The evening times., 1896-07-15

at st. Louis on Saturday under the most
dstres sing circumstances. He received
the news IN tie morning of the accident
to his brother, and before the game was
started the news came of lus brothers
death.
A New York crook broke irto the office
of the Cincinnati baseball grounds and stole
SOME uTiIve furniture. lie refused to give
his name, and the clerk Of the court, who
is "a ball fan, entered him Oh the docket as
Andrew Freedman.
Listen at the way this Cleveland paper
shoots it into BaitTnore: Baltimore
was pretty lucky in getting away with one
game out or the two. The champions
played dumb bali all the time and seemed
10 be frightened out of tkeir boots
Con Murphy, who was one of the Brooklyn
Brotherhood club pitchers. is now an IN
rluential citizen or Worcester, Mass. He
owns small restaurant annis The emanagcr
Of the local baseball team. He has also
acquired fame in the East as bowler
There doesn't seem to he anything the
matter with the st. Louis pff CEcrS, COnsld-
eriDg that Pittsburg would IKE to have
Donahue, and Cincinnati has an itching
for Billy Hart, and that every club i'll the
League would make room for Breitenstcin.
Anson offered about u month ago To bet
Buck Ewing that the Colts would finish as
high as thirI In the race. Buck mas agreed
10 cover your uncie's money for that
amount. and wrote him To that effect two
weeks ago. Buck is still pausing for
reply. .-r,U .,
Setiey, Of the Newark Club, seems to like
work. On Saturday lie pitched AT Orange,
allowing but TWO hits, and On sunday he
WAS in the fox through totn the Newark
games, when eighteen more hits were made,
or twenty for the three games, all OF which
he won.
To the casual looker-on the race for the
silken flag between 70. three leading clubs
IS pretty contest but TO the players
actually engaget IN tue neck ai,l neck stru.-
gle 1t is nerve destroying. There never
was u closer fight for the pennant ana 1t
bids fair To continue until the grand finaleiu
the dying days OF September
The usual method of ascertaining
pitchers standing is by computing the
average number OF earned runs made by
his opponents in each game. In table
recently complied on this basis, Ehret leads,
| With an average OF less than one run per
| game. Pond is second, HOffer third, and
| Dwyer fourth.
| The Baltimores believe i'll themselves as
a team. When they lose II appears to them
! TO be fluke. When they WIN II seems 10
| be but the natural result of their superior
| ity. This system If one may call IL that
| causes the players on the nine TO make
| wonderful pays and attempts which other
mines would consider foolhardy.
Manager Hanlon has finally decided
| that he 5 carrying too many twirlers, a nd,
in consequence, viii let one 20 very soon,
| The one decided on is Charile Esper, tt-l
hig southpaw, who will either be released
| outright or traded for another man. II IL
| about certain that ESper will be released
| before the club returns to Baltimore.
john NJ. Ward is evidently a believer in
| Baltimore's capacity for capturing pen
| nants. In his weekly letter in New
| York paper SUNDAY V he said that the
| this year were much better than those OF
| either Cleveland or Cincinnati, and that
| with the return of McGraw to the game
| these chances would be increased wofold.
,v,it ,rn
of respect in Cleveland that every umpire
| WHO'S competeDttO avcnge aperSonal insult
with his two good fists should always in
| spre. The crowd reviled him to some eX-
| tent, but Mr.. Hurst has no quarrel with the
crowd. Theplayers are his meat, and when
they become too tough Mr. Hurst knows tht
way to make them tender. Take it all il
factory than the Weidman- stuckey plan
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Too much newspaper criticism will hurt
any team playing ball. 1t is we'll for the
press TO point out any shortcomings In a
team In order that the public, whose ser.
want the press is in the matter OF furnishing
information, may know how matters stand
To give team loyal support anC . en-
courage it in Its work does not mean that
time it helps the team, and thus adds to the
pride OF tue supporters of such a team
Philadelphia critics please copy.-Cincin
natl Times Star.
| Wuiie catching Il salIe seN eidl udss dSt
Capt. Robinson of the Ballimores had his
little finger split by wild pitch. The in
+ jured member refused to heal and steadil.
grew worse until the inflaned part of TIN
finger had TO be amputated: The opera
tion was performed at Louisville yesterda.
by DR.. stuckey, president Of the Louisville
club. Only the upper Joint or the ing e
was removed and the little loss will il
nowise affect Robbie's catching and throw
ing, though he will have to remain out of the
game for several weeks. IL
The Boston Herald thinks Mercer needs
Soaking" for his action In the Cincinnati
game. The Herald says: "Pitcher Merce
deserves to be disciplined for the part b
took In losing that Saturday game to Cir
cinnati. 1t was his fault, and his alone,
the dispatches are to be believed, for losin
the game. He became Angry at not seem
second base covered at certain time. an
deliberately threw the bah to center field
thereby allowing Red to score; and h
also was guilty of making another pla
that was fatal. Altogether, he made thre
of the four errors made by his side"