Evening star., 1902-01-30
Base Ball Notes.

jackson the outfielder of the Baltimore
club last season. is to play in the outfeld
for the St Joseph club of the Western
League.
President Watkins has signed Charles
Babb. the Fort Wayne third baseman. for
the India annapolis American team. Charles
Lusky, with Washington last year, and j.
McAllister. with Columbus, have also been
signed.
II is reported that John Killing of the Chi
cago National League club and John Nc
Carthy of the Cleveland club have been Of
fered a part ownership in the Denver club
in the Western League.
Frank Owen. the Ypsianti pitcher, VINO
was a member of the Detroit ball team last
season. has signed with the Omaha, Neb..
nine. owen is a youngster, and is regarded
by many as having a brilliant future
Boston has released outfielder Rickert,
who finished the season with the Beaneat-
ers 1t is claimed that Pittsburg has added
him to it's list.
Over in ST. Louis they refer to the team
that Pat Donavan will father as the Kin
dergarten. There are out rev veterans III
the bunch.
George Bone who was with the Milwau-
kee base ball team the latter part OF last
sea SON and has signed with the San fran
cisco club of the California League for
next season, broke an arm playing roller
poIo as a member of the Lawrence team
few nights ago.
American Association team al Kansas City.
has signed Billy Nance to play the out
field. He was with Detroit last season.
Pitcher Mercer is reported to have signed
with the Detroit American League team.
He is the sixth man on the team who has
PLAYED either in Manhattan or across the
bridge in late years. The others are Glea-
son. Holmes Sasey. Miller and Yeager.
Harry Davis. who was with the All-Amer-
ican team in the west. s.ys: Bradley made
a hit and was considered by the western
people as the greatest third baseman I'm the
country That is all right as far as 1t
goes. but have the western people referred
to ever seen Collins?
Now that Monte Cross has been officially
announced as being signed to play with an
American League team next season ne
might as well give. up denying. Monte Is
a bit of jollier. it is true, but 1t is about
time he should realize the fact that the
National League club pitchers know that
he has gone and are sorry.
The old ex-National League players. NC
Kean and Ward. have applied for places on
the Phillies' team. Both men In their day
were stars. but, like many others, failed to
take care of their money. and ars now COM
PEELED to ask for positions instead of die
tatirg terms.
In discussing the base ball situation the
other night Ban johnson. president of the
American League. casually remarked that
Billy CliDgman, the former Washington
short stop, was getting great team to-
Rether for Milwaukee. Ban knows base
ball from A to T. and the fact that he has
been keeping tab on CiinEman's work shows
that he has not entirely forgotten Milwau-
kee.
Manager Shettsline of the Philiies is kept
busy these days reading letters from young
apIayers who are aesiros,z of entering ma for
league company. Apart from the missives
| nications from two cid Sensational League
players. Ed. Mckean. the old Cleveland
short STOP writes that he is open for
| an engagement and would like TO play