The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-10-17
Baseball Notes.

Milwaukee advices are to the effect
that Conroy, claimed by Pittsburg, has
just accepted Milwaukee'S terms.
Check, the St. Paul tWirler, and Her
man Schaefer. an infielder, are the
latest recruits on James A. Harris roster.
Fred Abbott, a catcher of the flock
of Pelicans, whose flight from the rear
to fourth place was the Sensational fea-
ture of the Southern league campaign
this season, reached Cincinnati from
New Orleans yesterday MOI uing and be-
fore night his signed contract was in
John A McPhee's game bag.
Jimmy Collins will be manager of
will be the manager of the Milwaukee
team, which will be transferred to ST.
Louis. No announcement has yet been
made as to who will take McAleer's
place at Cleveland.
McAleer announced today that he had
signed Wallace, Burkett and Padden, of
the St Louis National League team
and that he was negotiating with others
of getting them for next year 1t is be-
lieved Harper, Powell and Kruger are
the men in question.
President Johnson announces that
Captain Kelley, of the Brooklyn Nation
al League team, had signed a contract
to play with Baltimore next year. Kelley
will probably play first base for the
Orioles.
Leonard Swormstedt has fixed We'd
nesday next as the day for giving his
ultimatum. He has four strings to his
bow.
Tom Corcoran signed his Red contract
for 1902 yesterday. He put his autograph
to the document after j. Alexander Nc
Phee had presented the one-act play
small and select turnout of returned
transformers.
President Ban johnson of the Ameri-
can league denied yesterday that Clark
Griffith, who is acting as Comiskey's
agent in the east in trying to sign Ma
tional league players, had been author
lied to interest New York capitalists in
an American League club at Gotham.
Herman Long has received telegra m
from Clarke Griffith, manager of the
Chicago club. dated New York, asking
the shortstop to name his terms Long
also received important news from
other American League clubs, who
would like to secure his services. The
Boston club has done about every
thing possible for the last three days to
get Herman'S name to a contract, but
he has refused to sign for the figures
offered.
While the New York nine was in Phil
adelphia in September George Davis,
the manager and captain. had a long
conference with Clark Griffith, the man.
ager of the Chicago American League
club. 1t was reported that Davis had
been made an offer to go with the Chi
cago American League team next year
at high salary
Hugh Duffy denies in emphatic terms
that he had signed with the Boston
American league team and said that
he had not left the Milwaukee team and
that his contract for another year was
still in force. President Killilea also
contradlcted the runor and took oc-
casion for the twentieth time to assert
that the Milwaukee team would not be
moved to St Louis
Dick Harley has played his last cham
pionship game in Cincinnati uniform.
When Harley received his check in full
payment for the seasons services yes
terday he closed his career as a men,
Der of the local team The action is
voluntary on his part. as there is no
doubt that the Cincinnati club would
have been willing to offer Harley con-
tract for next season.