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National league News
President Hart of Chicago la In
Georgia on private business
Tan Haltren the veteran outfielder
wilt not be with New York next sea-
son The St Louis club's offer has been
turned down by the Cornell shortstop
PhH Lewis
Honus Wagner Is now physical in-
structor at the Carnegie branch of the
Carnegie library in Pittsburg
President Robison is still of opinion
that the Cardinals will be ordered to
do their spring training in St Louis
Outfielder' Mertes is umpiring Sun-
day games for the newly organized
California Baseball Players’ league at
’Frisco
Pitcher Hackett of St Louis Na-
tionals who was threatened with total
blindness from ivy poisoning has
been discharged from the hospital
with his optics restored to their
former good condition
President Dreyfuss is pulling wires
to land two more first-class pitchers
He Is absolutely confident that the
Pirates will win the pennant again
and declares himself ready to accept
any and all wagers to the contrary
Barne'dreyfuss is working daily at
league headquarters in New York on
the Nation league schedule As soon
President Hart of Chicago thinks
the league season will close about
Oct 10 thus affording time for some
inter 4eague games He adds that un-
der proper conditions he would be
willing to arrange a short Cubs-Whlte
series
sb It is printed he will submit it to
Ban Johnson who Is working on the
American league schedule He can
then compare notes and avoid need-
less conflicts ' Dreyfuss will return
to Pittsburg shortly after New Year’s
Hair
Pitcher Camnitz the Cotton States
league wonder bought by Pittsburg is
hemming and hawing He don’t know
whether he will go into baseball next
GPLLO
Cincinnati Newspaper Man Elected
Baseball
season or not has a good cotton busl-i
ness etc But he didn’t bluff Presi
£pp£Jrejtfu£s for a cent Barney
sent the youngster back word that he
had better stiok to the cotton busi-
ness if he thought it better 1
American League Notes
Tho Tannehill-Hugbes trade be-
tween New York and Boston is off
Gamlskey tried to‘ effect a deal for
Freeman of Boston but was unsuc-
cessful Pitcher Dineen Js playing indoor
baseball games with a professional
team at Syracuse N Y
Catcher Klttrldge lost money— about
(OQQ—on his polo venture in Aurora
Hi and has returned to Boston
Charlie Irwin Is wanted by Leland
Stanford University to coach its base-
ball team He probably will accept
tha offer:
Frank Farrell is out with the state-
ment that Clark Griffith has his full
confidence and will have full charge
of New York as he did last season
' Herman Long declares that another
season of the foul-strike rule will put
half the good players in the business
oht'of the running for batting hon-
ors Kip Belbaoh is not worrying any
about the Washington deal He Is
too busy with the tenpins and get-
ting rbady for the Cleveland tourna-
ment purses
Manager Stallings of Buffalo Is
strongly In favor of Ben Shlbe’s plan
to'xSMl-'only the first1 foul a Btrike
This says Stallings spreads the ben-
efit 'both ways— to pitcher and batter
The Harvard management baa
picked out Chesbro and Willie Keeler
to coach the varsity players for a few
weeks in the "spring if they can get
permission from the New York club
to remain until April 1
Lou Drill of the Washington team
made his first appearance as an at-
torney in the Superior Court at Se-
attle last week and won his case His
address to the jury was favorably
commented on by the legal profession
His partner Bob Blewett will con-
duct the law office In Seattle next
summer
Pitcher Prank Donahue of the Cleve-
land team has been engaged to coach
the Yale -ball nine Donahue will
take charge of the squad about Feb L
He will give most of his attention to
the pitching and general battery work
and will be assisted by several grad-
uate coaches Donahue also assisted
in coaching Yale's pitchers last winter
I-I-I League Items
Cliff Lattlmer is acting as scout for
the Springfield (111) club of the
Three-I league He is wintering at
Loveland
Johnny Beedles formerly of the
Rockford team is wintering at Deca-
tur ' Beedles l3l working at his trade
of cigarmaking
Rockford has signed “Jerry” Kane
last season third baseman and cap-
tain of the Butte team in the Pacific
National League
Bloomington is likely to lose Domi-
nick Mullaney the slugging first base-
man Cleveland has offered him a
try-out for next season
President Holland’s schedule has
not proved acceptable and Frank Lan-
der of Rockford has been asked to
draw up a new one for the February
meeting
Among the applicants for positions
on the umpire staff are Messmer for-
merly with the Western league and
Fred Kelffer formerly with the Cen-
tral league
At a meeting of the Rockford club
to Lead the American Association of
( Clubs
last week Fred Sterling was chosen
