Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-20
Base Ball Notes.

Princeton was determined to have a
Clarke coach the ball team. and when Bill
couldn't be had, Fred was taken up.
| Leon DeMontreyille has been let out by
! the st. Louis Nationals, but Gene has sign
| ed with the st. Louis Americans and will
take the early training trip south with
Manager McAleer.
Manager Barrow appears to have 1t in
| for Outfelder Jimmy Barrett The latter
was married a short time ago. and now the
| former has issued orders that none of the
| players wives can be taken south on the
| training trip.
Ned Hanlon Is out with the statement
| that if Brooklyn does not get First Base
man Dillon the agreement with the Pacific
League will not go through. Is it to be an
other case where everybody will lose a
great deal of money over one man? Re
member the Bierbauer-Stoyey muddle.
A dozen of the Phillies have signed for
| 1904 Captain Wolverton is among the
number.
Buffalo has fifty players under contract.
When time to pay salaries arrives, George
Stallings will do some tall ak welding.
Jay Hughes who jumped Hanlon for the
Pacific Coast League, Is looking back east
with longing glances.
Charley Nichols will make a sad mistake
| if he attempts to use Mike Grady as a
| catcher Mike fights the ball too much be-
hind the bat.
Manager Armour is having no trouble in
getting his players in line for the coming
season. and it looks as though the only one
Flick. This player has received severe
jolt in his salary slip. Manager Armour
has received the signed contracts of Pitcher
Hickey Of the Seattle team. Intielder Pastor
of the Nashua club of the New England
League and Pitcher DUSTY" Rhoades.
With Moore, Joss, Bernhard. Hickey,
Rhoades and StovaH the club will not lack
for pitching talent.
The Brooklyn club has sent contract to
jack Doyle The crack first baseman is in
Holyoke, and the cranks have been Won
dering whether the Brook1yns intended
springing him again or not. There seems
to be some doubt as to whether the Brook
lyns will get First Baseman Dillon of Cali
fornia. Ebbetts says, however, that
Brooklyn's contract with Dillon antedates
that players contract with the California
club.
The schedule committee of the National
League held meeting yesterday in New
York. at which President Puliiam was
present and discussed arrangements OF
dates prior to meeting with the American
League schedule committee. Dreyfuss.
Hart and EbbettS comprise the National
League committee, Dreyfuss having Harris
proxy. Nothing has as yet been heard
the joint meeting. The National League
has three schedules ready, one drawn up by
Dreyfuss. one by Ebbetts and one by the
two conformity
twirler for the Tigers, has attached his
name to Jersey City contract. His career
since he was let out BY Detroit has been
rather stormy one. He signed with Louis
vile, got away well, lost his grip and wis
released. Eason made Toledo his home and
began taking vocal lessons. intending TO go
upon the operate stage. He has. pleasing
voice and entertained quite bit on the
of voice culture. for he started out this
winter with a minstrel show that subse-
quently went on the rocks. Now he is going
back into base ball by way of the minors.