The morning times., 1896-08-13

nor choke down their thrOats an unwelcom.
nOrsei In tile shape OF an unpopular Dencf
manager.
One more '.gold brick" deal and ther
| hurry UP the undertaker's S wagon and brinf
| forth the crepe and flowers.
| How much OF a chance does Manager
| Scnmalz want? Or does ne expect To &c,
rope to break his managerial neck?
The Petersburg Baseball Association, ol
the virginia State League, has transferred
It's franchise TO the Newport News team.
Every man 10 the New York inficid has
been tIe capIiin.-BostOn Jourlai. Al,
you sure? How about Bcakley and Con
naughtOn?
: If it were true that Joyce won games
the early part or the season by bull LeaG
luck, then give US more Joyce ana lots OF
bull bead
Norton has pretty good speed and a wide
out-curve. Were he to get more practice
he would doubtless make a first rate twirier.
Baltimore Herald
Hawiey was so delighted after winning
( ont Saturdays game that he ran to the
littsburg pla ycrs after the game, and
! shook each by the hand.
Up date McA Ulster. the Texan wonder
has proved very weak with the bat. The
youngster is nervous, however. and lie has
not yet had IL fair trial at right.
baseball way, but this last straw is
putting the cauIeIs back 10 Il terrible
strain.
VIII Mr.. Wagner persist In holding out
against the great roar OF disappr"vsii tnat Is
Euing up III The city that supports or
wound support his bail team,
Scrappy Biil and his tnew) band broke
even at Boston yesterday. They Won the
ilfst game, To b, ana lost me secouG,
What las becunie of the marvellous sys-
Nf
scrappy had been 'exiled'' TO New YORK.
Ten hits yesterday, but not a run. Did the
signs get mixed?
DeMontreyille has some OF the efferves-
,spirl, o. OF Jennings Wherever the ban Is
Die as Hughey but will improve
Baltimore Herald.
Southpaws killen and Breitenstein were
up aeainsteacl other at PittsuurE yesterday
and the sorrei top got the best oil the harti
fought contest, letting the Pirates Gown
with six scattering hits.
Somebody said that Joyce won by ''buli-
headed luck Mr.. Wagner should lose
no time IN Getting the recipe from scrappy;
be better than the daily uose or defeat
disqualification ami despair.
McMahon and Corbett dsi net ace osipany
the BaltAliores on the trip Mcmahon
has entirely recovered from the stomach
trouble that prevented him from pitching
while IN the West, but now complains Uf
Il cold in the shonlder of his salury arm.
Brooklyn was sore over the three
consecutive deIeats administered by
Scrappy Bill and his tnewb ia nd and took
sharp revenge on Baltimore. The Trolley
Dodgers shut ont the champions TO .. anu
Pitcher Payne for the winners only al
lowed two nits Off his delivery.
- 4Manager-CaptainJ Joyceis doing Very well
been raised To the leag que limit, 81 ,40u. and
he is getting several dollars besides
US the chief pOgul OF the Giants. And
better than all, be is winning games.
-Four out or live is his record In the past
four days.
If. as President Byrnc says. the board OF
directors of the national league had no
authority to fine Tetean. but should have
coui .elled the Cleveland club 10 line him.
how is it that the league had right TO
oiscipnne Fred fieffer IL couple OF years
ago.
Buck Ewing will not pert with Bug Hol-
liday. Buck very sensibly believes in re-
serving II good outiielder on the bench in
case oi an acciuent 10 regular IieIGer,
and while Bug is itching 10 get back in
the game he appreciates Ewing's estimate
OF his ability anu bows To the inevitable.
j. Earle Wagner says that he exchanged
Billy Joyce Tor Farrell and Flynn and
81 900 beGiuse Scrappy has been Il uisual
failure as manager II spite OF the fact
team. Boston Herald. How strange this
sounds In the lignt OF recent events.
After obtaining the consent of the
league to have the st. Louis games or
August Sand 10 playcdat Cincinnati, Won
der Abe concludes that he does not want
them transferred. II was very foolish
policy ior the league ciuts to Consent To
this transfer. but having 20 voted, how
does the case staDd'
John N. Ward is again singing that popu-
lar song, They're after Me. Washing
ton wants him as manager and is willing
To make fiv"-yea Contract with him.
Boston Herald. Mr.. Wagner positively
denies that lie has made Johnny an offer
10 manage the Senators He says that
he is perfectly satisfied with Mt. Schnelz.
According to the special scores OF the
Washington club joyce. while member
of the team, did not make sacrifice hit,
and this is given as one of the probable
reasons why the team did not 40 better
WORK. as tn. players are APT 10 follow their
leader. But. according TO the scores sent
out by the newspapers, joyce made five
sacrifice hits in the forty-iiye games ne
played with the club. Pittsburg Leader.
The New Yorks did play yesterday as il
the change was nost happy one to them
Every player seemed To lie en- his mettle
and determined to assist his new leader to
the utmost. The consequence was that the
team has not played any better game this
year, If as good. There was an evidence
of team work mos eDCoura ging, which can
only be brought out by harmony among the
players. They threw the hall around after
plays something like the lively Baltimores
and showed most ccmmendable DISPOSE
tioD to "eat" the ball There was none
OF that listlessDess which was so obvious
during the early months of the season.
The heat OF the day would excuse much
extra exertion, but the happy New Yorks
fairly reveled in the hot sun, and would
have reveled in anything. They seemed
feel as il the chains were at last off OF
them, that they were free and they kicked
up their heels in very joyousness.-COm-
mercial Advertiser
The chances of the Clevelauds either to
win the championship or even to get a
81 ice of the Temple Cup money are growing
has not played Its game ever since the
between Tebeau and the board OF
directors of the league. 1t is plainly evil
dent that Ii Teheau is not downright fright
ened at the probable outcome oil the affair.
he Is worried to an extent which seriously
his playing. The other members
of the team appear to be disheartened, and
TobabIy fear that no matter no " well they
play or how many games they win, they will
given no show at the Temple Cup, even
if they should come in second. President
Robson has pluckily and magDanimOusly
made Tebeau's fight his own, but one man
against the whole league, which is bound to
uphold the decision of the board, will not
have living show. This the -pla yers
of the Cleveland club, no doubt feel, and
consequence. Itlooks as if the Cleveland's
we're out OF 1t.
Said Sam Crane In the Commercial-Ad-
vertiser after the Giants second victory
over Brooklyn: Good boy, Bill. Mr..
'Scrappy' Joyce, as manager, as far
as lie has got, Is monumental success.
He has not as yet met with a defeat, and