Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-23

| The brisk wind that came from the north
hurt the driving somewhat, but the APP
! proaches and put were fnterfered with out
slightly, and as result good average
| scores were made.
Base Ball Notes.
! President Ban Johnson arrived in Wash
| ington last evening, and after a short con-
sultation with Manager Manning continued
on his way south. Mr.. johnson has been
suffering from the grip. and it is believed a
| milder climate will soon restore him to
! good health.
| In addition to the Endorsement of the
| Eastern Athletic Club, Manager Manning
| says that he has received fully five hundred
| letters from local fans assuring him of
| their support.
A big surprise is likely to be sprung on
| the base ball world at Mondays meeting Of
| the National League Mr.. Andrew Freed
man of New York being central figure in
| the sensation.
Fielder Jones and First Baseman Ander
| son of the Brooklyns are reported to have
| signed with the American League. Both
have grievances against the Brooklyn man
agement, which may have led them to de-
sert.
President Ban Johnson says he will do his
best to have the American League schedule
not conflict with that of the National
League, but after it is once issued he says
| he will not change a date.
The National League will evidently de-
pend upon the courts to bring their desert
| ing players back home, as the magnates be-
| lieve the optional clause will hold in law
| This same law tested during the
| Brotherhood war, and the players won out
Manager Selee is of opinion that as mat
| te's stand a present Providence would be
better city, all things considered. for the
association than Boston.
Arthur Irwin has signed Dggins. catcher,
last year with Milwaukee He caught in
| fifty games. with batting average of .275.
and fielding percentage of 1862.
| In speaking Of the situation the other day
George Vanderbeck of Detroit sa'd THE
managers will not do much banking this
| year. or course Koch expects to lose
| money, but If he drive Burns out he
| viii have valuable plant hereafter. That S
| the play he will make"
Treasurer Ashley Lloyd Of the Cincinnati
| club says the National League should lay
| aside its dignity and make peace with the
| American League. He SAYS there is moth
ing to be gained by a base ball war; and
| he is pretty near right.
| Manager Watkins anticipates little diff
| Guilty In securing first-class material for the
| American Association clubs when the time
| comes for getting the teams together.
| While a few players signing contracts
now, the majority of desirable men are hold
ing off until the situation becomes more
settled
Cy. Gonding, who is reported to have &C
| cepted the terms of the Washington club
| of the American Association, says he will
sign no contract with any organization until
given permission to do so by the Players
| Protective Association. Gonding says that
the Washington club has offered him more
money than he received from Manning last
season.
Treasurer Abel of the Brooklyn club, who
was originally opposed to any more war,
the other day came to Boston from Cape
Cod for consultation with Ebbetts and
Hanlon on the situation. Looks like Mr..
Abel will have to stand for a war, willie
Mile, considering the American League $
alleged attacks on the Brooklyn Club, via
its star players.
1t developed yesterday that Fred Clarke
Wi h9E LOT tn in no arINit IT. of
differences between the players and the
masnates. Clarke. as a player, is personally
popular with his fellows. while manager
and captain he holds the confidence of his
employer, Barney Dreyfuss, and of the
magnates in general. Clarke is also a most
intelligent man, and we'll posted on all sides
of the troubles now raging. Fred will be
official Intermediary between the players
and the club owners, and is expected to
show himself second Solomon.
The American League meetings. call fol
March 20, three weeks after the finish OF
the big Jague gathering, means lot. II
means that Ban Johnson and his people dc
not intend to make any rash steps, and
will take plenty of time to think matters
over. By March 20 the National League
schedule will be public property and II
will be easy to arrange a on-confiictine
list of dates. Moreover, both leagues wi !
have had time to cool off by the latter end
of March, and amicable relations can be
established much more easily than at pres
ent.
No ball player ever had his patience sc
Sorely tried as Shortstop Bobby Wallace
had last season, but never whimper was
heard from him. Bob had not played along
side of Second Baseman Keister week
before he realized that he was up against
1t and would have to play two positions
Instead of kicking and knocking. Bobby
buckled down to business and did his best
to fill the double bill Of shortstop and sec
ond baseman for the team.
Manager Barrow recently received an of
| fer Of $1,000 from the St Louis Nationa
League Club for Third Baseman Bob
Schaub OF the Torontos, but he declined il
with thanks. Schaub last season was by
long odds the best fielding guardian of the
difficult corner in the league, and though
handicapped by bad thumb on his throw
ing hand for the greater part Of the sum
mer, which made 1t difficult for him tC
hold a bat properly, he batted .300.-To
ronto World.
: 1t is understood that Mr.. b. Needham
the wel-known sporting editor of the De
troit Free Press, has resigned his position
/ to accept more lucrative one with the
Washington club of the American League
Bo. will be the financial man with Jimmy
Manning's Senators, and his duties will be
somewhat similar to those assumed al
Pittsburg last year by Harry Puliam. L
is needless to say that a more competent
or popular man could not be selected. 30
| is prince of good fellows and recently
Travelled to Cincinnati from Detroit to take
part in the ball game between newspaper
: men and actors for the benefit of Harry
weldon, the stricken writer on sporting
topicS.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
If Green, the hard hitting right fielder O.
the Chicago club, who, it is reported. ha:
signed a contract with the Philadelphia
American League Club, has, as is claimed
accepted some advance money from Presi
dent Hart or Manager Lotus since the
close of last season, he will find himse
! legally bound to play in the windy city the
coming season, play nowhere. Accept
ing advance money or any other valuable
from the club he played with last yeal
binds a player legally for another season
under the option clause in his contract. AL
players who have thus tied themselves III
by accepting advance money since the close
of last season might just as well make VI
their minds that they cannot jump to the
new league. There is no doubt about 1T bu
that the courts will enjoin them. Players
/ who have, however, accepted no advance
money or other valuable from their former
employers since the close of last season
need not worry about the option clause in
last years contract, and can consider them
selves free and privileged to sign with the
American League. Last years Nationa
League contract, including the option
clause. it is pretty safe to bank on. will