Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-03-17
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

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Broadway "Alec' Smith, who signed a
Baltimore contract, said that the terms
offered to hin were very satisfactory.
1t is said hat Manager Selee would like
to have Smith on the Boston team, es-
pecially as another catcher must be sign
ed to fill the late Martin Bergen's place.
"Hotspur'' Mcbride, in the Buffalo En-
Quirer, says the American League is 100
per cent stronger than the eastern lea
que, and that cast-offs in this circuit
make p%ennant material in the east, so
with that feeling existing it is readily
understood that Buffalo is all right.
Frank Chance, C%hicago's husky young
catcher, who is starting on his third sea-
he gets back to Fresno this fall. Chance
will be 81 years old during the season.
He was a little over is years of age when
he signed a Chicago contract. Chance
came east early this year in order to
see snow, and got what he was looking
for.
Mike Grady, catcher, third baseman
and hard hitter, has signed a New York
contract. He is the leventh member
of the Giant family who has accepted
terms. This gives the New Yorks a
complete infield in case Grady again is
assigned to cover third this year, Doyle.
Davis and Gleason having resigned.
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Philadelphia, and says he has fully re-
covered from the evere injury to his
knee, which he received the latter part
of last season. 1t was thought at the
time that Grady was permanently injur-
ed. His return to the team will be a
welcome. Grady, together with Kid
Gleason, has been practicing for the past
three weeks with Lajoie and Delahanty.
of the Phillies, and promises to report
In good condition.
Jack Menefee, who was purchased by
the Chicago club, will in all probability
never wear a Chicago uniform. Prest-
dent Hart bought Menefee's release on
representations of players and thinks 1t
hardly worth while to give him a trial.
Menefee is a cool, useful fellow n has
a good head, but with Chicago's array
of pitching talent 1t is not considered poll
Quinn and Magoon will be asked to make
the southern trip with the team and CO.
aan possibly nay be dropped. The drop
ping of Magoon shows the intention Of
the club to play Billy Clingn1an at short.
II Clingman was a little better hitter he
would be a wonderful ball player, and as
1t is he can outhit Magoon and field cir
cles around him. Clingman can hit as
we'll as Ely and better han Monte Cross
usually hits.
John Grim, who was released by Brook
lyn last year when the season was half
over, will play with Minneapolis this
year. He was claimed by Manager Will
mot of the Millers, and the latter tried
to sign him during the winter, but Grim
refused to talk business. The other day
he announced he was willing to go to the
Millers. His arm, which was off, has
come around nicely. He believes he can
show the major league people they made
a mistake in letting III go, and that he
can work his way back into the n OF
the big organization.
Herman Long, shortstop Of the Boston
team, said recently that he would not
sign a contract with Boston: neither
would he report for practice this spring;
all Of which may mean that Long is CO.
quoting with the Chicago ball club for a
place. Long asserted that even il he
should be compelled to play for Manager
Selee he would not practice this spring
as he was making too much money al
present in his bowling alleys to think OF
leaving. He said he was in good shape
and could play the anne with a couple Of
days imbering up.
The question whether it Is advisable tt
compel every player to carry his owr
bats, or to have one large bag for all thu
bats, is one that will be given some con
sideration by Manager Allen of the Gin
cinnati team. Allen has heretofore al
ways favored one large bat bag, and i
is very likely that the individual bag!
will be done away with, SO far as thu
Reds are concerned, the coming season
Some of the players who are numbered
among the regulars are always in favo
Of the one-bag system, because it Away
falls to the lot of the substitutes to carr,
the bats, and, on the other hand, tn,
pitchers and substitutes favor the indi
vidual bag system.