Evening star., 1902-03-12
Base Ball Notes.

Dummy Hoy. the deaf mute base ball
player, has signed with Cleveland for the
season of 1902.
Perry Werden. the old pie king" is going
west to grow up with the country. He will
play first and captain the Sacramentos In
the California League.
There is a noticeable scarcity Of young
base ball catchers employed on American
League clubs this year. Cleveland gets
Bemis from the Toronto club and McGraw
has signed Erickson for trial on the Balti-
more club
1t is rumored that Jim Hart's trip toward
the Pacific coast is to see Rube Waddell
and make terms with the erratic tWirler to
play with the Remnants again.
The time to take chances on the bases
is when your team is ahead" says Catcher
Frank Chance. Then use all your daring
and keep the Lead
There has been no let-up as yet in the
fine weather the Philadelphians have been
enjoying at Chapel Hill. N. c., the past
few days. Duggleby is the only one of the
party who has not as yet worked Off the
surplus flesh he accumulated during the
winter months. Yesterday morning he ran
around the ball grounds With several heavy
reeked with perspiratien. All three Of the
twirlers took part in a game in the after
noon with the varsity team.
The West Point cadets have refused to
change the date OF their game with the
naval cadets from May -17 to a date in
April The Naval Academy wanted the
change. so that members of the first class
who graduate on May lecouid take part.
which would have put the teams on an
equal footing.
w. A. Lange. the former center fielder OF
the Chicago National League club. is to
establish himself In an elegant new home
in San Francisco as soon as the carpenters
can make it ready for him. Lange has
purchased a lot in 9th avenue overlooking
the golf links and the ocean. He intends to
erect fine home for himself and wife will
have big stable for his ponies and will
go in for golf.
President John ]. Mahon of the Baltimore
Base Ball Club. yesterday concluded all ar
rangements for the transportation Of the
club to Savannah, Ca, by the Merchants
and Miners line of steamers. The party
will number twenty-five in ALL Some of the
players will be accompanied by their wives.
They are booked to sail from Baltimore on
March -
President Ban Johnson of the American
League admitted in Chicago yesterday that
his organization would not turn any good
ball players adrift SO that the National
League might be benefited by the release.
Although the American League is still
bound by the agreement of last year to
limit the number Of players on each team
to fifteen men it is quite likely that any
team that has more players than it's quota
will transfer the extra men to some other
club that is not filled up to the limit.
The Chicago Record-Herald says that un-
less two of the strongest base ball men as
sociated with the Spalding faction of the
National League are soon appeased A. q.
Spalding will be forced out Of the present
fight. Spalding's alleged lack Of method
and his absence In California have dis
pleased one of the men supposed to be
among his closest adherents. 1t Is be-
lieved President Hart's trip to see his chief
has as its aim an understanding by Whlcn
Spalding would withdraw for the sake or a
compromise.
Manager Clingman Of the MiWa ukee club
has notified President Quin that he had
concluded negotiations with Billy Hallman,
who played with the Brewers in the Amer
ican League last season Hallman was one
of the few good batters on the team In l9Ol
He was shifted from left to center and from
center to right field. finally being held IN
the latter position. Right field seems 10 De
his forte. and that Is the position Manager
Clingman has mapped out for MIN. lie
was always a good sticker and can run
bases with the best of them. ;,
Great is Griffith, says the CINCINNATI
Commercial Tribune, and ball players oi
both leagues must remove their chapeaux
to the little man whose arm stands tne
wear of years and whose head never loses
one atom of his cleverness or scientific acu-
men. Griff works in an artistic way all the
time he is in the box. He never seems TO
throw the ball with all his force. never
draws the arm far back and slams IN the
balls, as SO many of the young p1tchers
have to do. There is always an impression
of ease and lack of actual hard labor. his
performance Is that Of a man who keeps
plenty of reserve force for any emergen-
cies. The ball goes over the plate at
tantalizing angle. and yet seems almost
unhitable, so far as landing 1t in proper
places is concerned. With men on bases
Griff keeps cool. pumps them right over.
and usually wins out on generalship and
sheer determination.
When Tim Hurst was counted out of the
diamond game base balli lost an original
genius During the recent, visit of Sir Tim
to Cincinnati he added a few stories to
the collection he has given fandom. Some
body recalled the dead fad of racing at
night and Rosedale.a rise and finish.
One Of the funniest things ever saw on
ball field took place when Chris Won der
Abe had the ponies over iii st. Louis. said
the little Celt to Ren Mulford. 1T was
getting dark one afternoon at the park and
the fans were yelling at Bob Emslie. burn
ing matches and setting Are to newspapers
to call his attention to sthe fact that 1t
was getting dark. Bob kept 'em al 1t when
all of a sudden there, waa blaze Of light
all around the track (which surrounded the
field. Chris had turned the switch and the
game was finished by electric light. =
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