Evening star., 1902-03-19
Base Ball Notes.

Honest John Morrill, - past redemption
He left base ball, took up s1if. an and has now
turned to ping -pong! ..st1 i. -@.-.a i
Philadelphia says that it will not miss
Catcher Eddie Mcfarland. It missed
him literally one day last season when the
Pirates were in Quakertown and had to use
a crippled catcher to allow the game to &c
on.
Jack Dunn and Capt Robinson Of the
York team has signed the Oriole utility
man. Fogel has made several trips to Bal
timore to see Dunn and has made tempting
offers, but nothing final Is likely to be done
until Manager McGraw's return.
Chauncey Fisher, the ex-Cardinal who
was one of the many picked, but not one OF
the few chosen. Is claimed by the Sacra-
mento club as captain. If he fills this posi-
tion he will be one of the few slabmen who
have been picked to run a team.
The case of Ed. Hanlon's pitcher, Wright
was mentioned at the recent meeting of
the American League in Detroit, and Man
ager Kilfoyle. Of Cleveland assured the Bal
timore representatives at the meeting that
he had perfectly legitimate claim upon
the player and did not induce him to sign
by any unfair means.
Manager Shettsline Of the Philadelphia
National League club announces that he
has signed Second Baseman Pete Childs.
who played last year with the st. Louis and
Chicago teams.
Harry Black. the crack left fielder, who
played with the Reading team Of the State
League and Gloucester team last year, has
signed contract to play with the Cincin-
natl team of the National League, and will
report for duty the first Of next month.
Black makes the fourth base ball player to
others were "Hardie" Richardson, "Bill'
Shindle and Jock Crowley
Johnny McGraw, who Is at Hot Springs
getting ready for the base ball season. has
instructed Charley Shields, who is to pitch
for Baltimore this season, to report to Sa-
vannah. Ga, March %. McGraw says he
does not think he will be able to play this
year at all on account of trouble with a
broken leg, which he contracted last season.
John T. Brush has decided to have the
Cincinnati team train at home; that is, IL
the National League magnates agree to
start the season at all. Probably John T..
Is afraid OF losing some more Of those stars
he has signed. as he has had all kinds Of
trouble keeping those he dickered with.
Verify. Jonathan hath his own troubles
these days.
The contingent of Connie Mack's Ath-
letics who are now taking their spring
their quarters from Chapel Hill to Char
lotte, N. c. The weather at Chapel Hill has
continued unseaSonably cold since the ar
rival of the players there, and this has in
amount Of outdoor work. The facilities at
Chapel Hill have also been found to be lie SIS
advantageous than had been expected
Captain Comfskey doesn't Believe in hav-
ing club house so full of players. that they
tramp all over each others feet. He told
"Sy" Sanborn of the ChicagA Tribune the
other day: Fourteen players are enough
for any club to carry. You Will find the
succes ssful clubs are the ones whose play
ers are out there every day. instead Of al
ternating between the diamond and the
bench. know how liable player is to be
crippled. but that is part OF the luck of
base ball. II regular player is crippled.
your club Is broken up, anyway. No substi-
tute or utility man can fill his, place as we'll
as he could. Otherwise he would not be on
the bench In that case You can go out and
get an emergency player whoewill do about
as well as II you carriedrone,on the bench
all all season: s | never was in favor of carry
have had as hard luck IN the matter of
ness" II y ~