president Hugh Nlcol was again
chosen manager and Is busy complet-
ing the team for next year
Rock Island has again reserved Gra-
ham the pitcher who was given a
short trial by Chicago last fall Gra-
ham will likely season a while longer
In Three-Eye company before going
back to Chicago '
Wilson Bering who is one of the
hard workers for the Decatur club
runs an agricultural implement fac-
tory there and he never refuses work
to a baseball player He has six of
them working there this winter
Managers Conners of Bloomington
Hill of Cedar Rapids and McFarland
of Decatur are all seeking additions
to their respective aggregations but
are not yet' ready to announce the
names of the new men they have
signed
Western Wlnnowings
President Sexton has informed the
promoters of the plan to secure a fran-
chise for Lincoln that Lincoln un-
doubtedly will get In if proper
finances are forthcoming
Bob Lowe formerly of the Chlca-
gos declares that he will not man-
age the Denver team again He id
spending his time between running a
hotel and writing life Insurance at
Beaver Falls Pa
The Lincoln promoters have raised
the (2500 cash guarantee necessary
to enter the Western league At Sioux
City Wood National and Hugeson to
whom the franchise was awarded are
said to have failed in thelf effort to
raise the cash
Toah a Consistent Performer "
Toah Pat Dunne’s old campaigner
that recently died At Los Angeles was
the best bread-winner Dunne had own-
ed since Flying Dutchman’s racing
days came to an end Toah had been
tne main reliance of Dunne’s stable
for the last three or four years His
earnings season after season turned
the tide for Dunne from a losing to a
winning one No wonder the little
chestnut son of Bassetlaw and Mod-
esty was the pride of Dunne's estab-
lishment Toah was bred by Ed Cor-
rigan when Corrigan - maintained a
breeding farm at Sacramento Cal He
was very racily built a greyhound
type of horse He was just short of
first class but within his favorite dis-
tance up to a mile many a first-class
one he has beaten when weight condi-
tions favored him a trifle
Sullivan and Jeffries
The other day John L Sullivan sent
a' note to Jeffries requesting a loan of
(200 but the champion never replied
to John’s request This leads Otto
Floto to remark that time changes
and while Jeffries is a fellow that does
not care to throw his money away yet
it makes us wonder If ' matters had
been reversed say some fifteen years
ago and Jeffries had made the request
it’s dollars to cents that Sullivan
would have complied with the same
Jeffries however when he gets done
won’t have to ask for aid as he Is a
fighter who takes pretty good care of
the money he has earned Sullivan
with the thousands he gathered in the
ring is worse than broke because he
has not a penny left and in addition
is thousands of dollars in debt
Jordan Coming to America
For the past two years Ben Jordan
champion featherweight of England
has been threatening to invade this
country a second time The statement
was made so often that it became
monotonous and American ring follow-
ers finally came to look upon It as a
sort of standing pugilistic joke
But at last it seems that Jordan’s
threat Is likely to be fulnlled Benny
Yanger’s manager received a letter
from Charles1 Hall who pilots the for-
tunes of the British feather' stating
that he would positively leave England
In company with his protege on Jan-
uary 11
The pair will go straight to Chicago
for the purpose of arranging a match
with Benny Yanger in that city
May Manage Washington
In connection with the effort to re-
vivify baseball interest in Washing-
ton and put a winner into the Ameri-
can league circut in the capital is a
report that Jimmy Manning may
manage the team there this year An
old Washington baseball magnate said
that Manning would be in Washington
in a day or two and that a certain
man of affairs there who has been
mentioned in connection with the club
would go in only if Manning became
the manager Mike Scanlan of Wash-
ington who holds an option on the
old ball ground there is willing it is
understood to let the club have the
ground— a much more desirable site
than the present one — if Manning be-
comes the manager
“Young Corbett” Undisputed Champio
Young Corbett has at last won com-
plete recognition as the best glove
fighter In this country at his weight
His decisive defeat of Eddie Hanlon
in a fierce bout of fifteen and a half
rounds at San Francisco last Tuesday
night gained for him the unanimous
admiration of fight boxing enthusiasts
His right to the featherweight cham
pionship as that title is gauged at
the present time is virtually undis-
puted ' ' -
Tod Sloan to Start Stable
Richard Croker will not be the soli-
tary American trainer and owner of
horses on the English turf in 1904 as
was expected at the end of the late
