Evening star., 1902-09-03
Base Ball Notes.

The Senators play double-header in ST.
| Louis today
| Advices from the west say that Jimmy
Ryan may get into the game today He is
certainly needed.
The Washington club was delayed by
the same wreck in which the Athletics fig
ured. and could not get to ST. Louis In time
| for yesterdays game
1t Is reported that Kid Gleaso VIII jump
the Detroit American League club and play
second base for the Phlladelp National
Leaguers next season.
Rube Waddelrs last gag 'Comiskey
should wear garters. 1t might Gelp him to
hold up his White Stockings"
Cleveland and Boston play at Fort
Wayne, Ind, Sunday, and the latter team
Won after hard ten-innins struggle
Chic Stahl, who is a native Of Fort
Wayne. was presented with a gold-headed
cane and three floral designs.
In an interview at Milwaukee yesterday
Henry Killilea, owner Of the Boston club
stated that the American League would not
only put a club in New York next season,
put that work of breaking the ground will
begin inside of two weeks.
The base ball leagues are gradually drift
ing toward civilization. Formerly a man
who went out to lift players from the other
league was called spy. Now they speak
OF him as a missionary.
Jack OConnor Is in Cleveland. He said
he would play no more base ball this year.
AS to his plans for the future he was reti-
cent. He claims that ever since he was
suspended by President Dreyfuss of Pitts
burg he has been followed by detectives.
Boston has signed only four Of its men
Tor next season-Long, Tenney, Pittfnger
and Carney. Willis and Demontreville are
believed to have gone1to the American sure.
Jim Collins. manager Of the Boston Arneri-
cans, saw the afternoon game. He is nurs-
Ing badly battered knee.-Boston Globe.
Bill Coughlin hay played second short
and third this year. leach position with
enough games to get, into the official record,
and with great credit everywhere. His rec
ords, all high for the respective positions,
are: Second base,! $50; third base, $50;
shortstop, 937. ,of EiIl
Bill Donovans drop resembles that CT BIZ!
Dineen's, recognized as ethe greatest drop
ball pitcher In the league. 1t is straight
curve to It, The cressiffe has always been
one of his favorite forms of delivery, and
he has made it very effective, for he has
complete control of his CURVES used in this
method.
The New York World says: "McGraw
has been spoken ofSas tFe greatest Of play
er-managers. masteroof the strategy of
the game. There has been no evidence of it
at the Polo groundsGsos far. Pfn-head field
Ing, stupid baserunning, puny hitting and
lack of team work are religiously the or
der OF the day now as before the Baltimore
regency
TT is remarkable what tempting offers
the players Of both leagues are turning
down this fall.' said Boston man. II
know that Wallace was offered a two
years contract calling for 5000 a year by
Frank Robson of st. Louis, with other big
offers, and turned them all down to re-
main with Manager McAleeri the man who
brought him out. Wallace is a power In his
quiet way, and once having given his word
he can be trusted to make good"
Colonel Barney Dreyfuss has notified
Lefty Davis, the champions right fielder,
that he can look for another position. The
Pittsburg club does not want him for next
year. IF Davis desires he can stay here
and draw his salary for the balance of the
year. for We will BAY him every cent owed.
as he was hurt in our service; but 1t Is up