Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Jennings and Duffy.


Jennings and Duffy
A special from Boston says that despite
all the talk about Jennings there Is not
one chance in a thousand of his going to
Boston. The American League men have
a star base ball man of the first magnitude
picked out to go to Boston, but that star
is not Jennings.
Hugh Duffy of the Boston National
League club has made arrangements to
attend the American League meeting in
Chicago next Monday. A message from
Milwaukee says that Duffy has decided to
jump his option agreement with the Bos-
ton club and meet President killilea of the
Milwaukee club in Chicago on Saturday and
make final deal for the coming season.
Duffy and Manager Selee both called on
President Johnson yesterday in Boston. 1t
was said that the Boston National League
club owners would make no attempt to
prevent Duffy managing a team in an
other city, but if he attempts to play he
will be enjoined at once. Duffy has heard,
however, that Soden intends to trade him
off in the spring. and ne may take chances
of an injunction. A few days ago Soden
said positively that Duffy would wear a
Boston uniform next season.
Arthur DiXwell, the well-known base
ball fan of Boston, has ordered 500 worth
Of season books to the American League
grounds as evidence Of his support of the
cause. Somers and Johnson expect to be
pack IN Boston In two weeks.
Base bali Notes.
The Pittsburg club is now denying that
1t tried to trade Fred Ely for Herman Long.
Manager Charles A. Comiskey of the Chi
cago American League team is negotiating
with the managers Of the Illinois University
grounds at Urbana, Ill.,, for his team to do
It's training there for several weeks in the
spring.
J. r. Moore, the Georgia collegian who
was given a brief trial by the INDIANAPOLIS
American League team last spring. Is now
a member of the Georgia legislature. 1t is
quite probable he will never again be seen
playing ball professionally
Plttsburg has drafted Roy Brashears a
second baseman, who played last year with
the Sioux City team. Barney Dreyfuss says
ne does not know anything about the play
er, but states that Clarke wanted him.
Captain Joe Kelley of the Brooklyn team
declares that the Players Protective Asso-
citation is not being protected by it's officers
who. he says, are feathering their nests
Clarke having secured fat job in Balti-
mere and Jennings of the executive commit
tee being down for a managerial snap in
Boston.
There will be more leagues and associa-
items this year than ever before If all are
fully organized that have been projected.
From Selma, Ala, comes report that E.
T. Peters president of the Selma club, is
the principal promoter Of the Georgia Ala
DSInd Interstate League, ana MS cluD mas q
franchise in that league =
Thomas j. Hickey. president of the West
ern League, Is quoted as saying: Il do not
anticipate war between the National and
American leagues this year." Considerable
weight should go with this opinion, as Mr..
Hickey Is in position to know what he
is talking about. g-g.,r
Detroiters are laughing over a yarn that
Magnate Burns will jump the American
League and that for months lhe had nursed
that plan of revenge, rfor the way Ban
Johnson made Norman Elberfeld walk
Spanish. The News declares: 1.-The funny
part of 1t all is that the last seen Of
Elberfeld in this city,owas, when Burns
took him by the neckg and trousers and
tried to hit the city hall with him.
Manager Hanlon of the Brooklyns de-
clared that every memberdef the cham
piOn team signed contract for two years
last spring and that they would be unable
to take part In revolt. When Jennings
was asked about this,4 he, said: Every
Brooklyn player was forced to sign con-
tract for last season in which there was
an option clause for the next year. When
the season ended last October Hanlon no.
titled all of us that we were reserved by
the option clause for next year. Does this
look as u we had signed for two years?'-
New York Sun.
The Detroit Base Ball Club win gather in
over 5000 for players disposed of to the
National League, or its equivalent In trade,
II peace reigns in the national game. Dick
Harley has been sold in Cincinnati for
$2,00O, Elberfeld to Brooklyn for $1,000. |
Sievers to the same club for 81 600 and Mil |
Ter to Chicago for $1,000 These deals were |
all made at the close OF the playing season |
ana nave not been announced because of |
the unsettled conditions Elberfeld and |
Sieyers are taken by Hanlon on approval, |
and II they fail to make good by May l |
they come back to the Detroit club. which |
will use Sieyers and probably turn Elber- |
field over to the Baltimore team.
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