Evening star., 1902-01-21

yesterday in the person of Walter Ander-
| son. formerly shortstop of the Wesleyan
College team. According to the usual re-
port Anderson is fast on his feet, 800
hitter, has speed to burn and is a wonder
Another player who will be tried by the
Phillies is Oscar Lang, the foot ball player,
who made such a remarkable hit as full
back of the Philadelphia eleven last fall.
i Lang will be tried at first base until Jen-
nings reports
Pitcher Claude Elliott, whom Billy Cling
| man has signed for his Milwaukee team
| for next season. was recommended to Man
ager McPhee by Hugh Nicol last summer.
Brooklyn negotiated for him. but he signed
with the Milwaukee Americans before any
other deal could be made with him.
William A. Whitman Of Reading has been
| elected president, secretary and treasurer
OF the Pennsylvania league. Scranton,
Wilkesbarre. Reading, Lancaster and Leba-
| non have Joined the league, and applca-
tions have been received from Pottsville.
Easton. Harrisburg and Hazleton.
Elmer Smith, the famous Outfielder, will
| likely be in harness again this year. He
has offers from two National League clubs,
| and will likely accept one Of the two. Ell
| mer is looking In splendid shape and ap-
pears to be in better condition than he has
| been for some time
Hans Wagner. the well-known Pittsburg
player. who helped to land the pennant for
| the Pirates proposes to quit the diamond
| and become saloonkeeper. Hans has
| been thrifty and has an opportunity to go
| into that business. He has signed a Pitts
| burg contract for next year and is await
| ing the return of President Dreyfuss to
| lay the case before him. Hans says if he is
| not given the privilege of going into busi-
| ness. in addition to playing, he will quit
\ base ball for good.
ComiSkey has a new tale about Won der
| Abe. and it is one in which Frank Genins
| figured. He said: II don't vouch for the
! story. mind you, for have never been able
| 20 get Genins to admit it. but it is a good
| one anyway. When Chris got Genins he
| thought he was 4 wonder, and put him in
| the outfield. One day fly ball was knocked
| high over his head and over the fence for a
home run. Genins saw where 1t was going,
| and consequently made no effort to reach
| It. When he reported at the club house af
| ter the game he was notified of his uncondi-
tional release. whats this for?" thun-
dered the new man, thoroughly mad. wy
| you don't show some interest in de fly
balls? returned Chris. L know 1t vel you
cannot get him. but you do not show the
| brober interest. So you go. see? ?"-Toron-
to Mail and Empire.
Since the National League magnates have
been jarring each other over the wire an
interesting fact seems to have been over
hssn is to
the Freedman. Brush and Robson aggre-
gation7 Boston will follow spalding. So
den said SO. OF the others naught has
been said. SO the following. from the Gin
cinnati Enquirer, is interesting:
Should the contention Of A. G. Spald-
| ing that he had been elected president Of
the National League be sustained by the
courts neither the Cincinnati club nor the
others who deny the legality Of the action
of half league are likely to form revo-
lutionary party to play by themselves. The
spirit Of anarchy Is certainly not rampant
on the Red side of the fence.
The Cincinnati club and those who are
our associates In this little difficulty re-
marked Ashley Lloyd, are law-abiding bus
mess men, and they will certainly keep
within the pale Of the law. They invoked
the legal settlement OF the trouble. and
Will certainly abide by the verdict"