The evening times., 1896-08-22

grounder in the fifth, but, for all that. he
does not inspire confidence But lie has the
earmarks, all right, and Will, bear. good
trying out.
An exchange says that Cleveland wants
10 trade McAleer for hard hitting out
fielder How foolish. He more than
makes up by his great fielding for his
weak batting ta.. -.-
thinner is the premier catcher of the
League. Reliable at all times, he plays
a strong, steady game. Others break into
the game, give pyrotecbnc exhibition
or two or else a dismal failure and drop
out of sight. Not SO with thinner. Like
Bryants brook, he goes on forever-Clevc
land Recorder. Modcsty forblds a similar
claim for Mcclure, The reliable backstop
for Washington.
Tie Chicago club is without the SER
vices of regular catcher Dnnuhue had
the bone of the little finger OF his right
| hand so badly shattered in Wednesdays
game that he will not be able To play again
this season. Kittridge awoke yesterday
morning Ia find his right arm swollen from
wrist to shoulder and of a purple color
He went to physician, who made an ex-
animation, but could giveno cause for the
strange affliction. Anson nrill do all the
| catching until Kittridge RECEIVERS.
The Spiders won two gaines yesterday.
but though there is not much glory in de-
feating the Joyceless Senators, the games
count for just as MUCH IN the average
as though they had been Won from the
ChiaagOes, OF ,..Pirates. &c levciand Re-
corder. There was mucb'1iu yesterdays
defeat, however, with Il SIhithsome ginger
II is whispered that sandow Mertes tried
to tear the Philadelphia clubhouse down
when informed that he could go to the
Atlantic League. How the mighty have
| fallen! SLOT
Down East they are claiming that Boston
viii pass Cleveland in the race Wait until
| Patrick Henry Tebcau hits the lot on the
shores of Massachusetts, Bay. What the
! parrot got from the monkey, which same is
unfit for publication, won't be drcum-
stance to what the Ohio No. team will
do 10 the bean -devouring band. Chicago is
also talking big about Cleveland. Anson
| and his angels are only three games be-
| hind the Cleveland Committee on Baseball;
and the big fellow gives it out that it is
as goodas ailover with Tebeau. The Clcvc
| lands are great deal like an ice cream
dish-finest when licked
The Fittsburg papers see the good re-
| s'i,ts OF farm, and one Of them says:
WHAT coed thing the Toronto team has
| been for rittsburg. There have hcen three
| stages where Pittsburg Needed players and
needed them badly, and Toronto furnished
| them. A farm team with some good play
| ers on il has been a mighty handy thing
| for the Pirates this season. and the amount
| paid for the franchise has been moIe than
paid back. Besides this. Toronto is now
making money, and Bucks boys have !;
good chance to finish first in that lea ague /"
Ducky Holmes may haveto go before the
| League board. Holmes bluried out the
story that he heard a Cincinnati club of.
ficial say to Bud Lally that the Reds
| must have the. last game with.the Celonels
and that Lally had replied ..All right y ii,
| did not know that he had raised an issu,
which may bring him before the har OF The
League. II am going to write to DR..
| Stucky," said Col Lloyd of Ciiicinnati
.and urge an immediate investigation.
do not think the Cincinnati club can rest
under such direct charge, and Holme!
must furnish the evidence, or stand nret.
ty good subject for discplining by Tho
League. ."-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph
Harvey Smith, originally of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania ban team. ant
later of the New Castle team OF the Iror
and Oil League, is now in. the Nationa
League, having been signed by Washing
ton. He played third base yesteriay ant
ing all the fielding chances lie had. smitl
has been piayingsfor Atlantic City thi
year and has been putting up an excel
lent article OF ball. He played third bast
and shortstop while in the Iron and Oh
League and was one OF the heaviest hit
ters ID the entire league, His many New
Castle friends will no doubt be, glad, .tt
sec him in Observation-Disclosures Leader