The morning times., 1896-09-06

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Leader. When and where did you see
| such an exhibition on the part OF The
guardians OF the Senators frontier? Or
| would 1t not have been in better taste Tor
you to have gracefully owned up to that
sore feeling because the Senators broke even
with the Pirates on the seasons play?
Johnny Handiboe, the well-kuown local
player, who signed with Petersburg, OF
the Virginia League, but was forced to
ask for his release on account OF illness,
is yet confined to bed at his fathers resi-
dence In this city. He was first attacked
| with typhoid fever and upon emerging from
that spell fell victim to pleurisy. He
is quite sick but his friends will be glad
| to know that his case is not considered
dangerous.
Jim O. Rourke, Dan and Hardie Richardson,
| John Ward, Jerry Denny, Sid Farrar. Fred
Dunlap, Arthur Whitney, Ed Andrews. John
GARRISON, Ben Sanders, John Tener. Ed
| Burlington, Mickey WEIGH, Dell Darling.
| Charley Radbourne, John Morrill,, Tim Keeie.
Jimmy Calvin, Ed Morris and Charley
! Snyder are among these who have left the
| diamond since 1889, and all are supposed
| to be getting on well, except kecfc and
| Snyder, who persist in exposing their lives
in the pursuit OF uinpiring.
| The tickle nature OF the metropolitan fans
| should not be lost sight OF by Captain Man
| ager Joyce. 1t was conspicuously shown
| in 1894. At the end OF the June cam
| paign, the Giants stood sixth in the race and
| Manager Wards stock was below par; at
| the beginning OF August John was carried
| off the field a hero, Should string OF
defeats come to the Giants, Manager Joyce
| will find .'none So poor to do him rever-
ence" Success is all that will make him
| and keep him popula in Gotham.-St. Louis
| Sporting News.
~Anr- nar
| Meyers sought the paternal roof and was
| warmly welcomed by the home folks Us
| well as by the neighbOrs and his legion OF
| friends In Northeast Washington. Bert's
success in the league, even though he has
| played with losing club. has been well
| nigh phenomenal and he has gained the
reputation OF being one of the fastest in
| fielders and surest batters> in the major
| organization. He will be given cordial
reception at National Park every day the
Brow ms play.
Joyce may be here next spring with the
New York team, and IL he comes he will
receive the grandest reception that an
humble individual like himself will ever
get. Houston likes Joyce for he graduated
from the ranks here to. loftier position,
and the public will turn out en- masse to
greet him and his gladiatoriat aggregation
Joyce knows the invigorating balm OF Off
glorious climate here, the welcoming hos
pitahty OF our people, and the liberal dis
pensations OF our simolians, and this should
voluntarily draw him. Billy, the public
/ Is with you and they're pulling for you
Houston tTexas) Post.
1t is to be hoped there is nothing
has been tampering with their players.
'.Scrappy" had better concentrate his at
tentiOn OH his own team and let other Ma
tional League clubs and their employees
alone. He has contract that few men
can fin.-St. Louis Sporting News. The
charge was exploded the day following its
publication. Joyce promptly repudiatcd
the report and everybody believed
.'Scrappy." Joyce's eight years OF honor
able, IL exciting, connection with the league
has left not the slightest error mark on
his character as a gentleman, either on or
Off the diamond. This much is due him in
contradiction OF the intimation contained
the paragraph published by the Sporting
News.
The pennant question is settled, but In
figuring on the result of the Temple Cup
series, it will be well to keep in mind
that this year Baltimore has won only
three, lost eight and tied one game with
Cleveland. Big ICY" Young pitched
five of the twelve games against Baltimore
and won four of them. The game he lost
was when he had had only one days rest.
Cuppy pitched in six of the twelve games
and lost only one. That also was when
he had only had one days rest. These
were the two pitchers whose great work
in the box enabled Cleveland to win four
OF the five games played for the cup last
year. II the Cincinnatis keep on shooting
the chutes, the chances are that Cleveland
will retain the Temple trophy for another
year.
George McGinniss, the once noted pitcher
says that he is out of the business for good.
His playing days have been oter for some
time and George has concluded that the
career Of an Umpire is not to his liking.
About u month ago he purchased saloon
ut 2126 North Broadway, st. Louis, and
the patronage has been SO flattering that
Georges success is assured. II follow
the game STILL" said he, ."but I'm out OF |
1t. l was born in st. Louis, OH February
20, 1857, and began 10 play with the
st. Louis club in 1882, remaining with that
team until 1886, when I went to Baltimore.
1 was with Cincinnati in 1887. For two
1 have been employed since l left the
diamond at my trade Of glass blowing"
The following is the total vote cast up to
date for the most popular play yer on the
Washington baseball club: Maui, 1855:
Mercer, 2, 274; De NOntr eville, 2,265;
Setback, 1863; Mcclure, 9Ss; Cartwright,
S7S; Abbey, S84; Brown, 512: Lush, Oil;
McAufcy, 4Su. SDith, 4Oo. MCJafnoS, 36t,
King, 800; Norton, 225; Farrell. 121;
O'Brien, II. The surprise Of the weeks
voting was AL. Mauls jump to first place.
The bleachers showed their appreciation
of "Smiling AIS" coaching by casting their
coupons for him sohdly, hence his present
majority. 1t will be noticed also that
Mercer has passed Demontrcvifle, but as
Handsome VIM only leads the popular
shortstop by nine votes, his parti&ans will
have to hustle to hold him In Maul's
neighbOrhood and ahead Of Genie. The
race isexceedingly interesting, as only a few
more daysremainof theseason. Last weeks
vote was the heaviest cast since Manager
Strasburger inaugurated the race. Tie
prize 10 bicycle valued at 500.
The record of shutting out q team three
times In succession, made by the old Browns
when Coahiskey, Latham, CaruthcE, Welch !
and other stars made tAeir fame world
wide, was eQualed Last week by the Toronto |
Club OF the Eastern League, which .'chi-
Gagged" Syracuse TO o on Friday and |
twice on Saturday, the score In each game
having been e TO o. The Kansas City team
was the victim Of the Old Browne, but tt |
took them three successive days to do the |
trick. while two days werc suffident Tor ]