The evening times., 1896-04-21

the great national game has among the
legislators, and he has proved his loyalty
to his old love in more than one way.
In 1883, when the Chicago All American
, clubs were ready to start on their tour
around the world, Spalding requested Presi-
dent Young TO help the cause along by secur-
ing letters of Introduction to United States
representatives in various countries and cit
les Anson and his braves expected to visit.
II was no easy commission for President
Young, and he was soon trippcd up by the
red tape process of the State Department.
Pull was wanted-and lots of 1t. So MIR.
Young hied himself to his old friend, Sena-
tor German, aud laid the matter before him.
The Senator was interested al once, picked
up his hat and coat and accompanied the
president to the foreign office. Next day
batch of credentials, with bright seals and
tied with red, white and blue ribbon, was
placed in Mr.. Youug's hands The reception
rendered the American n ball tossers by kings,
queens and princes, and the great social. as
we'll perhaps, as the general success of that
famous trip, were due in a grea me- asure to
the kindly offices of the Sena tor from Mary
land.
Clevelands will have a splendid chance to
pull themselves together. They will play
twenty one games at hone, beginning May
with Washington.
Catcher Grim is weak in throwing to
bases. The Senators should take a note
OF this.
The attendance at the first three games
OF the season breaks all former records
Spider Wilson looks as though he will be
able to hold his own this season with Young
and Cuppy.
The Louisvilles ought to be invincible
at home, as its grounds have beeuarranged
so as to represent four aces. There is the
diamond proper; then by a cutting of the
| sod around the bases from first to third,
making half circular spaces for the in.
| fielders, the sod line dipping into second
base, the heart design is accomplished.
| The pitchers box Is shaped like the ace OF
| clubs and the catcher's territory Is fash
ioned after the ace of spades. Thus,
holding four aces on their own grounds,
the Louisville players ought to be almost
| invincible at home. This arrangement of
| The field produces striking effect, to
| which those who daily with the paste
| boards in that other great national game
| are particularly susceptible York
| Telegram.
| Dave Foutz has n high regard for a play
| ing manager, or an ex-player, so to speak.
The Philadelphia Press thus admits Col
| lins' abilities as n fielder: ''Boston has
secured very clever youth to take Nash's
place at third, and Collins acquitted him
| self in a most credtatne manner. He
handled everything that came his way
| cleaniy. nd If he has any shortcoming, it
| must be in batting nd not in fieldnig.'
President Hart of the Chicago club is
| quoted saying there is a chance of !
Anson giving up playing first base. The
cranks out in Chicago want to see Decker
| play the position, as they say Anson is |
| too old TO be in the game now. Anson |
knows his retirement would strengthen the |
| team.-but his love of the game will keep |
him in it as long as he eau possibly stop |
a bali.
The Baltimore, it is hoped, will not blame |
their defeats to the absence of McGraw. |
Donneliy is playing the third bag all right. /
has been unprecedented, and has exceeded |
anything of the kind in the past Good |
1t came early.
Pitcher Altman of the Princetous has
done the best work of any college pitcher
thus far. disposing of the Lafayette bats
men in one, two, three order, in seven in.
nings out of nine.
Dad Clarke will pitch for New York
today. Either orth OF Taylor will pitch
for the P hillies.
The indications are that the Polo grounds
will be crowded with Gotham cranks.
There is mourning in the camp of the
Cincinnatis, for Phil Ehret, who was ex-
pectcd to pitch the opening game against
Cleveland. is confined TO his room suffer-
ing from the effects of the spiking he re.
ceived from Beckley in the last Pittsburg
game. The tenGons of Ehret's right heel
were torn, and he may be kept out of the
game a week o longer.
A dispatch from indianapolis says: Amos
Rusie was at the ball park yesterday af-
ternoon when telegram was handed him
10 state whether there was any cfNnce that
the differences would be adjusted, so
that he would play with the Giants this
season. He read the telegram couple of
times, and said:
II won't answer that at all. / have
made no proposition and don't intend to
make any. The matter is the hands of the
national board, and there 1t will stay
I'LL it is decided. don't have to play ball
and won't be driven to it. That settles the
matter so far as am concerned"
Ruse exhibited some heat over the per.
sistency with which he is being sought I
by New York, and seemed 10 think that
ne has the affair in Just the shape he de-
sires. His independence confirms his friends
in the belief that there is some reason !
for his refusal of overtures. and that he !
is losing nothing by the attitude he as
sumes.
Why don't the MACS" Ind the Germans of