The Washington times., 1895-04-21

and that base runner may steal base as
upon ordinary strikes.
would-be umpires are now busy wrestling with
the playing rules
Danny Richardson seems to have dropped out
OF baseball entirely.
1t is said that connie Mack never has been
fIeshy he is this year
Pete Browning's terms were too steep for Mana
ger Burnham, of Augusta
Bert Myers, of this city, is playing e phenomenal
game for the Nashville club.
What has become OF Chamberlain Is he ever
going TO get TO Cincinnati?
The New York clubs young catcher, Alexan-
der smith, has been released to Buffalo
Sheriff womack OF Indianapolis, has declared
against sunday playing n that city
Manager Minigsn, OF Allentown, Is banking
securing Joe Auivey from Brooklyn.
Asa stewart, Chicago's new second baseman,is
accused OF being humorous coacher-
The Pittsburg management VIII not allow babies
in arms to enter the grounds this season.
The death OF John HcQuade deprives the pro-
fession OF one OF the best OF the umpires.
Manager Mack says he WIN alternate Kinen.
Hawley and Hart in the box this season
Fred Pfeffer is in all probability fixture at
! first base the Louisville team this year.
John Clarkson, In the intervals OF business, is
managing amateur team at Bay City Mich
| President soden, OF Boston, thinks this VIII be
| the banner year of baseball in New England
McCIosky of LouisviIle,ts the only manager who
is not laying claim to having first division team
Louisville has evidently reconsidered Virtues
release. as he has been ordered by the club TO
report
| Al Maui is down to so pounds. the Iightest he
! has weighed IN four years at the opening OF a
season.
John Ward should keep in training, as the Giants
may want to use him now and then during the
season.
In Philips cincinnati has apparently secured
one of the best hard hitting pitchers in the
| profession.
Rhlnes is strictly hot weaSer pitcher He
viii hardly be called upon to do any hard work
until May 1.
McMahon and Bonner of all the Baltimore
| players are most averse to hard work and need
| the most proddlng.
| The Petersburg club, last years champions of
the Virginia League. are putting up a very
| poor article Of ball
Jerry Denny is in the gents furnishing business
| at Norwich. Conn, and he says he is out OF
| baseball for good.
| 'Chippy" MoGarr is in poor condition and 1t is
not unlikely that Gremminger may play third for
| Cleveland this season.
| John Montgomery Ward is said TO regret having
| dropped out OF baseball, indoor work does not
agree with his health.
| Joe villa has been appointed official scorer
! OF the New Y ork Club. Stackhouse must feel bad
| thus being superseded.
Pitcher Mcmahon, of Baltimore, is willing to bet
| big money that he win toss well as ever this
| season despite reports to the contrary.
Everybody smiles when the question is pro-
pounded: How much did the washingtonmansge-
ment divide among its players the net profits
| of their southern trip?
| OF the champion New FORKS of $50 but three
| men are still on the league diamond. Buck Ewing
| is with Cincinnati, Tiernan still plays with New
York, and Roger COnnor is at first base for st.
Louis
| Manager schmelz respectfully requests his
| friends TO keep their eyes on CoOgan, Collins,
! Crooks and Malarky. He says they going
| TO astonlsh the natives before the present
| is over.
| Managers MoDermott, of FAN River, and Jimmy
| Manning, OF Kansas City, in CORES spondence
over the possession of W. c. Ruperts, and the
| former has prepared statement OF the case for
| Nick Young.
! 1t is the opinion of every man on the BOSTON,
| will not prove dangerous factor In this years
None of these players believe the Giants can
possibly be better than fourth.
Anson says stewart is a wonder and a fit
| successor to Pfeffer. BY the way, stewart re-
sembles Pfeffer somewhat, both in appearance and
action. Anson also considers Donahue a four to
one better player than shriver.
Manager Denny Long, of the Toledos deserves
the bun the nerviest manager in baseball.
After selling outfelder Miller TO the Cfncinnatis
| for $500 he asks President Brush to farm"
out that player TO him for this season.
| kid" Gleason is in fine form; he looks like a
declares than rortwoyears past. The speed which
he has at his command surprises him, and he IS,
to Retzs fayOrIte phrase, ''fuH OF pepper"
| Superintendent OF Police oMara of PIttsburg,
has issued order that baseball bulletins usually
displayed in front of newspaper offices during
the passage of the ball games will not be allowed
this year. The bulletin boards responsible for
| crowds that block up the sidewalks.
The usual warfare Sunday ball playing has
| commenced at Cincinnati. 1t will, however, have
the usual futile result. except SO far as the
Cincinnati club and visiting clubs may be annoyed
| and harrassed. Public sentiment favors sunday
games IN cincinnati, and there Is therefore no
! good why they should be interfered
| with.
| Blake, of the Cleveland team, has sustained .
rupture, and will not be able to play for several
weeks. Blake condition, together with the news
| that McAleer Is again having trouble with his
| leg that kept him out OF the game for three
| months last year, and the knowledge that McGarr
| is in such bad form that he is kept IN the
outfeld instead of on third base is ell very dis
| couraging to Cleveland enthusiasts.
| Pop" Chadwick takes Mick" Young to task
! on the foul tip strike question follows: sec
| ton OF rule 4s reads follows: a strike In