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Show jm?jjBly 3L.T9B American League Notes. Pat 1 1) no. o( the llrown. ha Joli.ed the Minneapolis team The lllrmltigham Club haa offered Hi Uvula 11.000 for Innrlder Harry (Ileaaon One of Kinmrtl llelrirlck'a beat friends aa) the St IjiiiIs outfielder will never pi) ball again. Iteport baa It that Jease Tannehlll ha mastered Ihe "spit ball" and will use It hs hi stock In trade this year. Case Patten firmly believe that Manager Mtahl will surprise I lie American Amer-ican league circuit lierore tho season Is over IVIty. Howard fllade, .Morgan and lluchanaa are fixtures on the llrownn' pllrhlng staff with HudhofT ns the reserve re-serve man, Jimmy Collins la delighted with the fine ahowlng made by pitcher Joal)n, who ha a fine underhand ball nnd always al-ways know what to do During the season Manager Jones will hate hi catcher sixth on the While Sox batting list. The continent contin-ent hitting of Sullivan and MrFnrland Just I flea the trove At Juplln, Mo, nu Iii4la.li, touted to become n big league pit her. held the Chicago While Stockln fi to four hits. The Indian's right iinme '8am" Morris Mor-ris lie I nlso called Seykalexla, nnd the Joplln fi.na have slvVyi him the name of Young Chief llolo-ln tlie-Hoail. lie Is n blackfoot Indian. V National League News. Dave Drain ha been elected capta of the St IjiiiIs Cardinal. It Is Hiiulona belief that Docschcr will be hla hrat pitcher Hits season. Courtne). or Ihe Phillies, has the largest hnnda of nny man pla)lng ball. The Pittsburg Club has released Ftalph Savldge to Savannah and I 'red llrldgea to Springfield. III. Dillon, formerl) of the Ilrookl)na, la doing some fine batting nnd fielding ttunta In the Pacific Coast League. Mnnager Tenne) n)a Jim Delehnnly la going to be one of the grenteat outfielders out-fielders In the business this season llnulon I f.ulte enthusiastic over hla SiiMrbn nggregnllon and clnlms that hla team will cause soma surprise till )cnr. Illllehrand. flie Princeton all around p1acr. 1ms been placed on Pittsburg' regular pitching alnn. Iever must show or go Ileckley has asked the St. Louis Club for his release. Ho swears ho will not play mite hi salary Is restored re-stored to its former basis Manager Collins, of the lloston Americans, likes tho work of Overall lie predict that tho hlg fellow will make good In fast company Mnnager Jack Dunn, of Providence, expect to secure pitcher Klllott, catch er Marshall nnd shortstop Neal or Hall from the Now Yorka. He will also secure se-cure pitcher Hddle .Poole, lata of Ilrookl)n. American Association Affairs. Ift Fielder Coffey will lie turned back, to Koulh Hem! by l.oulsvlllo. Minneapolis has sent Outfielder John House to the Ottiimwa club of the Iowa State l.engue Pitcher llalph fllbsou of tho Illues. Is said to be big and strong this season, sea-son, last jear he was a shadow, Arthur Irwin ha announced that he will de clara Tuesdajs and Frlda)a during the coming season ladles' day as usual. Charley Strobe) Is now out of the bale, ball game at Toledo for good. He was given his coin and good wish by tho people now In charge. Catcher Monte Ilovllle, olalmod by Kansas City and awarded to Milwaukee Milwau-kee by the National Commission, has niado good his threat and has signed with (ho llarrlsburg (Pa) Independ cnt club. Pitcher John Fisher of the Indian-spoils Indian-spoils club, has gone to Hot Springs, suffering with rheumatism. He hopes there to get Into playing condition before be-fore the championship season Is far under wa). The loss of Plihtr wlllj be a "stire blow to the club esrly I'""8 n last )ear he proved an cKcsfHsx irl) season Inrformer. Southern Sayings. 8torthi, lien j Uiwney of Nash vlll aii announced his permanent i tire-mast from baaehatl lie haa opened open-ed a sVior's office at New lledford. Mas. I Cross of the Athletics, who has Mil must of the Southern League team la action, picks the New Or leans Isni-h to win Ihe -nnant thla )eor. Illrajlighani will hate about the fastest outfielder In Ihe league with Dust) Miller. Hennesa), Munlock and Delclim, The Infleld, while not aa stronei. i,e out-works la a great deal stroiiHr than the laat ) car's quartette quar-tette The hlllera are better and flelderj just a good Thee whereby lllrmlnghaio gel Oulflas). r Delehant) In exchange for lltnry l.ynch haa gone through, and tW Ait. bard hltllug player baa reported re-ported fur duty At t meeting nf Ihe Montgomery club Usjor Sielner teslgned aa vice preahJwt of ike club, and Mr. Kay lluihist. the new attorney for the Moi)tsj(,vry street railway, waa elect-cl elect-cl la llnjor Sielner' place Mont-Rinucrj Mont-Rinucrj ha gixl llnanclal liacklng this yrtr and If mone) can get a good team at are going lo hnve It, aaya the manaiKttient of the new company who betght out the street car line. H W.tietral League Chatter. nu)I)ayton club baa signed Catcher ISdmKds. lute of the Columbus club JimI Overmeyer. who played the oulfl for the Columbia Iteils Inst senses, will be given it tr)-out by Bouts Ilend. WMker, a lefl handeil pllchcr nf Now Albany. Ind , algned by the Mvnsivllle club, haa asked for bis relcsie nnd it has been refused hi m MoConnel of Wheeling, Is at Franklin Frank-lin Osllega, Tenn . to coach the baso-ball baso-ball Irani for several week This Is his xcond )ear as their coach. Cettl Ora. the Frankfort pitcher, may lot make good wllh Term Ilnutc on tin slab, because nf hi Injured arm. He ma play In the outfield. Freeman, Ihe star twlrler for the Padwah team In the Kitty League, probibly will b purchaseil by livans-villi, livans-villi, although the deal ha not been conmmmated jet. r j r Outfielder of the Boston Nstlonsl League Club. Th signature of Teddy Purcell, who Jumiil Wheeling last )ear lo play Indttiiendent ball, puts ihe Stoglea In preUy good ahaie as far a outfield rar conterned ltKH-t from Terre Haute ay that Wnrrwider ha secured u wonder for a catcher lo take Street's place he bind Ihe bat He Is a Valparaiso boy by Ihe name of Forney. Three-I League Tips. Manager Conuors at llkiomlnglot. aya: "I pamnil sa Him I am golnc to win the uennani. but I will be us. umoag Hie bunch that does." Home llllle delay waa occasioned at Dubuque In the work on the grand stand through the discovery by Presi dent Keeley Ihat lion union carKn(ers were engaged by Ihe contractor In chane. After two day' controversy Ike mailer was adjusted aud work re auHitd. K.-I.-T. League News. Thla season promise to bo an tin tiguajly good one throughout the K I I'M Itiltledge, of last )ear's Cairo ledm, wilt manage Hopkliiavlllo Dili aelson, Itutledge Is a good mnn and ijl do much toward giving Hopklnii vlte u winning team Hugh Nlooll predict a one, two, Ihree bunch for Peoria, while Donnelly at Springfield, with many of last year pennant winner still with him, say nothing nnd smiles significantly, whllo enthuilnsm bolls around him Tho rivalry between Springfield and Peoria will bo Intense th! season. |