Evening star., 1904-03-16
Base Ball Notes.

Al Selbach writes from Hot Springs, Ark,
that he is in splendid condition and will
be ready to report here March 20.
President Harry Pulliam was down to
Princeton yesterday to see the Tigers play
ball. He probably conversed with the Hille
brand boys.
Reports from the southern camps are to
the effect that the youngsters are monopo-
lizing all the attention while the veterans
are laying back and taking things easy. 1t
was ever thus.
The local situation will probably be clear
ed up this week and then the "fans" win
have something to talk about besides the
ownership of the team.
Frank Farrell, the New York magnate,
is now out In an interview in which he
says there will be no further controversy
over the schedule and that his club will
open at home on April II, as originally
agreed upon.
The Cincinnati Nationals have obtained
from the Indianapolis Americans Orville
Woodruff for a utility infelder."
Nichols, manager of the st. Louis Nation
ais, thinks he will be able to pitch as well
as ever this year. He has been first-class
pitcher for seventeen years, which is some
thing of a record
Dr. Frank Hahn is now a full-fedged
veterinary surgeon. He got his diploma
yesterday in time to take the sheepskin
with him down south with the Cincinnatis.
Pink Hawley, "the beautiful wants to
pitch for the Toledo club this season, and
the indications at present are that Herman
Long will give him trial
Walter Clarkson, Harvard's great pitcher
and member of the famous Clarkson fam
lily Of ball players, says he will never join
the professional ranks. He has had offers
from nearly all the prominent clubs in both
leagues, but has decided to take up engi-
neering as a profession Immediately after
graduation.
There is little likelihood of a change this
year in the in and out fields of the Bos-
ton. Nd InlrN hin anri., a,,I I,
Pittsburg Nationals. Barney Dreyfus by
the way, has sgnif1ed his intention of TAX
ing care of the family of Eddie Doheny,
one of the old Pirate favorites, whose mis-
fortunes are well known to every follower
of the game.
Miller Huggins,' the Cincinnatis fast sec
ond baseman from st. Paul, speaks highly
of Outfleder Shannon, who recently signed
with the St. Louis Nationals to take Dom
ovans place in right field. Shannon play
ed with the st. Paul team last season. and
Huggins says he is capable of fast work.
There happens to be seven former Amer
lean Association ball players In Manager
Kelley's squad that left Cincinnati for Dal-
las yesterday. They are Kerwn, Odwell
and Walker Of Louisville, Woodruff and
Kellum of Indianapolis, Higgins Of st.
Paul and Elliott of Milwaukee.
The subway to the American League
grounds In New York city will not be
completed until near the middle of the sea-
son. This win be something of a handi-
cap to the Highlanders. Much hard work
has been done preparing the field for the
season. Special attention is being paid
to right field. where Keeler had his trou-
bles last year. He was In constant dread Of
broken leg or sprained ankle, and this
affected his fielding to a considerable ex-
tent.
Harry Pulham. president of the National
Base Ball League yesterday announced
the following contracts and releases:
Contracts-With Pittsburg, John G..
Thompson with Philadelphia, William J.
Duggleby. Charles c. Fraser, William Glea-
son, Fired" Mitchell and John Titus.
Releases-By Cincinnati to Brooklyn, Ed
ward l. Poole and William Bergen; by New
York to Philadelphia, William Gleason.