The evening times., 1896-08-26

on the head, and then dropped into his left
hand.
Herman Longs sensational work has set
the players of opposing teams crazy. He
is now continually referred to as the "hit
robber.'
Anson released Con Daley trifle too
soon, and now finds himself in an enibar-
RAISING position, being without regular
catcher. t.t....,.,-,! e..
1t is not often said Of player that he
is faster than his club, but such u remark
can truthfully be said of Dowd, of the st.
Louis Browns.
Pitcher Beam, late of the rhillies ana
Athletics, ON August g. pitching for IIor-
nclsvile, shut the Corning. N. Y, team out
without hit or run.
Jack GIasscock stole four bases recently
in a game Between st. Paul and Kansas
City. Forty runs were made by the two
teams, ST. Paul winning.
IL took three pitchers III Boston to defeat'
the Pittsburgs. II it will require that many
in Washington Mr.. Wagner better go Il
hunting for new material. re-, Gnu. -.
DR.. Ariie Pond, the Baltimore twirler
is saving his money. SO he can wait Il long
time for his practice To grow in some large
city when he rctircs from baseball
The Cleveland Recorder knows a thing or
two. Read what IL says: That man Nc
Guire, The WashingtonN ilc catcher. is soIne
pumpkins; there's no use saying otherwise"
Most Of the bas eball writer's have
stopped figuring On ChicagO's finishing
higher than Cleveland. They are wonder
ing now whether Cleveland Will win the
pennant
II really does begin to look as though the
Reds have finally struck the slippery slide
Losing six games out OF seven played looks
pretty bad Tor team with Temple cup
aspirations
Some OF the Senators have habit of
carrying on conversation with players
OF The opposing team while going oil and
off the field. This is Very uresoine, and
Tom Brown should stop the practice.
TIE Washington club is playing young
| ster named Smith from the Atlantic Guy
team mt third base. He is fielding well,
| and batting in u style that warrants the
| belief that he VIII do. Cleveland Recorder.
Tom York, the ex-Lcague player, is one OF
| Al Johnson' inspectors on the Nassau Road,
| in Brooklyn. The other day Tom jumped
on /, Coney Island car and looked at the fare
| register. a friend of his, who was cn The
| car, surprised Tom by yelling: Hey, there!
Are YOU looking for your batting ayerage?'
The Philadelphia club has lines out for
| CooDey, the old Chicago shortstop, now
playing with the Providence club Those
| who know say that Re will wear a Quaker
uniform before the week ends. CcoDey
has been playing wonderfully fine game
| this year and would greatly strengthen
| the Phillies, where they are lameDtabiy
| weak
Charley Irwin has, by his individual
| errors, lost two out or the three games
on this trip and helped lose the 'o.her one.
| This is an awful record for tile greatest
| third baseman in the League,i' remarks
Harry Weldon. 1t is possible that, after
| all, there is something in the old supposi-
ton that wedding trips and good baseball
do not go together. ilN
| The rumor current last night and this
| morning that Mr.. Wagner was negotiating
| the sale of DeMontreville to the Philadel-
| phans was denied by the Senatorial mag
nate in a very emphatic manner this after
noon. 1T is absolutely untrue." he said.
/ There is no foundation to the story what
ever. Why, 1 wouldn't part with Demon
| treville for four OF the best men on that
team"
| Chauncey Fisher is in rebellion He has
| notified Capt Ewing that he will not go to
Indianapolis as ordered, claiming that he
| cannot pitch because his arm is sore. As
| he told Ewing before the team started East
| that his arm was never better the claim
doesn't go. Ewing notified Fisher that he
either would go 10 Indianapolis or CON
| slider himself laid urf without pay 1t is
| not a hard matter To g1ess which aIterna-
| tive Fisher will choose.
| Capt. E wing, of the Cincinna.is. says that
sacrifice hitting is u necessary adjunct of
| up-to-date baseball, bat there must be scG:e
hit-and-run mixed with 1t. II won't do
| for Il team to play the sane game at bat
inning after inning and day after day. The
thing to Do is to keep the opposing team
| guessing all the time as to what you are
| going to do. If they know what is coming
they prepare for it, but if you mix UP some
hit-and-run business with Your sacrificing
You have them guessing all the time and you
are more liable to win the game than by
resorting to one style of play.
There We're plenty of women cranks at
yesterdays game. One old lady who will
never see the under side of fifty was in
a group of about dozen girls who We're
| slowly vending their wa y down the incline
from the grand stand. They We're discuss
ing the victories OF the Senators, and the
half-century fan said to gentlen an, pick
ing easy walking, "You need not look so
cross at me. j am glad the New Yorks lost.
am not one or those who think Joyce was
a crackeriack" She shook her head 10
emphasize her declaration, and when given
a josh that the Louisvilles had tied the
score of the second game, her face was a
picture of radiant Smiles She was hustled
along and was a disappointed woman this
morning when she read that the Giants
Won the second game.
To G. A. r. EncampmeIn via Penn