The evening times., 1896-08-15
BETWEEN THE BASES.

Now, Mr.. Wagner, will you be good?
Louisville has released Catcher Friend
The Phiilies may sign Arthur Clarkson
Pitcher Garvin has been farmed to New
ark.
to Syracuse.
for third place.
Philadelphia didn't do a thing to us,
not thing, not n thing.
Two shut-outs in three games is quite a
record for the Phillics.
Phil Knell. released by Cleveland, has
signed with Kansas City.
Fred Pferfcr's talisman is fairy stone,-
many OF which are found in central Viz
ginia.
Pitcher Cornelius Flynn was given judg-
ment yesterday for $50 back salary against
the New York hascballciub
Lancaster made seventeen runs in the
first inning against Newark yesterday.
Willis, late OF Syracuse, was the pitcher
sCincinnati will not even be In the hunt
for the pennant,'' says Joe Kelley I'VE
will win this year much easier than we
did in either '94 or '35.''
1t is possible that half OF the teams will
not go South next year. One thing seems
certain, which is that few will play ex-
hibition games on their trip North.
Senator Flynn, the new pitcher, seems
to be great big gold brick" And as q
third bascinap Charley Farrell is not shy
on yellow coloring. We are huge on trades!
Although the Pittsburg club has made
a great effort to stop the betting on the
games, there are still those who wager
their dollars on the outcome OF the con-
tests.
Jimmy McJames has played in hard luck
all year. He has pitched well, but the Sen
ators have not supported him properly.
He would do much better with leading
team.-Baltimore Herald.
The Giants, under Scrappy Joyce, are
doing good work. They won nice game
from Boston Wednesday, and made Bos-
ton fight hard for the second game.-Cleve-
land Press. 81
Manager schmelz had a'show on the road
last winter and on reassuming charge Of
the Senators he apparently. took up where
helIadleftoff when he disbanded the Texas
Steer" company.
The infusion of little ex-Senatorial
blood into the Giants las had an excellent
effect. Hon. "scrappysf Joyce seems to
| be the right man In the right place. Edi-
| torial In New York Journal
The highest percentages ever held at the
| end of the season by pennant- winning
club was .79S, which was the record of the
Chicago club under Ansoh in 1885, III
that year the Colts lost but seventeen out
OF eighty-four games. ss
The author of thatsone There Never Was
Coward Where the Shamrock Crows
might write another, make IT different and
dedicate 1t to that celebrated g-distance
runner and high jumper, Horace McFar-
lan,- Cincinnati Post.
Jack Doyle did his work quietly and re-
ceiyed no recognition from the cranks-
There were apparently no New Yorkers
present, or else JACKIE star has been over
shadowed by the greatness of Scrappy Bill
Joyce. Brooklyn Eagle.
II Mr.. Wagner can get $2 800 in the coin
OF the realm and a .sphenom' pitcher and
s.has-beehs' catcher for his present man.
ager he should lose no time in touching the
wire and closing the deal It would be
money In his pocket in several ways.
Cleveland has the champion pitcher,
Young; the champion batsman, Burkett; the
| champion fielder, Mc.Aleer, the champion
first baseman, Tebeau, and second base
man. Chiids- who is better than; a .ebam-
pion- yet the tenn is not playing champion
| ball. st. LOUIS 3 tar. = go =
It Is estimated TINT he earnings Of the
Philadelphia club wi1lsfall short $50 600
! Of l1st yeats feceipta. II strikes the