Evening star., 1901-03-27
WESTERN ASSOCIATION LAUNCHED.
Indianapolis and Louisville Placed in
n COmnacf Circuit.

u SOmpAct circuit.
FORT WAYNE. Ind, March 27.-The In
terstate Base Ball League disbanded last
night, new organization to be called the
Western Association was launched and 1t
was announced that the new association
would be protected by the National League.
Franchises We're awarded to Louisville, In
dianapoiis, Toledo, Grand Rapids, Dayton,
Fort Wayne, Marion and Columbus, Ohio.
Gleason Wanted in Philadelphia
A deal is on between the Philadelphia
| and New York clubs of the National
League. Manager Shettsline of the Phil
| lies held a conference with President
Freedman of the New York club yester-
day in the latter city.
! The object of the conference Is said to
| be for Philadelphia to get Second Baseman
| kid" Gleason in deal whereby the Phil
| lies will give up one more pitchers. There
| Is good chance of the negotiations being
successful.
Philadelphia needs second baseman
| since Lajoie has Jumped to the Ameri-
can League. and New York has a good
| man in that position In Murphy. while
Manager Davis recently announced that
| Gleason would be traded New York how
ever. is shy on pitchers, as Carrick. Mer-
| Ger, Sparks and Garvin have signed with
| the American League clubs and Hawley
has not yet come to terms.
Philadelphia, on the other hand, has
seven tWlT1eTS already signed, Win an
| other to be heard from. What pitchers
New York wants for Gleason could not be
learned.
Dfneen's DesertiOn Surprises Boston.
Great surprise was caused in Boston yes
terday by the announcement that Director
J. B. Billings had succeeded in inducing
Pitcher Dineen to go back on his personal
contract to play ball for Charles w. Som
ers the coming season. The plan of the
National Leaguers proved successful In the
case of Dineen. and yesterday Director Bill
ings left for the west to land Chick Stahl.
Money is not to be spared In the endeavor
to bring back the players who have Strayed
away from the fold.
After all the Philadelphia American
Leaguers did not succeed in landing Gam
mons, the Brown coach, but the Boston
National League team secured him. Last
week Gammons announced that he would
not play professional ball, but 1t seems he
thought better of the proposition and ac-
cepted the liberal offer of the Bostons and
The players of the Boston National
League club near that city will leave for
Norfolk Saturday evening at & o'clock.
They will reach New York the following
morning and leave at 10 a m. for Wash
ington leaving that night for Norfolk and
| arriving there the next morning. Manager
Duffy left Boston for the west last night
He will stop off at Buffalo and confer with
Collins. talk with Somers at Cleveland and
go to Milwaukee to collect his clans and
! proceed to st. Louis for practice.
Pfttsburg Sustains Hard Blow.
Confirmation of the report that Third
Baseman Jimmy Williams had signed with
the Baltimore club of the American League
reached Pittsburg yesterday afternoon
Jack OConnor wired from st. Louis and
| Mrs. Williams. wife of the tosser, also ex-
hibited a telegram from her husband. Pres
| ident Dreyfus is wild. He said:
Williams will play in Pittsburg or not
at all. he accepted terms contract and all
and reported to the springs at our ex-
pense."
Base Bali Notes.
| Connie Mack is making big preparations
| for the opening game with Washington,
| April "a.
If McGraw has landed Williams and Dom
lin there will be weeping and wailing In
Pittsburg over the loss of the great third
| baseman.
The Cincinnati management is now re-
| ported to be after Dummy" Hoy. the ex-
Senator, who did so well with Comiskey
| last season.
All the northeast end of Washington Is
happy over the building Of the new ball
| matters up considerably in that direction
| this summer
There Will be about seventy-five private
ocnoS AZ eio HS" nlShiiAs, tAe Seats IN Wnlcn
| will be sold at IS cents and will be re-
served at a downtown ONCE yet to be se-
| lected by Manager Manning
Pitcher Carrick was offered a $500 in
| crease to remain with the New York team.
| but he prefers to play in washington
John Montgomery Ward has given an
opinion upon the option clause. which he
| rest of the National League contract
| equitable; hence no court would enforce II
| by granting an Injunction against a PLAYER
The report that Hanlon offered Lanee
| $1,000 to play with the Brooklyn club
seems incredible. 1t Is hardly likely that