Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-30
Base Ball Notes

Owper Kililea says that all of the Bos-
ton players. with three exceptions, are
signed for next year
Catcher Bemis has taken himself and his
sick wife to San Antonio Texas, a moath
ahead of the Blues.
Nick Altrock has asked Captain Comisl1ey
to name his figures for 1904. He'd like to
look them over.
Harry Bay has been obliged TO leave the
Uncle Josh Spruceby'' company on ac-
count of Mrs. Bays poor health.
Buck Freeman of the Bostons has suf
fered sad bereavement. On the 18th inst.
his six-year-old son, William, died of Group.
Owner Hedges is going to have his Browns
practice batting next spring against Il
pitching machine. to be introduced by eX-
Pitcher Ted Kennedy.
ComiSkey has asked all American clubs
to waive claim TO lagoon Pennell. Mckay
and Bateman. The last named three are
booked fer Milwaukee.
Charley Twins re-signing with San Fran
cisco deprives Detroit of another chance
of landing good third baSeman. Barrows
had counted strongly capturing Irwin.
Third Baseman Louis Schiappacasse of
the Holland (Mich.) team is to be given
try-out by Detroit That's the very worst
name yet given the scorers to wrestle with.
Joseph Smart of Milwaukee will not be
Bostons business manager next season. II
Joseph Gavin is not permitted to return
there by New York a Boston man will get
the plum.
Lajoie. Bradley, Abbott and Moore are
all Cleveland residents this winter. and
Flick is practically also n Cleyelander as
he lives but an hours journey from the
Forest city.
The next spring meeting. and thereafter
all meetings. of the American League VIII
be held at the historic Fifth Avenue Hotel
In New York, which the National League
abandoned for the Victoria.
In Comiskey's opinion the best players
come from little towns in Ohio and Penn
sylvania, and there is a belt of country.
running through parts of both states which
produces the most promising and valuable
young timber of the period. Comiskey at
tributes this to the great number of indie
pendent clubs.
Garry Hermann. chat man of the national
base ball commiss on. sent out an official
notice yesterday that there will be a meet
ing of the commission in Chicago on Feb
ruary II to consider the Ridgewood Sunday
ball case Hermann requests that both
the Brooklyn Nationals and the New York
Americans be represented al the session.
Business Manager Bancroft of the Gin
cinnati base ball club has received letter
from Charles De Almond. the crack substi-
tute infielder which states he is entirely
incapacitated by reason of a severe attack
of rheumatism. which has left him Il help
less cripple, and in all probability the Gin
cinnati club will be compelled TO find new
substitute. De Almond has been at his
home in Hamilton. Ohio. all winter under
going medical treatment. which, however.
De Almond says he desires to go imme-
diately to Martin Springs, Texas, for treat
ment
According to a story that is being circu-
lated In the west Clark Griffith. manager
of the New York Americans. has been max
ing various offers for Pitcher Mullen of
Detroit. One offer so the story goes. was
10000 cash; another was Pitcher Tannehill
and $3.50, while third was Tame hill
Third Baseman Unglaub and $500 all II
which were rejected by Manager Barrow.
who declared that unless he could get Third
BaSeman Coughlin from Washington he
would not let Mullen go at all Meanwhile.
Tannehill has been in New York and has
begged the local club officials to let him
stay. He wants to play left field instead
of pitching. and says that if he can be in
the game every day he will be of service to
his employers. Tannehill is rafting good
batsman and a good fielder. He has shown
this to be true on several occasions in the
past but if he is placed in left field what
will be done with John Anderson, who was
secured from Detroit in exchange for Jack
OConnor? Tannehilrs case is under con-
sideration.-New York Sun.