Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-23
Base Ball Notes.


Sixteen men are aiiethat G. whitewings
Tebeau is going tot rug around the country
this year. isis
Tom Railing one OF the Dallas corps OF
twirlers, lacks one year of attaining his ma
jority He is FROM PeEtland. Ind
Players in the Wooden Nutmeg state are
happy. The Connecticut League has in
creased the club salary limit from 81 200 to
1900 month. -.
FRED Hartman, WHO played third base for
the Buffalo team last year. is seriously ill
with pneumonia at his home In McKees-
port.
Cripple Creek is trying to round up
enough towns to organize Colorado
league.
The Brooklyn club may give trial to
Connecticut league player named Batch.
He expects to go south with the team.
President Grillo of the American Associa-
ton has named the following umpires for
this season: James E. Hasslett, Billy Hart,
George Bausewine and Frank Pears.
Jesse Burkett has promised to be good
this year. Burkett has made this promise
every year since he broke into base ball,
away back in civil war times.
1t is said Joe Corbett will draw a salary
of 5000 from the st. Louis National League
club this season. Corbett will be one of the
star twirlers on Frank Robisons pitching
staff.
Jersey City and Buffalo of the Eastern
League, are both loading up with a heavy
lot of players 1t looks as though they
would strain the salary limit.
Pitcher Red" Smith OF Allegheny, is
wanted by the Piedmont, w. Va, inde-
pendent team the coming season. Hugh
! Tate is also wanted by Piedmont.
Manager Agnew of the Harrisburg club
has received the contract of Pitcher Nc
Geehan of Hazleton, who will play at Har-
risburg this season. Mcclellan formerly
pitched for the Philadelphia Athletics.
George Wood, the famous base ball player
and a member of the All-American team
that made the trip around the world, has
been appointed on the staff of the Southern
League.
The reign of the ice king has been so in
tensely frfgid that 1t is hard to realize that
in another week the first of the ball teams
the Chicago clubs-will start for the scene
of early base ball operations.
Now that Beckley has been transferred to
st. Louis, Joe Kelley will make another at
tempt to play first base in which position
he did not prove shining light when with
Brooklyn.
Latest reports have It that the New York
Americans have abandoned the idea Of
playing Sunday games at Ridgewood Park.
and have decided to locate In Long Island
City. The officials have practically closed
negotiations for big plot of land 400 feet
by 800 feet, on Borden avenue. one Of the
main thoroughfares in Long Island City.
Ned Hanlon was in Cincinnati yesterday
and after conference with President Herr
mann Of the Cincinnati club, the latter
said: Brooklyn has not waived claim to
Bergen and Poole and it is as good as set
tied that both men will play for Hanlon
next season" The details OF the deal were
laid over until next week, but the transfer
was virtually completed.
The national commission Is the supreme
court of base ball--a body created by both
National. and American Leagues. That
New YORK 1ntlmation that Chairman Herr
mann may refuse to give decision Is abb
surd. When the verdict ds handed down 1t
will probably be fortified by enough facts
to make 1t paper OF historic value. The
muddle is unfortunate, but it will have to
be cleared up, and soon.