The evening times., 1896-03-09
ALONG THE BASE LINES.

The opening games OF the Petersburg
Club will BE- played at Petersburg on April
and with Ted Sullivan'sNew Haven team.
On April 16 the Petersburgs will open the
Virginia League sea son at L Lynchburg. Rob
ert Quinn, a catcher of the Petersburgs, has
been offered the position of coacher for the
University OF Ohio.
Lave Cross will not have an infield posi-
tion on the Philadelphia team. He is sced-
uled TO play behind the bat and act a s substi-
tute infieldcr.
Al Spink's play, The Derby Winner"
which has toured the country during the
past two years with varying success, has
been sold TO George Munson, the we'll
known baseball writer, who has been act
ing as advance agent for the company. All
the scenery, Face horses, costumes, etc,
used in the production of the play were
included in the transfer, which was placed
on record yesterday.
Harvari's baseball advisers have me, and
considered the eligibility of Dowd, the old
Georgetown pitcher, who has beentrying for
the Harvard nine. 1t was decided that
Dowd's standing as an amateur was too
question: bic TO allow OF his irving for Har
ward nine, and he was accordingly notified
by Capt. Dean today to discontinue practice.
William Clarke, the catcher for the Balti
more baseball team, with his wife, bought bi
cycles last week. Capt. Robinson has been
riding wheel since the close of the baseball
season, with the result that he will go into
training at Macon in the best physical con
dition he has been at this season. Last sea
son Robbie weighed 2O5. He is now down
to 100 and, with little cultivation of a
good eye" could go in a championship
game today.
Pittsburg is after Pitcher Hughey, of Cold
water, Mich.
A brother of John Clarkson will pitch for
Harvard this season.
Six Brooklyn pla yers remain unsigned
Griffin, Corcoran, Tom DAILY, Tommy Nc
Carthy, ,Gumbert and Grim. Manager Foutz
says they will come around all right.
Anson is worried because Lange, his big
batsman, has not yet signed Chicago
Club contract.
Manager Murray of the Providence Base
ball Club has signed Jimmie Canavan of
Cincinnati to cover second base, replacing
Stricken, who has been appointed umpire.
The Lancaster team of the PENNSYLVANIA
State Lea gle, rs at present made up, is
composed of Joseph Yeager, Samuel Shaw
and Frank West, pitchers; Andrew Roth
and Robert Childs, catchers; Charles Ham,
burg, 1b.; Thomas Stouch, 2b.; Edward
Henry, 3b.; j. II. McQuaid, 8. S.; Ralph
Seybold, ]. f.; George o. Leidy, c. f., and
John Buttermore, r. +.
Mana ger Sharsig of the Athletics received
word yesterday that Weand, one of his
catchers, who met with an accident at
Pottstown ON Saturday, was not SO badly
hurt as was at first reported, and that he
will get over his injuries before the season
opens.
The silver service set presented to Presi-
dent Young by the National League mag
mates recently, consisting of 226 pieces,
cost $1,000.
Whitley Schoenhut, the University of
twirier, it is reported. will
pitch for the Orange Athletic Club team the
coming season.
Foreman, pitcher. is the only Cincinnati
player remaining unsigned.
McGn writes that he has been keeping
himself in excellent condition all winter,
and expects to pitch winning bail for the
Pnillies this year.
Among the pla yers signed by Easton are
Shortstop O'BrieD, Pitcher Setley. First
Baseman DoOley and Outfielder Lawler.
Manager Milligan of Reading announces
the completion OF his team, made up OF the
following pla ycrs: George Fox aud "Zeke'
Moore, catchers; White of the Philadelphia
team, McGann' of Atlanta. and william
Hynes, late of Springfield. Ohio, pitchers;
Larkin, first base; Conroy, secoad base;