The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-19

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| try-the home of baseball-in that it
| ended in a row at the end of the third
| inning, the captain of the Colon team
| refusing to abide by the rules of the
| National league and even declining to
| accept any compromise rules. Ihe
umpires also occasioned some trouble
| by their work. Taken altogether It
| must have been typical National
| league game, such as one would ex-
| pect to see when teams. headed re-
| spectively by McGraw and Tebeau,
| came together. The fact that there are
| teams down in Central America should
| be good news to Manager Bancroft,
| who is looking for place to put IN
! part of the winter with team.-C.
ii. Zuber in the Cincinnati Times
Star.
George Decker, who was with the
| Colonies for time this season, may not
| be seen again on the green diamond.
| At present he is helpless 1nvand III
| his home in Illinois.
| The Washington club has WITHDRAWN
| its draft of Infielder Sherlock of Mon
| treal and Catcher McManus of Allen
/ town. This must be particularly Sc
| we're blow to the veteran Sheibeck.
| The report that the Brooklyn club
| will return Zeke Wrigley to Syracuse
| is denied by Manager Hanion. The
on the Brooklyn team next season.
| Pitcher Hawley still has longing to
| return to the Pittsburg club, and hopes
that his wish will be gratified. He says
he likes Cincinnati. but would much
prefer to be with Pittsburg.
Earl Wagner of the Washington club
says he would give as much as $4,000
for man like Joe Kelley to manage
the Senators on the field next season.
Mr. Wagner is not always to be taken
seriously.
Heinie PETIT will spend the most, if
not all, of the winter season on
crutches. He is taking his hard luck
philosophically, and his physician pie
diets that his leg will be none The
worse for the fracture.
President Kerr says he will accep. no
more options on the stock of the Pits
burg club. After his treatment of
Watkins and Dreyfus nobody is likely
ever again to have sufficient confidence
to open negotiations.
Frank Killen may sign with Waiter
Wilmont's Minneapolis team for Ecxt
season. Ten years ago Killen bloomed
into pitching fame as member of
the Minneapolis nine, then under the
management of Tim Hurst.
Pitcher Gray, who was secured by
Pittsburg from Buffalo, declares trat
the National league is not so mn"h
ldSleT imam lne western ana Lndl JIM
or league players need have no fear
in trying their fortunes with the big
organization.
Hans Wagner, the Colonies heavy
hitter, is in possession OF an honorable
discharge from Uncle Sans army.
Hans was once a boy in blue. For
three years he saw service in the
West. That was before he started to
play ball professionally.
"PhenOn' Smith who uop tho Now
England pennant with his Portland
team at Norfolk in the Virginia league
next year. He has signed Fullback
Matherson of Bucknell to pitch for
Norfolk next season.
Bug" Holiday. the retired outfielder,
is now at work on the Canadian race
circuit He is at Fort Erie for
month. bug" is now cashier for Ed
die Austin, one of the best known book
makers IN America. He has an all
the-year-round job with Mr.. Austin.
Mr.. Dreyfus holds two Pittshurg
enthusiastically Power of the Leader
and John Pringle of the News-largely
responsible for President Kerr's vacil-
lation and final back down in the mat
ter of the Pittsburg club sale For
private reasons and ambitions, Mr.
Dreyfus says. this pair knocked both
Watkins and himself hard and sue
cessfully.
Director conant of the Boston club
thinks that Harry Pullam should be
elected president of the Louisville club,
as he has far more influence with the
league magnates than any other Louis
vile citizen.-Boston Globe. BY the
same token Frank Selee, Tim Murnane,
or, better, General Dixwell should be
elected president of the Boston club.