The Washington times., 1895-05-27
BASEBALL NOTES.

sore,
Nichols is pitching in his Old form once
more.
Catcher Spies, of Cincinnati, is laid up
with a fat thumb.
Long" John Healey is pitching great ball
for Minneapolis.
EX-player Billy Sunday is holding revival
meetings in Iowa.
Avil is said TO be about the best short stop
IN The college ranks.
Dan Brouthers may win many game for
Louisville for his hitting.
Pitcher Wads worth late of Louisville
hasbeen corralled by Buffalo.
The Detroits III the Western League have
been dubbed the Tom Cats"
Umpire Campbell has scruples against um-
plrlng ball games on Sunday.
Manager Mack still thinks Killen is one of
tns Dest pitchers in the country.
selee says he never before saw Anson in
snch fine shape as this season.
Tom bannOn Will make the stars hustle for
The base e-stealing record this year.
In Cincinnati they have dubbed our Gus
Sehmelz, as "the bearded lady of the
League"
Catcher Parke Wilson is now quite well
again. He Joined the New Yorks at Pitts
burg.
Inn Keefe has umpired more than half
the games Boston has played this season.
The Plttsburgers and Cincinnatis Jolly"
the nmpires ana get the best or il at nome
Billy Niles and Jock MeBefee have been
loaned TO FRANKLIN by the Pittsburg club.
Glasscock is reported as having won $500
on Hornplpe's victory In the Brooklyn
Pitcher Griffith will be ready TO Join the
Clevelands by the early part of next month.
Boswell won the first full game he pitched
1orNew York, andtnat too, rom the le aders.
Pittsburg has signed young pitcher
named Hammer, hailing from Western
pennsylvania.
shonstop Sullivan, of the Phillies,
ana Pitcher Sullivan, of the bostons, are
cousins.
Genns is now fixture OF the Pitts
burg bench. Patsy Donovan VIII play
regularly in right.
Harry Blake is totieIed again with the
INJURY he received IN the South. He tried
to play too soou.
Anderson, the young minor league player
wllh Brooklyn. is Keeping up his record as
natural hatsman
Hawley. of Pittsburg, iss aid 70 co more
successful ba king than all the other
League pitchers combined
The latte Rocks, of the Southern League,
have been eXpressvely, but elegantly,
dubbed the "Sapsuckers. y
New York offered pitcher Clarke to Louis
vile in exchange Tor centerfielder Shu
CART, but the offer was declined.
Bert Inks has joined The Colonels ard ex-
poets TO blot out a Jew of Kentucky S en-
emes before the season winds up.
Catcher Warner has been given notice of
release by Boston. Catcher Jack ryan
Joined the team in Cincinnati.
The PhilAes are now playing very
strong ball, and are sure to be well up in
the race by the middle OF June.
The Pittsburg Clubs physician says
pitcher MenafCe S ann can only be brought
back TO its former power by long rest.
PITCHER Weyhing made Il personal appeal
TO Manager Mack and succeeded in secur-
ing an engagement by the Pittsburg club
With better command Anderson should
make valuable man for the Senators
He has tantalzing curves and knows how
TO hit.
The Louisville club has released catcher
Cote and outfielder weeney. 1t has
also purchased outfielder Collins from
Boston
The New York Bauuon, like his Boston
brother, is strong aud sure thrower,
something that was needed in New York'S
outfield.
Providence made a Determined offer to
sign Pitcher Gus Weyhing, released by
Philadelphia, but Pittsburgs offer was
more tempting.
So far as records go Wallace has pitched
about the best game Tor the Cleveands
aud has won the least number of the big
three
thinner is getting back to last years
throwing form. He has had no trouble
with his arm this year, except that he has
been too strong.
Tim Murnaue says that 1.-THE New Eng
land League Will have some cracker
Jacks for the big League to purchase at
$500 a head next fall"
1t required Stafford to get away from
New Y ork in order to show just how near
Johnny Wards shoes fitted him, SO far as
playing is concerned.
The best pitching find of the season is
1nquestlonably young Wallace, of the
Cleveland team. He is Improving steadily,
and has very little to learn now.
Manager McCloskey, of Louisville, wants
batting team, ana means to have IT at
any cost. He realizes that no weak batting
team can hope to stayup in the race.
nnxyin hs.t N
very. little salary coming to him unless
President Freedman paws his fines or makes
him present of extra salary.
Tommy Bannon is hitting like house
the New Y ork team in place of Burke This
is sad news for Burkeyille, but it can't be
helped.
After making an offer for Burke's re-
lease and having 1t accepted, President
Stuckey, of the Louisville Club called the
contract off, having secured Collins from
the Bostons.
Young Pitcher Dolan has so far done
well for Boston With affair trial Dolan
Is almost sure of being a success. He is
young, willing TO throw, them from an
angle with his ear. and as game as a red
backle.
1t is among the probabilities that the
New York Club will buy Pitcher Breiteu-
stein from st. Louis. This club, which de-
pends altogether on It's pitchers, WIN have
to get another first-class man to alternate
with Rusie and Meekin.
What would undoubtedly have been the
greatest year financially in the history OF
baseball has been npped by Jack Frost,
wet-blanketed by Jupiter, Pluyius. and
bilities. sporting Life
The Bostons are travelling around the
country for. their health this year. They
are good rainmakers, and would prove val
uable drummers for a macintosh or UNI
brella factory. They have more postponed
games on their list than any other team
in the League.
The Brooklyns are in bad predicament.
It Is the case OF a good team with one one
bis grip-and all the games in which he
has thus far pitched Indicate that he has
then the clubs chances for good position
at the end of the season are poor.
Buck Ewing is once more q prominent
figure in baseball. The success of the de-
spised Cincinnati team is due 10 him. and
the former idol OF the Metropolis is now
the hero OF Porkopolis. Buck has put his
enemies into confusion, and those who
prophesied his failure are dumbfouuded
Pitcher Carter. OF Yale, has strained n
ngament in his pitching arm, and this Will
interfere with his career as q pitcher. At
times the wea kness is not felt but the dif-
ficulty is liable to appear at moments
notice and incapacitate him at once. The
fact that he is thus afflicted does not mean
that he will pitch no more.
New York seems to be taking desperate
chances with its pair Of eighteen karat
pitchers. Lester German has pitched just
one game on the trip. Annie Rusie and
Jouett Meekin are both willing workers.
With either Rusie or Meekin played out,
muscle bound or charley horsed, New York
would be lucky to get place high up in the
second division.