before last, Hughes
then had Q highly elevated appreciation Of the
the MAJOR, League limit the first year. but. after
SSansidsEahLe dicksring aeccg,Hd HanIpn's
any newcomer ever secured under the present
National, League agreement. This year he
ante. WhilelHughes is a very effective twirler.
particularly IN the enrly part OF the season. he
ssn a @ sersf slssf Is & NOT as 8 S sai"t S5 = as s a McJa@ ana
or a Kennedy; Hughes wired to Jennings from
bis home In sacFalnento. Cal, that he had seen
loft Sacramento. to-day. as the despatch indi-
gated his Intention. he will arrive in Brooklyn
w ncAt u ~ lflU
for the city Of its title at = 30 O'Clock this after
noon. Before the club departed it was an
pitcher who made such a fine showing against
the Superbas in the first part of Wednesdays
game. would remain. with the Greater New
York organization. Although humorous ru-
mors Of important shifts were noised about
headquarters, this was the only change. Han
lon assured THE Sun reporter that unless
something now unforeseen should occur the
new Oriole aggregation will not he disturbed
hereafter. He said he took Mcfarland because
McGraw had more pitchers than he needed.
and he had all along intended to select one OF
the string. Some OF the correspondents hero
with the two teams had it fixed in their minds
tAat McGinnity would be his selection. but
every one agrees that Hanlon, who was never
known to make an error in his Judgment Of n
ball player. must have known what he was
doing when he made his choice.
LOUISVILLE, April THE Board Of Directors
Of the Louisville. Baseball Club held a long
secret session this afternoon. after which
President DrcytusS and the rest hlandly an
nounced that they we're in the hands OF their
attorneys. and he had advised that nothing
whatever be, said for publication. However. it
IL pretty we'll undo rstOod that President Drey-
fuss's hot lighting blood has been cooled, and,