Evening star., 1902-03-14
wooden stands, the park being inside the


fire limits
Horace Fogel says he will sign three
first-cass men of the American League
because Dummy Taylor has left the
Giants for the CIevelands. Horace would
be doing the Americans a goou turn II ne
would weaken that Chicago ou,nt.
Hank O'Day, the umpire, failed to break
into Chicago politics this week as the
democratic nominee for alderman IN the
thirteenth ward.
Joe Quinn assumes the management oi
the Des Moines team of the western
League.
B. c. Smith of Red Lion, Pa. has been
signed to play with the Baltimore CluD
by Manager McGraw, and will join the
club on it's southern trip.
Rube Waddell and his Arizona barn
stormers picked up 500 each on their pail
tour last month.
Dan Brouthers has signed a novel con-
tract with the New London team OF the
New England League. He agrees to nave
batting average OF 300 or forfeit his en-
tire salary.
Sam Dungan's latest photos look like the
before using" cuts in a "baldine' ad. Tor,
when 1t comes to hair: no one would ever
pick Samuel as any relative OF the Suther-
land Sisters.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Western League magnates nave oe-
cided that the playing season shal! open
on April 23 and close on September =. IL
was also agreed to ignore the playing oates
Of the American Association In preparing
the schedule.
If every old player in the business was
as careful about conditioning himself as
is "Old Eagle Eye" Beckley, there would
be more men playing at the age OF forty
five than there are youngsters In harness.
Directly at the closesof the coming cham
pionshtp base ball season the best-knoWn
players in the big league are to meet In
Chicago and organize the most ambitious
winter transforming" tour ever attempt
ed. Indoor ball teams made UP of recog-
n he
west and south
Outflelder Charlie Jones. who signed
with Milwaukee and accepted 500 advance
money under threats from the National
Association and Western League. has
jumped his contract and signed with Den
Yer.
Mcintyre. the outfelder released by Man.
ager Connie Mack of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics. has signed with the Newark East
ern League Club. AM hour after signing
with Manager Burnham the ex-Quaker re-
1ooev on Snef ny wire sre
Manager McPhee of Cincinnati. asking his
terms: Mcintyre seems rather too good
man Tor the Eastern or any other miner
A dispatch received last hight from Num-
Gle. Ind. says that Harry Mcintyre, the
young pitcher recently signed by the New
YORK aork CUB Is to report ,at Waco, Tex,
that the New York Glib pitchers are to do
their preliminary work. at SWaco.
The report that Pitcher pete Husting
nao signed with the ST. Leuis Club Of the
Husting met Henry KiInlea, owner Of the
Boston American League Club. in MIL
wankee by appointmept, last evening and
signed saS with 'Jimmy;ift Collins team for
services Manager Collins stated recently
tnat ne considered Hustink the best young
piecher In the United States. The salary
Is said to be $2 COO
Frank p Leary fha Tyr,yorsitv ~ Penn
syiVania star twirler. will not be allowed
70 pitcn for the sQualers this year. Leary
played summer ball on q team In .Woon-
not included In the nat 81 Candidates sub
mitted by Manager Bolts for the approval
OF the faculty committee It h. understood
tnat az least two other men whose names
for the same reason