The evening times., 1896-09-04
BETWEEN THE BASES.

With Taylor and Gumbert suffering from
injuries, the Philltes' pitching staff is in
poor shape.
Lally had better return to the prize ring
He is a dismal failure an umpire. .-Phila-
delphia Record.
President Brush is corraling players In
The West for Indianapolis. The Hoosiers
are in bad way.
The fights for second, fourth and seventh
places viii serve to make up for Baitimore's
walkover for the pennant.
As batsman Cooley ranks high; as an
outfielder he has few interiors for judging
fly balls over his shead.-Philadelphia Press.
The Pittsburg club has employed twenty
one pla yers this season, only two of whom.
Donovan and Ely, have played every
game.
During the second game at Philadelphia
Tebcau received telegram. Somebody
on the bleachers yelled: lis Young after
that S2OO?"
Bug Holiday, after seeing Nops pitch
on Tuesday, told Ewing that he thought he
was not worth So 900, the price asked by
Manager Long.
Jennings has laid aside the old holy"
glove with which so many brilliant pla Us
have been made, and is now using che
loaned him by Joe Quinn.
There are now but twelve points be.
tween Cincinnati and Cleveland. 1t looks
very much as though the Spiders would
beat out the Reds.
In Philadelphia yesterday Davis scored
from second base on a force hit from short
to second, Hallman standing sleepily with
ball in hand all the while.
Scrappy Joyce is credited with saying
that if he could release Freedman he would
have a good team. Joyce is pretty near
right at that.-Philadelphi Record.
The race between Jennings, Burkett and
Delahanty for batting honors is becoming
hotter every day. Jennings averageis 1898
Burkett's .392 and Delahanty's 1856.
Tom Parrot spends all his nights on the
trips away from home going to concerts.
He was in Philadelphia during the fes-
tival of Innes' Band. and was in his glory.
Latham ought to make a good umpire.
He has one requisite that many unipires
lack, and that is nerve. He wouldn't care
a button how severely the fans roasted him
IIannivan, the shortstop of the Paw
tucket team, has made 125 hits, with 1913
totals, SO far this season. He has a batting
percentage of .3S7, with a total of .613.
Hannivan is also a first-class fielder.
The result Of the Eastern trip Of the
Cincinnaiis thus far gives color to the
thought, often expressed, that they have
been playing beyond their gait all the
season, aud have won many games through
good luck and favorable umpiring.
Word has been received at the offices
OF the New York club from President Freed
man, who is in st. John, NIB, fighting thc
hay fever, that he would return to the city
next Saturday He has practically recov-
cred from the severe attack of illness
which drove him away from the city, and
will be able to resume his duties next week.
polo Ground Patron is informed that
Bierbauer was laid off by the Pittsburg
management on account OF weak batting.
New York Herald. There's richness for
you'll Bierbauer has been unable TO play
for weeks, on account of an injury he sus-
tanned in a game, aud has just been able
to get off his crutches. He won't be able
to play ball again this season. Padden, who
has replaced him, is in no way his equal.
Every city has its rooters, and all pos
sess some queer characteristics. There
Is one crank in Philadelphia, whose name
is Smith. He is never happier than whcu
associating with builplayers, and it Is his
| proud boast that he is acquainted witt
nearly every man who ever played iu tht
| League and Association. When the Sen
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| waiting to greet them, and he was abc.l