Evening star., 1902-02-05
Base Ball Notes,

Pitcher Joss, who was claimed by
Brooklyn, has notified the Toledo club that
he will remain with them for the coming
season.
The New York club is said to be after
Washburn. the Brown University pitcher
Charley Armbruster, who caught for
the West Point T. A. C. base ball team,
has signed with the Brooklyn club.
Shortstop Quinlan had chance to play
with New York at $75 a month more
money. He decided it was better to re-
main with Montreal until he became a
star rather than take chances with New
York
George Tebeau will take the Louisville
franchise in the American Association
He has disposed Of his holdings in the
Kansas City club.
Schmidt, the twirler who did such good
work for the All Nationals in California
this winter, is not Crazy" Schmidt, but
is native of Texas, who gives great
promise of becoming a star.
Tom Burns. once third baseman and
later manager of Chicago. and now man
ager of the Jersey City club. has secured
BILLY" Shindle. Catcher McManus and
George Shock. and has accepted the terms
of Walter Woods, the well-known utility
player.
Manager Frank Dwyer Of the Detroit
base ball team signed Pitcher Jack
League team. Cronin affixed his sigma
ture to a Detroit contract in New York
last Saturday night.
Thomas Hernon. wellzknown base ball
denly yesterday. His last engagement
was with the New london. Conn, nine
He had played ball in California and in all
the prominent eastern organizations He
was thirty-one years of age.
With Bobby Caruthers umpiring Charlie
Comiskey visiting with his Chicago white
sox. George Munson circulating about
as of yore, Old Sportsman's Park the
home of the ST. Louis American League
team, will recall strongly former good cid
days-days when base ball was a summer
pastir not a source Of winter wrangling
The old-time third baseman. Denny
Lyons. bobbed up in Cincinnati the other
day. confessed that he had a touch of
diamond fever and had notion of get
ting back in the game. He thinks he
could hold his own as first baseman in
the American Association. He Is one of a
corps of engineers with a traction COM
pany.
Kansas City Western League team has
received tempting offer from the Detroit
club-$1 800 to sign and 5000 year for
two years. report says: Having a finan-
cial interest in the Kansas City club
Nick will hardly consider any offer. be-
sides having bound himself to go to his
old home and play ball.
Frank Selee. the new manager of the
Orphans, will report to President Hart in
Chicago early next week. when the formal
announcement Of the makeup of the team
for this year will be made. Over thirty
men are under contract to play with the
Orphans, including all of last years team
with the exception of Green. Hartsell and
Hughes. The most of the recruits with
the exception of Bob Lowe, are young
sters uhtried in fast company.
1t was diyulged at Columbia University
yesterday that Lewis, the former Boston
National League pitcher. who had volun-
teered to coach Columbias base ball team.
win not. after all. take charge of the
work. Lewis has been appointed an in
structor in the department of rhetoric
and certain members of the faculty ex-
pressed the opinion that it would be ia
compatible for one of their number to act
as the coach of an athletic team.
William Cling and Daniel Daub. both
pitchers, have signed with the Indianapolis
team of the American Association. Cling
was one of the best pitchers in the New
York State League last year, pitching for
the Waverly team. Daub was formerly
He was with the American Association
last year until sickness compelled his re-
tirement
The positive announcement that the
Brooklyn. Chicago. Pittsburg and Phila-
delphia clubs of the National League VIII
but will also play bah this season by
themselves. has begun to stir up the
Freedman faction to such an extent that
there was a story afieat In New York
den were in secret conference at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel. But there was no trace RI
them at that place. nor at any OF the
other leading hotels.
The people down this way have been
who promised to make cali at his old
home in Taunton this winter The fans
are delighted to know that Timothy win
be with Tom Lotus next season and make
q little sport for the boys at the Hunt
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