Waterbury Democrat., 1901-01-12
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
Won. Lost. r. C.
SOME BASE BALL TALK.


 Luther Taylor, the deaf mute pitch CT, who was a member Of the New Works last year, has signed contract to play with the Oakland club ill the California league all of next summer. He will receive $20O a month for sey- en months. Taylor is now pitching for the San Diego club in the winter league. With the New Yorks Taylor, for q novice, showed skill and pitched a number of effective games. Man. ager Davis was counting on him as q regular twirler for this year.
 At the Carlisle Indian school a cage has been built in which the base ball and foot ball men may practice dur ing the winter It is a frame struc- ture 60 by 102 feet The interior is finished in yellow pine and the floor is of earth. The Indians will play twen- tv-tiye games of base ball this spring, including two with Columbia, one of which will take place in New York. Pop Warner has been re-engaged as foot ball coach.
 Ithaca, Jan 12.-Hugh Jennings of base ball fame arrived here yesterday to begin his duties as coach of the Cornell base ball team ana as a student in the University college of law. Jen- nings has coached Cornell for two years and knows pretty accurately about the material in the institution. He says that the prospects are not quite so good as last year, but he hopes to develop a first rate team. Cap 1 tain Robertson has issued q call for candidates, stating thar practice will begin on January F. Two places Wifi l have to be filled in the outfield, and if | Stratonn, 'O1, is not allowed to play there will be another vacancy at sec ond base. The team will also be weak in the box. as Lyon, 'O1, is the only twirler back in college.
 The latest story anent the contro- | versy between the National and American leagues is to the effect that if the Johnsonites attempt to play ball without the protection of the national agreement Comiskeys Chicago club will have to forfeit $5.OOO in cash to James A. Hart of the Chicago National league club. It is said that when Hart l consented to the admission of the Comiskey club to Chicago it was un' der the agreement that the latter would give up S5,OOO i'll case of a war. Fol this reason it is asserted that Johnson and his friends have been slow in de | claring war against the older mag mates. In the event of strife, however the American league clubs will make up this amount among themselves and pay it per agreement to Hart With so much at stake, 50 ,OOO ought not tC stand in the way of the American leagues expansion plan, especially .in view of Johnson's assertion that Inc and his partners have money to burn
 While the National league was i'll session in this city last month there was talk of n deal between the New York and Chicago base ball clubs in volving Jack Doyle on the New York side and Pitcher Garvin and Third Baseman Strang on the Chicago side Apparently the deal fell through, as nothing more was heard about it.. Ir reality, however. it has not faller through and may yet be consummated The sixteen players on the New York team probably will be divided as fol lows: Two catchers, five pitchers four regular and one utility intieldel and four outfie,derS. As Warmers arm has come around all right, he and Bowerman, as things now look, vii be the backstops. The roster of pitch CTS will include Carrick, Taylor, Mer cer and Hawley, with the fifth to bs selected-maybe Garvin. Afatthewson the young pitcher tried a while last season, has been drafted by Cincln nati. Hickman at first, Murphy al second. Davis. at short, with the third baseman In doubt. is the infield sit uation. It is not wholly unlikely tha1 Leach or Williams of Pittsburg may be seen at the third corner. Two DO sitions in the outfield are settled, Sel bach in left md Van Haltren in cen ter. Young Barnard will do in right unless stronger man Is had. In tha1 case Barnard would make good extrs man. Elmer Smith expects to retire md stick to his business in Pittsburg Hickman was Davis's choice to sue ceed Doyle at. first base. and concern ing this move Frank Selec. the Hostn1 manager believes ~thlt Hickman wit make ane, drst baeeman; also tha' he VIII cere gsetty nray leeding ths