Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-02-17

which a made an enviable record dur
ing the past three seasons, will begin it's
fourth annual tour about April 20. The
team is composed entirely of western In
dians and last season they won 1OS games
out Of 143 played. They expect to play
straight through to the Atlantic coast
this season and would like to hear from
managers desiring anne The team
starts from Lincoln, Nebraska, nd the
manager, Guy w. Green, can be addressed
at that point.
The imam with the fog horn voice."
half the fun of a ball game, McNierney,
the popular umpire of the New York
state league last year is no longer in it.
President Power of the Eastern league,
has notified President Farrell of the state
league. that he has booke McNierney to
call the balls and strikes and fouls on the
players of the higher aggregation. The
State league has lost one of the most eff
Client umpires, a man who knew when
he was right and did not let any one
tell him why it should have been
thing else.
Sheehan. the 1S-year-old third baseman
Of the champion Sacramento club Of the
California league, mas been signed by the
St. Louis club OF the recommendation of
Big Bill LANCE, so Manager Tebeau
states. AS the drafting season has ex-
pired, his release must have been bought,
but there has been no official announce
ment to this effect so far. His showing in
his first year out was phenomenal Inc
in the opinion of the National league
players, who rave seen hin work, he will
develop into a star infielder and crack
batter.
1t is evident that the Chicago club has
not yet decided upon a training place
for the cowboys. Bancroft made a tour
of the south recently in search of a suit
able place for the Reds to train. He Sc
lected New Orleans. but it was some time
before he was able to decide between New
Orleans and Selma, Ala. Bancroft has
therefore recommended Selma to Presi-
dent Hart. The grounds there are said
to be excellent. and the hotel accommo-
dations are the very best 'Banny' struck
on the trip. 1t is very likely hat the
Chicago team will go there. President
Hart has given no intimation, however,
that his team VIII go to Selma, but should
he be compelled to take a large num-
Der of players with him it is not like
ly that the Alabama town will be Sc
lected. He has talked of Los Angeles,
Cal, and several Florida towns have bean
mentioned as probable training places.
He has practically given up Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
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tract of the Cincinnati players did not
work the h~ardsh.ps that were anticipat-
ed by those who condemned it. Catcher
Peitz had a balance of 1920 to his credit
with Treasurer Lloyd at the close Of last
season n has requested him to retain
one-fourth of his 1900 salary. Peitz was
in better condition last season than ever
before in his career as a ball player and
this Is equally true of Hahn and Beckley.
Hahn has received a substantial increase
in salary and Beckley has been given a
raise. Prior to 1899, Hahn's habits handi-
capped him and he vas so unreliable that
he narrowly escaped oblivion. He could
not be depended on to keep himself in
condition from day to day and not until
he signed q Cincinnati contract, contain
ing that obnoxious temperance clause,
did he take proper care Of himself and
pitch the; ball he Is capable of. Beckley,
who is . veteran in point Of service. went
without his beer all cas- and showed
such marked Improvement in his work
that his request for more money in 1890
was complied with. Theoretical,y that
temperance clause may be objectionable,
but abstinence is of great benefit to the
player as well as his club.