The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-31

Burkett leads the Spiders in batting.
Oliver Teabeau is second.
Jesse Burkett's fielding average in
Cleveland up TO date is .ss.
The Texas State league will reorgan-
ize with eight club next season.
The Louisvilles have the reputation
of being the neatest team in the bus
mess.
McFadden, the Browns new first
baseman, has not made a hit in three
games.
Davis still leads the New Yorks in
batting, with an average of 1856. Tier
nan IS next
Nyce has been recalled by Boston.
He played short Tuesday, Long going
to second base.
St. Louis has signed Shortstop Mayer
of the Patterson On. j. team. He will
be played on third base.
The New Yorks now practice several
hours every morning. Their work has
improved in consequence.
The season of the Texas State league
closes on September 2, by consent OF
the four clubs remaining in the circuit
Pitcher Wallace, who was looked up
on as one of the finds OF the season, is
not being worked great deal by Cleve
land.
Chris Won de Abe has offered New
York "Shang" Kissinger and a bat bag
for Amos Rusie. Chrysanthemum
Riddles" occasionally
Tommy Bannon who is now playing
first base for New York, Is being BOOM
ed TO play second base. Stafford is
said to be in a trance half the time.
Washington has caused the champion
Baltimores more trouble than Boston,
Philadelphia, New York, PittsburS and
Brooklyn.-Philadelph Press. And
this was written after those two gifts
on Friday, too.
Captain Teabeau Of Cleveland threat
ems to raise row about those two
games which Baltimore was allowed TO
win from Washington. 1t is proper
for Teabeau to kick, but the trouble is
that there is no redress.
1t is pretty generally believed that il
Indianapolis wins the pennant, the city
will step into the National league next
year. The city is supporting the game
better than half lne National le7gue
cities. The other dav 600 persons at
tended the game in 0ew York, bile
1000 were witnessing the game he e.
indianapolis News. Where is .our
franchise coming from?
The defeat OF Chicagy by Indian; pO-
lis yesterday shows what ind Of b; Sc
ball the Western league is furnishing
this season. Arson would not have
lost the game before 5000 Chicago peo-
pie for good deal He lost because
Indianapolis is the best club. All the
leaders in the Western league are just
as strong and play just as good ball
as the National league.-KanSas City
Star.
Chris Won de Abe is not at all wor-
ried over the report that the League
would take summary action in regard
to his using Sportsman's park as a
race track. To a New York Sun re-
porter the German count from the
Mound City said: Yes, 1t is true that
L am building a race track on by ball
grounds, and I'm going to hold a first
class turf meeting there. The racing
won't conflict with baseball at all, as
the st. Louis team does not play at
home again until next April. Conse-
quently there will be a running meet
ing at Sportsman's park, beginning in
a week or so and lasting all winter. 1
have looked up the league rules and
and l can't see how the
baseball men can file a legal objection
to my racing scheme. But if they do,
[ Will move the ball club to another
ground / own at st. Louis. 1t only
needs a fence and a grand stand to put
i in shape" Now, what will the league
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