The evening times., 1896-09-25

since the pcnnant was cinched the cup would
go 10 Cleveland. One OF them said that
Jennings had been Oh drunk for a week,
whereupon McMahon jumped at them lie
knocked one fellow down and started in
for the other but the two were m ore than
he could handle.
The season or the Western Baseball League
has closed. President Bt b. johnson repor...
very successful season, all the clubs max
ing money, with siuge exception. The
race was closely contested, especially be-
tween Minneapolis, Indianapolis, st. Paul
and Detroit, who were at different times
leaders. The sport OF the season developed
many good players and left the league
stronger than ever. The games for the
Detroit Free Press cup will be played at
Indianapolis on the remaining days of this
week, and at Minneapolis on Monday, Tues
day and Thursday OF next week. President
johnson gives the official standing OF the
clubs follows: Minneapolis, .654: Iu-
dianapolis, .591: Detroit, $50; st. Paul,
.53T; Kansas City, .5nT; Milwaukee, 4i3;
Columbus, 81 Grand Rapids, .32G
All through the winter months last year
o. 7. Caylor sat in his den in the East
over the dreams Of the Leaguers. He pic
tured the dcCadenc. of Sunday bali in the
West, but lie used the wrong colors Cleve-
land alone fulfilled his prophecies, and
Cleveland did not carry the spring resolu-
ton through the season. The fact that
there was a division OF sentiment among
the Robisons over the change has never
been cited. That's So. Howard and STAN
departure until Frank Robson guaran-
teeI to reimburse them Tor any possible
difference between the receipts OF last
year and this. The early abandonment
OF the experiment proves that the deficit
was growing. Now it is announced that
Cleveland will PLAY Sunday games at
home next year. Grounds are to be Sc
cured between Glcnviiie and Euclid Beach
There s also an unofficial whisper from
Pitrsburg that Capt. y. ": Kerr is tired of
sporting life, AS exenplifiedb by the Pirates,
aud that he will retire, and Pittsburg will
join the Sunday playing division OF the
League in 81 That viii leave New York,
Boston, and Philadelphia alone 0n the
other side.-CinCinnati Post
White Wings Tcheau has gone TO Den
vcr for the winter. Before he started he
said TO the Cleveland press. We had a
number OF men in Fort Wayne who viii
eventually pan out to he great players. The
troubl. is that one season in n minor league
is not enough, usually to MAKE a etCd all
player out of ihezTaw- mtftesal. In rare
cases one season is. i tiirk thht Crciger is
as good any of them now.'IIis ann is a
wonder. lie gets n lall away from him
something after the style tina Buck Ewing
did in his palmy days, when Buck was the
greatest catcher in the business. Another
tnug, too. is that he gets IT away from
him with a world OF speed aud with The
greatest Of accuracy. His backstop work,
too, is nice. and hc is as good a young
catcher as there is in TIE country. Powell,
the pitcher, who is reserved by Cleveland.
is "a good one. He has grown to major
league speed fast, and ought to do good
work for the Spiders next season"
About the worst calamity that can be-
fall young bailplayer is for him To get
a case of large head" There is nothing
that will turn an audience against a
player SO quickly display of temper in
which is manifested the players knowl-
edge that lie is the real thing. and that.
compared to him, the others are n lot of
selling-paters. Those who saw Sundays
game have lost much of the high opinion
OF Catcher Dexter, of the Lousvilcs, who,
by his childish action in kicking on
strikes. called on him by member OF his
own team. and then, after he had been
retired. going to the bench and throwing
things around generally. brought on him
self jecrs instead of consoling expressions.
When the Coloncls started for the b ctel
in their bus, Dexter made a Remark to
George Miller, reflecting on that pudgy
players ability and judgment. Miller re-
piled to the effect that Dexter was mot
the only pebble on the beach" Maybe
moi" retortcr Dexter, "but Patsy tmean-
ing TebeaU wants Inc, just the same
Dexter is new in the business. and be-
cause newspaper men have been KIND 10
him. and said nice things about him for
the reason that he is a member of the
fraternity. he has become possessed OF the
idea that he is all the money. and that the
rest of the Coloncls owe him homage. DeN-
ter is a good catcher. but he can learn
something by watching that same George
Miller. and by allowing some kind friend
to turn hose on his head so that his hat
will fit. Cincinnati Times-Star.