Evening star., 1901-03-05


II have signed to piaxath the Bostons."
said Collins, "and shaHk5kave a team that
win be first-class in eyegyparticular."
era hours and took ae aed
where he went to sea Finer Flick. the
fast outfielder Of the Hhiladelphia club.
Whether he succeeded iHSsagning him is not
known but Mack appearsd to be satisfied
with his trip. y
Collins left for Buffalo last evening. and
Hugh Duffy left for Mqnm Clemens. Mich,
where ne Will Join the Colony of ball play
ers. who are getting do shape.
Boston Get. Tvlw Men.
With the advent of lpeher day comes
the announcement of two new recruits for
the American League Of this city, says
special from Boston. They are ]. Harry
Dolan and Fred Parent.
Dolan was formerly a member of the
Boston League club. but did not prove a
tutelage of Tom Burns in Springfield that
he made hit as an outfelder. Springfield
sold him to Chicago last season. Dolan is
fast and hustiing ball player. fine
bunter and fast runner. His batting Is his
strong point.
The other man. Freddie Parent, is the
fine shortstop. last season with the Provi-
dence team of the Eastern League. Parent
Is natural born player. No one was
more enthusiastic over the work of this
player than Manager Murray of the Provi-
OeHCe team, WHO EeSdIuS ltui as one OF InG
greatest players ever born. and says that
in some respects he never beheld his equal.
The announcement of the securing OF
Parent goes far to show that Duffy was
not talking through his hat when he said
the nfield of the Boston American League
Club would be one OF the finest ever got
together 1t will have Freeman first,
Parent on second. Collins on third and
Ferris ShortStOp. This tSssat hot combina-
ton and no mistake.
Magnate Hart Says "F'ight"
Jim Hart the Chicago magnate. declares
that the National League will fight. He
himself believes that it will be best to fight
every case where a National League star
jumps into the American League.
THE thing for us to do is to sue on every
case-especially in the case of Boston, where
it seems they going to take nearly all
the team. There is every reason to believe
that the option clause will hold. AS a rule
ices. Still, contract is legal says Hart
"Will you ask for an injunction against
Griffith's playing with Comiskey?
Il have not heard authoritatively of Grif-
fith's deserton yet he replied. I'VE will
do everything according to law and good
business policy. An option on a house is
secure. Why not on player?
Ban Johnson said yesterday in Chicago
that Barry Mccormick had not been ap-
preached and that Danny Green would not
be with the American League. Mccarthy
up to Jim Hart yesterday and put
in protest against the new hit-by "a pitch
ed-ball rule. He knows of where a pitcher
deliberately laid to hit him and did The
chances look good for the changing of this
rule when the players get together.
Base Ball ut Princeton.
The Princeton freshmen base ball squad,
about fifty in number, has been weeded out,
sixteen men being retained. They are Da-
Wis. Newman, Underhill, Stevens, Woods,
Cosgrave. Hart. Gordon, Sousa, Rinehart,
Hillebrand. Spurgen. Edwards. Koch, Trues-
dale Bours - x
William Clarke, Washingten's new cap
tain arrived at Princeton yesterday after
noon and will assist Coach Hillebrand for
a couple of weeks Candidates from the
three upper classes viii be called out for
practice tomorrow.
Base Ball Notes.
Digby Bell. DeWolf Hopper and several
other rabid base ball ''rans'' are said to
have transferred their affections from the
National to the American League.
Slavery was abolished. by the National
Base Ball League last Wednesday, and
hereafter players will NOT be sold. traded or
''farmed' without their. consent. Abolition
was granted to prevent an fnsurrection-
Chicago Times-Herald.
The American League scored another VIC
tory yesterday at Syracuse. Willie Dineen
Of that city. pitcher of last years Boston
team, agreed to terms offered by Vice Pres
ident Somers of the American League IN
Boston, and will sign contract.
IF they think the option clause will stand
in court, why is it the National League
magnates are scurrying around the coun-
try after the players said to have been
signed by the American Lacquer" says
Connie Mack.
Il don't know anything more about the
supposed jumping than 1 have heard in the
papers, and 1 think the players would no.
tify me before making such move So
says Manager Shettsline of the Philadelphia
National League Club. He added: "At any
rate, | shall not worry about the condl-
ton of affairs until l know positively that
my men have jumped. Then there will be
different tale to tell
The National Base Ball League has pass
ed rule against profanity on the part OF
the players. 1t is the 'steenth rule the
league has passed on this subject. No
forcement has ever been made of the rule,
and there is no reason to think there will
be any new effort made the coming season.
The National League rules against rowdy-
| ism and profanity are getting to be annual
| jokes.-Chicago Times Herald.
| At the Cleveland headquarters of the
| American Base Ball League it was stated
Yesterday that Pitcher l.. H. Taylor who
! last year played with the New York Ma
tional League club, had affixed his sigma
| ture to an American League contract. Tay-
| lor will pitch for the Cleveland club dur
! ing the coming season. 1t was further
! tionai League stars were expected to ar
| rive in that city shortly.
! Messrs. Havenor, Quin and Koch the Mil
waukee promoters of the defunct Ameri-
| can Association, issued a statement last
| evening In Milwaukee, that the organi-
zation's disruption was not due to any
| throw-down, but on account Of failure to
| get proper financial backing in Boston and
| Baltimore.
1--WE will not try to organize any assocla-
ton In the west. nor will we try again next
| year Gus Koch said: I'VE out of it.
| They must show me- in the future. 1t was
good lesson and want no more of 1T
| Either Connie Mack of the Philadelphia
| American League team is after big game
| or uhe dope students are working overtime
getting out pipe stories. Macks move
ments were as mysterious as country de-
| tective with new tin badge, and when
! he jumped on the train for Philadelphia no
! one in town seemed to know just why he
| did come to Cincinnati. Mack showed up
| at Hawleys yesterday afternoon. display
| ed a bundle of business-like looking papers,
| and remarked that he would spend no more
! time in Cincinnati, as he had accomplished
| what he came here for. He then made ms