season Tod Sloan intends to Btart a
stable with a dozen of bis own horses
and what others be can get to train
His friends believe that this is the
entering wedge to his return as a
Jockey in 1905 They say be realizes
the errors of the past and is anxious
to make amends Officially there Is
nothing against Sloan with the turf
authorities He was never ruled off
the tracks nor was his license revok-
ed He was simply advised unofficially
not to apply for a jockey’s license No
license Is required for a trainer
Dixon Has New “Bank Roll”
George1 Dixon since he went to Eng-
land a little over a year ago has made
nearly (7000 Dixon In an Interview
the other day said that he has saved
the bulk of the money and Intends to
hold on to it
“I used to be a fool when I was
younger and careless” said the ex-
champion “I never used to know the
value of money It was like nothing
to me But I hare felt the bitter
pangs of poverty and know what it is
to be hungry I must have earned
over (300000 in my day but I have
little of this money left
Freak in Three Cushion
The accompanying cut shows a
peculiar "mlsB” by Ed Helm a Cleve-
land billiardlst in a three cushion
game He played for a three cushion
bank hitting the cue ball hard It
passed between the two object balls
took the side and end railB and came
out of the corner : at an unnatural
angle which carried It between the
two object balls a second time- When
measured it was found that the mar-
gin of Bpace was less than a quarter
of an Inch on each side when the cue
ball was placed between the two
object balls
Minneapolis After Menefee
Jock Menefee the famous National
league player who was released by
Chicago has been offered a sum said
to be (5000 per year to manage the
Minneapolis team It was also said
in the letter that Menefee would not
be required to put on a uniform but
would manage from the bench Men-
efee who is worth (40000 said he
would consult with’ his business part-
ners before accepting or turning down
the Minneapolis offer He had in-
tended to quit baseball and devote his
time to his brickyard Interest at Mo-
nessen Auto Boats Are Popular
Several yachtsmen are having plans
made for auto boats and now that the
holidays have passed and the opening
of the next racing season Is drawing
near orders may be expected to be
given for these boats This will be a
year for auto boat racing The fad has
been popular in England and France
for some time and has at last extend-
ed to this country Some boats were
built last season but urtil last year
designers were all in the dark because
there were no rules to govern tha
building and racing of these boats
Boston Sure of Big Fight
Boston is believed to be practically
sure of getting the Monroe-Sharkey
fight and for the first time in many
years will have a chance to see a first-
class heavyweight battle ’Frisco be-
ing barred from bidding for the fight
and with the cutting out of all six-
round affairs Boston is practically the
only city that can offer anything like a
fit location for the big contest The
Criterion club has a strong pull and
is plugging hard to get the fight
Close Plant for Shooting Event
Elmer E Shaner manager-secretary
of the Interstate association has
closed arrangements for the grand
American handicap shoot match
which will be held at Indianapolis
the week of June 20 Clay birds will
be used entirely
Odds and Ends of Sport
Charles Ruberl of New York has
most of the American swimming rec-
ords up to one mile
Marshall of New York will he the
American representative at the Inter-
national chess tourney at Monte Carlo
Ten deaths were reported from ac-
cidental gun shot Wounds in Maine
during the hunting season Only one
man was killed for looking like a deer
to an excited hunter
Minnesota's football- team will be
wrecked unless the coaches can Induce
some of the linemen to return to
school Rogers Schacht Webster
Thorpe Warren and Burdick have an-
nounced their intention of leaving
Joke on Frltzl Scheff
“Any one addressing Frltzl Scheff
the operatic star of ‘Babette’ with any
kind of a title will hereafter be viewed
with suspicion by the little prlma
donna For Miss Scheff who discard-
ed her German title of Baroness in
deference to the democratic prin-
ciples of this republic has found that
socialism doesn’t level all ranks just
before Christmas Miss Scheff who
in private life is the Baroness von Bar-
deleben is billed simply as Frltzi
Scheff At her hotel the attaches for-
merly referred to her as ‘Mme’ Scheff
A1 week before Christmas the elevator
boy commenced to call her ‘Baroness’
Scheff Another obsequious attendant
who brought her ice water insisted
upon addressing her as ‘Countess’
Scheff The day before Christmas the
elevator boy commenced to call her
‘Duchess’ Scheff and on Christmas eve
she overheard a bellboy say that he
