Waterbury Democrat., 1901-03-09
PRETTY HARh 1Atk

That is What Two of the Mag
 mates are lndulging in.
 Liar and Coward Are Used Without
 Regard to a Persons Feelings-List
 of Players Signed by Each Team
 in the American League-The Ma
 tional League Still Claims That the
 Old Players Will Stick-Some Inter-
 esting Notes on the Game.
 Philadelphia, March 9-"If John T. Brush says that I was the cause of the untimely death of the American association of base ball clubs he is a liar and a coward" said Colonel John l. Rogers yesterday afternoon. "A liar, because he knows that the de- mise of the association was caused by inability to finance the Baltimore club and the withdrawal of Arthur Irwin of the Boston club at the eleventh hour: and a coward. because he who makes threats is cowardly." Colonel Rogers further said: Brush is throw ing his venom at me because I have opnnsed his rascality in the league conferences and have in q measure been successful He is q sche1ning cOnsDirator and I will say a brilliant politician. l wanted to put a minor team in this city. as we'll as other cities. but not as war measure. This. as is well known. I have want ed to do for q number of years. As soon as the organization commenced Brush assumed full charge and want ed to dictate as to what should be in phi'adelDhia. It was the desire of Brush to put Koch of Milwaukee in possession of the Philadelphia fran chiSe. which I naturally opposed. be- cause Messrs Niles and Hogan had q minor league right in this city and an option on the Philadelphia grounds BruSh'S reason for wanting Koch to have the franchise is obvious. It is his desire to get q team in this city to use as club over our heads and pos sibly crowd the present National league club out st the expiration of ten years agreement next fall. but his eff forts win count for. naught.'
 Though President Ban Johnson of the American league has not made :,n official announcement of the players signed, the following list has been prepared with care:
 Boston: Dineen. Parker. Murphy and Katoll. pitchers: Criger and catchers: Freeman. first base; Parent. second base: Collins. third base; Ferris. shortstop: Stahl. Dolan and Hemphill, outtielders; Col lns, manager.
 Chicago Griffith. Patterson, Deuz- CT and Fisher. pitchers: Sullivan. Buckley and Wood, catchers; Isbell. first base: Padden, second base; Hart man, third base; Wallace, shortstop; Hoy. Heidrick and Mcfarland. out 1ielders: Shugart. utility; Comiskey, 
 Philadelphia: Rusic, Dunn. Piatt. Mercer. Becker. Willis. Poole and Gib- son. pitchers; Mcfarland and Sugilan. catchers: Chisholm. first base; Lajoie. second base: Conroy. shortstop: Eu,tz. Hogrieve and Seybold. outfielders: Mack. manager.
 Baltimore: McGinnity. Howell. Nops. Conn and Husting, pitchers: Robinson and Heydon, catchers: :Foutz. first base: Harris. shortstop: Brodio, Mcbride and Gettig, outfelders: Me GraW. manager.
 Washington: Carrick. Gear. Patten, Lee and Phyle. pitchers: Clarke ana catcherS: Everitt first base: second base; Coughlin, third base; Clingman. shortstop ;SIagle. Gctt man and Dungan, outfielders; Farrell. utility; Manning. manager.
 Detroit: Yeager, Sievers, Cronin and Brisk. pitchers; Ryan and Shaw. catchers; Dillon first base: Bierbauer, second base; Casey, third base; Fiber field, shortstop; Barrett. Holmes. Jones and Nicol. outtielders; McAllister, util- l ity: Stallings, manager.
 Cleveland: J. Taylor. White. Moora, Hart, Hoffer and Baker, spitchers; Cross and Crisham, catchers: La chance. first base: Beck. second base: Bradley, third base: GeninS. shortstop: Pickering. Jones and McAleer, out felders; McAleer, manager.
 Milwaukee: Garvin, Reidy, Rcttger | Bowling and Sparks, pitchers; Mike Grady, Joe Connor, Tom Leahey and Smith. catchers; Anderson, first base: Gilbert. second base; Burke, third base; Clymer. shortstop; Duffy. Wal dron and Hallman, outfleiders; Duffy, manager.
 From this list it will be seen that the National league clubs will lose the stars:
 New York: Rusie, Grady. Garvin, Mercer, Gettig. Earrick and Gleason.
 Brooklyn; McGinnity Howell, Jones Crisham, Casey, Yeager, Cross. and Fultz <@' s5y
 
 Boston: Collins. Freeman. Stahl. Dineen, Willis, Duffy, Clarke and Sul- livan.
 Philadelphia: Pratt, Dunn, McFar- land and Slade.
 Chicago: Griffith J. Taylor, Bradley and Doian.
 St Louis: Criger. Robinson. Me Graw. Jones, Wallace. Heidrick, Hemp hill and Shreckengost
 Cincinnati: Barrett, Wood and Me- Bride.
 Pittsburg has not lost q man. The American league managers say that | they have not ceased the attempts to, secure an even greater number Of | players from the National league than | those named 9hoyp From ;ho ay;. 1