The evening times., 1896-09-10

no particular liking for Tebcau's gang, be-
cause OF their actions on the ball field, one
or the other must play the Orioles, and,
altogether, they prefer the Clevelands.
Boston Herald.
Manager Hanlon was notified yesterday
that the Texas League had not disbanded,
as he had supposed, and that If he wants
Outficider Slagle, OF the Houston, Texe
team, he will have to buy. him. Mr. HaBlon
had thought that nobody had any, claim on
Slagle and he is inclined to think so yet.
In the meantime lie has sent railroad
ticket to Slagle, W no may perhaps be on his
way to Baltimore already. Ir so, he may
be seen playing in Baltimore, whether
Manager Hanlon eventually signs him or
not.
on Labor Day Grand Rapids defeated
Kansas City in a sfNteehjnniug- game
by score OF 10 TO 8. Each team had
scored six runs by the END of the ninth
inning. In the sixteenth Kansas City. made
three runs and felt safe, but the Grand
Rapids made four In their half cf the
Inning. The game was marked by Triple
play. In the seventh inning, with men ON
first and second, Carney, first basenmn
for Grand Rapids, stopped "A hot fly that
looked safe, touched first and threw to
second before either OF the tase runners
could recover. Roaring Bill Hassamer took
par, in the play. second base. He also
drove in two OF the four runs -tA.-last
inning.
: President Andre W Freedman OF the Eew
York Club. Us back from Nova Scotia. bnt
he did not pay his respects TO Col Brush
If there is an ytiiing IN the old ada gc tl,at "A
mans ears burn whenever he is being
talked about, the Freedman auricular ap-
pendases must be perpetual miniature
boDiires. No magnate in New York was
ever atused as Freedman. and yet lie seems
to bear mp wen under the affiicuon.. He is
certainly game enough. He has barred
out enough newspaper men to make the
turnstile keepers grow crossscyed for fear
some CT the eyicted may slip through on
them. The Freedman policyis too small for
a big city like New York. Tker,, isp'tsny-
thing in this method OF matching out enc
mics when friends might be made
When George Smith was a lad in his
teens he was an apprentice in an AK
factory at Pittsburg. Aleck Moore tells
the following story Of the great shortstop.
I've seen Lots" said that gentleman.
''hurrying into baseball Uniform while
he was being driven along Fifth avenue
IN wagon. Gerwany used to get away
from work on Saturday afternoon, and
remember that the people In his neighior-
hood would shake theft ,hc;llS and say he
would never he any good because he loved
baseball so much. His foreman was a fan,
and that Is how Germany held his lob al
though sometimes, when he u lose his game
for ne was pitcher In those days-he
would be laid off for a week or until he
pitched another winner. The people who
thought he'd never amouutt TO anything saw
Germany build home for his father and
mother. He has ALWAYS been good To them
When Caruthers walked onto the grounds
he was greeted by furious storm OF hisses
The spectators called for player umrires,
and well-drcs,ed man leaned out of the
upper graDdstand and shouted: We've
got rope for 'you If you are dishonest
icday." taruthers has the re,leeming rea-
ture Of not being Il coward. He evidently
intended Ia give both sides as fair a deal
rs he knew how, but in the second inning
hecailcd Whist out at first la So on a close
decision. Whistler protested and Carut,i-
'rs lined him So. and Whistler. MA king re-
ply 10 the imposition OF the fine, caruthcrs
increased il 10 $40 aud ordered tie De-
trdter off the grounds. He called a po-
-iceman Ia enforce his command and the
stands hissed him and called for Whistler
to stay in the game. In the fourth inning
Carufhers called Hines out at first and
the Detroit players gathered around him
aud said things, not necessarily for pub
hcation. Caruthers put his Indicator in
his pocket. depreratipsly raised both hands.
as much as I" say. Il quit the job" and
walked off the field Kneif and Esan 1
finished the game. Killing and Gayle UNI
pired the second game. Kansas City World