Evening star., 1902-02-14
Base Ball Notes.

Charley Nichols is after George Yeager
for his Kansas City team.
The Eastern League looks stronger than
ever this year. and will have four clubs
where Sunday ball can be played
Barry Mccormick, who played third base
for the Chicago National League team last
season. has signed to play with the st.
Louis American League team.
Catcher Fred Abbott. who has signed
with Cincinnati. reported to the New Or
leans club and wants to shake the Reds.
KING. the best second baseman In the
California League. has accepted the terms
offered him by Manager Shettsline Of the
Philadelphia National League club
Roy E. Clarke. formerly captain of Brown
University foot ball team, has signed with
Freedman'S Giants.
Big Ben Simonton, who made q grand
record as pitcher for the Washington c. H.
team last season. has signed with the
Cleveland club Of the American League for
nt xt season.
Pitcher Frank McPartlin of Hoosic Falls
N. Y, who pitched for Rochester last year
has sent his terms for the coming season
to the Chicago team OF the National
Manager McGraw ordered from A. G.
Spalding uniforms for his players. They
will play In white clothes at home and in
gray and black In other cities. The uni
forms will be ready before March 25 when
the club goes to Savannah, Ga. for prac-
tice
George Tebeau OF the Louisvilles has Of
fered contracts to Harold Gribbdns and
him at once. Gribbins played last season
with Atlanta and Sanders with Nashville
In the Southern League.
The Connecticut superior court has de-
cided that New York has no right to Dan
Murphy. and that the Boston National
League club which bought Murphy from
Manager Jimmy Canavan OF the New Ha-
vens in the middle of last season. Is due to
pay Canavan the $500 agreed upon.
Manager McGraw of the Baltimore club,
who has been sick was able to get down
town yesterday. He said the question as
to where Willie Keeler would play this
year had not been determined upon by that
player.
Lowe will be missed at Boston. The ele-
CANT way he covered third base last season
is still vivid in the memory OF the fans. A
strong trio remain In the infield in Tenney.
Demont and Long. and there Is material
for a first-class outfield.-Boston Globe.
There are few more successful minor
league managers In base ball than John F.
England League. Phenomenal Smith was
the finest ieft-handed pitcher in this coun-
try when he played for the Baltimore
American Association years ago.
baseman. who In days gone by has been
connected with Baltimore, Detroit, Brook
lyn and Philadelphia (Brotherhood) teams,
and WHO is spending the winter at Glouces-
ter AkdS SSucu ~ pAdy luIIU OdS6 anu Cap
tain Tom Burns Jersey City Eastern
League club next season.
Pitcher Charlie Nichols says that Andrew
Freedman has acquired controlling in
terest In the Boston National League club.
That Is the reason President SOden has
changed in his view toward A. G. Spalding
Picking the pennant winner In the Ameri-
can League race OF 1902 Is tough propo-
sition. A man who will accept less than
to Is swayed by enthusiasm and parti-
saEship. Six of the clubs are pennant
probabilities, Washington Is q possibility
and Cleveland alone Is not considered by
experts to have a chance. st. Louis will
be represented by a hrSt-class team and
II the luck OF the game breaks with Nc
Aleer's men they will be In at the finish.
The st. Louis team will be the best adver-
tised team in the race and will have
loyal following at home. II they get q
good start they will have the class to
carry them through the crucial stages OF
the race.-Sporting News.
THAT boy Strang / have always consid-
cred a good player since he broke into fast
company" says First Baseman IsbeT OF
the Comiskey champions. 'He would have
been one Of the wonders Of the year last
season II he had been with any other team
than New York. That bunch spoiled him
for sure. You know what he was doing nj
thu beginning OF the year. when the team
waD winning. He was batting away ND on
the top SHELF and was aelding AZ wei as
any OF the crack third basemen In the bus
lne93 Wen. he won't be with q Freedman
bunch net summer. and when he strikes
HI 9AM he viii keep Il. Then. there arc
ofAsrs m fha team 100. Whsn you ses .