The evening times., 1896-03-27
BASEBALL NOTES.


A Cleveland special says: "There is con-
siderable indignation among the Officials
of the Cleveland club over the appointment
OF Keefe as an umpire. Cleveland's obiec-
tions to Keefe We're openly and strongly
stated and well backed up. and it was ear
ncstly hoped that the only request made
about the makeup of the staff would be ia
vorably regarded by President Young
Shortstop Corcoran refuses to sign with
Brooklyn until several clauses In the con-
tract rendered him have be beeaarranged more
to his satisfaction.
Jersey City has signed Catcher stoeger of
Toronto.
In case Hulen does not secure place on
the team Sullivan will most probably head
the Philiies' batting order.
The second team of the Giants defeated
the regulars yesterday by score OF 8 TO
8. In the afternoon the regulars won.
Gallaudct seems to be outciassed by both
Georgetown and Columbian. The Column
bian boys have a harder task before them
this afternoon, when they meet the Yale
Law School team. AS Georgetown meets
the Yale team tomorrow the relative mer
its of the two Washington college teams
can then be sized up with some degree OF
accuracy.
Colcolough, who pitched last year for
Wilkesbarre, refuses TO sign unless he is
given an Increase of salary, which the club
will not do.
The Adrian club of the Michigan League
wants to sign Pitcher Pat Callahan OF
Pittsburg. -
Thomas Mcnamara Of Pittsburg has sign
ed to umpire In the Michigan League.
Manager Faatz of the New Castle Base
ball Club, has signed shutter Sullivan,
third baseman, and John NewEirk, pitcher,
both of Baltimore. Charles Hammond OF
Baltimore is with Faatz. .'f
Columbus will not sign Menefee, the Pi-
rate pitcher, recently released at his own
request.
shortstop Ely of the Pittsburgs is still
Ill, and 1t is doubtful whether he will be
able to play when the season opens.
Yale's team this year consists OF the
following players: Catchers, Burr owes
tcaptain) Mederos pitchers, ,Holston, Hamlin,
Buckingham; first base, Smith, Sanford;
second base, Beers; third base, Moore:
short stop, Martin; outfielders, BuzzeI.
Atkins, McCahill.
Jack Egan and John Stackhouse, OF
Media, have signed TO play with the Carlisle
Club this season. Egan was with the
Providence, r. l., Club last year and the
year before pitcher. Stackhouse played
third base for the BrocktoD, Mass.
1t is said that Pittsburg bought n gold
brick in Pitcher Menefee, of Louisville.
Newcastle, Youngstown, wheeling and
Washington, Pa, 1t is said, want to or
ganize a fOurleague club.
Anson will now curtail expenses, and
will send some OF his Colts home to Chi
cago this week. They will probably be
Flynn, Reilly, Rice, Parker, Mcbride, Nc,
Farland and Dolan.
The baseball managers of Harvard and
Princeton have agreed that each college
shall make and interpret its own rules
regarding the eligibility OF players.
The young ex-collcgian whom New York
wanted so badly some time ago proves TO
be Roy Thomas, the ex-University OF Penn
syNahia oupeu.i' ou' INC Pai.n.S VI"
jected to his pla wing professionally. Thomas
will play with the Orange A. c. team this
summer.
The Atlantic League may be increa sed to
eight clubs by the admission of Troy and
Albany.
In the practice ramcs at Jacksonville.
Prefer leads the New Yorks in batting
with an average OF 900.
Adam Stanbope. ono OF the Giants new
catchers. is in disgrace. He broke the rules
regarding drinking the other night :nd
Manager Irwin ordered him to pack up and
start for home Immediately. stanhopc
claims that adverse newspaper comment
drove him to drink. Stanhope would have
been retained by theJersey City club had he
not fallen by the wayside,