The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-06-27
Earle Baseball Notes.

All the games played away from
home by the Philadelphia club will be
reproduced at the Walnut Street thea
ter by the Crowden system, which is
claimed to be the best scheme of the
kind yet invented.
Manager Buck Ewing of Cincinnta
reports the sale of Catcher Billy Mer-
rift to Pittsburg for $500. Catcher
Spies has also been transferred from
Cincinnati to Louisville for similar
cOnSidera ton.
At Dies Moines, Ia, on Saturday, 1000
saw Hal Pointer go against his record
He was driven by Geers in 2:06A. The
quarters We're :32A, 1:06. 81, 2:06H.
Nightingale won the free-for-all trot-
ting race; best time, 2:12A.
A telegram from Boston to the Amer
lean Wheelman states positively that
Harry Tyler will join the professional
ranks Immediately. The Quill Club
Wheelmen of America, with headquar-
ters in New York, have made over
lures to Tyler and Johnson to ride a
professional match race in New York
and they will probably accept.
Baltimore is the only team in the
league that has not been shut out this
season. The Orioles are livelier than
ever this year and had McMahon re-
tanned his form they would be making
strong bid for championship honors.
The Cincinnati cranks are taking
Manager Ewing to task for releasing
CanoVan and retaining Gray. There
are many others who think it was a
mistake. Manager Watkins says moth
ing but every time Jimmy lines the
ball out or makes a star catch in right
field "Watty" smiles and this is quite
often
Trappe. the bicycle rider injured at
fish hn oh TO do fo,
probabl three or four weeks. He was
cut from the eye TO the temple in his
fall and was also badly bruised. He
displayed great nerve after he was in
jured in entering another event. At
forwards he tainted and was again I'M
conscious for ten minutes. Trappe is
very popular, and there was much sor-
row expressed over the accident tina t
will force the plucky rider to remain
inactive for so long.
Arthur Clarkson has made himself
very popular with the Baltimore play
ers. Considering the fact that he has
pitched winning ball since joining the
Orioles and filed the only weak spot
on the team it is not strange that he
is well thought of by his companions
Cleveland has igned Catcher Fred
Donovan of the Pittsfield. Mass. club.
He will alternate with thinner behind
the bat, while O'Connor will be used
1t first base. Manager Tebeau will go
TO his old opsition at third and Nc
Carr be given rest, which he badly
needs.
A New Orleans dispatch says: Now
that arrangements have been definitely
made for the finish glove contest be-
tween Corbett and FitZsimmons. the
question of who is 10 referee the forth
coming event is one that is interesting
the sporting public. President Charles
Dickson of the Olympic club has writ
ten Dan Stewart heartily recommend
| ing Professor" Duffy for the position
of referee. and he is Joined by his club.
| the sporting men Of New Orleans and
| the merchants who promise TO witness
| the event. As Duffy has on different
occasions officiated with 9th Corbett
and FitZSimmons TO entire satisfaction,
ii is to be presumed that the selection
would meet with their approval An
evidence of the reputation professor
Duffy enjoys in Texas is the fact that
he has been sent for to referee every
prominent contest in the Lone Star
stale