The evening times., 1895-10-02
Won der Abe Said to Be Working
a New Deal.
Dissatisfied with His Treat ment, He
Is Trying TO ReSurrect the De.
funct American Association.
Especial to the Tin,cs.l

magnates. and il is said that he has found
enough of them willing to join him 10
justify Hing Il meeting in the early winter
months. with the object of rcsurrectiiig the
Old association.
Won der Ahe is dissatisfied with The treat
nIent he has received III the National
League. and claims that those III con
troll Of its affairs shape everything for the
success and prosperity of the Eastern clubs,
to The deirinicni of the clubs in the West.
Some OF the baii-players. however, re-
gard the scheme as a big bluff on the
part OF Won der Ahc, and say that he is
adoptin,. this scheme means of getting
even with the ROASTING" he has received
from some Of the visiting ball-payers
during the past season.
1t is said to be a certainty now that
Doyle. stafford and Butler will be dropped
by New YORK.
The Baltimore and Philadelphia teams
think the prospect for the Corbctf and Fltz-
simmons fight docs not lock encouraging,
and they have concluded to declare Their pro-
posed southern trip Off.
Ted Sullivan, manager of the Dallas. Tex,
ba seball club. has challenged the INDIAN
apolis club to "a series OF games Tor tue
minor league championship of the Cnite'i
States. to be held at Dallas during the
..fistic carnival.
The leading batter OF each club for the
season just clos e,l is sD.Ichanty. y.Phi'adclpiila
Eurkctt Cleveland. LaDge. Chicago. heily,
Ra fillmore: Stencil, Pittsburg; TnrDan,
New York: Clark, Louisville; Cooley. ST.
Louis; Duffy, Boston; Ewing, Cineipnati'
Griffin, Brooklyn, and Mcclure Washington.
,.Iuh hppan : barn.
s,orminc trip at wilmington yesterday. and
will wind up at Wilkesharre on the loth.
The teamis made up OF Taylor. Carscy and
I,uci,I. pitchers: Boyle. Hallman. Reilly and
sullivan. infi,L,crs: and Turner, Dechaniy
and one of the pitchers, butfieiders-
Big sam Thompson is said to be the
most popular han pla yer Philadelphia
has ever had. Big Sam is not only popu-
lar in Philadelphia. His famous drives
have made his name household word
everywhere.
President Byrne. who has within ;hc past
few days signed Payne. tue ieft-hahdeo
pitchcr of the Toronto club. and Harper, or
The Eastern League, is negotiating for
two more men of their kind, but he Is.
rctIcent n 10 who they arc
No doubt Jim Mcclure VIII find that cN-
tra $500 that Mr. Wagner gave him verycon
v..nicnt md II u,cfui. but the Old Reliable can
not but feel relieved to know that he Is TO
have n man To help him out behind the bat
next season McA uley, the Providence man
who has been signed to share the work wtth
Jim next year, Is said TO be corker. ii ne
becomes as popular with Washington pan
cranks as Jim has made himself he won't
regret coming here.
Tho tnflcld for the New York club next
season is said to have been fixed. 1ucker
will be at first, Davis at second. Nash at
third and Pfrffer at short That ought To
be a pretty strong combination.
Only 400 persons saw the last game be-
tween the Quakers and BridegrOoins at
Philadelphia ON Monday. The weather
was chilly and kept many away, but 1t Is
said that disgust over the Baltimore games
more than anything else made the attend
ance what il was.
The New York team was beaten every
game that it pla ycd in BOSTON during the
season.
Anson announces that he VIII put IN
the winter hunting and playing biiilafds.
The old man Is some pumpkins with bill
lard cue as well rs with Il bat, and he VIII
call bluff from almost any or thc lesser
professional billiard lights aud put up nd
orally that he viii win. Anson is also a
good shot.
Dighv Roll and the other ball era nks
of his company no doubt thought they were
tickling the friends of the Baltimore team
with a straw that would cost them moth
Ing when they sent that dispatch proinis-
ing the CulonclS a benefit if they would
take n game from Cleveland, nd they per
haps felt that they had put their root
in it, when McCloskcy telcgraphed for
the date ON which the benefit would be
given.
At the next meeting OF the National
League managers an effort will probably
be made to do away with the Temple cup
series and return the trophy to Mr. Iem-
pie. and an exchange, commenting on
this says that it appears that some OF the
magnates do not approve OF the Temple
cup scheme, because il is calculated
il is claimed. to incite Indifference among
those clubs that do not have show To COM
pete for the prize by the time the season
is well advanced. 1t is also sad that there
has been too much advertising OF Mr.. Tenn
pie to satisfy some of the maEnates. and
therefore they are in favor or abolishIng
the competition for the cup and the accom-
panying gate receipts, which, after all,
is the greatest incentive to the ball play
crs Now. it seems strange that any mag
nate should object to the Temple cup
scheme, or any other scheme that is cal
cul ated TO stimulate the competition
between the various clubs In the league.
If any condemnation is in order 1t should
be visited upon the magnates for permit
ting an outsider to do the generous
act by donating the cup.
New Cure for the Poker Habit
LET me tell you how 1 cured Osy OF