The evening times., 1896-10-26
BASEBALL NOTES.

II is reported in ma tor leagge circles that
Philadelphia will try Gillcn at the short
field.
Long john HeaIy, who is now ST.
Louis policeman, says he viii be back IN
the game again next season.
Dick Buckley, Of indianapolis, owns a
sand pit in Wisconsin. He will mine" 1t
this winter and sell the prcduct-in Chicago.
Duckey Holmes, OF Louisville, has the
poorest record OF any outfieldcr In the
business. His average in "a games is 11s.
Cleveland has tried five times with prac-
tically the same team to win the pennaht
and stiu Teheau says he has never had
show.-PittSburg News.
with the acquisition OF Breitenstein, Gin
cinnati has certainly star pitching de-
partment. Look ii over; Breitensteln, DWy-
er, Rhincs, Ehret, Foreman.
Pitcher Hahn is reported missing from
Nashville with Mrs. Jcrre Creadun, whose
hus band had Just sold house for Soo"
and she took S4OO of IL with her.
On account of the success the New forks
lad the latter part Of the season their adj
mirers think there is no doubt that the club
will land i'll one OF the leading positions next
year.
Seemingly every yplayerin thc1eague wants
Ia plav i'll New York next season. A rev
months ago few of the big ''uns' would
lave accepted a silver plated offer from
| Freedman.
II is said that indianapolis leads the West
erp League as the banner town for attend
ance. A local paper of that burg says that
,ver 1o5. 600 persons attended the games
| this season.
| Secretary Shetsiine OF the ihiladeipiiia
club says that william II. Murray OF froVi-
dence is about the last man on earth
| Reach and Rogers would sign to manage
the Quakers.
Manager Selee announces that the Bean
| eaters will take their spring practice III
| New England next year. Sclee has already
enga ged man to act as smanagerdurinS the
| warminSup period.
4 startling story comes from Cincinnati
| TO the effect that Patsy Tcbcau will manage
| the Reds next year and that Ewing Will be
shelyed What's the matter with trading
| Buck for Patsy? But maybe Robson would
be afraid OF being sandbagged by Tebeau.
The Milwaukee players advise the si>
| clubs still left in the Western League Il
band together, throw out Brush and Good
now, and get new protection from the Ma
tional League If possible; if not, to cut
loose and go it free, Hiring two or three
of the best National League men away OF
the jump.
The latest story in regard to the West
erp League war is to the effect that new
league W ill be formed and that the Eastern
circuit will be made up Of Chicago, In
dianapolis and another good city neal
the Ohio line. The western end would in
clude Milw aukee Minneapolis, Omaha ant
either st. Paul or Des Moines.
John Pringle, the sporting editor of the
Pittsburg Dispatch, is responsible for this
note, which appeared in his paper yesterday J
| morning: ''If the Britishers had seen
Messrs. McGraw & Co., of Baltimore, on the
ball field last season they Could well under
stand why they should Cross the 4 tlantic or
cattle ship. The associations on boart
ship may improve the Baltimore players
II have it from the best of authort!
that Rusie is prepared to return to th'
New York clubs service next year. HI
has kept in excellent form by daily prac
tice on the indianapolis ground; has no
drunk drop of liquor since last Novem
her. and is anxious to pitch with the presen
big batting team of Giants behind him
Joyce will be the m iddleman to bring Amo
and Freedman together for 1897. So ge
ready for the big boys swift curves,
says o. p. Caylor.