The evening times., 1896-08-24

mitted at the end of the season. An
other thing the verdict shows is that the
League has greater power than 1t sup
posed. Members of the board were not
suxe they had the right to impose the
fine but n court of law has decided we
have the right, and that makes us feel
that we can suppress rowdyism easily in
The future, if, indeed, IL is not entirely
suppressed at the present time
o. r Caylor thinks Ruse for Mercer
would be IA good exchange. This sounds
very well coming from New York, but in
Washington it is Got heard at all.
Bobby Carruthers las inspired n respect
for h is position that no other umpire in the
business has succeeded in establishing this
year. The players are afraid of him, for lie
throws man out of the game the instant
dirty language is used, and the toughs OF
the profession have developed into clans.
While discussion is going on, seeking
way to suppress the growing disorder of the
ball field, want to ask: What is the mat
Ter with a rule which strictly forbids the
questioning OF an umpire's decision, except
on "A point of "a construction OF the rule!
Let the tai! OF the evil he cut off close up
or the nine men who played with Phila-
ieIphia on friday five-Coo.cy, Geier, La
joie, Gallagher and keeDer-were not on
the payroll OF the club when the season
opened or those WHO played with New
York two-Beckley and Joyce e-were new.
Pfeffcr was The only accession To the Chi-
| cago team McGann is new AT Boston. The
Reds have the same team as when they
| started. Wright, Padden and Davis were
newcomers with Pittsburg. Rogers. Pick
ering, Dulan. Clingman aud Crooks are fresh
to Louisville. Turner and Sullivan to st.
Louis. smith, Farrell and O'Brien to WASH
| ington.
Young Pitcher McJames is fast ma king 4
| reputation for riimseifas an BILE twirler. He
| performed the remarkable feat OF striking
| out all three of the opposing batsmen in the
ninth inning of the Washinst -Cincin-
natl game Saturday. He pitched several
| good games in the earlier part Of the sea-
son. but after lhat was given several good
drubbings, and Capt. Joyce stopped using
| him. 1t seems now that had he been given
more opportunities he might have proved Il
/ winner during many weeks that Washing
| ton soreiy needed one.-Baltinore sun.
| Il
| treated squarely.
The Cincinnati Reds will have to play
| better bah than they have Ela yed SO Tar on
their Eastern trip il they expect to play FOR
the Temple Cup. They have lost three
games out of four. 1t makes great deal of
| difference when the crowd is hostile and
Laily is on hand TO do the umpirinG. ASPIRE
dicted, Buck Ewing's braves are finding
| tlieir Eastern trip hard road 10 travel
So far the only game they have won was
from Boston. against young liicher Yer
rick, who had been released as not good
enough for Wilkesbarre. And the Reds
have the worst yet 10 come when they strike
Baltimore, New York and Brooklyn.-Balti
more Sun.
| III Chris Won der Abe does not lose his
life or his franchise before the November
meeting OF the National League, his vote
will be registered against the farming
system Chrish hasa grievance, and be thinks
his former friend and ally, John I. Brush.
ueeas a calling down. Brush has a farm
at indianapolis and players on the bench
at Cincinnati" said Chris. II appealed TO
him as a friend to let me have Holiday or
one OF two of his indianapolis outfielders.
His answer was a refusal. Now, what
want to know is how cal get players :
all the other fellows have their farms full?
/ made deal with Watkins last year by
which he was to get Hogan and l was to
have my pick of any OF the indianapolis
PLAYERS at the close OF the season. When
selected McF arland, Brush claimed he was
one of the Cincinnati Club players. II c
proved it. so / held the bag. You can
count Chris on der Abe as on the warpath
for the scalps of these farmers" 1t Is
rather early for Chris to declare himself
Oh this or any other subject Brashhas been
his boss for SO long a time that he will
fina Il almost impossible TO get away from
the indianapolis niagnate's control. Then
again, Chris is not strong financially and
Brush is. is.-Sporting Life.