Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-08
Base Ball Notes.

Manager Shetzline Of the Phillies has re-
ceived Billy Keister's contract for next sea-
son. When things are breaking right for
Billy he is great batter
President Johnson. In dealing with the
National League. has been going slowly and
with the utmost caution. He knows too
we'll that false step will be fatal to the
Americans as the older organization will
take advantage of every opportunity to re-
gain it's lost prestige.
There is a movement on foot to have
President Johnson Of the American League
the club owners and secure more uniform
scoring. 4 & E
The public will, not be greatly worried If
the two leagues do not combine There is
nothing which the public loves better than
to take sides and see good fight. This is
what it wants now in the interleague base
ball war.
President HartIof Chicago claims to have
past two years, despite the absence Of COM
pulsory base BAH laws: And he did not get
much for his money at that
The Eastern League will not talk business
with Baltimore unless the orfOle city can
give a guarantee7that it will remain in the
league for given number of years.
Southern clergymen are doing their best
to prevent the Southern League from play
Ing Sunday ball, and 1t looks as though
they will succeed.
Manager CantilIon of the Milwaukee
American Association club has announced
twenty-three players under contract. They
include Butler, Mathison and Oyler of Bal
timore. - So
The sale of the Baltimore ball grounds,
on which the American League team play
ed there last year, has revealed the fact
that "Muggsy" McGraw still has claim
of s.. 236 73 against the club and that Will
bur Robinson is owed 81 400.
During recent tanning bee in Chicago
Clark Griffith said: "Ill bet to 1 George
he wants him." to which "Commy' in
stantly replied with: We'll, I'll bet 20 to 1
l want him.
Fred Postal owner Of the Washington
club of the American League. wants to
bet $1,000 to $500 that the Detroit club will
not be transferred to some other city next
season. Postal must have stable informa-
ton to make proposition OF this kind:
1t is now reported that the head Of the
New York American League club will be
the millionaire magnate, w. T. Van Brunt
of St. Joseph, Mo. 1t is known that he is
supported by the western magnates to op-
pose Brush and Freedman In New York.
Van Brunt- has had several important con-
ferences on this subject with Ban Johnson
and Comiskey.
"FH sell the club again before the week
is out said Mr.. Postal yesterday. This
Pittsburg crowd bought Mr.. Angus fran
chise a half dozen times. and they ought to
use me as well. By Saturday night they
will be paying me $4,000 Then I'll look
better to myself, and maybe III stand bet
ter with Tom. They've taken him from me.
and they've taken my club from me. This
seems to be my chance to get them all
back at one swoop.'-Detroit Free Press.
One by one all Of the base ball stars
signed by the American League, but
claimed by the Nationals still. are desert
ing to the younger organization. First 1t
was George Davis. then Dave Fultz. then
Jack Warner and finally, Elberheldmall
from the New York Nationals. Now Willie
Keller has confirmed the report that he will
play with the New York Americans this
year. Allthis tends to prove that the list
of men which Ban Johnson gave out recent
ly as having been signed by the American
League is about correct.