The Washington times., 1902-08-09
NO OPTION ON SEVENTH
STREET GROUNDS GIVEN
DIAMOND DUST.

When John T. Brush gets into Brooklyn
and settles down to business he will find
awaiting him all of the work that he
can attend 10 in one day. Hanlon, Won
derhorst and the other gentlemen in
terested in the Brooklyn club, are talk
ing peace and harmony, but they have
complaints and grievances sufficient in
number to force a breach If some at
tention is not paid to them. Their main
grievance is the old one, the complaint
that they have received nothing in ex-
change for Kelley, and that they must
have Jake Beckley in order to feel sat
isiied.
Another grievance that Brooklyn has
calls attention TO the manner in which
Brush and Freedman play together. Ho
boken is within five miles Of New York
city. and no National League team can
play in the town without consent of
Freedman. He gives this to Cincinnati.
and that team. whenever it goes East.
arranges a Sunday exhibition game and
gets little money.
team other than Brush's to play within
its territorial Jurisdiction. Brooklyn
claims that Hoboken is also within its
jurisdiction and d-protests against Cincin-
natrs playing there without its consent.
The White Stockings are playing a
vastly different game of ball than they
put up on their recent Eastern trip
EwphanCa Thau didn't Thurs
day aud yesterday.
Chauncey Fisher has succeeded Bert
Cunningham as umpire in the Pacific
Northwestern League Cunningham was
a frost as handler of the indicator.
Omaha leads the Western League
teams with a percentage Of .626. Den
yer is second in the list with $50, and
Kansas City third, with .5is. Peoria
is in last position, having .294.
The team batting averages of the
American Association teams follow:
Louisville. 2S3: Kansas City, .2I1; St
Paul. .275; indianapolis, .21l; Toledo,
.257; Columbus. .24S; Milwaukee, .2iS;
Minneapolis, .22S.
Connie Mack. the elongated leader of
tho Athletics. is the only man who has
been able TO tame Waddell and get the
work out of him of which he is capable.
George Reisling. OF Bristol Conn, has
been signed TO captain and manage the
Toledo club next season. Reisling is a
big fellow, and can hit the ball some.
The scribes in Chicago place Grif-
gsN. 81, ,Ia
Most managers would take Young in
preference to grOuchy Grin.
Arthur Williams, who was dropped by
the Colts on account of his lack of hit
ting ability. has caught on with the
San Francisco club.
Manager McAleer. of the ST. Louis
Americans, has signed Harry Kane, a
lefthaEd pitcher. lie has been pitching
in the California and Missouri Valley
League. While a member OF the San
Francisco team he won games against
Rube Waddell. who was then pitching
for Los Angeles. Kane's most notable
feat was the pitching of 2O-inning vic
tory two weeks ago. He has pitched
two no-hits games this year.
BY sending makeshlft team to play
Sunday exhibition games and then hav-
ing 1t hippodrome. the Cincinnati Club
deserves to be charged with taking. 1t
is even worse-lt is nothing more than
obtaining money under false pretenses.
Cincinnati Tribune.
For disobeying the orders of tho East
ern League. Manager Walter Burnham.
of the Newark Club, has been suspended
by President p. T. Powers, ond Is lo-
fused admission 10 the grounds al the
Eastern League until his case Is set
tied.