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Show National League News. lili her Overall has signed wllh tho Pittsburg club Manager Selee has nine outfielder lo Iry out In the spring Manager llanbm announeea that he haa ileflnllel) declined a St. trills orler (or Jimmy Sheekard Snm Crane thinks the (Hants would oat the Huston Americana up In the spring without using pappcr and sail Manager Mchnla of St l.ouls haa Jutl exchanged Catcher McLean for Pitcher John llilelmaii of Ihe Port land club lie Is a brother of Ihe Tblelman formerly of Cincinnati, now of the liaslerii league Virgil dart In, before bo signed with l.lltle Itoek tried lo get n chance with the Cincinnati ' Iteda Hireling to forfeit for-feit half bla vear's aalar) It be felt from the water wagon Joe Kelle) reftiaod to lake Ihe chance. Pitcher Mike O Ni II of HI louls haa decided lo retire from prnfusaleinal baseball He Is now conducting a grocery store at Mlnnoka, I 'a and aa) a he likes he business and will keep al It Ho may pitch for tbe si rung Mlnmika amateur team next summer American League Notes. Charle) Farrell lust week signed with the Huston Americans Shortstop Charle) Muran nf the Urn wns threatens to sign with tho Penn Park club ot ,nrk, Pa Perr) Seaalons the drafted Ht Paul pitcher last week sent In hla slgtiej contract with the Huston club Manager Armour thinks Jlmtu) liar rett bus plaed ton deep a Hi Id, and will rail hltn elosir In second base Outfielder lutein hits signed wllh Cleveland lie was the first I leveland player to rend In a signed 1905 cou tract. Tbo Atlanta club hns asked tho Do trolt club tn put a price upon Hobby ljiwes release Ho Is wanted as player play-er manager Tommy" Connolly rice It id a lib eral ndtmice from President Johnson and now Kits emu of tho hlghe-st salnr lea otir paid an umpire Charley Comlskey says there Is no reason why IjiJoIu should not make n success ns n plner innnnKi r In view of tho results uchlcved hy Jones, Cnl Hns and (Irlllllh It was only a day or so iimi thut neorga Stone winking In n Colerldgo (Neb) store learned that ho bud been traded to SI Ijnils by Huston. Ho sulil I dlsllku the Idea of play. Ing with a tallender but will go If t get the mom) If not, then fur the hushes ' American Association Attain. Toledo Is to hate ii now ball park-that park-that Is, If Kelley retains tho ownership owner-ship ot Iho club Hill Clynier nnd Mlko Kelley will bo Iho only playing managers In this league next tcMson Manager Kll) of HI. Paul Is goliiR to try out h young pitcher mimed Coy, balling from Pralrlu Depot. Ud llanuw will iltu Wllllo McQIII another chance There Is a temper- jfSfWr anco clauso In hla eoiitrael. 3BStBp The Thomas brothera. pllcber aad WV catcher, form a battery for Indmnnp- v f oils This la ii rare e omblnallon M''r' l'llcher Cy Kcrrj ot the Wlnnr W,jf r' nlla club has signed wlih ( ha r ley A tie Hnli ' erlona Independent Johnstown, Pa , Bffc i club. WtiPt? Iliomaa and Morrison two ot, In firZn. illnnapnlls new pile hers ceiine from InSb ' the etipiwr eemnlry Morrison Is also wHht an hi In be a good llrst Ixtse artist. Ho aatfiou wilt lie able In do Ihe llateman Stunt BSOr. from all renrla IwSv II la a fart that ex President llrllln Kt' la considering nn offer to t.ikn over HmJI the hobllnga of (teorge lnnim In Iho flaaBtf Toledo t litli saaVB Indianapolis inninlser Ihe largest nLsasG grandstand In Ihe American astorla fH Hon on tho new West Waslilnglnn ssaau street grounds al Ihe llctoaler enpllnl asaaBB Now thai Phil (leler goe-s hack lo H Ht Pnul the three nutnelders III that kaasasfl city will bo old Huston playi rs naaaiaaal (leler Pal Came) and Charley llemi- taaaaaH Western Wlnnowlngs. HH Jack Taylor III la to enter first base Diaaafl for Colorado Minings IB Only two ol (hi old Mlllfonaltc nt fH Colorado Sprlnga will be retained by 1 Tom Hiirns lllnkn and Meatltl H Shortslop Jim Detail of (he rbalnpl B una la Hill on e rule bet at Ihe result H nf Injuries sustained last year with H Omaha and may ho unable In piny thli H season H Hilly Douglass nf Wellavllle Mo H former caliber for Iho Phllad(lbla jH base ball team haa lieen offered the H I matiagi mi lit of a Western l-iigui IH club at n saint) of I. 200 H 'Die St Joseph club bus pun based H tho rcleaso of the veltrnn 111)1 Doug lass from tho Philadelphia club fui M 1600 and hu will play first bno and BB1 manage Ilia Kalnls HBl "llig IIIH" Everett, formerly of Chi eago. will have thu solo management ot Iho Denver team this season, nnd ssVjai will hold down the Initial bag. He It aaarW thinking of taking on "Shorty" Klls HE worth, thu Maroon crack, ns nne ot HB bis pitchers, BKI Southern Sayings. HI "Doc" Wiseman, tho Cincinnati boy B9 has signed bis Nashville contract. BUS Mcmpbla hna slgned l'llcher Oscni HJB Strell, who playeil with Montgnnier) WE last season S0 the lllrmliiKhnm club has notlllt f vJfli Oiilllelder Oeorge llunley that ho hai WSft been sold lo Khietepoit ttiv) Memphis has reinstated Hhottstur Rn Downey and trailed him lo Ifansai Ht? City for Ihiul llateman Collins MVfi .Miunplils has relnslatcd Cntelifi jBw. Straltoti, who Jumped that team lo Hn 1901, and hna rolensed Stratton and WW Law In New Orleans. BH Mannser (lllks says that tbo follow JBH Ing old players will be teen In Ihe (BH Hhroveport llnu-tip (Irnfllus, WedXart, IBH llunley, Hartley ami (Hlllam. 11 will MB bo nbscrtod (lint (lllks ny uuthlat BE relatltu to (leorte Fc)u BH |