had a bundle for ‘the Princess' Scheff
The little prlma donna attributed
these errors to a democratic misun-
derstanding of relative rank in Ger-
many but she knows better now All
her attendants having duly received
their Christmas presents from her she
rode down in the elevator the morn-
ing after and was horrified and pained
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Though Millie James was without
doubt the bright particular star of the
“Little Princess” the work of Fay
when the menial who had called her
‘Duchess’ and ‘Princess’ turned with a
smile and said:
“ ‘Good morning Fritzi Think It’s
going to snow?’ ”
Fernando Fleury Dead
Fernando Fleury an old and once
noted member of the profession died
in the Actors’ Fund Home Staten
Island on Dec 22 after a long and
painful illness Mr Fleury was born
in Hamburg Germany on June 3
1830 Twenty years later be made his
first appearance on the Btage at the
old Franklin theater in Chatham
street New York As a ballad singer
and vaudeville performer he soon
came into prominence and he con-
tinued in those lines of work in vari-
ous parts of the country for nearly
half a century He made his last
public appearance in Chicago in 1899
and on Sept 27 1902 he was admitted
to the Actors’ Fund Home He was
greatly beloved there because of his
genial disposition and kindly 'manner
The funeral services were held at the
Home on Dec 24 William H Danvers
made a brief address over the remains
The burial was made in the Actors’
Fund Plot In the Cemetery of the
Evergreens and was attended by sev-
eral of the guests of the Home
Brings New Play
Mr and Mrs Fred W Sidney reach-
ed New York last week from London
“The season in London” says Mr Sid-
ney “is one of the most prosperous
ever known Great business Is ths
rule at all theaters the Comedy and
the Avenue excepted — but they were
closed when I sailed1 Mr Sidney who
wrote “The Brixton Burglary” has
brought several new plays with him
He will remain some time to see If b
can place them here
Jamee K Hackett's New Play
One of the best romantic plays ever
need by James K Hackett was seen
for the first time Christmas nigbt at
the Court Square theateV Springfield
Mass It is called “The Crown Prince”
and Is by George H Broadhurst Mr
Hackett's company comprised Char-
lotte Walker Albert Perry Brigham
Royce Joseph Brennan Minnie Monk
Noel Gordon Edith Van Dusen and
Frederick Nichols Mr Hackett was
forceful romantic quiet and effective
as a masquerading prince
In Vaudeville
Frank Bark a monologlst has a
new JokeleL In the course of his re-
marks he tells of an Irishman looking
at a million dollars’ worth of diamonds
in a Jeweler’s window
“Wouldn’t you like to have your
pick?” asked a small boy
“I’d rather have to shovel for then
I’d get more” was the answer
Another artist in the same line of
effort is Lew Hawkins black-face
comedian He has brought up the
‘How old Is Ann’ problem in this way:
A census taker met Ann and Insisted
she should give her age
"Did the Hill girls next door give
their exact ages?” she inquired
“They did”
“Well then I am as old as the
Hills”
A Walking Automaton
F J Ireland of Chicago has finished
work on an automaton the construe- -tion
of which has occupied spare mo-
ments during the last twelve years It
is made in the form of a man and the
trunk is filled with delicate machinery
and storage batteries By operating
different switches the figure may be
made to walk smoke a pipe write
I Bernice made a distinct Impression on
the many thousands of theater-goers
who saw this charming drama
on a blackboard and do many other
little tricks Mr Ireland calls his
automaton “Enigmarelle” and will ex-
hibit it in vaudeville
Greenroom Gossip
The Shuberts sold “The Runaways”
to Ray Comstock Fay Templeton is
to leave the company
Mark Twain Bpent Christmas with
his family in Florence Italy" writing ‘
either a play or novel
T 'Herr Conrled has sued a Munich
writer for violently attacking him on
the production of Parsifal
Suzanne Adams Bailed for Europe
last week to see her husband Leo
Stern the ’cellist who is ill
William Desmond has resigned as
leading man with the Walter Sanford
company to Join the Florence Roberta
company
- Signora Duse is again to try a play
by D'Annunzio “Jorio’s Daughter” in
the spring in Italy It is in prose and
has forty speaking parts
Sara Bernhardt’s long expected
memoirs are promised for the spring
Many cartoons of her will illustrate
the book as she enjoys them as much
as anybody ’
Frank P Haven closed with “Along
the Kennebec” at Augusta Maine De-
cember 8 and joined Charles E Bla-
ney’s “For His Brother’s Crime” as
stage manager
Isabelle Evesson on Thanksgiving
day in Utica during the performance
of “In the Palace of the King” extin-
guished n blaze on the stage that
might have proved serious
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