The Washington times., 1895-06-03

afire this year He can stand little sea
soning and a little more spead, but he i
as cold as an icicle and has drop curve tha
/ VIII puzzle the best OF them.
The new pitching successes of the League
| this year are Wallace. of Cleveland, Hart
| OF Pittsburg, McDermott, or Loulsyllle
| Dolan. of Boston and Mercer OF our home
combination.
Frank Graves, once one of the catchers
| of the st. Louis Maroons, of years ago, is
| the latest applicant for position on the
| National League umpire staff.
Just before the Phtsburg club left fol
/ the East. Pitcher weighing was released
on the ground that the club was carrying
more pitchers than IL needed. Perhapf
/ they need more now.
Cincinnati was in dead luck to draft such
outfielders as Miller and Hogr1eyer. They
have made the Cincinnati outfield the equai
of any in the League.
To-day Ewing weighs from thirty to
forty pounds less than he did on January
/. and il is doubtful if he has been in better
condition in five years than he is right now
Cincinnati critics aver that had Parrott
theheart touset the curvesin q championship
game that he does in practice he would De
about the best pitcher in the League.
Alge g. Mcbride. of Baltimore, VINO is
playing centerfield for the Austin team, or
the Texas League, leads that league IN
batting, with q percentage OF .436.
Hodson, Collins and Warner cost the Bos-
ton club $500 each for their releases a nd did
not prove successful. Tenney, Doian, Ryan
and Bannon came free and are in the team
to stay.
Cincinnati almost had Charlie Camel last
season, whenhe wasgivena ten days notice
by Boston. The Hub management pulled
him back, and now he is their mainstay
The only objection westerners have to
the new League umpire, Mcdonald, is his
voice. They say il resembles that OF
buny coStermonger. Everything he an
nounces sounds like 'Wough."
McGraw tells Baltimore reporters most
hot 1lxFT OF no
in the Baltimore team. that Robinson and
Hanlon are not at variance, and that there
is no clique against Carey.
The Minneapolis team now on its uni
form advertises brand of flour made in
Minneapolis. The other clubs should follow
suit-KanGas City advertising canned beef,
Milwaukee beer, and st. Paul ice wagons.
Won der Ahe's efforts 10 secure Bob Allen
shows that the BOSS president" still
knows a thing or two about baseball.
Allen would strengthen the Browns in.
every way, in fielding, batting, and cap
tanning.
The fact that Louisville is spending good
money ia large chunks for players shows
that the Fall City people have no notion
OF quitting the game.
George Tebeau makes q first-class sub
stitute fist baseman In fact, there are
one or two teams in the League that could
let their present first baseman go, and en-
gage George 10 advantage. Just at pres
ent he can't be engaged.
Hogriever, who is "subbing" for bug"
Holiday, is putting up such a stiff game
at the bat and in the field that a riot at
Cincinnati would probably folio W If the
management should lay him off and restore
the festive Bug"
A story started at Cleveland is that
President Freedman Offered Bannon and
Fuller and Sc 900 cash in exchange for
Mexican and Burkett.
Manager Davis is of the opinion that the
New York team got much the worst OF
the schedule arrangement on the Western
trip just closed, and points TO the long
jumps that the players have been obliged
TO take TO get TO the different cities.
Anson has found another south paw"
to take Willie McGill's place in downing
the Phillies. Walker Thornton, from
Mount Vernon (Iaj College, is the
the man, and he will join the team June
% at Chicago, just in time to get into
shape forthe Phillles on their next trip West.
A man with nothing better TO do in
quires whether Buck" Ewing did not
play dead rabbit on Cleveland last
summer. There is no reason to believe that
he did. He was doing the BEST he could
until his leg gave away. and he was forced
to get out of the game against his own
will. IL his leg should be injured in Gin
cinnati it would end has playing for this
year.