The evening times., 1896-03-16
BASEBALL NOTES.

not yet been nearu from.
BASEBALL NOTES.
AL. Lawson, who had been engaged to
manage the Easton club ofthe Pennsylvania
State League. has resigned. and will take
hold of the Pottsville team.
Twenty-eight candidates are in training
at Williams College. Seven of them play
on the team las year. The old men are Capt.
Lewis, Goodrich. Ashton, Street, Drysdale,
Dewey and Corey.
Mobile is now a member of the Southern
Association. The opening day will be April
16.
Pitcher William Kenney Of Wilmington
expects to sign with the Newark club of the
Atlantic Association for the coming season.
The Baltimore clubs mascot" an Irish
setter dog named Trim, died last week.
Louisville has twenty-four players under
contract-ninc pitchers, four catchers, seven
infielders and four outfclders.
Pitcher Carsey, as usual. has grievance,
and until Col. Rogers and be get together
and settle their differences, the doughty
little twirler will not go South.
The officials of the Baltimore Baseball
Club have received an invitation from the
New York Baseball Club to attend the first
game of the championship season al the Polo
Grounds between New York and Philadel-
phia.
Sid. Farrar, the old Philadelphia first
baseman, has been nominated for selectman
by the Citizens party Of Melrose, Mass.
Short stop Jennings, of the Batimores,
thinks ball players salaries are steadily in
creasing.
The accident to Outficlder Lange was not
as serious as reported, and he left San
Francisco on Saturday night to Join
the Chicago team at Galveston, Tex.
Pitcher Foreman has given up his fight
for money, and has signed Cincinnati
contract. He will not join the team in New
Orleans, but will report at Cincinnati on
April 1.
With two such left-hand twirlers as
Killen and Breitenstein in shape, the hopes
of the Philadelphia sluggers are not bright
for good batting averages this year.
Catcher Dexter, OF the Evansville Club, and
who was drafted by Louisville, is said
to be one OF the fastest youngsters in the
Southern League.
Cincinnati appears TO have picked up a
good pitcher in Davis. He is n very speedy
twir,er, and reports from New Orleans say
that it is as much as either Vaughn or Peitz
can do to hold his swift delivery.
After waiting in vain for cali from
major league club. "Pcte" Bro wning has
finally signed with Columbus.
The reason Pitcher Hughey has not yet
signed a contract with Pittsburg is because
ne hedemands more salary than Manager Mack
himself is receiving.
Dick Buckley should not be relegated to a
minor league. This great catcher and
developer OF young pit chers wouldbe invalu-
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other National League clubs.-st. Louis
Sporting News
Louisville should be strong in the box
with Pitchers weighing, McDermott. Clau-
sen, Smith, McCreery, Hill, and Fraser
to draw from.
Hoffer has announced to the Orioles that
61 t,inl-c lnnp in oil ctnrr
come to him.
It is said that Rice, one of the numerous
colts in Anson's stable, will be left at
Galveston.
1t is reported that Billy Hallman, one
of the Phillies, and Arlie Latham will
double up in a baseball sketch on the
vaudeville circuit next winter. Players
will insist, in spite of repeated failures,
that the people are clamoring for baseball |
on the stage.
National Leagues rules committee. is OF !
the opinion that the new rule against !
"kicking'' virtually amounts to no more /!
than the rules in force last season. He |
says the trouble was not with the rules. !