The Washington times., 1902-04-13
BASEBALL GOSSIP.

The Pittsburg team will carry eighteen
men around the circuit this year
1t is said that Fred Glade will pitch
for Chicago in its opening game against
the Reds next Saturday.
1t is said that Pink Hawley had his eye
on the managership OF the Jersey CITY
team of the Eastern League.
Manager Hughey Duffy has signed Pitch
er Fricken of Minneapolis, and shortstop
Cockmap, who played in the Western As
sociation last year.
A denial has been sent out from Bos-
ton regarding the story that any attempt
was made TO induce BresGahan to jump
the Orioles. Who said sour grapes?
Manager Jimmy Collins. of the Boston
Americans, says that he is perfectly sure
of all the men VINO have signed contracts
this year, and that he has no fear that
any of them will jump.
While the game between Cincinnati
and Indianapolis was in progress a band
outside the fence began to play funeral
march. \ LOUD voice was heard to yell
from the bleachers, They may be a lit
tie early. but they have come for the
Reds all right Cincinnati Enquirer.
It is to be sincerely hoped that the Hon.
A. e. Spalding will not make the same
fiZZle out of his literary attempts that he
did out of his presidential campaign. The
latest reports are to the effect that he
will make a contribution to sporting lit
erature on Baseball Government, by One
Who Would Like to Govern"
The Athletic pitchers have returned
from the South and are in fine shape.
Connie Mack is ioliyiHg himself into the
belief that his bunch will make an en-
tirely different start from last year when
he dropped two to the Senators on the
iump OF BY a different start he may
ruean that he will drop two to the orioles
instead of the Senators.
The action of the Georgetown under
graduates in suspending Drill, when there
was the slightest question regarding his
standing as an amateur, demonstrates
that whatever may have been the senti-
ments of that college in the past they are
for clean Snort now. There is strong
feeling throughout the country regarding
the local university, but it might be
good thing for those who are engaged IN
throwing mud TO look little closer to
home.
Manager Reilly, of the Jersey City
team said before he left town yesterday
morning that he thought Manager Lotus
had gathered a great bunch of ballplay-
capital this year. My pitchers are not
considered easy things, yet the Senators
made them look like thirty cents, he
remarked And still it is said that the
Washington team are weak hitters. In
my opinion they will finish well up with
the bunch, and some Of those who are
so confidently looking toward first place
had better cancel their dates with the
Senators"
Tom Lotus tells good one on Uncle"
Nick Young. Whenever there was a
meeting of the National League magnates
there would, of course, be anywhere from
a dozen to fifteen newspaper men hang
ing around the corridors of the hotel
on the lookout for news" said the Sena-
torial manager. when Nick would leave
the meeting he would always be accosted
with demand TO cough some interesting
titbit Nick. with his familiar big book
under his arm, would run his hands
through his hair couple of times and
then invariably reply: There is really
nothing new-but l have an awful head
ache That headache ending was never
omitted once during the years that l
have been interested in the national
game, and it always put quietus upon
further questioning.