The evening times., 1896-08-21

half way business about his work. He sets
every one on edge, including the umpire, and
he becomes absolutely uncomfortable ex-
cept by stern measures, which always call
down the crowd"
Business Manager Pullman fayors a
presiding judge in baseball the same as i'm
racing-a man who will suspend players
for rowdyism on the field and compel team
managers to make their men play decent
ball.
Now that Tebeau and Tebeauism have
been vindicated. let the Tebeauitcs brace up
and getin the game. They can have a slice
of that Temple cup money if they only play
their gamc.-ClevelaDd Recorder. They
have recovered some ground in Washington.
Cincinnati probably boasts OF more hot"
ball cranks than any other city in the
League circuit. Even the ministers at
tend the games and root" fortlc home team.
When the team is away from home twohalls
are used for reproducing the games with
miniature figures.
In the ninth inning OF the second game
Zinimer, who was in the cuacher's box,
was so anxious to get in run that he
dashed out on the field in order to help
a base runner. Umpire Laily very properly
sent the big chief to the bench. .-Pittsburg
Commercial Gazette.
McAllister, the man secured from the
Texas league by the Clevelands, who
was doomed to do wonders to help the
Clevelands win the pennant, has turned
| out unsatisfactory and given way TO Blake.
McAlister is only another example of a
| minor league player making a great repu-
| tation, but proving too slow for the big
League.
President Won der Abe, OF the st. Louis
club, while lie bears noill- will toward either
| Tebeau or Robson, said that this decision
did not meet with his favor, because it
tended to weaken the rules OF the National
League. Il want to see the rules lived up
| to-" said President Won der Ahe, ."and IL
the courts interfere with our constitution
we might as well be governed by the Dec
laration of Independence. st. Louis Star.
| 1t has been noticed that the pitchers
| OF the League steal but very few bases
| The reason probably is that they are Of
such value to club that they do not
| care to take the chances of getting injured,
or they have received orders not to try
the play. The largest number OF stolen
bases by any pithcer this season is six,
made by Mercer, with Hoffer at four, while
such men as Taylor, Orth, Meekin, sulli-
| van OF the New Yorks, Fraser McJames
and killen have yet to steal their first
base.
Capt. Crooks called his men off the field
in the first game yesterday because Grady
took an old ball and hid 1t in his swe;'.er
The umpire did not see 1t, and, supposing
the old ball had been knocked over the
fence, called for a new one. In vain did
Crooks and the rest of the Louisville team
expostulate. Conahan was firm. and the
irate captain summoned his men off the
field. However. he yielded TO the persua-
sionof one or two and went TO his position.
and when the new ball had been pitchad
Grady Iaughingiy threw the old one out,
When told that the court had decided iH
his favor, Manager Tebeau said: II am
Dot at all surprised at the action of the cuur,
| they couldn't do otherwise than refuse
to permit these magDates to do as they
| pleased with me. 1t has done me, my
club and Cleveland irreparable injury, how
ever. and those who set up this Job on me
have done what they intended to-kept
Cleveland from winning the pcnnant We
were going fast and running easy when tilii
infernalpieceo of business was done. Irbroke
the hearts and backbone OF my club. and
suppose a few cheap magDates now fee
good since we can't win out"'