The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-08-01
Eagle Baseball Notes.

Denny Lyons has been released by
St. Louis.
Little Rock has been dropped by the
Southern league.
The Louisville club has paid the 81, 900
1t owed the league.
Pat Tebeau says that the Clevelands
will remain in first place.
Billy Keller is pushing the 100 figure
with his basehits SO far this season.
Baltimore losses are said to be due to
disobedience of Hanlon'S orders by sew
eral Of his men.
Kissinger continues to grow in favor
in St. Louis and he is expected to do ex-
cellent work next season.
Fred Ely has had less than three err
rors in the last twenty-five games he
has played at short for St. Louis.
The Baltimores claim they cannot
win unless they kick. A nice decla-
ration for men who pose as ball play
erS.
President Nicklen Of the Southern
league says his circuit is in good con-
dition and will finish the season as it
now is.
The Western league IS f1ourishing
and President Johnson expects to add
s20,0 to its sinking fund at the end of
this season.
Johnny Pringle opines that Hank
O'Day is not the worst umpire in the
league. Not so long as Jimmy Calvin
is on the staff, Mr.. Pringle.
Umpire Burnham, the latest addi-
ton, is said to be albe to talk a player
out Of his seven senses. His work SO
far has been comparatively faultless.
Louisvilles' great drawback is the
lack Of a head. 'Scrappy" Joyce would
be good man TO keep the juvenile
Colonies in line and he may be secured
Cross and Boyle behind the bat
would make great star of Jack Tay-
lor. His present catchers are merely
mechanical. Taylor is suffering with
d sore arm
If Parrot can keep up the gait he
showed against the Phillies on Satur-
day he will continue to twirl for the
Reds. If he does not-well, that's an
other story.
Tom Kinslow Is working the old
an even bet that the ex-Pirate could not
break into a minor league. He has
Queered his game.
Connie Mack says there is no team in
the league-Pittsburg excepted that
he would sooner see win the penane
than Cleveland. Mack advanced the
same jolly on the day the Reads held
the lead. Kindly square yourself, Mr..
Macgiliicuddy.
On Saturday Jim Holiday, the Reds
popular outfielder, was presented with
a silver bat, suitably engraved, for lead
ing the Reds in batting for two consecu
tive seasons. The trophy was offered
two years ago by the late Zeke Schott
and in looking over his effects the adj
found the bat and present
ed it to Holiday. The last season that
Holiday was with DeS Moines he was
presented with similarly trophy. That
season Des Moines jeweler offered a
silver bat and silver ball to the play
err who had the best batting average
at the close of the season. The last
day of the season came and Holiday
and "Orator" George Schaefer We're
tied for first honors. each having an
average of 1897. On the morning of
that day Schaefer and Holiday made
an agreement that the one who made
the best record that day should have
the choice of the trophies, while the
other took what was left. Holiday
made one hit in two times at bat and
Schaefer one hit in three times at bat.
Jim. therefore, had first choice and
chose the bat. Holiday has lead the
Reads in batting every year since he
came here and bids fair to keep up his
record this season.