| Show american league notes cleveland has given outfielder john thoney his unconditional release umpire connelly came to terms with president johnson on the second day of the meeting all of the browns have now re signed except jack powell charley hemphill and gene wright comaskey announces that both catchers slattery and mcfarland are on the counter for sale or exchange dan green was the first white stocking to report in Wind town all ready for the start to marlin springs the new york club has secured pitcher john powell from st louis for pitcher harry howell and 8 in cash pitcher ambrose putman of the new yorks says he Is at pounds much lighter than this time a year ago tom hughes who is at hot springs la already complaining of a lame arm Is griffith s hard luck already begin ning third baseman bill coughlan ln was promised an increase in salary for the coming season by president johnson and the popular player is certain that the promise will be kept president johnson is considering bobby lowe and bill clarke two ex boston players for manager of the washington club with the chances at present slightly in favor of bill clarke fielder jones has notified comaskey that he will insist upon the fulfillment fulfilment of his contract by the new york na this player signed with new york before the peace pact was ar ranged but was denied the privilege of a transfer george davis signed a contract to play with the chicago americans for the coming season he has thrown up his contract with the new york lie played his first professional ball last season and Is thought to be one of the best in the league the dubuque club expects 0 o get back chuck fleming jhc last butt mer lumped to play with an In depend ent club at waterloo manager mcfarland of decatur haa his team completed follows catch ers S krebs and pat 0 connor pitchers W wiegand W wright 0 balliett J E seltz G edwards 0 arouson infielders A kuhns N laabs walter W knipple J read outfielders II 11 W alters F kruse L mcfarland A jones manager conners of bloomington has signed these new infielders cody of canton deveney of detroit kimer of petersburg and cooney ot new york city in case that the kewanee beconi baseman signed to succeed harry truby does abot make good conners Is planning to switch third baseman jack herbert to second american association news shortstop arthur marcan refuses to re sign with the st paul team on the terms offered president grillo has appointed bug holladay an umpire in place of carnei E suspended manager of indianapolis has signed otis S marshall of dan valle ind a semi professional outfield er pitcher reisling Rel sling has his case before the national commission he will have to play with toledo it he plays ball pete 0 brien signed and harry aubrey purchased from the boston nationals Is the report that comes from st paul dave martin the minneapolis boy who twirled tor the crookston baseball team in the northern league last GEOPGE jockey george odom has signed a contract to ride season tor R for several years adom has been attached to the stable 0 capt S S brown the pittsburg coal magnate and it Is understood his new contract provides that the keenes shall have only second call for his services with a large retainer nationals which was a bone of con between the two leagues last year owner farrell of the new yorks is going to challenge the new york na club tor a local cham plon ship series the entire proceeds to go to charity nat onal league news brooklyn has let out pitcher win ham otto krueger has re signed with pittsburg fred vail and fred carash have signed with pittsburg pitcher tom fisher s signed con tract has been received by boston the new boston catcher tom need ham played in games for altoona last season batting for manager duffy of the Phil lles Is reported as making efforts to sign harry pattee the star shortstop ot the brown university team president pulliam declared during the meet that there was no truth in the report of allend friction between himself and mr herrmann tom daly got his release from gar ry herrmann to accept the providence management president powers put up the cash for daly s release the boston club has promulgated the contracts of dick cooley jim del chanty fred raymer pat carney ir ving K welhelm and J stanley manager mcgraw has arranged to take south with the new york team lea lynch a brown university play er abo made a good record last sea son as an president potter during the recent meeting confirmed the report that the of the philadelphia club had been assessed 0 per cent in or der provide money for ground im prove ments and current expenses the assessment was promptly met all hands paying cheerfully I 1 I 1 I 1 league items rockford has signed a catcher named mike sampson hailing from chatsworth Chats werth the dubuque club directors are planning to spend about 1 in am prove ments on their ball park manager conners of bloomington has signed harry cassady the wes levan student again tor next season summer has signed to pitch for kan sas city the milwaukee club cannot locate pitcher steele dratted last fall from the fort scott team of the misso irl valley league jack hendricks the chicago out fielder who played with washington for u time last season has declined the salary offered him by tor next season and accepted the position of manager of the aurora team an independent organization late news by wire the salt lake club has signed catcher william hausen the toronto club has signed pitch late ot montceil Mont reil fhe jersey city club has signed catcher george of phil adelphia the marion club of the cetra league has signed outfielder dave ett the hockford noc kford club has signed la fielder guy L blair of birmingham ach rhe minneapolis club has s ened pitcher charles case late of hoch island lelder herman schaefer former ly of st paul has finally corn to terms with the milwaukee club adgar hahn of eada a barbal ba ebal twirler of local note has signed with the vicksburg miss team arst baseman jake beckley ha positively refused to sign with st louis at less salary than cincinnati paid him president havener of the M igau cl ib has appealed to the national board for i rehearing of the allo stratton case manager andrews of sioux has tony fremmer the star short stop of last season a iowa south da kota league pitcher frai k mcl ean has come tr terms with the norwich club and signed a 1904 contract norwich has alo signed outfielder jehn sullivan of A wheeling dispatch states that capt dick padden has had a falling out with the st louis american club and has refused to report for duty II 11 refuses to state the nature of hi grievance so soon after signing a con tract only ten days ago J L J |
