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Show H National teaguo News The l'lrates, as usual, will go to Hot Springs, Ark , lo train l'resldent Hteyttise favors a shorter season than that ot 1901. Catcher Chance, ot tho Chlcagoa, Is playing with the Ixm Angeles team Catcher Ktlng has given up his no-Hon no-Hon of buying tho Kansas Clly club and hss re-signed with Chlesgo Short stop Hhsy. of the Cardinals, Is playing short field for thu Portland club ot the Pacific Coast league During Hie past sesson 53 home runs were made on the l'olo grounds 30 by visiting lesins and 33 by the (Hants. Oulsldo of Manager Clarke an 1 l'ltclivr t.ynrh, President DreyfiiM has nut naked one of the Pittsburg piny era to sign a contract for the coming season, and does not Intend lu at least until after tbe first of the new year. American tcague Notce. Inflclder Moran will probably be shitted to St. Uiuls' second base next sesson. Manager McAlcer declares that young pitcher Morgan hss mastered tbo "spit ball " Catcher Joe Rugden has been resigned re-signed by HI. 1-oula at an unsolicited I COO Increasu In salary. Thn Kt Uiuls club has signed Charles Starr, the crack catcher of thu Ohio Works team, of Youngstiiwu, O. Manager Armour Is being urged by tho Detroit papers to compel Mullln to pitch every third day next season. Msnsger (lrlrdlli announces that Ambrose l'uttman, tho big lefthander from Covington, will be used regularly In tho box next season Gcorgn iJiChnnco has not missed a championship game In three ) ears a remarkable, showing considering the strain nnd mutations ot the game. "Hubo" Waddell says his full namo la Qoorgn IMward Harrison Heed Winchester Win-chester lteuben Waddell, and he wants It used on tho scoro cards noxt spring, In full. Ostccn, tho Infleldcr with the New Yorks for part ot tbe season, lot tbo Connecticut league In batting with an average of .413 He plnjwl 20 games with tbe Norwich club. Wallace Is the only St Iiuls Infield certainty for 1901 and It Is not settled whether bo will play third base or I short stop If ghrevepurt Smith shows nlsss he'll lake Wallace's old place and Bob will be tbe team' third baseman. base-man. Uopestcra hsvo figure! up that l.a-Jole l.a-Jole made a grand batting average tor nine )tsis of Dtll. This la slightly better than old Pop Anson's reoord. Hans Warner's average for eight years Is 340. This slums l.ajoie to be the greatest batsman that tbe gasse baa ever had. American Aeeoelstlen Affairs. Hill Cllngman I ot opinion that W per cent of safe hitting Is pur luck. Manager Joe Cantlllou, of the Milwaukee, Mil-waukee, baa a well paying saloon In Chicago. Manager Cantlllou will use Ills lies Moines plant aa a training place for the Drawers next spring. From Indianapolis (omes the tip that Oeorge Msgoon, captain of thn Hooslers, I lo be put on the market A younger brother ot Hilly Frlel. of the Columbus club, has signed with the Ohio Works club, of Vouugstown, for trial. Pitcher Kgas makes tbe slatamoM that the "spit ball" has no terrors for association Imtsnuo. bo seem to I have all solved I1 1 At (he annual meeting at tbe Columbus Co-lumbus i lub Ihn old directors, Messrs. MtiirhlMin. Trump, Hchoenborn and llryce. were reelected. Th directors also elected Tbomss J. Hryce prcst dent, John Petrane. vice president and Rdward Scboenborn, secretary. Three I. tcague Tips. The Iitootnlhgton club hss rooo ) gaged William Connor for the fuurtli consecutive year as team manager for l0t. Tbo Cedar llsplds club has declared a smsll dividend on Isst season's profits nnd has re-elected lloldon Hill team manager The dlseatded lloekford club has given Manager Arthur I'. Owens his release lo enable blm to sign with tbo ' Uurllngton rlub of the Iowa league. The Hock Island association has been experimenting with managor ever alnre Frank Donnelly left the twain a year ago In take rhargo of Springfield Tho drafting of Pllchirs Koine and H Holmes by tho Chicago (American) M and Itllsbiirg clubs, respectively, M caused mingled regret and much re- M Juicing among thu Cellar ltnplds tons- M Central tesgue Chstter. M Tho Wheeling rlub has signed M Shortstop Henry Mnsg snd IMtchor H "Hull" Khman of Canton, O, eiH It Is probsblu Hint Outfielder Ucrt ,H Dennis, of Fort Wayne, will bo ap- jH IHilnted manager of tho (Hand Rapids B . H The Wheeling club has slgnod Catch 'B to Paddy Ufltigslnne of Cleveland, HJ who played fine ball for tho Akron, O, 11 Indeimndent team Inst sesson. 'IswJ President Dement denounces as a VsswJ lake a story sent out from Vlncennea BJ to Ibe effect that bn had wrltlon par , HJ ties there suggesting a movn lo in 1 BJ elude Terro Haute and Hvansvlllo. ; BJ Jimmy Hyan. manager last season ' of thu Colorado Springe team, of thu BJ Western league, has signed ss rooit- BJ sger ot tho Hvansvlllo team for next BJ season. The now owners of tho team B are It) an, president; 0. W. Hcracnr VJ ami John Walker. BJ If the Springfield, 0 club la admit BH tod to the Contra! League an effort B will bo made to secure Jlggs Dona 'BH hue's robseiM from Chicago, so that ho HM may become tbo team's manager-cap- BM Uln M Tbo mooting or the Central Baseball H leaguo magnates i.milind In tbo sel 'awJ tlemont of oaly one Important que BJ Hon The remainder of Ho time was -iasB devoted to a general discussion or JH luaguo affairs. As was cxpectod the SN Rvansvlllo fraaoblse was returned to Mm that city, u being sold to th recently MB organised stock company, composed, 9H or O W. Bement Jr., John P. Walker (H and James E. Hyan. M Western Wlnnowlnus. JBl OuUlelder Bud Thiol Is a Butcher by trade. Harry Welch, ot the Oroahas, has SbM resumed his studios at the Crelghtou jLBj Medical College BB Ilucher Jack Pfelselr Is wintering Sa lu Clnclniiall, where be la a salesman -fll for a large leather house. HBJ "Yank" Drown, nt Omaha, -who lod jH (he Western league pltohera this year, jfl Is back In oollege nt Ames, Iowa. BJ Umpire Hobby Carrutlier Is follow IBJ Ing the races nt lAtoula and Incident IBJ ally doing a Utile aide wok fur a BJ lawk. HJ Omaha's splendid Utile rtaM noldcc M lkUiy Carter, I a clUsui Of OmaOia B and la employed by he Stock Yards. BJ Com pa n or South Omaha (BJ |