Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-25
BASE BALL DoINGs,
The AIuddle in the Big League Grows
 More Mysterious.

nings denies that he has any intention of managing a team in any league. "These stories keep popping up so ire quently,'' the ball player said yester- day, 'that by and by I'll begin to believe I own team. Pm practically out of base ball"
 Indianapolis, Jan p. Word has been received here from President Watkins of the new American associa- ton that he has leased grounds in Detroit. John T. Brush is said to be interested, in the new club to the ex- tent of $2O,OOO.
 St Louis, Jan 25.-Perry Werden manager of the St Paul base ball club, arrived here, his home yesterday He said that among the players he had signed for the coming season was Jack Crooks, former second baseman of the Washington and Louisville clubs.
 Princeton, Jan 25.-Arthur lille brand ,one of Princeton's most noted athletes. will coach the base ball team here next season. This announcement the management of the nine made last night. He will enter upon his duties on April 1, and will remain through the season. Efforts are being made to secure the services of Bill Clarke, the league catcher, for the indoor prac- tice.
 New Haven. Jan 25-The Easter trip of the Yale base ball team has been arranged as follows: April 5, Ford ham, at Fordham. N. i.; April 4, Georgetown, at Washington. D. C.; April ,, Baltimore, at Baltimore; April 6, Boston at Newport News, Va: April 8, University of Virginia, at Charlottesville, Va; April 9, George town, at Washington; April 10, New > York at New York. - .
 Manager Tanlon is inclined to take a rather gloomy view of the base ball situation. He thinks the public will be disgusted with SO much wranGling and will refuse to patroniZe the game. He looks for a loss of money to all concerned. Wrangle or not, a 5O-cent team will lose money in a 25-cent town like Brooklyn.
 The base ball war between the Amer ican league and the American associa- tion, so far as Philadelphia is con- cerned. is on in earnest. H. Niles. of the Association club there. has picked out Morgan Murphy of ''buzzer' fame to manage the Athletics. Niles has signed formal lease of the Philadel- phia National league grounds and says the Athletics will play Sunday ball, the home games to be scheduled for Gloucester, N. y. Niles also had the veteran Billy Sharsig elected sec retary of the Athletic club, but Shar- sig declined because he had been ap- pointed business manager of the Amer ican league club. at the instance Of Connie Mack. sThe Athletic club de- cided to call an assessnient of SLID a share, and as there are 1000 shares of stock Niles believes that he will have enough ready money to get things well under way. The Philadelphia Ameri- can league club will begin its work on it's new grounds on Monday. Pres ident Ban Johnson of the league and c. w. Somers of the Cleveland club have made all arrangements for the building of the new grounds and stands at Boston. They left that city on We'd nesday night for Chicago. where, the American league will hold a schedule meeting on Monday. ,McGraw of the Baltimore American league club tried to sign James Sheckard, the noted Brooklyn outfielder but the latter said he would stick to the National league. The management of the Yale univerSl- ty nine has announced that despite the pleadings of the National league macnates, games will be arranged with the American league teams. Yale has agreed to play with McGraW's s Baltimores on April ,. and has also en- agreements with the Boston and New York National league teains. Wheth- CT the latter orders these games can- celled or not remains to be seen.
 Boston. Jan 25.-Hugh Duffy left Boston last evening bound for Chica- go. He was not at all Hurried over the refusal of President Soden to grant him his release. Before Duffy left he called on Soden and asked for his walking papers. Soden was not in but sent a message to Duffy that the Boston club had not yet prepared its makeup of the team for the season. Duffy wanted to be a free agent when he reached Chicago. and therefore was anxious to obtain his release. ''Their action will not affect my plans in the least,'' said he last night before leav- ing ''I would sign a Milwaukee con- tract at once were it not for the fact that I belong to the players organiza- ton. As soon as I get the permission I will sign. They claim they can wor- ry me on their option clause. Let them try it. have consulted my at torney. and he tells me that the op- tion clause in my contract is not worth 30 cents.'' Manager Selee has been closeted with Fred Penney and that is construed to mean that he wants his first baseman to accept the captaincy of the team. Selee may conclude to get along without a utility infielder, and use Catcher Moran in that capaci-