The evening times., 1896-06-15
ALONG THE BASE LINES.

Jake Boyd may pitch one of the gaines
against Philadelphia.
Mercer or Mau will toethe rubber gainst
the Phillies this afternoon.
The Senators will leave on their East
ern trip next Thursday morning.
As consequence OF the shifting weather
nearly Ill the bail players are suffering with
bad colds.
Umpires Keefe and Weidmnn remained
over and will do the double act during the
series with the Quakers.
The three straight defeats administered.
Patseys Spiders by Dave Fnutz's trolley
dodgers was a bitter dose To the pennant
chasers.
The Plillies are said to be disorsanized
by cliques and in addition are suffering
from that tired feeling which results from
sitting up with breweries at night.
Wee little Johnny Foreman, who is
called the hoy pitcher" oil the League.
Won his first game Of the season for Pitts
burg against the New Yorks Friday.
1t is probable that Cleveland will jump
into the lead again this week as they
have games with Louisville and Chicago
while Baltimore has to go up against
Brooklyn and Philadelphia.
Mr.. Homer Davenport. who was quoted
SO freely in diamond Dust while he was
in Washington recently, is sketcbing the
scenes and Incidents OF the Republican
New York Morning journal.
1t looks as if Jouett Meekin had seen
better days. Mr.. Wagner smiles every
time he thinks Of Jouett and Farrell and
the 500 IN hard cash he received for
them from New York. 1t was a green
goods deal pure and simple.
In the press box the other day President
Young was ask ed what was the salary paid
an umpire. He replied that tie amount
was private with the League. 1t is gen
orally supposed that they receive 81 SEQ
and acknowledgements during the season.
The resurrection of Silver King has caused
lot of League mana gers TO cast eyes at
Count Antonio Mullane, who is pitching
great bah for Charley Comiskey's st. Paul
club. 1t need not surprise any one if the
| Count finds his way back to fast company
before the season closes.
DR.. Arlington Pond had his troubles with
the Chicagos nj Baltimore Saturday. The
Doc" was looking for angina pectoris,
complicated with strab,smus or the batting
eye, and applied the seductive inshoots
and emaliient curves usual in such cases.
had no trouble whatever in The region
OF the heart aud their eyes were in a
normal and healthy condition.
Hawley was again forced to retire from
the slab in New York Saturday. He went
up in the. air in the third inning and
Mack yanked him out and substituted
| young Hughey. who won the game for
the Pirates. Truly, Eawley's winter of
! discomfort is not Icing made glorious by
the coming of SUMMER and ball bats loaded
to the end with all sorts of hits. from
cheesy singles to clean home runs. And
his hat band continues to shrink.
The Senators will play the strong anna
| teur Orarge 4 thletic club Thursday en-
route TO Bt ston. and will probably face
| Hulyer Westcrreldt, the eX- New York
| pitcher. Next Sunday they will meet
the Providence club of the Eastern League
at Providence. As Jimmy Rogers, Gene
| DeMontrevlle, Pat McCauley, and Billy
| Lush are eX-Eastern Leaguers, and well
| known in the Rhode Island city, Il large
| crowd will turn out to see them play as
| Senators and big Leaguers.'
The following table gives the positions
| of the clubs as they stood on May 26. on
which day the first games of the Western
teams in the East were pla yed, together
! with the number of games won and lost by
each and the gain or loss by each in per-
| Centage during the series: