Show american league notes george davis la reported to be aust as good as ever tom loftlin owns nearly worth of washington club stock bob has already won a home with dark griffith he is tout ed as a great player lee tannehill of the chicagus Chicag ps ham out the first home run of the spring crop at marlin springs matty the buffalo recruit is mal ing a big hit by his work with the detroit tigers at shreveport in his first day of practice carr of the split his thumb so badly as to put him out for several weeks manager barrow says that the de newcomers are all there with the goods which are being delivered sat pitcher bill wolfe fit the highland ers is again in good form he snap ped a leader ii his arm last season if it has healed pitcher jacobsen one of tom loft is finds has returned his wash ington contract the salary offered being too small catcher rollo the texas re cruit has joined the at ma con he is a big burly fellow and has made a good impress on dick padden mil captain the st louis browns this year gene demont Is do ng so well in the practice that 1 e has succeeded hill at third two new york americans were early victims at charlotte N C billy heeler twisted his ani ie and conroy was plinked in the thumb by a liner good leports continue to flow in re gard ng the practice vork of short stop 0 leary at shreveport he is said to be a second elberfeld Elb erteld in the matter of fielding with cone of that placers disagreeable traits of character magnate comiskey is taking person and bill posting privileges in new britain conn attention whenever necessary pete who won the pennant for butte mont last year and who joined the st louis nationals at houston has been sent home at bis marck mo half out of his mind his condition Is serious and his physician has advised a complete rest amer can assoc at on news infielder arthur marcan has finally come to terms with st paul the columbus club has purchased pitcher malar from the boston na dional club the louisville cl ib has lust s ened a rushville ind p acher named charles truitt eddie wheeler the st paul third baseman is toute I 1 as the beau brum mel 0 baseball toledo critics consider the young utility lelder walter russell late of the homestead club a player ot much promise billy nai ce bas signed liis contract with kansas city he accepted a big cut he will be the team s captain in all ity president G E lennon of st paul is having a sill pennant made in which aa group of last years pennant winning team is to be woven in bolois the latest addition to the minne apol club are pitcher J J craven pitcher ceorge ream outfielder mike lynch and second baseman leon reports from hot springs are to the effect that herman long toledo s new manager is getting himself into splendid physical condition he still hopes to land left davis pitcher who is playing tt ith comiskey s chicago white sox has been claimed by milwaukee and shortstop of thy flew york american league club al supervision of the white stockings this season though manager callahan is also paying considerable to the spring training of his team at marlin texas nat onal league news new york has dropped pitcher jer ly naps the boston club has sold pitcher malarky to columbus pitcher john 0 thompson s con tract with pittsburg has been primul gated ed abbaticchio s future has been settled for the the boston club having re signed him great things are expected of od well the new red outfielder his long suit Is on quick return of ground balls president pulliam has promulgated the transfer of poole and bergon to brooklyn and of kid gleason palla delphia barney dreyfuss announces that the pirates will play no exhibition games next season until after the pennant is cinched jal e bed ley has signed with st louis mr herrmann having given him a year to repay 1080 borrowed from cincinnati on his 1904 contract even tina M ernane is getting tired says he some one should tip the good natured henry alilea that war talk is out of season the players now have the stage danny shay the new of the st louis national league club is a crack billiard player and mound city fans hope that his skill in sport does not end with the cue the cincinnati club is said to have first call on pitcher hedges the ken bucl youngster who made such a hit with milwaukee last season he will be with the brewers again this year mccormick of the holyoke team who has signed with brooklyn is ex empt from farming his contract stipulates that he shall not be sent to baltimore it he fails to make good with brooklyn pitcher mike lynch has turned down another offer from barney drey tass until I 1 have completed my college course said lynch I 1 will not sign a contract or even decide whether I 1 will play professional base ball the famous tom lynch has accept ed an appointment on president pul ham s umpire staff with the proviso that he be permitted to give his the will in all probability be turned over to the brewers at the opening of the season another gentleman has und fione a spring change of mind jack hen dricks has reconsidered and will re frain from practicing law until he g ts through with playing with Indi anapo Us manager dale chear gives out his kansas city list as follows catchers atler and Orr endorf pitchers dur ham bigson alloway murphy wil hams isbell kite L jones D mar tin infielders frantz nance ryan 1 cewe abbott owens nolan lyons outfielders Roth tuss H hill knoll gear E smith archiquette lewis and nickell i western mr higbee secretary of last year s milwaukee club has been appointed secretary of the omaha club the st joseph club re signed catch er 0 connell and now has but three men unsigned chinn diehl and gar vin the sioux city club has signed pitcher cadwalader who pitched a 13 aring no hit game for sioux city against S ous 11 last season manager andrews of sioux city to date has signed first baseman mes second baseman bert dunn outfielders hurlburt and lohr pitch ers mcburney and cavanaugh and short stops kelly and fremmer manager webster of th st joseph club to date has signed eighteen play ers among the new ones are third baseman charles of chica go pitcher E howard dunn of mid 0 lelder E cole ol 01 binghamton and an outfielder named george hillman iowa league ideas president norton has appointed miss mayme norton as assistant sec detary harry miller manager of the keo 1 ul club died of pneumonia at keo kuk manager robert warner of marshal botn has signed catcher prank briggeman of sioux city the burlington club has signed bowman a full blooded indian from 01 lahoma said to be a fine player frank quigg of hot springs ark late of the missouri valley league has been appointed an umpire by president norton |