The evening times., 1896-03-02
CHAT FOR BASEBALL FANS
-fD11s II.
Harry Wright Day Receiving Little
Attention by league'wagnales.
CINCINNATI ALONE ACTIVE
Efforts Being Made TO Bring All the
Living Red Stockings Together.
Philadelphia Is Also Astir-BOstOn
VIII Play the Springfield Club of
the Eastern League.

In only one city i'm the entire National
League circuit does any enthusiasm appear
to be manifested in - Harry Wright Day"
April l3. This is in Cincinnati, where the
veteran manager made his FIRST reputation
as pla yer with the famous Red Stockings
Just why this should be so is not apparent
for there was no man ever connected with
baseball; not even excepting Nick Young
and "OId Man. AnsOn, who was better
known To the basebali-loving public In
Boston, where Harry Wrigat won the
championship ana attained gr"at pron-
nencc asa pla yer and manager the National
League club will play the sprngfields OF
the Eastern League. In Philiueiphia, where
he spent so many years as manager of the
Philadelphia Club. aud where the monument
will bs erected, no plans outside OF the
mere scheduling OF "A game between Phiia-
delphia and the Athletics have as yet been
formed.
WHAT CINCINNATI INTENDS DOING.
1t is Cincinnati'.s intention to turn ever
to the monument fund larger sum Than
any other city, but II the rams IN the
Quaker Guy 90 ne rign, thins nhiia1e,Pnia Pnia
having the game in the Queen CITY III
charge contain many original features.
There Will be two Official scorers Tor
the game. Frank Bancroft has invited
Henry Millar, one OF the old Liners, TO
act us scorer, with the veteran. Henry
Chadwick Miar claims the honor of re-
porting the first baseball game for puDiica-
ton, having performed that then Inheard-
or feat in 1868.
During tn. next year he Travelled with the
cluh, beng it's official scorer, IND sent III
reports from the different cities thich the
club visited. This, IT VIII DE remembered.
was the year when the Cincinnati Red
Stockings went through the season without
losing a game In those days here were
no score books OF pocrkt size, lis 1T pres
ent, tab being kept on board about tw.nty
inci,es sguars. one side being devoted 10
each club. This same system Will be in
vogue at the benefit game.
EXPITCHER WHITE WILL TWIRL.
"Whoopa' William White OF four-eyed
fame, who used 10 twirl for the i So CHAIN
pions, has manifested desire 10 take
part in r:e game there. "Whoopla' Is now
a Buffalo optician, and his brother Jim is
also i'll business IN THAT city. VIII ana I'M,
who were i'll the Reds battery III lSsO.
have both been telegraphrd for. Several
players VINO were on the Red Stockings VIII
take part in the game. As-ong The players
viii he Magistrate Fu!mer Of Philadelphia
IL Is now proposed 10 haye reunion on
eIs and cranks and those OF the present day.
\ collation. viii bS served, ana liieuiL tuners
can relate stories of the good times Oh the
diamond OF years ago. J
THE DAY IN WASHINGTON.
Just what Manager Schnielz is going To do
OH Harry Wright Day is not knn .yn. TIE
gcuiai Gus Is evidently MA KING all The pre-
iinIinary arrangements while on The road
with "A Texas Steer" Ii is only reason
able to suppose thai Washington viii have
some attraction on the day set apart to do
honor Ia the distinguished dead.
Tchrc is plenty OF sepuneHt in the
countrys capital witch, il stirred up. would
Crystaiizc in IA rousing attendap pee al Ma
ttonal Park on April -. Whaie:er are MIR.
ScnmelZ S intentions. IL is tine that he made
them known, as only six weeks r'niain III
which to boom the attraction. With the
president or the League III this CITY, there
should be no trouble 10 get UP Il hEtl-ciass
affair here. All the Senators viii DC here
by that time. and on an occasion IKE this
there should be no backward steps.