Evening star., 1902-04-12
CATCHER DRILL SUSPENDED.
His Playing With Senators Last Wed.
nesday the Cause.

at American League Park between the
Senators and the Jersey City Eastern
League team, Catcher Drill of the George
town University team has been suspended
by the directors of the University Athletic
Association, pending an investigation and
decision of the advisory board of the uni
versity. which meets today. Drill caught
for the Senators, who were without
backstop, Donphue being sick in Chicago
and Clark busy. coaching the team at An
napolis. Drill,sKtlo occupied grand stand
seat. was asked by Manager Lotus to help
him out, to Which Drill agreed. although
Captain Moran of the Georgetowns advised
him not to. Drill isemphatically denies that
he has signed IA contract to- play with the
Kansas City Western League team this
season, and says he. has received offers
from the Bostop and Philadelphia National
League teamss
Lo4tus After Drill.
The clever work OF Drill IN Wednesdays
game attracted thes ates,tton Of Manager
LOTUS and on account Of Donohue's illness
he opened negotiations with him to play
| with the Senators this season. Manager
LOTUS and Drill met by appointment last
evening, but could reach no final agree
ment. Up to noon today nothing further
had been done in the matter, although there
are big chances yet of the catcher being
signed by the w aShlngton club.
Base Ball Notes.
| Jimmy Ryan has evidently regained his
batting eye and Manager LOTUS has found
| a jewel in this veteran.
] The sunshine brought out the pitchers
in good form and they tw!rled in something
| like their old style, the Jerseyites being
| powerless at the bat.
1i1i,,r
ball over to first. 1t is too early for him
| to put full steam, he times the ball
so that it gets to first just ahead of the
| runner.
Bill Coughlin must have known that his
picture was in last nights Star, because
| he slammed out a home run in the most
| approved style and, of course, was happy.
| Bill took care of his1eight chances like
| Latoie.
Harry Wolverton had the only error for
| the Senators yesterday, but this clever boy
| has been getting everything and at the
| bat hitting like fiend. The bleachers are
| already with Wolyerton to man.
| Manager LOTUS would make a ten-strike
| should he be able to sign Catcher Drill He
| Is big favorite in town, and his suspen-
sion being the result of favoring the Sena-
| tors has made the catcher host of friends
| The New York club is trying to get Kahoe
| or Chance, catchers, from the Chicago club
HuIswitt Is playing such brilliant game
at short for the Phllies that it is predicted
| that Monte Cross will not be missed.
Dale Gears Carlisle Indian, Pratt has
| been doing good work on the slab for the
Kansas City team so far this year Nc
Graw tried to land him for Baltimore but
| failed.
Chick Stahl Of the Boston Americans was
| the first of the season to receive a bou-
| quet. 1t was a bunch of yiolets from a
young lady in the grand stand at Augusta,
| Ga.
| Hatch. the Brown University pitcher sign
ed by New York, is developing great sneed
and wonderful assortment of curves It
Is even claimed that he will prove tn he a
second MathewSon.
w. w. Marsh, son Of the Rev M. M
Marsh, while practicing on the ball grounds
at Lynchburg, Va, yesterday in running
emba ankment and received injuries from
which he died. He had just signed with
the Wilmington. N. c., team.
Herman Long is of the opinion that the
Bostons will be stronger this season than
they were last. despite the fact that they
| have lost Nichols. Dineen and Lowe. As
the majority Of fans "are from Missouri"
the Beaneatersswill have to show them be-
| fore they will belteves Long.
Thomas Gttinger the well-known base
! ball player of Frederick. Md, has signed
for the coming season with the Natchez,
Miss team in 1.-THE Cotton States League
fielder from the same place. has signed
| with the Schenectady team of New York
The western League has disbanded
| President Powers Of Pittsburg states that
on account Of Springfield. Ohio, and Ma
rion Ind, refusing to put up $500 guaran-
| tee money there will be no league.
The Philadelphia National League team
returned home from its southern trip yes.
terday and will continue the effort to get
into condition for the opening game with
New York. meeting college and minor
league teams at Philadelphia
In view of the fact that 1t was HanIon
who was 1oudest In Ibis predictions last
summer that the American League would
not open its gates this year 1t looks like a
case Of the chickens coming home to roost.
The American League has cut into Han
Ions team not little. and he is eyidentix,
convinced now that the American Lea pI1e
will open IT'S gates. and. Furthermore. with
some OF his star players wearing American
League uniforms. = Philadelphia North
American ~ s-ss2 3A 2 =
BILLY" Hamilton one Of the ereatest all.
around ball players Of his time, who has
guarded center field for the Boston Ma
tional League club since 1895. has n,aveI
his last game OF ball fof.t that club. Ham
ilton did not go south ION account of his
child,s illness. This gave young Courtnev
a chance which he did not allow to 20 nv
unimproved, and as Cooley is doing GOOD
work. there is no room for Hamilton. The
New York outfield needs hitter or two