Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-04
SPORTS IN GENERAL
Continued from Ninth Page.)

called yesterday, when Barney DreyfuSS
received through the mails letter which
he had written to o Brien in Arizona a day
or two before Tom died. The letter was
unopened and was not sent back east until
several weeks after it's arrival in Arizona.
In the letter President Dreyfuss advised
the ball player to remain idle for one sea-
son and to call upon him for any assistance
he might need that he could offer him
Pittsburg News -.-.- --,-
Comiskey has hard job ahead-that of Sc
lecting fourteen men from nineteen of the
Americans Leagues best players. The ex-
ira five, of course, will have no trouble in
getting other places, but it biteth like a
bulldog to turn loose player and then have
him put up championship ball with the
other gang. Young Skopec, the Wheeling
pitcher, can hardly hope to get a regular
job against Griffith, Patterson, Callahan
and katoil If he is let out some team will
get corker. Boston ought to take him
right now, and save further worry.
If Chick. Fraser's story is true, the
Philadelphia club lost good man through
holding him too cheap. Fraser says: II
left the Philadelphia National League club
because they held me too cheap. I was
disguised at the treatment i received.
wrote that l could not train in Philadelphia
because of the damp cement floor in the
club house, which always gave me bad
cold. l wrote Manager Shettsline asking
MIN II he would not pay my expenses If
trained here, and he replied offering me
pay on basis of IS per week. That set
tied it. | went to Connie Mack
Dale Gear, the most popular man who
ever Wore a Kansas City uniform, is doing
light work each day conditioning himself
for the coming season. His indoor train
ing is being done at Prof. Fate's gymna-
STUN on East 9th street, and each morning
he takes long walk Il regret very
MUCH said Dale the other day, that l
will not be in Kansas City next season,
but my offer from Mr.. Manning was such
that could not very well refuse. In fact,
| believe l am to be paid partly for leav-
ing the town. l am going to Washington
as a pitcher, but will be prepared to play
Mannings steadiest twirler last season.
and there is no reason why he should not
be one of the lights of the American
League this season.-Kansas City Star.
mined upon reprisal methods. They are
trying to make their former players who
have signed with the American League
Jump back at any cost. Who originated
the plan nobody seems to know, but it Is
nevertheless a fact that q wholesale raid
on the American League talent is contem-
plated. The National men say they are pre-
pared to outbid their rivals no matter how
hlgh the figures may go; that if the Nation
al League contract will not stand in equity
Therefore it is maintained that the best
way to raid the American League is to
take away its players, whether they have
signed contracts or not. 1t is known that
the National League men have been work
ing secretly on this scheme for several DAYS
and that they hope to be able to spring a
surprise soon with the announcement that
majority of their old stars have been won
back In short, the magnates do not be-
l1eve that wholesale contract jumping will
influence the public to stay away from the
games, but possibly they forget that base
ball depends upon it's honesty and that
players who have no regard for their signed
pledges cannot be regarded as strictly hon