Evening star., 1902-03-18

stop: Porter, right field: Hence. center
! field: Garnet, left field. Address challenges
to David Goodno. 112l s street northwest.
| Cincinnati is doing it's utmost to induce
Young Parent Of the Boston Americans to
jump his contract. Twice that club has sent
| a contract of 81 900 to Parent, which is con-
| sderably more than he Is getting from MS
/ present employers
Conny Macks Athletics have booked
| games with Yale. Princeton, Bucknell, Ho-
/ bart and Viianova Colleges. The Eastern
/ League does not bar the door to the Ban
| Johnsonites. for both Jersey City and New
| ark are the spring schedule of the Qua
| ker Americans.
| Comiskey day at St Louis has been fixed
for May l and Chris Won der Abe has
promised to toss the first ball for the
| Brownies against the topper" of the Chi
| cago batting list. An attempt will be made
! to get Hugh Nicol Tommy Mccarthy and
| others of the old Brown Stockings to at
| tend as guests Of the two clubs.
1T will be a great race in the American
! thi. season." says Lave Cross. THE Phil
| atelphia team looks to me as IL 1T should
be fighting for first honors from start to
finish. Chicago Boston. St. Louis and Bal
timore all look strong. and 1t Is going to be
a hard matter to pick the winners 1t
should be one Of the closest races in the
history OF base ball"
Cleveland will have one of the finest quar-
tets of pitchers that ever belonged to one
nouncement by Manager Armour, when he
stated that Pitcher Adrian Joss would wear
a Cleveland uniform. This gives Cleveland
four pitchers over six feet tall. Wright
from Dayton Is just six feet three inches:
Vasbinder six feet two inches: Landboom.
six feet one inch; Moore. six feet. while
Joss is just six feet two inches. Besides
those named. the other pitchers signed are
Dummy Taylor. Kenna and STREET..
Billy Hart the new manager OK the Peoria
High Balls, says: This thing OF recruiting
a nine from the fragments that are left
isn't what it is cracked up to be. Some Of
the talent that volunteers dates back near
had an application from a fellow who wants
to play first who retired from the game
just about the time / got into the business
and that was back In S4, This must be his
second time on earth."-Cincinnati En-
Guirer.
Director Billings Of the Boston National
League club Is said to be mad clean through
and the loss of Dineen has made him swear
An oath that upon the first opportunity he
will invade the American League ranks and
steal all the PLAYERS he can. This is a little
rash on Mr.. Billings jart. and after ne
cools down will no doubt think the matter
over and wait until some OF the hiEn-prlceu
players like actors OF old, walk nome on
the ties and then gather them In without
ing the invasion act.
Harry Vaughn, for many years the maln-
stay of the Cincinnati team behind the hat.
has signed a contract with the Peoria Uup
team Of the Western League. Manager
Billy Hart has been after vaughn for sofne
days but came to terms with him Satur-
first base for Hart's team. though he may
also be used behind the bat. Vaughn TO- OF
course. out Of condition. bIt having always
been a most faithful trainer. he viii have
no trouble getting himself In readiness to
play ball.