The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09

schedule as accepted at New York will
stand.
II is understood that the seven ciups in
the Brush Hart Robson combine voted
solidly against doing justice to the Louis
vile club. Those clubs are Cincinnati,
Chicago, st. Louis. Cleveland. Washing
ton, Brooklyn and Baltimore.
With scheme on foot 10 freeze OUT
John l. Rogers and place ]. Earl Wagner
at the head of baseball in Philadelphia, IT
might be the part of wisdom for Rogers To
sell out his interests to his partner, a. ].
Reach The latter is popular among The
other club owners, and should he he In
control once more there would he ~
thought o. freezing out" the phlladel"hia
club THIS fact has been stated by sew
eral league men, including j. Earl Wagner
of the Washington dub who admits that
he wnuld be glad to get u franchise IN this
city.
A private letter received by William r.
Kruckmen OF Fort Worth from Louis Nc
Allister gives the information that he has
been released from the st. Louis club to
the Cleveland team, and has been oraes4s
to report at Terre Hauie, Ind., at once.
McAllster had besn scheduled TO pitch for
the ST. Louis team, but by the transfer he
will be assigned either TO the iufeld or
catcher. either Of which positions he pre-
fors to that Of o pitcher.
The st. Louis club is now In practice
at Hot Spril gs and McAllister is with the
team. but will Immediately leave for In
diana where he has been transferred by
Manager Tebeau who controls both the
St. Louis and Cleveland clubs.
While the Fort Worth boy states In his
Z letter to Mr.. KruCkman that the transfer
suits him. Hot Springs telegram to the
Globe Democrat says that McAllister Is
very much disappointed over the change,
as he is in excellent shape and believed
that he would make his presence felt dur
ing the coming season IL he had remained
on the stan Of pitchers with the st. Louis
team. a surplus OF pitchers rather than
7 anything else, says the dispatch, is the
cause OF McAllisters release TO Cleveland
| In the game between the Veterans and
/ the Colts, played at Hot Springs Saturday
an/ which N~wsn by the former by a
/ score OF to 2. McAllister pitched hve
I successful innings.
This years issue of this well know,
wcri is a remarkable compendium of the
4 National game, ably rejecting the pains
taking care with which the veteran editor,
/ Henry Chadwick has performed his duties,
1 The articles on how the game should be
conducted arc especially interesting. and
the official records OF the league and minor
I league and college teams are very com
/ plete Instructions are also given, which,
4 II followed by an intelligent player, are
sure 10 result in improvement. The altera ,
lions to the rules appear in italics, ana
can be seen at glance. Another very
useful feature IS the directions gwen TO
find the averages OF players and clubs.
The portraits Of the leading teams OF the
professional and amateur arenas embrace
q totai NJ about 500 individual players and
are printed on fine paper IN the hneSt
magazine style. 49,. g.,
The guide will he sent to any address IN
the United States or Canada upon reee'p'
of 10 cents by the American SPORTS rnn-
fishing Co.. lG and Is Park Place Ne"
York.