El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-23


The report that was started last fall
that the American league would hav,
two or three National league stars OF
each of her teams, seems to be found
ed on facts. The latest report is thai
Jimmy Barrett, the undisputed star Of
last years Cincinnati team, has signed
with Manager George Stallings, of De-
troit, and will captain that team in the
American league the coming season. II
the report is true that Stallings has
succeeded in getting Barrett, he has
secured the man whom many good
judges consider the best all-round out
| fielder in the National league. or. for
| that matter. in the world. He is an
Intelligent young man. of exemplary
habits, and last year led the National
league in base running, one of the most
important features of the National
game.
Barrett is progressive; studies base
ball continuously, and is fine throw
er, hitter. fielder and general team
worker. and there is none better in the
profession" says the Cincinnati En-
quirer He is easy to manage, al
ways plays his best, and is the idol of
the local baseball public. He formerly
played in Detroit, and is popular with
the fans of the Michigan metropolis.
the Wolverines, and is to receive Just
twice the salary that he received with
the Reds last season." Speaking of
Barrett, recalls daring act he per-
formed at Cincinnati one Sunday dur
ing the latter part of last season. Gin
cinnati and Pittsburg were playing in
the Queen City. and as the Reds were
having a winning streak. the crowd
was one of the largest of the season.
''Rube' Waddell, the great southpaw.
was in the box for the Pirates from
Smoketown. and Noodles" Hahn was
doing the slab work for the Reds. 1t
was a pitchers battle, and no mistake.
Waddell held the Reds down to four
hits and Barrett got three of them.
Hahn allowed six hits, and at the end
of the tenth inning neither team had
been able to score. Hans Wagner
came to bat for Pittsburg in the elev-
enth inning and dropped the ball over
the fence for home run, and things
looked blue for the Reds. But no one
else was allowed to get to first base.
Mike Kahoe was the first man up for
the Reds and sent a hot one past
third and was safe at first. The next
two men advanced him to third and.
with two men out and the same old
story of one to tie and two to win.
Barrett, who had already got double
and a single, came to bat. Such
yell as went up was never before heard
n the Queen City. Barrett realized
hat the game depended on him, and
lie was as steady as man behind one
If the big guns on the Olympia, in the
,attle of Manila. He fouled off sew
,ral balls and "Rube' Waddell got
title wild. but settled down after CIV
ng Jimmy three balls. Finally, he
-. hot i,,of tnd
md he sent it to right field, while Ka-
zoe trotted home with the tying run.
Bob Wood. the great EMERGENCY hitter. >
vas sent to bat to send Barrett home,
tut Jimmy would not wait for Wood to
tit the ball, and stole second, third,
nd, when Chic thinner. the great
'ittsburg catcher. threw the ball back
O Waddell, after Wood had missed
wo strikes, Barrett darted for the
late and. with a wonderful slide,
brought in the winning run. The crowd
,oured on the field and picked Barrett
I'D on their shoulders and carried him
Ill the way down town. He was the
,reatest hero Cincinnati had known in
ears. /
The American league is working
lard to get established in the east.
Ianager Manning is having a hard
ime getting grounds in Washington,
md it is said that the National league !,
grounds have been secured in Phlla-
ielphia and Baltimore and Boston, and
and Detroit are the only
places where trouble comes up in that
aspect But Ban Johnson. president
# the American league, is working
lard with the magnateS and the Nat
onal League people are getting scared.
they have never had a formidable ri
al in the east and until last year new
II had in the west. but the American
eague last year placed club in Chi
ago and they drew better than the
National league team anw won the
remnant.
There is now report that should
fail to secure grounds in
that he will take his team
o Brooklyn where he has been offer
d grounds in a better location than
hat the National league team now
WINS. That there is a. base ball war
II is a fact that annot be denied and
ven Uncle Nick Young. the veteran
resident of the National league. de-
lares that he can see no end to the
Tar in sight The fight at present ,
GEMS to be one sided as the American
,ague teams are signing players while
ne National league magnateS are re-
ing on their option clause in the con-
-acts of last year to hold their men.
here are so many we'll founded re-
orts going the rounds that it seems
lat the greater part of last years l
ational league players will begin the
,ason with the American league. q
Demontreville for Boston, ,,
The Boston club still refuses to state /
no the two men are that they have l
Iade a deal for but it is reported on /