The Washington times., 1902-09-04
BASEBALL-AMATEUR AND PROFESSIONAL -ATHLETCS.

II NJ ~
nave one of the best circuits in tn
country, one that IS Just as good as TN
National League.
| we have the National League $40
TO pieces in the East at the present time
and the people there seem well piease'
| with the kind of baseball we have givel
| them. We will eIdeavor to give then
just as good. If not better, next season
ana there is no doubt as to where tn
people will stand On the proposition o
two clubs"
News from various sections of th'
country in which John McGraw. ALA
Muggsy," the New York manager. has
been travelling in quest of players indi
cateS that everything has not come th'
way of the astute ex-Oriole. For in
stance, McGraw recently slipped init
Columbus and asked Turner, the third
baseman of the Ohio team. to sign {
New York contract and fill in his owr
figures.
Il don't care to go with you" sai(
Turner, and walked away.
McGraws next rundown came from
Hart, the slugger who jumped Balti-
more and McGraw last year after .
quarrel over a fine.
Let's be friends said Muggsy. Come
and play in New York next season.
Il don't want to talk to you at all,
said Hart, and walked away in a hurry
Charlie 0'Leary, the shortstop of the
Des Moires club, will join the New York
club at the close of the present Western
League season
Ii would seem from this that Ameri-
can League stars are hard to get when
McGraw has to go delving into minor
leagues for material for next season S
Giants.
McGraw offered Jimmy Williams $4,000
TO 60 to New York
The Boston Americans rank fifth in
hitting and second in fielding.
Clarke Griffith. manager of the Chi
cago team, was in sPittsturg Tuesday.
He spent the evening in the room Of ono
of the hold-cut players. and was vis-
tied by two or three OF the Pittsburg
players who are unsigned
Browns says that Dougkerty of the Bos :
tons is one of the greatest batsmen he
has seen in many day. He says Bos-
ton will also get fast young player
n Stone OF Omaha. What will you
want with all these men, he asked
Collins. ~ will take any one of them" :"
Guess l can find room fer them,' an
swered Jimmy.
Dave Fultz of the Athletics has forged
ahead Of Mertes in the number of stolen
bases.
A Baltimore correspondent calls at
tention to the fact that Jimmy Collins
made triple play all by himself in
that city in 1885, but Jimmy says he
cannot remember anything about It.
State Senator Grady of New York,
baseball fan, has offered $3.50 to the cap
tain OF the team that wins the National
League pennant; $100 to the man among
the champions making the mcst sacrifice
hits; 5000 to the man making the most
timely hits, to be decided by the cap
tain; si00 to the pitcher making the best
average; s1G0 to the man leading the
team in batting; $125 to the beat in
ncider ana a ike amount 10 tne pest
outfelder, to be decided by the captain.
Manager Donovan announces that he
has signed ten of the present ST. Louis
Nationals for next season. the O'Neil
brothers, Murphy. Pearson, Brashear.
Barclay, Smoot, Hartman, Farrell, and
Yerkes. Ryan, Nichols. Wicker. Dun-
ham. and Shortstop Kruger have not
yet signed.
Connie Mack says he has signed three
League players for next sea-
son.
The Cincinnati pitchers say that
Keeler piyes them more trouble than