Evening star., 1902-01-17
Base Ball Notes.

The Boston American League club will
pay Billy Dineen In the neighborhood Of
S., 900 for pitching for it's team next sea-
son.
Jimmy Manning has secured choice To-
cation for his new ball park in Kansas
City, and the American Association-West-
ern League fight Is given fresh impetus by
the point scored by the Manning Nichols
crowd.
The Al-Americans. who are in Califor-
In the bowling alleys. according to reports
from the coast. Big Larry Lajoie is
said to lead the procession at this, as at
the other game.
mond for playing well In one game. I'm
! fortunately. James was not able to keep
up the gait and was fired for incompetency.
Players are scarce now in some quarters
and Andy Is giving Jim another trial.
Pitcher Pete Husting, who did good work
for Milwaukee the latter part Of the last
season, received an offer of 81, 800 yester-
day to twirl for the st. Louis club of the
retired to go into the law business in Mil
waukee with his brother. He will con-
slider the proposition ard no doubt accept.
Outfielder Dick Harley is telling his
Quaker friends that as far as he is con-
cerned he hopes the rival leagues will never
come together. If Sir Richard were as
good ball player as he is a business man
he would make Ed Delehanty or Elmer
haw apple tree.-Cfncinnati Enquirer.
Willie" Keller, the desirable ball player
of the Brooklyn club. who went to Bafti-
more to attend John ]. McGraw's wedding,
failed to meet Manager Hanlon Wednesday
and yesterday he returned to Brooklyn
Now the managers Of the National and
American League clubs will have to see
him first. He may have agreed to play
with some club and the chase after him
may be futile Then again. he may still
be looking for the biggest money.
Dreyfuss is among the very few National
League men who have placed the sport of
stile. In addition to this fact Pittsburg
has the only frst-cIass team left in the
old league. The annexation Of Pittsburg
would add considerable strength to the
Of New York. which is stin entirely prob
able, the Johnson League would have an
ideal circuit. Developments Of the next
two weeks will be interesting, and 1t will
cities finds an American League berth be-
fore the present campaign is finished
Harry Vaughn. who. until two years ago.
was member OF the Cincinnati team, but
ball. made the announcement yesterday
that he Is going to play ball again next
season Vaughn fs In good condition and
Will consider q proposition from any one
going to give UP my tobacco business. s.
said Vaughn, and play ball again next
summer. find that base bali agrees with
me better than anything else. and I want
to get into the game again. am capable
Of playing AZ good ball as I ever did"
Manager Griffith Is planning on using
Garvfn scientifically, letting the elongated
twirier go his distance and then relieving
him after the first moment that he begins
to show his weakness after the sixth In
ming. iAt that. though" said Grifath.
'Garvtn win 90 the distance all right II he
once gets started right. Let him win his
FIRST six or seven games and youth find
that there win be mighty few OF the best
OF them that win last any better than he
will. He has never mt fy4 ytel1 a316 66a