Evening star., 1901-09-12
and Elliott Of the Rockford club Joined

| and Elliott Of the Rockford club Joined
Milwaukee TODAY.
1t has been suggested to Ban johnson
that the umpires wear red stripe on the
right arm and a white one on the left the
red representing a ball and the white a
strike, so that the officials by simply raising
their arms may tell the spectators their
decisions. Many times the umpire's de-
cisions regarding balls and strikes cannot
| be heard and this plan would do away with
great deal of misunderstanding
Ed. Grllo writes from Cincinnati: within
the past few days have been in two Amer
lean League camps, and / was convinced
while there that the American League Is
in very excellent health and much better
prepared to make a fight than has been
anticipated. / saw the signed contracts of
Delahanty, WOlverton, Orth and Townsend,
who will play with the Washington team
next season. and l heard authentic state
ments to the effect that at least six other
players had been signed by the other clubs
of Ban JOhnson's league"
The Eastern League meets In New York
| today to take action on the Hartford mat
ter President Powers will suggest that
the league close it's season now or that the
league carry Brockton and finish on Sep
tember 15 with seven cities, or drop Brock
ton and go ahead with six cities and COM
plete the schedule which ends on September
Z2 Mr. Powers has two cities In view which
Will, he thinks, make the circuit stronger
for next year.
Hoy Is out Of the game because of the
death Of his mother. 1t was just a piece
of good fortune that Foster happened tn he
on hand to play in the game yesterday
Comiskey learned Friday that he had been
released by Washington and asked Griffith
II he would not wire for the players terms
This the manager did and these being ac-
ceptabIe to Griffith he asked Foster to
report Monday, not knowing then what
would be done with him. 1t was during the
morning practice that Hoy received the
| telegram calling him home and at 10
o'clock Foster said that he was ready to
be Comiskeytte.-Chicago Record Herald
It's a cold day when Fandom is not treat
ed to something new In the speculation
line. and as 1t was rather cool at the hub a
whole bunch of warm air was put over the
plate. Dick Harley was authority for one
tale that Ned 'Hanlon had acquired con-
trolling interest in the Detroit club and
would leave Brooklyn to become an Ameri-
can mogul next year. Hanlon won his play
Ing spurs as a Wolverine. Harley's In
formant says he got his information at
| fountain head. That is vague at best, for
| good many fountain heads these days
seems to be located in laundries.-Boston on
Herald.
There are few players in the American
| in the infield this season than Billy Cling
man of the Washington club. He has play
| ed remarkable fielding game at short
and has h, oto done very a;d timely Ely, batting He
| right-field hitter, but of late has been
| batting left hand. 1t Is learned that Billy
| has been approached along with Coughlin.
Lee and Patten % sign with National
League club next season, but as yet he
has not accepted any terms. C1ingman,
when seen this morning, stated that he had
not signed any contract for next year; in
| fact, he Is thinking seriously of retiring
| from the game for good and going into
business at Cincinnati. Billy made his
| first wonderful record in Milwaukee, when
he played third base for the Brewers. He
was sold to the Pittsburg club and made
good many times over. Jimmy Manning
will have hard time getting a shortstop
| to take his place.-Milwaukee Evening Wis
consin.