BASE BALL, TRAP SHOOTING AND GENERAL SPORTS. Volume 45 No. 4- Philadelphia, April 8, 1905. Price, Five Cents. CHICAGO GLEANINGS HART HAPPY. HALE YOUNG PLAYERS ARE HOLDING AFTER A MONTH©S SOJOURN ON OUT QUITE WELL THE PACIFIC COAST. Cubs Have Not Yet Fired Any of The Chief of the Chicago National the Experiments - Comiskey©s Re- League Club Returns to the Windy Arranged Line-up Makes Good- City and Brings News of His Team Great Deeds by "Ducky" Holmes. Coast Trips the Right Thing. BY W. A. PHELON. SPECIAL TO "SPORTINa LITE." Chicago, April 2. Editor "Sporting Chicago, 111., April 5. President L©fe." What has come over the man Hart, of the Chicago National Club, agers this spring, and what is holding has returned to this city after a the young players in month©s absence on the their jobs? Usually, at Pacific Coast. A part of this time of the year, the the time was spent in roads are full of young Mexico. Because of the men, who, with am inclement weather Mr. bitions badly dampened, Hart was unable to see are hiking back from enough of the work of the front, eager to get the Colts to form an under cover and regain opinion of their strength. their old positions with President Hart said the minor league tea-iris. Manager Prank Selee The exodus from the big was in poor health, and clubs should have begun had lost fifteen pounds several days ngo, and while on the coast, but Frank Chance yet, excepting at St. but that the Colt man Louis, where it is al ager expected to be in James A. Hart leged that McAleer has picked a team, good condition by the time the season there is no sign of a general chasing opened. He sid: "Selee is in bad shape, of the youngsters. "What has hap but is sticking with the team. I did pened? Have the young bloods shown not get much opportunity to see the up so well the managers hate to can team work, but from what Manager them? Are the older players showing Selee has told me it has greatly signs, of a general breakdown? Of strengthened since last year. The old course, there will have to be a big men are all playing as well as they did shake-up in the near future, as the last year, and the new material con teams must be cut down to actual tains some players who promise to playing strength, but the cut-down make an interesting fight for seems likely to be the latest on record positions." this season. TEAM DECIDED UPON. CUB RECRUITS. Mr. Hart continued: "Selee In The Chlcasro Nationals are not firng formed me that he has about decided anybody as yet. All of the numerous what players will be kept, but he is competitors for in and outfield places not ready to announce the decision. are still waging their strife in ardent According to present plans, two catch fashion, and nobody knows what his HUGH DUFFY, ers, six pitchers, five infielders, and finish will be. Rain and floods have four outfielders will be carried at the interfered with so many of the sched Manager of the Philadelphia National League Club. start, making seventeen men in all. uled games on the coast that it has Hugh Duffy, veteran star player and now manager of the Philadelphia National League The chief change is likely to be made been hard to really get a line upon the Club, was born in 1869, at River Point, R. I., and first played with amateur teams in the in the outfield, where the team is players, and Selee is much perplexed. suburbs of Providence. His first professional engagement was with the Hartford Club, of the weakest. Manager Selee is impressed His people have done but little bat Eastern League, in 1886. In the spring of 1887 Duffy was engaged to catch for the Springfield with the work of young Hoffman, the ting, but this is mainly on account of (Mass.) team, which disbanded in a few weeks, and he was signed by Manager Fessenden, later former Western leaguer. Hoffman he the excellent condition of the Califor a National League umpire, who was then in charge of the Salem team, of the New England declares to be one of the fastest men nia pitchers. League. Duffy was tried at short stop and did very well, while his work at the bat and in at shortstop in the business and one PENNELL AND MALONEY, base running was of the highest order, and soon brought him into prominence. The Salem Club who knows how to cover the position. changed hands along about July and Duffy©s release was purchased by the Lowell Club. He In Pfeiffer, Selee has another good the American Association men, have played such fine ball that at the close of the season of 1887, there was a lively scramble for pitcher, who promises to do as well as been doing some nice fielding in the Duffy©s serviies. The Chicago and Boston Clubs made very liberal offers, but the former Lundgren, his former college mate." practice games, and both are working secured him. He made a remarkably fine showing during his two years with the Chicago hard for places on the nine. Pennell Club. In the fall of 1889 he joined the all-star team of the Chicago Player©s League Club. President Hart said every man on the is a great ball player, ©tis said, when When the crash and readjustment came in the spring of 1891 he was transferred to the Boston team was away below weight as the he gets really interested. Last year, National League Club with which he played until 1901 when he jumped the National League result of the hard practice before the when he was with Milwaukee, he to become manager of the Milwaukee American League Club which finished last. In 1902-03 rainy season set in. Chance weighs didn©t care a hoot in Halifax, and he managed the Milwaukee Western League Club which won the championship. Last spring not more than 180 pounds, but the he was engaged as manager by the Philadelphia Club for two years. most agreeable surprise is the fact fanned away at the ball in care©ess that Casey is thirty pounds below his fashion. He hit only .275 under these regular weight. Weimer is the only conditions, but Joe Caiitillon swears man who is heavier than usual. that he can swat over .300 in any lame that the team struck Birming ing, and is determined to make a sen company if he wants to work, and it ham without a twirler fit to work. sational campaign His work in these LIKELY TO GO WEST NEXT YEAR. may be thai, the National League Harry Vaughn cheerfully loaned the preliminary games has been so Despite the bad weather encount chance will kindle his ambitions. Not Sox a youth named Fitzpatrick, who wonderful that Comiskey would not ered the team \vill in all probability much has been seen of Slagle and Mc was merely on trial with Birmingham dream of retiring him. to the bench go to the coast for practice again next Carthy, the veterans, and Jack Barry and was not supposed to be any good again. Danny Green shows fine form year. "Santa Monica is a fine place for has been unobtrusively subbing all at all. Vaughn and his men then pre in the field and with the stick, but a practice camp," said Mr. Hart, "and over the diamond. I regard Barry as pared to lambast the youth, and fig that arm is still bad. Jones will pick the week spent there got the players one of the most valuable utility men ured at one swoop on hnving- fun with up some in batting. He ought to in fine trim. The week of rain which in the business, and Otto Williams is the Sox and getting rid of a persistent the season of 1904 was an awful jolt followed set them back in their work, also a corker at ©filling in wherever youngster. The result was amusing, for him. but apparently they rapidly improved there may be a cavity. for the yong rnan made monkeys of CALLAHAN©S WORK ON FIRST, again, as shown by their victories SOX LINE UP. the Vaughn crowd, and held them to has been good enough to show that at San Francisco and Oakand." Comiskey.has been playing- his team five hits. So satisfactory was his per this adaptable player can pick up the as he intends to show it in the reg formance that he hens been told to tricks of the bag, although he is yet Chickens a Sidi Issue. ular campaign, and the line-up looks count himself a Chicago player next a bit backward on turning quick season, if he can only hold the pace. George La chance, with one year©s experience, dangerous. The team, as it now goes plays. This makes Comiskey©s situ and Al Selbach, a novice, have regular daily into battle, has Callahan on first, DUCKY HOLMES. ation one of deep perpexity, for Jiggs discussion about the chicken business. Big Dundon second, Tannehill third, Davis is the whole team these days. The Donahue is fairly killing the ball, hit George says it©s a losing game, while the at short, Jones, Green and Holmes in Duck made six hits a few afternoons ting as he never hit before, and Columbus citizen believes that, scientifically the gardens The men are, to judge back, and the very next day stole Isbell is frisking round like a kitten.