Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-07
Base Ball Notes,

SoeShSA DAoo0"oS <AicS H'iAifth 10 h'aS
ing the races at New Orleans along with
Delehanty.
The st. Louis club is looking for sea-
soned pitcher to balance up the bunch of
strong youngsters that have been signed
for next season.
with a shortstop and third baseman as
good as John Farrell we'll take odds Of no
team in the league" Is the way President
Robson of st. Louis estimates the strength
of his Cardinals for next season.
It Is reported that Connie Mack has
challenged Barney Dreyfus for spring
series of games between the champion
Pittsburgs of the National League and the
Athletics, the pennant winners Of the
American League. Mack made similar
challenge last year, but 1t was not accepted.
The sale Of the Philadelphia National
League club to the parties for whom Bar
ney Dreyfuss has been acting as agent will
probably take place next Monday. Mr..
Dreyfuss still declines to say who the buy
ers are other than that they are represent
tative business men of Philadelphia.
Jim ORourke of Bridgeport. Conn. Is the
proud claimant of the title Of having played
base ball longer than any other player in
the world He has record of thirty-one
years Of service on the diamond
George Mullin, a pitcher for the Detroit
Wayne Wednesday morning and surren-
dered himself to the sheriff. Mulin was
indicted by the grand jury at Fort Wayne
| last September for perjury. He was ar
hdi6HCu AAulSOdy anu gave UOlu III Tile SulIl
Of $500
Roger P. Bresnahan. the famous catcher
on the New York ball team, and Miss Ade
line M. Lidke of Toledo were married at
st. Anne's Church In Toledo last Wednes-
day.
ALI doubts as to where Jake Gettman will
play this season were set at rest when
Manager Stallings received letter from
the clever fielder to the effect that he never
thought of playing anywhere but in Buffalo
this season. and that the stories about his
signing with Detroit and Philadelphia were
false.
Clark Griffith. the manager of the New
York American League club, has left for
Hot Springs Ark, to prepare for his spring
training. Perhaps Griffith can give some
valuable information to McGraw, his rival
manager, who is also at Hot Springs, con-
corning the plans Of the New York Ameri-
cans. Griffith will leave Hot Springs for
New York some time in March,
1t Is not expected that the joint meeting
of the schedule and rule committees of the
| two major leagues will be held within the
| next ten days, and it is quite probable that
| It VIII be called for New York instead of
| Chicago This Is very likely to be the case
| il the American League owners are delayed
| in announcing the location Of their site for
| a diamond in New York.
| Manager Shettslne Of the Phillies denies
| all knowledge of the rumor that Iberg his
| crack pitcher, would play with a California
team this year. Shettsine said that con-
tract had been sent to Iberg in California
| time. If Iberg chooses to play in Califor-
! MIA he can do SO with impunity, because
| the Pacific Coast League is not governed by
| the National League in any way.
Il don't want any trouble" said Edward
Barrow, the new manager of the Detroits,
| but If President Powers is anxious to pre-
| cfpitate a quarrel with me he will find that
| can do little warning on my own ac-
count. There are three or four players in
the Eastern League at present unsigned,
good enough for any team, who would be
only too glad to join the Detroit club So
that Mr. Powers had better come down
| from his high horse unless he wishes to
| lose some of his star performers"
There has been much talk as to the SAL
airy that Jack" Chesbro will receive from
the New York American League club for
his work next season. 1t is generally I'M
derstood that he will receive So, Co., and ex-
perts have figured how much he will re-
ceive per minute for pitching next summer
President Dreyfuss upsets all these calcu-
lations by making the positive statement
that instead Of $4,000 Chesbro will receive
$1,000 next season. And 1 know" said Mr.
Dreyfuss, for 1 got the information from
Chesbro when he tried to hold me up