The evening times., 1896-08-08
BETWEEN THE BASES.

1
Reds Will play for the cup.
Pitcher Dwyer has won his fifteenth
straight game.
| The Cincinnatis will play only eight more
| games this season at the home grounds
That DeMontreville is all right.-Bos-
ton Traveller.
| 1t seems that Sullivan is Boston's win
ming pitcher just now.
Stencil OF Pittsburg made five hits in
five times at bat yesterday.
CatcherEddie Boyle has weak ankles, and
| viii not try to play again this season.
| sacrifice hit this season.
Pitcher Bevis, touted as a wonder by
Manager Manning, has petered out. Kan.
sas City has released him.
Pitcher Hsyier Westerveit, the recalci.
trant Giant, is pitching in the Naugatuck
League in Connecticut.
Billy Hallman, OF the Phillies, is going
with ''o'Dowd's Neighbors,'' TO do u song
and dance next season.
McAllister, ,Cleveland's Texas League find,
played his first game with the Spiders,
| and showed up very well.
Catcher Smink, who has been doing nearly
all the catching for Grand Rapids this sea son,
will sign with Toronto.
Gleason wants to do his best work in
Baltimore, but the fates seem to be against
him, for he always plays his worsl game
there. -a.,
Freedman says the Giants will play to as
much money next year as they did last
season. What do you mean, Freedman,
net or .'nit.''
Lajoie, the Phillies' new player, is a
French Canadian, and the proper pronun-
ciaEon of his name is Lash-oo aye, with the
accent on the first syllable
or course. Beckley didn't make hit
yesterday. He was up against Esper, tile
man whose slow curve helped TO drive
Jake out of Pittsburg.-Pittsburg Chron.
icle Telegraph.
Those Baltiinores must have some hyp.
nothing influence over our Giants. Do
US the latter will, they cannot seem to
win down there. 1t was not always thus.
New York Advertiser.
The clubs occupying the first six posi-
tions have done less shaking up than those
In the second division. Less "shaking up''
and more discipline might have prvoed
effective for the Senators. INK
Cincinnati will give Buck Ewing grand
testimonial before the Cincinnatis leave
for their Eastern trip.-Exchange Buck
and bis braves may be given the "marble
heart" when they return from the East.
Keener. the Phillies' pitcher, came within
al ace Of hitting Payne yesterday. A
bleacierite saw it, and Instantly shouted;
eFor heavens sake, Mr.. Man, don't do any
thing like that. He's the cnly pitcher we've
got.''-Exchange. -
I'm these days of masks, pa ds and clo-es.
catcher has pretty easy time of it, and
with one reliable backstop and "a utility
man who can help out occasionally, the
backstop department of club is well sup
Piled" says Tom Brown.
Or. Stucky, the president of the Louisville
club, has an agreement with his daughter,
sunny-haired tot of six, by which he drops
81 into her savings bank every time the
Colonels win. OF course, the doctor doesn't
expect to go broke on his Investment.
Pat Tebeau says his new twirling ac-
QUESTION, McDermott, released by Louis
vile and recently signed by; Pat, will be
one OF the star pitchers Of 1.-THE League by
next season. all he wantsds encourage
nent, Nhich is more than he received in
Louisville, so Pat AYERS.
Jimmy McJAmes is attracting more ut
tentioD than any other pitcher in the
League this season. Charley Nichols fore
told last season that Jimmy had thenaking
of great pitcher. The youngster has
pitched in three games against Boston, with
Nichols as the opposition twirler.-Boston
Exchange.
Exchange stivetts for Carsey? Not much.
Stiyetts may be some what ratic at times
In bis pitching, but he is not disturbing
element; is always willing to do whatever
is asked Of him; never snlks, and at alltimes
is gentleman, when spoken TO-, even by
strangers, and that u more than can he
said Of Carsey, who has an uDenviable rep
utation In some Of these respects. Boston
Herald.
What the local team needs, and needs ,
mighty bad, is q few men who can be de-
pended upon stepping up and smashing a ball
good and hard. 1t makes no difference
whether they hit it on the nose or back, but
hit it and hit.it often.-New Bedford Jour.
nal. Not bad pointer for the Washington
management.
Manager Hanlon has been notified by
President Young that Won der Abe has pro-.
tested the st. Louis Baltimore game Of
July 30. This was the game which, after
thirteen innings, Baltimore won by q score