Evening star., 1902-01-13
INTO building lots. Vale, home of the colo
nels and training grounds of Charles Dex-

into building lots. Vale, home Of the colo-
| nels and training grounds of Charles Dex-
ter.
And now 1t is stated that one Coneal-
ton, minor league outfieider, who can hit
Darn with pole, has been signed by
Jim Hart 'Rah for the Remnant Regiment,
Another player was added to the New
YORK nine today-an old familiar player
! none none otner than James Stafford. better
known as Jimmy" He was a member of
the New Yorks years ago and has finally
drlrted pack to the metropolis.
President Johnson of the American
league says there is no foundation for the
story that Charlie Irwin had been signed
py Jimmy McAleer for the ST. Louis team
irwin is still unsigned, either by the Ma
tlonal or the American
George Tebeau OF the Kansas C,itv basa
Dali team was in Milwaukee Yesterday in
consultation with President Quin Tebeau
expects to retain Third Baseman Robinson
VINO signed to play for Connie Mack in
Philadelphia, after accepting advance
money from the Kansas City club
over In st. Louis they are wondering who
Will De secured to balance up the Ameri-
can League outfield. As yet Manager Nc
Aleer has secured no running mate for Bur
kett and Heidrick-and he'll have to be a
good man to keep up his end with those
gentlemen.
Rube Waddell is doing herculean stunts in
California He had won ten straight games
up to few days ago. when the ninth came
and 1t was 8 to against his team. With
one on base Rube hit the ball to blazes
and galloped home with the game and the
eleventh straight win.
John f. Hilbert. the mainstay In the
pitching department of the York (Pa) base
ball nine for the past several seasons. has
signed contract with the Milwaukee
American League team to play for the sea-
son of 1902. This young pitcher Is exceed
fEgly popular on the Pennsylvania circuit
and IL put under proper training will. no
doubt, make one Of the finest twirlers in
the country.
The reserve clause in the Western League
ayers of clubs agree to pay players $40 for
the privilege of renewing the contracts for
the following season. Not one player under
contract with the Western League clu.s has
received the $40. and, as result, all Of
them unsigned so far are at liberty to sign
wherever they can get the most money
Brush takes more interest in his $50 600
worth of stock in the New York club than
he does in his majority interest at Cincin-
natl. Instead Of trying to get Hanlon for
the Reds, he endeavored to sign the great
manager for the Giants. What do the Gin
cinnati fans think of that? Is 1t any won
der that they are urging John T., the orig
inal gum shoe man, to sell out and go east
where he ebelongs-Pittsburg Press.
Manager Billy Clingman of the MiIwau-
kee club Is rounding up what looks like
pretty good team. He has been on the
jump ever since the Kansas City meeting
OF the American Association, and has
signed several good men. The men signed
by Manager Clingman to date are: Pitch
ers, Bracken and Elliott, with two others
under agreement; catchers. Kid Speer, with
Kleinow and Hanford willing to sign and
a youngster named Hessler: first base, Sam
DUNCAN; second base. O'Connel, and an
other man to be signed; shortstop, Cling
man; third base McAndrews, and prob
ably Friel; field, Algie Mcbride, with four
others under consideration.