The times., 1901-03-24

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| hears from Manager McPhee
schriver and McCreery were the only
! Pittsburg players that did not receive
contracts The latter will play with the
| Beaver Falls, Pa, team this season.
Manager Davis. of the New York club
announces that he will trade Kid Giea-
son and Mike Grady and hopes to get
broadway Smith for them.
The loss of McGraw. Robinson.
Schreckengost, and HemphiI put a huge
hole in the St Louis team Little effort
his been made on the part of the Robi-
sons to fill the places of these men.
Comiskey has landed two more National
League men. having received the signed
contract Of Sullivan. the Boston catcher
while the other man, though not an
nounCed, is said to be Bobbie Lowe, also
of the Boston team.
The Western League has decided upon
an eight-ciub circuit. This leaves Louis
Vile and Indianapolis OUT in the cold. The
two might get up independent teams and
play among themselves, for 1t is not like
ly that either will get into any league
now.
There is more than a probability that
Pink Hawley will sign a Milwaukee con-
tract, as the price offered to him by the
Milwaukee management overtops the ten
der of the New York Club, and in addi-
ton Pink prefers that end of the earth.
Hawiey. 1t is said, declared himself in
favor of the Milwaukee Club ten days
ago.
Pitcher Schmidt. who has cast his lot
with McGraw's new Orioles, says that
no do Of ho oI,,
ers and managers of the American League
which would beat any team in it's cir
cult or any other circuit with a little
training
This is the way he makes up the team:
Comisky, first base; Manning, second
stop; McAleer. Duffy, and Stallings.
outtielders; Mack, catcher, aand Griffith,
pitcher.
The option clause of the National
League contracts. of which there has been
so much talk lately. and on which the in
tended suit will hinge, is as follows:
1t is hereby expressly agreed and un-
derstood, for the consideration above
mentioned. that the party of the first
part, or its assigns, shall have the option
or right to renew this contract. with all
its terms, provisions and conditions, for
another period of six months. beginning
April 10, and for similar period in sue
cessive years thereafter. and the said
party of the second part hereby agrees to
perform similar services and be subject
to all obligations. duties. and liabilities
prescribed In this contract for the period
or periods of such renewal or renewals
provided only that written notice of the
exercise of such option of renewal be
served upon the said party of the second
part prior to the 18th day OF October of
nd C.T
the current year Of each renewal thereof"
Ed Scott, the Cincinnati, pitcher has
finally made uD his mind to join the
American League and has signed
Cleveland contract.
Herman Mcfarland, who has been win
tering in indianapolis, has signed his
contract with Chicago American League
Club. Comiskey already has three strong
outiielders in Hoy. Heidrick and Jones,
and unless Mcfarland shows brilliant
form in practice he may find himself one
of the faithful American League players
sacrificed to make room for a National
League star.
The report that Dick Padden. former
captain of the Chicago American League
club. had deserted that organization and
signed with the ST. Louis National
League Club has been confirmed by the
player himself He was counted on as
a certainty at second base with the
White Stockings, and Manager Comis-
key viii now have to go on the market
and look for another man to fill the posi-
ton. President johnson denounces Pad
den for deserting the Chicago Club.
President Ban Johnson says that after
the American League Club had announc-
ed it's intention of invading Washington
and Baltimore, he received a letter from
John l. Rogers, inviting him to place a
club In Philadelphia, and telling him
what action to take in regard to secur
ing grounds in that city; also that Rogers
sent representatives to assist the Ameri-
can League Committee in closing the deal
for grounds in that city. This assistance
was declined. and as soon as Johnson got
hold of the right ropes in Philadelphia
he pulled them to suit himself.
Manager Hanlon. of the Brooklyn Club
who is as familiar with the financial end
of baseball as with the handling Of the
players, says that the clubs in the East
ern division of the American League have |
assumed an average expense for the COM |
ing season of $50, 900. This will call for an |
outlay of about $500 day and means that |
to break even there viii have to be an !
average attendance, on 25-cent basis, of |
4 O0D people. While 1t is believed that |
Hanlons figures are a little |
large, there is no question that the Ameri- |
can League has assumed expenses never !
before shouidered successfully by an or /
ganiZation playing 25-cent ball, yet it /
should be borne I'm mind that HanIon is |
figuring solely from the point of view of |
a National League manager.
Catcher Jack O'Connor has affixed his
John Hancock" to a Pittsburg contract
Nike Donlin now wants to come back |
from California and join the St. Louis
team
Pitcher Poole will be retained on the
team in place of Chesbro. who
will probably he sent to Boston TO help
out the Hub team.
Little Eva Lange, the crack centre
lelder of the Chicago Club, who retired |
from the fray a year ago after marrying
wealthy San Francisco woman, is now |
posing as an 5000 beauty" He is re- !
siding on the Coast and the past week
was asked by the Boston American
League Club to name his terms for the
approaching season Lange wired back, |
thinking that Somers would leave him I
alone. "Will play for 5000 The Bos- /
on maGnate replied that he would go |
(, 900 and expenses, and Monday Ned
IanlOn cut in with 81 900 offer According
o the Cincinnati EnqUirer's' San Fran