The evening times., 1896-02-08
GOSSIP OF The DIAMOND
Won der Abe Denies a Statemen
Attributed to Mr.. Wagner.
Princeton and Yale Announce Their
Schedules-Umpire John Kelley
on Starting Horses

Won der Ahe empbaticaIly denies that
| there is any truth in the statement made
by j. Earle Wagner. OF the Washington
| Baseball Club to the effect that he tVon
der Ahe) had approached him with pecun.
| larry Inducements, in order to obtain his
consent to the sale of the st. Louis Ma.
| onalLeague franchise. TheSt. Louis club
| owner states that he never made Mr.. Wa e
| ner any proposition, nor offered him any in
| duccment, pecuniary or otherwise, to per-
| suade him TO consent to the trade in Ques-
| ton. and Furthermore asseverates that he
has received but one offer for the franchise,
| and that was from Il st. Louis capitalist
Being determined not to sell at any price,
Mr.. Won der Abe did not even wait until
| the offer assumed d,Al lite shape. As soon
| as he understood what the gentleman was
| after he shut him off short.
The Princeton baseball team have COM
! pleted the following schedule for the coming
season: March IS, Rutgers at Princeton
April /, Hobart at Princeton; April 8, Uni
versity OF Virginia at Charlottesville; A pril
4, Washington and Lee at Richmond; April
., University OF North Carolina al Charlotte,
n. C.; April Z, Georgetown at Washing ton;
April 10, Boston at Princeton; April IL,
New York at New York; April ] o, Lafay-
ette at Princeton: April Is, Pennsylvania
State College at Princeton; April %, Dick
tnson College at Princeton; pril 20, Orange
A. c. at Orange: April 20, Lehigh at Prince
ton; May 2, Corn ell at Ithaca; May 6, Man
haitian College at New York; May Z, Law
rencevtlle at Princeton; May 8, Harvard al
Princeton; May 13, Lafayette at Easton;
May 16, Yale at Princeton; May 20, Uni
versity OF Virginia at Princeton: May 22,
Yale at New Haven; May 27,' Cornell at
Princeton; May 80, Harvard at Cambridge;
June 3, Orange A. c. at Princeton; June 6,
Yale at Princeton: June 10, Harvard at
Princeton; June l3, Yale at Princeton;
June Is, Harvard at Cambridge; June 20,
Oritani Field Club at Hackensack: June %,
Yale at New Haven; June 81, Harvard at
New York, in case OF 4 tie.
Manage Miller of the Yale baseball
nine said yesterday that ~ far the fol-
lowing games for the season have been ar
ranged: May 16, Princeton at Princeton;
May %. Princeton at New Haven; May 27,
University OF Chicago ut New Haven; June
3. University of Vermont at New Haven;
June 6, Princeton at Princeton; June 13,
L
ton at New Haven. On the Easter trip two
games have been arranged with the Uni
versity of Virginia. and one each with the
University OF North Carolina and George
town University. On Nay IS the varsity
nine will play a team made up of Yale
graduates who formerly played on the
regular team.
Browns, Hoy, then OF the washingtons,
dumped slow one along the third base line.
Crooks saw that he would not be able to
catch the mute at first base. so, while the |
ball was yet in motion along the line he |
got down on all fours and era wled after |
the sphere with his nose within a couple OF |
inches Of it. and blew and blew and blew |
till his face was as red as n lobster. Then |
when the ball had settled an inch or so
on foul ground he jumped up and rushed |
upon the umpire. yelling: Judgment, judg-
ment, judgment!'' Inasmuch as the ball
did not touch Crooks nor any part Of his
the umpire had to call the hit
foul. and the mute, much disgusted, was
obliged to resume his position at the bat.
Whatever grievances the players of the
st. Louis Baseball Club may have against
he management, they have no complaint
% make in the matter of fines. The club
,rOba bly, escaped with less fines than
my other team in the eague last season.
During the year $1O5 was levied against
lifferent members of the team for one
'ause or another but of this amount $50
vas remitted. Ely was fined $40; McDon-
I'D. $50; Sheeban, $40, and Kissenger. $40,
making SO in all, as against S2i5 col
ected in3S94. Ofthe S245 assessed gairst
he Browns in 1894. Garrison drew S1OO
4 this amount for failing to show up
With his club in an exhibition game in
,elleville.
Honest John Kelly, of baseball umpire
anne. was among group of iurfites at the
L. james. New York, last evening. Kelly
'as giving his opinion on starters. BE had
7ords of praise for Caldwell and Rowe, and
e then branchcd off into an essay on the 1
equirements which he thought an ideal
farter should possess.
where did you pick up your knowledge
T starting horses!' asked horse owner,
for you seem to be an undiscovered ex- {
ert.''
Wci' ISpiSu hSiiys IL WdS SlNCH Il | D
rance think could make a success at =,
le business
How long would you keep the horses at
le post, John?'' inquired friend. '
"Oh, am not Joking" said Kelly "I
N confident I would be first-cIass
arter, but 1 an not going into any ego
stical detaiis.'' c
Friends OF Mr.. Kelly. however, fear that Il
} has made his declaration u trifIe late C
Yale win have two baseball mines again v
lis year. The law school students have S
,ganized a team and wiiltake a two weeks
,uthern trip during the Easter holidays.
Manager HanloD yesterday secured the
INES of Kelley and Mcmahon to con- !;
acts for '96. Kelley will leave for hot l