Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-07
Base Ball Notes.

The Canadian house or representatives
has defeated by close vote the bill legal
izing Sunday ball playing.
President Kreitner of Montreal is after
Jack Cronin of Brooklyn, and has offered
to purchase his release from Manager Han
Ion.
The contract of Robert Hall, utility in
fielder signed by McGraw, was received yes
terday by the New York club Hall played
some games with the Philadelphia of the
National League, last year. He is ma
tive of Baltimore and promising feldef
He will go at once to Savannah.
Frank McManus, who caught few
games for Brooklyn two seasons ago, and
was released to Jersey City. has again
failed to make the big league. The New
York Americans have returned him to Mon
treal.
Dave Fultz has made up his mind to
play ball another year at least. Yester-
day the collegian signed a contract with
the New York Americans and will report
to Manager Griffith this week at Mont
gomery, Ala
archie" Graham, who has been signed
as utility outfielder for the Giants, is
graduate of the University of North Caro-
lima and played in southern league at the
same time Devlin. Strang is also
University of North Carolina player.
Ten members of the Cleveland American
League team left that city yesterday for
Atlanta, Ga, where the spring practice
will be taken. The other players signed
tnlS season nave already gone SOulU VI
will be picked up en- route.
The New York Americans working
out their young pitchers at Montgomery,
Ala, and today the Giants who are at
present at Savannah, Ga. will begin their
first light practice on the grounds in that
city.
The Detroit team of the American League
Is having some trouble with three or four
of it's players, who refuse to sign their
contracts for the coming season because
of a reduction in salaries. Crawford, Bar
rett and Mcintyre, comprising the entire
outfield of the team, are some of the dis
affected men.
All the clubs In the National League have
waived claim to the services of John Dunn
for this season and he will, therefore, be
transferred from the Giants to the Prov
idence club of the Eastern League, for
which he will act as manager. The terms
on which Dunn was permitted to go were
private. New York will lose a valuable
player who has been one of the best utility
men in base ball since he has been with
the giants.
George w. Carman has been elected presi-
dent Of the Lancaster, Pa, ball team, sue
ceeding John Hiemenz, who resigned 1t is
altogether likely that the team will land
Jim Sheckard, the Brooklyn outfielder.
Hanlon has made a big slice in Sheckards
salary and the Columbia boy refuses to
stand for the cut. Hanlon bar Sheck-
ard from the big leagues, but rather than
submit to a salary decrease the speedy out
fielder would rather manage the Lancaster
Tri-State club.
Pitcher Jack Taylor. who was recently
tried and fined $500 for misconduct by the
board Of directors of the National League
is out with a statement that his club, the
ST. Louis Nationals, will pay the amount
of his fine and that through his attorney,
John M. Ward he will bring suits for dam
ages against Garry Hermann of the Gin
cinnati club and James A. Hart of the
Chicago club, alleging that these men cir
culated false reports rejecting upon his
honesty as ball player Taylor says that
he has been advised that he has a clear
case and that the courts will give him
proper redress.
The York Athletic Association stands q
very good chance Of getting Jack" Titus
and Red" Owen. who has signed with
Brooklyn. Titus did not go south with the
"Phillies' and the management of the York
association Is now in correspondence with
him. Ziegler the well-known left-handed
pitcher of Marietta. who was with the
Brooklyn National part Of last season. Is
DESTROYS of going to ork. 1t Is probable
that Zeigler will wear York uniform In
company with stony McGlynn