Show national league news pittsburg has sold catcher carasch to jersey city vagner is fast crawling to the top of the league batsmen it ia said that neuralgia bag settled in je corbett s shoulders pitcher jack dunleavy of st louis ts said to be slated tor release bil gilbert s second base work Is one of the big features of the giants placing the philadelphia club contemplates giving the veteran herman long a trial at short field barney dreyfuss still maintains that pittsburg will forge to the front and win their fourth pennant manager selee attributes the decline in individual base stealing to the alence ot the hit and run play st louis critics charge joe cor bett s comparative failure to fondness for good living and cigarettes the st louis club is said to have recalled first baseman sim murch from the new england league sam mertes weighs pounds but can run yards in 11 is seconds and will take great chances on oases pitcher mcelveen of the williams port club has turned down a per month offer from the pittsburg club catcher harry smith of pittsburg haa a oung brother named samuel pitching finely tor the canton 0 club joe corbett the st louis club s 8 pitcher is said to have an iron clad season contract with president dobison pitcher dunleavy of st louis was slated for jersey city but he protest ed so strongly that the deal waa called off president pulliam has promulgated notice of alex smiths contract pon tract with aw indian twirler who struck out thirteen white sox in a recent game chicago and of pitcher W J release by brooklyn manager selee considers frank chance to be the greatest all round player in the world to day considering batting fielding base running and baseball brains american league notes patton donvan and hughes are the only american league pitchers to lose in double figures according to manager barrow there will be no more changes in the de troit team this season the washington club Is trying out a local outfielder named herring of the sunday school league jack chesbro who had an ent season last year Is easily leading 1 american league pitchers big coln anderson is playing a sell game on first base for new yirk and clouting the ball vigorously pitcher patsy flaherty who coulden couldn t hold his own in the american league is making good in the na arnal parent is the whole oston infield with his quick accurate movements he makes even captain collins look secondary no one is more sanguine that wal tei clarkson will make a great hit in the box than pitcher clarkson of the highlanders lajoie continues to thump the ball as does no other batsman in the coun try he now has a clear lead in leagues one of the rarities of the ball field ts to see elberfeld Elb erteld strike out the ennesser enn essee chicken fancier has an eye like an eagle outfielder hulseman cost the st louis club 1200 and manager me aleer is still of opinion that he made a good bargain norman elberfeld Elb erteld has returned to jhb game and the team work ot the nea yorks has been improved ma terla liy thereby the washington club Is said to be negotiating tor the crack milwaukee batsman bateman one of ted vans texas finds manager donovan has now lull of the washington team and the players will have to hustle in the future to hold on to their jobs american association news the toledo club has purchased in fielder Mor larity from the chicago na league club in a throwing contest at columbus july 2 between lefty davis and billy hallman the first named threw the ball yards as against hallman s yards 2 feet the ball wag thrown straight against the wind lefty campbell the colonels pitcher has a delivery all his own there Is none like it in the league it s a pretty good one too st paul papers claim that barney dreyfus has renewed his rush order for chech and that he is willing to pay good money tor sessions egorge stone who had just a look in filth the boston americans last season leads the american assoria tion in home runs and stolen bases the three I 1 league hose thornton rh ornton of rock island Is the youngest manager in the league the springfield club has released pitcher dad dark and the texas pitcher conover the hock island club has signed shortstop top bernard mckuhn of the diehls of st louis the hockford club has released fielder dalrymple and returned catcher hessler to denver that club having reclaimed him manager donnelly has ordered pitcher frank dick to report on ac count of a wealth of box artists he was loaned to clinton la davenport has signed pitcher john eul formerly of the decatur and du buque clubs and outfielder tom rey of the iowa league iowa league notes bradley of cleveland kitson of detroit and weimer of chicago were all burlington players at one time burlington has a star pitcher meek inson who Is not only a first class twirler but a good all round player and heavy hitter the burlington club has sold first bademan george stovall to the cleve land club he Is a fine fielder and hard hitter and it Is believed be will make good in fast company the burlington club has released catcher morris second baseman fro baugh and outfielder and signed south paw pitcher anderson of omaha third baseman bonham of abandon and shortstop of 0 western Winn owings umpire J J kelly the iron man is the successor of cusick resigned kelly has had no trouble at all so far brown the ames pitcher manager rourke of omaha has certainly landed a prize he 1 not only a most effective pitcher but quite a hitter at sioux city recently lucia sent a liner to fleming which struck the fielder in the face and knocked him flat on his back while he lay there three men on bases came home george states that the rec of the western league show that institution to be in a most satisfactory financial condition despite the rumors that have been persistently circulated of late missouri valley league they call the fort scott team the giants sam morris the indian pitcher sedalia has made good the topeka club has decided to play sunday games at home the topeka club has released third baseman randolph for light hitting third baseman and catcher core have been signed by the topeka club there have been four bad accidents in the league this year and three of these were in the topeka team the chapter follows pittsburg broken leg la france topeka brok en leg bevis topeka broken hand olson topeka broken nose central league gossip lindsey the fort wayne shortstop Is said to be worth watching toren the grand rapids team s new pitcher Is known as the cowboy the grand rapids club has signed pitcher charles truitt of the rush ville ind club central league clubs have been or dered to cut to twelve men that will be the limit hereafter wlllie once a pitcher in thia league has been appointed an umpire in the I 1 T league that bation has discharged umpires and wild bill |