Evening star., 1905-10-22
Z BASE BALL NOTES

A parade In honor of the Philadelpbia
Athletics for winning the American League
championship on Monday promises TO de-
velop into unusual proportions
After being released from their contracts
on October the members of the Pittsburg
team participated in nine exhibition games.
OF which they won seven anu lost two
The Greater New Yorks of the American
League Will do their spring training at
Birmingham, Ala
First Baseman Chase of the Greater New
1orks is now on his way to his home In
During the National League season
Mathewson was taken out of the box five
times, and was substituted for another
pitcher six times.
II would just like to have the opportu-
nifty of taking my pitchers through the
American League circuit" said Manager
McGraw yesterday, land they would come
pretty near making record equal to
MatheWsons S in the worlds SERIES.
Secretary Nahan of the Greater New
Yorks has received word from Frank Dele
hanty who sprained his ankle in a game
shortly after joining the local Americans in
the west, that he is rapidly recovering from
the injury.
Hoffman of the Athletics led the base
runners of the American League during the
season just closed, with "Dave" Fultz of
the Greater New Yorks seeond.s In the Ma
tlonalALeague Maloney and Chance of the
Chicagos were first4and second
More than 60O00 persons saw the fall
series OF games between the National and
American League teams of Chicago and
the receipts amounted to $26,77150 The
players portion was $40, sos. .66; the clubs
I,792 So and national commissions $2,677.14
just well for "Rube'' Wadell that he
did not pitch in the worlds SERIES for ac-
eording to the champions leader, he would
have been batted easier than either Plank
G fC oil fc e..
than that of either of his associates
When Manager McGraw was asked yes
terday whether he intended to branch out
as club owner and purchase interest
IN the New York club, he replied: Il know
nothing about that, and, furthermore it is
a matter do not care to talk about"
An elaborate dinner was rendered to- Sec
retary Fred Knowles of the champion New
York club by New York base ball writer's
at the Hotel Victoria, Broadway and 9th
street, on Thursday night. A specially in
vited guest was John j. McGraw, the cham
pionS manager.
The gate receipts for the four single
games and a double-header between the
Boston American and National League
teams, in all but of one of which the Ameri-
cans were successful amount to 1895 %
After deducting expenses the money was
equally divided between clubs and players.
Twenty of the American players received
$1o69S apiece, while fourteen National
Leaguers each received $152.S SO.
Secretary NJ. Stanley Robson of the St
Louis National League base ball club tele-
graphed an offer to Ned Hanlon, manager
of the Brooklyn team, to become manager
of the st. Louis club in 1906 Mr.. Robson
received information that Hanlon had sew
cred his connection with the Brooklyn club.
The official returns of the benefit game
between the Chicago and Boston teams at
Chicago on September 2S for Frank Selee
places the amount received for the sick
manager as s3,640.25. . draft for S64O. .25
was at once sent to Mr.. Selee, and the re-
mainder has been placed on deposit, bear
ing interest, and will be paid to him at the
rate of s125 per month until he has re-
ceived the full amount, with interest.
1t is said Frank Selee manager of the
Chicago Nationals. who is ill in Colorado,
will be fixed up with berth in the revised
Western League circuit this winter. The
Chicago leader will be forced to remain in
the mountains for his health, and if the
Tebeaus win their first fight for control of
the league, Selee will be offered a place at
either Colorado Springs or Pueblo
'Rube" Waddell of the Philadelphia Ath-
letics American League base ball team, came
to grief during the stop of that aggrega-
ton in Pottsville Friday. While exhibiting
a roll of bills aggregating 500 bartender
snatcEed the money and fed, it is believed,
to Philadelphia. "Rube' did not accom-
pany his team when they left for Hazle-
ton at noon but remained in Pottsvlle to
track down the thief He has detectives
in Pottsville and Philadelphia working on
the case.