Evening star., 1901-11-22
CONROY WILL STICK.
Milwaukee ShOrtstOp to Stand by His
Pittsburg Contract.

President Barney Dreyfuss of the Pitts
burg Club yesterday received letter from
Wild" Conroy. the clever shortstop of last
seasons Milwaukee Club stating that he
will be with Pittsburg next season. no mat
ter what the American League people say.
Some time last summer Secretary Harry
Pulliam signed Conroy to a Pittsburg Club
contract for 1902 at his own terms. He was
given a decided advance over the 81 200 SAL
ary that had been paid him by the Mil
waukee Club. When Connie Mack heard
that Conroy was about to jump he insisted
that the shortstop's contract was for two
years instead of one year, and that the
American League would hold him to It,
Conroy was promised $500 year, accord
ing to letter he wrote to the Pittsburg
magnates. The latter told him the Ameri-
can League people Were ''stringing' him.
Yesterday a letter was received at Pitts
burg from him In reply. 1t is dated Cam
den, N. j., and in 1t Conroy says: IT have
been out cunning for three weeks and for
that reason did not get your letter until
day before yesterday. l have made I'D nv
mind that the bluff tried by the Americans
will not work. My 1901 contract was for
one year only. So you will find me with
the champs in the spring.
To Select American Polo Team.
1t is proposed by some of the leading
American followers of polo to hold a big
team representative Of the country and
to play in the International tournament
under the title of the all-American polo
team. 1t is claimed that this country is
filled with first-class riders and players of
the game. among whom may be mentioned
Messrs Harry Payne Whitney. Foxhaii p
Keene, P. F. Collier. George Jay Gould
and other crack representative American
mallet wielders, and that a team with
substitutes. could be picked from the best
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could represent America in the most suc-
cessful manner in the big games The in
yitation from the English polo authorities
is addressed to American polo clubs through
the National Polo Association but Mr..
keene, who has played abroad, has been
especially favored with personal note of
invitation He therefore Is looked upon as
the player to lead the American forces
in the International struggles abroad next
season, but no definite steps will be taken
regarding the affair until the polo asso-
cation delegates can be communicated
with and their view anent the matter as
certained.
f'Three I" League Meeting.
Representatives of the various clubs in
the Illinois, Iowa and Indiana Base Ball
League met at Chicago yesterday and per-
fected plans for next season.
IT. was decided to keep the circuit the
same as for the past year. giving fran
chises to Terre Haute, Decatur, Blooming
ton, Rockford, Rock Island Davenport
Cedar Rapids and Evansville An attempt
to get the Evansville and Terre Haute
teams into the ranks of the Western AS
sociation failed.
Resolutions were passed pledging cordial
support to the National Association of
Professional Base Ball Leagues, which was
organised In Chicago last September.
Another resolution was passed prohibit
ing farming or the loaning of players
among this various clubs, and the salary
limit was placed the same as last year
$780, exclusive of managers
Jabbed McGOvern In the Eye.
George Ebert. an aspirant for lightweight
honors, known as Young Fitxsimmons.'
visited Terry McG6vern's training quar-
tiers yesterday in Brooklyn for the purpose
Of being tried out" McGovern consented
to box with the aspiring youth, and as