The evening times., 1895-09-05

The games scheduled Tor today are as
follows
Cincinnati at Washington.
Cleveland at New York.
Chicago at Boston.
P:ttsburg at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis at Philadelphia.
Louisville at Baltimore.
The Reds may not be pennant winners.
but they put up altogether too fast a game
of ball for the Senators yesterday.
The large ma jority of the successful ball
players in the National League came
originally from the farms or rural towns.
remarks an exchange. Good Instances are
found In Pitchers Young and Kennedy.
Both have been nicknamed Cy on account
of their country nativity, and both are
amoEg the most successful of the leading
pitchers OF the country. Both are Ohioans
and both have worked on the farm. At
this closing period OF the League race Ken
nedy is doing very nearly the best pitching
in the country.
The Baltimores' string OF fourteen straight
victories is the consecutive record of the
year, says o. 2. Caylor. 1t is more cred
liable because it was made against such
clubs as the New Yorks, BostoDs, Washing
tons, Chicagos and Cincinnatis. The best
record in the preceding years was made
by the Phillies in 1S93-sixteen games.
Brooklyn's great squirt right on Baltimores
heels had a tendency to whet the enthusi-
asm created by the champions great work.
Yesterday was certainly an Off day for
MCGUIRE
Lush came up smilingly yesterday. He
was more confident.
Parrot was too much for the Senators
consolation in knowing that for every time
they got a hit they got a run.
The Baltimore men are slowly but surely
crawling away from the Spiders.
Boyd was an improvement on second base
over what he was on Tuesday.
Philadelphia is certainly making a driv-
ing finish. An earlier start would have made
things more lively, though as it is they are
probably lively enough for Cleveland.
Ailler's drive TO the center-field fence
was one of the longest hits seen here in a
good while.
Buck Ewing seemed entirely at ease from
start to finish. His actions were those of
man that thought, This is easy, very easy"
Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 5.-The winner
of the pennant in the Southern League is
rather a question of doubt. Some claim
that Nashville and Atlanta have tied,
while the Nashville Club claims that the
Nashville team has won, because Atlanta
has played a game not according to the
There will be a meeting of the
League in Chattanooga next Saturday to
decide the question.
Rawlins, Wyo., Sept. 5.-Two men wear
ing shirts Of the Rockford Baseball team
and giving their names as Lusk and Ander-
son, were arrested in a box-car to-day.
They embarked at New Castle, Cal, and
The car was destined to Pueblo, Colo. They
we're well supplied with provisions.
Gilroy is a better hitter than he is a
pitcher.
The Navy Yard and Government Print |
ng Office teams are still contending over
he game at Congress Heights on Labor
Day. 1t is understood the clubs are to |
orne together again next Wednesday, |
,ut the Navy Yard men decline to
ight the Congress Heights contest over |
gain. They say this must be q distinct
md separate affair. 1t is understood that |
purse ofsonIething like $50Owiiidependo Or
he coming game.
Took Him at His Word.
Gussy "a little tipsy ewould you die for
ne. old fel?'
Cbarley-Why, OF course would.
Gussy-I wish you would, dear boy; Iwish
ou would.-Texas siftings.