Evening star., 1901-11-23
Base Rail Notes.

Base Hail notes.
Billy Dineen says he Will not sign Bos-
ton contract until the ante has been raised
Ditto Bob Lowe.
Rube Waddell has agreed to return to
the Chicago team next season. 1t remains
to be seen whether his promise will last
until spring.
The conference of the National League
magnates in Gotham is considered by the
cranks as conspiracy between the MEM
bers of one faction to get rid Of the others.
Manager Frank Dwyer of the Detroit
American League team has resigned Bar
rett to play center field.
Fred. Ely has signed with the Washing
means that Billy Clingman will be allowed
to play where he pleases next year.
Virgil Garvin, who was traded to New
York by Chicago, and then jumped to Mil
waukee in the American League, is anxious
to get back to the National He will COM
mnnicate with Mr.. Freedman in regard to
joining the Giants in the spring.
Dick Harley has had a little hard luck
home on North 18th street was partly des
stroyed by fire. Dick escaped injury, but
his brother was badly burned. The shock
and exposure had bad effect on his moth
er and she is now seriously i'll.
Manager Comiskey declares that Patsy
Donovan made a shrewd move when he
stole Third Baseman Hartman from him.
The Dutchman played star ball for me
for two years." declared Commy. A minor
Lacquer probably will have to be secured
to wobble around In Hartmans shoes with
the White Sox.-Chicago Tribune.
Arrangements are well under way for
the formation of a strong trfstate base ball
league. 1t Is the plan to have in tt eight
teams, four Of them from North Carolina,
namely, from Raleigh, Wilmington, Char
lotte and Winston; two from Georgia (Sa-
yannah and Augusta) and two from South
Carolina columbia and Charleston).
The national association should provide
MALT f-r ,,Io H. A41~o a.
ringer" In the Prentice case, the pitcher
who played last season with the Albany
club under the name OF Wilson, has been
ordered to return to the Waterbury club.
a confidence game to evade the laws Of the
game. There was a case Of this kind IN
Montana League Of 1900.
Minor leaguers in pretty good number
Will be found cavorting on the major dia-
monds next season. despite the action of
the federation Of the lesser leagues. The
National is compelled to seek considerable
undeveloped talent and the American is
picking UP such OF 1t as Is considered good
enough to hold its own in fast company.
Boston National is said to be after Grem-
niger Of Rochester, a third baseman who
fell behind the procession some years ago.
when Cleveland discarded him. He Is
wanted as an anchor to Windward, Lowe
still refusing to sign the papers.
Second Baseman Gilbert Of the Milwau-
kees American League club is paying a fly
ing visit to Baltimore, and had An earnest
talk with Manager McCsraw yesterday.
While nothing officially has been announc-
ed, every indication warrants tho conclu-
sion that Gilbert will play short for the
Orioles next season. 1t Is also pretty well
settled that McGann, tho Jriole first base
man, win reappear with the birds at that
position. With Pitcher Tom Hughes. he
makes the second of the three National
Leaugers President johnson announced
some time ago would be found oa the Bal
timore team next season.