Show J i 4 American League Jack Taylor pitcher of the St Louis or has been sold by Cleveland to Atlanta At-lanta The New York club has dually decided de-cided to sell John Oanzcll his release foe 3000 The 1ancastor Ia outlaw club Is bald to be tampcilng with Joe Cassidy of Washington Lou Crlger has partially recovered from his Illness nnd will go to Hot Springs to got Into shape Bobby Wallaces contract with tho St Louis club for G500 per annum has two more years to run Comlskcy says ho Is going to retain Third Baseman Kobe the New Orleans Or-leans star for tho White Sox While In New York President Johnson John-son signed Tommy Connolly tho umpire um-pire thus completing his staff of umpires um-pires i Chick stahl Is down to 180 pounds I has kept In good condition this win I tel and will be valuable to the Dos iton Americans again Another University of Illinois Infielder Infield-er will try to break Into fast company next season Ho Is Cook of Pueblo who has been secured by the St Louis Browns Joe Sugden finally hns been sold to the St Paul team along with Infielder Harry Gleason by the St Louis Americans Amer-icans Sugden Is one of the oldest catchers In the business Jack Hardy who played a few games with Cleveland two years ago and who was with Youngstown last season has signed to manage the ifow Interstate team at Ft Wayne I Harry Smlhoff an older brother of Pitcher Willie Sudhott recently attempted at-tempted to commit suicide by shooting himself Ho did not however injure himself mortally and Is recovering During the week four more new Highlanders sent In their signed contracts con-tracts namely Robert Keefo and James Whalen young pitchers of the Pacific coast Billy Hogg of last years team and LeRoy the Indian Jesse Burkett has received bia official offi-cial release from the Boston I o and will not have to go South Thus ho will be ablo to devote all his tlmo > n in good health and condition Bill Dineen still ictuses to sign with the Boston Americans although Manager Man-ager Collins paid him a personal visit to urge him on It Is expected that the St Louis Americans will make a big cash offer for Dineen shortly It Is said that lalph Glaze Is to receive re-ceive 2000 from Boston this season whether he Is successful or not In tho event of making good an additional addition-al 500 Is to be awarded him He does I tons not want to go South with tho Jim tonsThe The offices of the American League will not be moved from Chicago but President Johnson will spend thc > greater part of next season In New York lie has for several years been Importuned by the Eastern club owners own-ers to establish his headquarters In I tho metropolis and has decided on an arrangement that Is In the nature of a compromise National League It Is said that Manager Donovan of Brooklyn proposes to try out a young St Louis pitcher named Connie Walsh of tho Trolley League It Is rumored that Jake Weimer has refused to go to Cincinnati and that he will stop playing ball und go In business with his father I Christy Mathewson Is coaching his young biother Henry who has been signed by the Giants In the mysteries of National League pitching Strobel the young infielder tried by Uoston last fall will go South with the Beaneaters Manager Tenney considers con-siders him a star at third base Frank do Hans Hoblson for years has tried to have a meeting of the National League called for June and he has finnly Inndei Ills scheme President Drcyfuss Is of opinion after a recent conversation with Ab batlcchlo that tho latter will surely retire re-tire and stick to the hotel buslncsss at Lntrobe Pa Manager McGraw of the New Yorks has offered tho Hoblsons what ho considers con-siders a fair price for catcher Mike Grady As yet tho proposition has not been accepted Thu Boston club has refused to waive claim to outfielder Smoot of tho St Louis club and has also secured waivers on Arthur McGovcrn who Is wanted by Toronto Jack Taylor pitcher of the St Louis Nationals has been granted a liberal Increase In salary A year ago an effort was made to chase Brakeman Jack out of tho league Manager Hanlon now with Cincinnati Cincin-nati has a claim of a months salary against the Brooklyn club which ho says was not pnld to him when his contract expired last fall George Gibson the catcher of whom Plttsburg expects great things next seasqn was playing with an independent independ-ent team at London Ont when ho was discovered by George Stalllngs Eddie Murphy tIle cherubfaced twirler who pitched for the St louIs Nationals some years ago has secured the Auburn N Y franchise In tho Emplro Htato League and will got back Into the game next season The Mew York Americans new and original genius from the West Win i Kirk got Into the swim anti made a hit with the magnates of both leagues Incidentally ho shed some now llshty upon the LcnnonKelley row Lennon being pictured as a persecutor per-secutor of Kellcy It Is stated by n St Ixmls contemporary contempo-rary that Mike Grady will be shipped to Now York and Frank Bowerman to Cincinnati Manager McCIoskey was willing to keep Grady but tho llobl sons vetoed the proposition on the ground that Grad had proved an Intractable In-tractable troublemaker Frank Seleo Is at Faywood Hot Springs N M where ho Is taking tho baths for his health Realizing that ho must stay in tho Southwest Selec plans to organize a baseball league for NEW MANAGER OF THE BROOKLYN TEAM I l 11 r i I rf1 11r wwwwwwwww the Worcester cluo which he purchased pur-chased jointly with Jimmy Collins There will be only ono change In tho American league staff of umpires Evans who Is highly recommended succeeding McCarthy who according to report will officiate In the Paclllc Coast league next season Catcher Sullivan of tho White Sox has been employed all winter in the commercial department of one of the big packing firms of Chicago and his work has been such as to keep him that locality which will embrace Santa Fe Albuquerque and other leadIng lead-Ing New Mexican towns and El Paso Texas He has received assurances of support from Influential men Condensed Dispatches Atlanta has sold first baseman Bob Stafford to Nashville Pitcher Thomas Hutchinson of Lebanon Le-banon Pa has signed with the Holyoke Holy-oke club Clarence B Owen of Chicago has signed to umpire In the American Association Pitcher Tom Walker has been Induced Induc-ed by Manager Clymer to sign a Columbus contract Bill McKechnlo of Butler Pa has signed to play third with Washington ia of the POW Vn League The Sharon Pa club has accepted the OhioPennsylvania League franchise fran-chise originally awarded to McKees port Pa Pitcher Jay Hughes who was once a star In the National Leacuo hns been sold by the Seattle club to San Francisco Frank Farrell owner of tho New York Americans has purchased the Montreal club of the Eastern League Ed Barrow and Clark Griffith also have an Interest In tho club Owners of the Wilmington Del Athletic baseball club sent a reprc senlallve to Rochester for the purpose of seeking to secure the franchise of that club In the Eastern league Southern League Punch Knoll has signed a New Orleans Or-leans contract She Little Rock Club has rcslgned outfielder McCann Lefty Boyle with Akron last year has signed with Montgomery Third baseman Roy Montgomery or the Birmingham club has secured the clubs score card privilege Charllo Elsey who played first for Nashville last year will probably be released so that he will have ample time to secure an engagement elsewhere else-where ExManager Low Whistler has signed sign-ed a contract to manage the Granite City team of tho Trolley League Whistler will play first base and cap aln the tear |