The evening times., 1896-07-04
BETWEEN THE BASES.

BETWEEN THE BASES.
BY the defeat Washington went down to
ninth place.
Lush's muff yesterday was largely caused
by the sun getting in his eyes.
Joe Sullivan started for Cleveland to
join the st. Louis club last evening.
Capt. Nash will take few days rest
as his head is troubling him and he is not
hitting.
1t would seem that the youngsters ON the
Phillies have infused new life into the old
timers.
Sullivan is not stuck On going to st. Louis,
but he admits that he deserves the medicine
he must take.
Earl is all right and Gus is all right.
But business is business. We must take
both games stoday.-Philadelphi Inquirer
Jack Chapman has resigned the manage
ment of the Wilkcsbarre team OF the East
ern League. Howard Earle. the first base
man, will have charge of the men.
Capt. Nash said yesterday that it was an
unaccountable drop in batting, combined
with little ill-luck, that lost the Phillies
w. pu'A biSii Suibcb cu ldbl IT'D.
Old Joe Start, the crack first baseman
of generation ago, owns tavern in the
outskirts OF Providence that is patronlzed
by ball players and other dead games"
The Senators may bring a new outfielder
with them. Just whether it will be Sam
Thompson or Deiehanty it is hard TO say
Either one will strengthen the Senators in
right field.
The Philadelphia Press says ]. Earle
wagner of Washington is anxious 10 make
Hallnan Senator. and has made the
Phiihes an offer for him which they will
not accept.
Il wouldn't give Mercer for all the Phila-
delphia pitchers,' said Mr. Wagner. before
the game. He may have changed his mind
when lie saw Keener fool his youngsters
Philadelphia Press.
Capt. Joyce and Second Baseman Crooks
had quite q spirited argument over the
latters attempt to sacrifice in the second
inning yesterday when there was one man
out and runner on first.-PbIladelp mia
Ledger.
The Phillies' pitchers are In bad shane.
Taylor was rather badly hurt in his col
lision with Daub at Brooklyn, and can
scarcely lift his arm, and orth's finger is
far from being well. This leaves only Car
sey and Keener, as II Is not expected that
Gumbert will join the team for several
days.
Regarding the statement that Keefe and
Lynch had retired from the umpire staff,
President Young said: "Mr. Lynch has no
thought of resigung, and 1 wouldn't accept
his resignation If lie did Mr. Keefe has
not been released, and / have no thought
of releasing him. He is my extra umpire
and awaiting orders. He is liable TO go to
work any day. He is taking frst-class care
OF himself, and SO long as lie does that he
is all right"
The secret of Tim Hurst's wonderful
control over the most refractory pIavers
has been let out by some Of the Cincin-
natl men. The incident which they re-
late is said TO be but enc of the many sim.
lar affairs and goes to show Honest
Tins capabilities TO the best advantage.
Tim was uTnpiring game last fall, when
Latham, becoming enraged over a decision,
called him vile name. Hurst merely waved
his hand. Go back to your position" he
sad, and Latham, unfin ed and unrebuked,
Kept on playing. After the game Hurst
made n beeline for the dressing room. Pas
sers-by moment later heard tremendous
uproar, and, bursting in ut the door, found
Hurst whackiDg Latham's head against
the wall, growing: DO you apologize?
tbiffo Do you apologize? tBiff.) Ever
do 1t again? (Biff, biff, blff, ad Hbi.um.)
And there was never again any trouble
between Tim and Arlie.
The Chicago News says: pretty row In
the Chicago club has arisen as a conse-
quence Friend, who was twirling for the
Colts, wanted to quit as soon as the visitors
began to pummel him, but Anson declined to
take him out. So determined, in fact, was
the Old man to keep Friend at work that he
sent bnggs and Griffith, the reserve MITCH
ers, to the clubhouse, and never apparently.
remembered that he could easily have sent
Friend to center field and made Thornton
pitch out the game. In the eighth, anrered
at some shirking and lodging of hot timers.
Friend again asked to be takenout. Hewss
refused, and moment later. taking
advantage Of an argument at third, walked
out OF the box, put on his coatand went sulk-
ing TO the clubhouse. Anson, amazed at
Such mutiny as never before was attempted
against him in all these twenty years stood
gasping. Then, determined to take no
bluffs, lie went into the box and threw two
balls to Daley. The crowd was bowling
like wolves, and the old man concluded that
he was not a pitcher. Kittridge was sitting
on thebench and Observation-Disclosures
Kilt went in, and, to the intense delight or
the gang, retired the side. The enemy
hit him for two runs in the ninth, but the
bleachers didn't care.