The morning times., 1895-07-08

sun devoted a half column the other day
! to instructions how the champions should
| play the game.
| Seventeen extra inning games have been
| played in the league this season Eight
! ten-inning games have been played, four
eleven-innng games, two twelve and three
| thirteen
Kid Gleason is one of the best all-around
! players in the business He can pla any po-
siUon except catcher, and has nerve enough
to try that i'll pinch. He is quite hitter,
too.
President Hart claims that Jimmy Ryan
does not submit readily TO club discipline,
and that his real reason fornot showing Upat
practice is because lie thinks lie does not
need it.
Half the clubs in the League have made
Louisville handsome offers for outfielder
Clark, all of which have been turned
Gu"t,. LouisNillc Z ~ ioT strengthening, not
weakening her team.
Larry Twitchell has played every posi-
tion in the Milwaukee team up to date,
with the exception of backstop. He has
not been called on to catch or he doubt
less would have been ''in it.
If the newspapers of New York would
let the Giants alone for a few weeks they
might possibly make a showing in the
pennant race, provided they had their
star pitchers in harness.
Pitcher Cuppy is so exasperatingly slow
that the Cleveland management is to be
petitloned by people who want TO get
their suppers warm 10 co.Imence the games
in which he pitches at 3 O'Clock.
They patronze baseball better in Vir-
GINA than in any of the other minor
leagues Richmond averages easily over
600 people TO a game. and the attend
ance is Wei up III ine thousands on sat
urdays.
No pitcher has stood in the box this
year with the record that Young, OF
Cleveland, is making for fielding. He
helps constantly TO win his own games
by getting in front OF everything that
comes along.
Manager Watkins, of Indianapolis. says
that he considers the Western League fully
as strong as the old American Association
and believes that 1T should be given a
standing along with the National League
Bill Clark, the New York's new first
baseman. has made an excellent impres-
sion so Tar He IS a very. clever fielder
ard seems 10 be promising hitter He
ever.
BuckenheTger viii positively not man
age the New York Club. President Freed
man expressed himself p-ost enphati-
cally TO that effect the other day. Mr.
Freedman thinks BuCkenberger is too easy
with his men.
Last winter Cincinnati enthusiasts were
tondly nursing the delusion that the Reds
had the greatest quartet OF catchers in
the League. Morgan Murphy will now,
after all, have TO be the mainstay behind
the Bdt.
Umpire Cushman, who succeeded Battin
on the Western League staff has intro
duced an innovation in Western League
circles, that Is appreciated. Before the
game he announces the batteries and any
changes in the batting order
Manager Selee, of Boston, has recorded
bet OF three hats with President Johnson,
or the Western League, that Jimmy Ban
non VIII make more hits, steal more bases
and have better fielding record a t the
Hrgd n fhE RI
The Pittsburg club has secured for trial
giant pitcher from the West. He has been
recommended by HawIeys brother, and
his name is Diamond. He is SIX 1eet four
inches high, and is considered wonder. He
is expected 10 report in PittSburg shortly.
William Clarkes brother, Stanton Clarke,
IS DONG good work behind the bat for
Roanoke, and is one OF the biggest favorites
on the team. He is a boy OF good habits
brother thinks he VIII make his mark in
fast company some day.
A player in uniform on the bench who
makes the filthy and blasphemouS remarks
that some players are guilty of at exciting
periods should be sent outside TO cool off.
some OF these highly tightly ball players
might as well be brought up with a round
turn one time as another.
Pittsburg is beefing because last fall she
bought Menafee from Louisville in prefer
ence TO Hemming. Once upon time Capt
ComSkey had George Hemming and he let
hlm 60 haunt the Cincinnatis ever after.
Even as a Colonel Hemming defeated the
team that let him out.
According to Texas adviCes the honor of
leading the country in consecutive victories
belongs not to Shreveport, but to Ted
Sulliyan's Dallas team. The team won
twenty-five straight games, not counting a
game Austin forfeited 10 them, which
would really make their record twenty
three consecutive games won.
There is always more or less discussion
during the season concerning the batting
of McAleer. Whether ne averaged one base
hit game he saves enough games during
the season to make up any deficiency in
batting. There is not another fielder in
the league like him, and when he is out
of the game there are plenty of people
who bemoan Cleveland S misfortune