The evening world., 1894-10-03
BASEBALL CHAT.

one Of the leading baseball cranks of
the metropolis said yesterday, after
hearing of President Byrne's heated re-
marks in yesterdays Baltimore Ameri-
can, that he would wager a Fall tile
that Byrne would induce Mr.. Temple to
protest against the share and share alike
agreement made by Hanlon and Ward
AS these are the only terms under which
the valorous pennant-winners will meet
the New Yorks, any objection fled now
If yielded to. means no games at all
President Young telegraphed Ward and
Hanlon that any stipulatons agreeable
to them would be acceptable to him as
one member of the Temple Cup Commit
tee. 1t looks as II Mr.. Byrne, who Is
only the custodian of the trophy and
one member of the Committee, was
afraid Fame's mantle would not throw
even a shadow over the President of the
Brooklyn Club. but probably overlook
him altogether The red-hot feeling eX-
listing between the teams should preclude
any suspicion of deal or hippoirome.
1t will be the fercest series of base ba II
games the fans ever witnessed.
The uncertainty about the dates of the
Temple Cup series has delayed arrange
ments for excursion trains, &c. While
Ward was in Louisville the management
of the New York, Ontario and Western
Railroad telegraphed for permission tc
pom attached, admitting the holder to
the Polo Grounds. This is the first time
anything of the kind has been proposed
by railroad company, and indicates
how widespread the interest in the Sc.
ries is
Johnny Ward has arranged with the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company to sell
excursion, tickets to Baltimore, good un-
| til Saturday night. for $3.50. The train
| on which the majority of the rooters
will go leaves the foot of Cortlandt
street at A. NJ. to,,morrow. Tickets
can be, procured of Mr.; Ward at the
railroad station before the train starts
or at Nick Engels.
| While the statement has been pub.
lished that the entire grand stand has
been sold out for to-morrow,'s and Fri.
days games It is not likely that the
| New York delegation Will not find q
comfortable roosting pace.
Capt: Ward said to THE Evening
World reporter at the Polo Ground,
yesterday: The umpires selected for tn,
series are the best in the business; l pre-
lon and myself and the men chosen
to guess that two of the three will b,
| IyihSlie anu l.SnCn. WIN Mclguali o.
Hurst as the probable third. Two vii
| oftciate In each game and the third vii
be on hand In case of an emergency.
| one noteworthy fact that has not beer
commented upon in baseball circles, /!
| that OF all the League clubs the New
| York Is the only one that has not in
| creased its STAFF of players since the sea
son began. The same sixteen player
who signed last Spring constituted tn
tFFlF for sl,sNla,
few chances to demonstrate his wortl
this year, and Westervelt did not shoy
the command of the ball that was hope
for. Wilson jumped into the game an
caught well and tailed scientifcall
whenever he had the chance Murph
showed his calihre early in the season
and only retired to the bench when
slight injury necesstated Fuller's cover
ing short. This was at the beginning o
the first successful Western trip. an
shorty" tailed and fielded so well h
kept his place on the inheld till the sea
son closed. German never fully recoy
: cred his. strength after his illness las
spring. but Whenever put in the bo,
, cellent control. Dad" Clark occupied
conspicuous position on the coaChn
lines In almost every game. and tn
dash and spirit he infused into the tear
from that vantage ground was wort
his salary alone. Some of his funny re
marks are bywords with the team, an
his grit and GOODNESS made him a ger
cral favorite all over the circuit. TIL
rest OF the team played their respeC
tive positions so faithfully and so stead
'ly that their records are familiar.