Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-04-14

fielder and ibatsman Of the Detroit league
champions, and more recently of the
Philadelphia team, has signed to play
with the Detroit American league team
this year. Thompson has been playing
ball for nearly sixteen years and can
etill hit 'em out.
LIE Stage, the Brown university catcher
of 1899 and manager of the North Attle-
bprO team, has lax an offer from the
Boston management will join the
team. in the south.
All reports from the Phillies' southern
training quarters agree that Jacklitsch
is a great young player. The young
ster, besides being a fine thrower, Is also
quite a hitter, and, being a natural born
ball player, may develop into a good
enough third baseman to take LADDERS
place and crowd Dolan o of that posi-
ton.
Rusie weighs now about 23O pounds, but
is in the best of health. He says it will
be no trouble for him to make 200 pounds,
which is his pitching weight
Elmer Flick, the Phillies' great right
fielder. is not the only sensational dia-
mond artist the tow of Bedford has pro-
duced. WILDER Bissell, who has been
signed to play left field for George Te-
man. and a hard hitter. He batted 1873
in Bud Fowler's Findlay, Ohio, team
last year, and was the star fielder of the
club. He played on the Bedford team
in 1897 and 1898.
Tn Scott, Newton and Cronin the Gin
cinnatis have three of the largest men
playing baseball. Scott is at least an
inch taller than Victor Willis of the
Bostons, while Newton is not more than
an inch from equaling his height. Gro
min is a giant. He weighs over 100
pounds, and there is not an ounce of
fat on him. These three twirlers are big
enough to intimidate the average bats
man. Scott, too, is in fine shape, while
Newton will require very little training
to bring him to the mark.
"Spaulding's Official Baseball Guide"
for 1900 is the March issue of Spaulding's
Athletic library. The size of the guide
has increased in proportion with the de-
mand, and this years issue surpaSses all
previous ones. The guide of ten years
ago contained little else but the rules,
while this years is replete with infornaa-
tion for the lover of baseball, whether
Il player of a fan"
IF there ever was a pitcher who was
worth good money that man is Hahn"
said Selbach. II don't know what the
Cincinnati club would have done with
out MIN IdSt year. f1dWley was out OF
form: so was Breitenstein, and the only
man to relieve Phillips was Hahn. He
got in game after game and pulled them
out when we were not doing much hit
ting. Before the season everybody had
been roasting him. When he began to
win they patted him on the back Hahn
is a Southerner. and he said: Now,
nevuh yo' min. Yo' all jess couldn't
say enough bad a little while ago, now
s'pOse 70 all let me have my holiday by
mahself.' And he had it, too" conclud-
ed Selbach.-New York Telegram.
Walter Brodie. for years center field
er for the Baltimore baseball team, has
been sold to C~omiskey's Chicago Ameri-
can league team. which has caused the
Duke of Roanoke much wrath. He
declares himself. major league material,
and objects to going to even so good a
minor league as the American. Brodie,
daily training at the Hopkins cage in
Baltimore and in the open. and believe
themselves to be in playing form.
Brodie was with the Baltimore team
in its days of glory in 1894 to 1896, and in
1897 he was trade to Pittsburg, with
Donnelly, for Horton, O'Brien and Stem,
eel. He returned to the Baltimore team
and played with success .last season.
He is one of the sort of players who
cause enthusiasm among the spectators
by the contagion of his own enthusiasm
and desire to win. Brodie is always in
earnest on the field. He once had some
trouble with his throwing arms, but
care brought the wing to proper shape.
He is a splendid fielder and a good av-
erage batter. His weakness is base