Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-22
OF ALL SORTS
Washington Club Officials
Getting Busy With Players.
SEVERAL RELEASED
FUTURE PRICES OF THE BIG
SPRING HANDICAPS.
Finals of the Big Tennis Tourney
Georgetown Relay Boys Beat Ford
ham-Turf and Track Notes.

While President Johnson of the American
League is doing everything possible to as
sist the new owners of the Washington club
In the way of signing players for next sea-
son, President Noyes has also been kept very
busy figuring out trades, arranging trans
iers and shaping up details for the team.
Manager Cantillion of the Milwaukee team
would not be denied and has finally sue
ceeded In landing both Barry Mccormick
and Outfielder ONeill. No details of the
deal were given out, but it is more than
possible that the Washington club will
nave first call on several of the Brewers at
the end of next season. There are several
exceptionally good men on the Milwaukee
team notably Clarke, Bateman and a
couple of the pitchers. and they may
strengthen the Washingtons a year hence
ONeill was with Milwaukee In 1903 and
was considered the best man in the West
ern League. He hurts his own game by
continually crfticising the umpire and play
ers OF MS own team, and return to the
minors may do Jack world of good He
Is certainly very speedy, and when things
break right for him he is something of a
batter. Mccormick should be able to hold
his JOB with the Brewers without any trou-
BILE. Barry's chief fault Is laziness and
he can still take his time and make good
In the Western Association.
make propositions for Catcher Kittredge's
services for next season. He Is q great
favorfte of Manager Armour. and in addi-
ton wants to play In Detroit on account of
having business connection there that
pays him well. So far all propositions have
been turned down by the officials of the
Washington club, but now that Sullivan
has been signed for Detroit's outfield bust
ness may be done along the lines of getting
Sammy Crawford for Kittredge. Crawford
is a splendid batter, but Is dissatisfied with
Detroit. and in the case of two diSgruntled
players there shouldn't be any trouble ar
irving at happy solution of the problem.
The Washington fans would dislike see
ing Kittredge leave here, but If Crawford
could be secured in his place there would
be no kick coming
Pitcher Howard Wilson will also be re-
leased to another club before the season
opens, as the Philadelphia boy is on
Washington on account of his treatment
last year. Wilson's arm went back on him
last season and he thought he was entitled
to loaf at the clubs expense, but he
was quickly disilusioned by President
Johnson. He certainly pitched fine ball
for Washington at different periods of his
career here, but was too ezra tic to be valu-
able
Up to the present time the committee
that is to decide on a new sobriquet for the
Washington base ball club will have over
n thousand names to go over and CLASSIFY.
Many of these suggestions are duplicates,
but not enough to decrease the number to
any marked extent At one time last week
President Noyes thought seriously of Sc
curing a stamping machine to number the
letters, as they came in in such large num-
bers. but he finally decided to do the num-
bering by hand as long as his wrist hangs
ont. The officials of the club are highly
praftfed over the interest taken in the club,
&c II demonstrates that the fans are with
them to a man.