The evening times., 1896-03-02
ALONG THE BASE LINES.

The BaltiniOres leave on the evening
of Saturday. March 4, arriving in MicoI
the next afternoon. The preliminary
practice at Macon will continuc to MIrci
%, inclusive. April l Will find the cham
pions on their native heath once more
playing AT Union Park that day against TED
Sullivan's famous Texas Steers tIIt
champions last year of tie Texas league
On April 13 and IA IEe Orioles will play
the syracuse team, OF the Eastern league
when the Baltimore patrons of the game
VIII probably have tEcir only opportunity
OF seeing Carey ON first base this season.
April S is Harry Wright's Day and the
proceeds from the game OF Il at day will
lie given toward the monument TO the
late veteran chIcf of unnpires.
Catcher Earle. this seasons manager.
capital of tie DaliaS club, OF the Texas
league, and who has had Il varied career in
national league company, Will next Mon
day take charge or the Princeton baseball
candidates.
The Phillies have now seventeen players
under contract, with seven yet TO lie
heard from.
II looks as though the New York team
would go South without Pitcher Rusic.
lrwin's star twirlcr has thus far refused 10
take any notice OF the various letters sent
him.
Brooklyn promises to have a fast out
field team. Last season Jones wis The
star outficider OF The Eastern league.
Cavelle, New York's outfieider. is said
to be sprintcr, with a track record OF
10 Ia seconds for the 100 yards.
pitcher. He Is Elwood Eyler. and halls from
Strong City, Kan. He is not En,Sw outs s.de
the immediate vicinity Of his home, but
Manager ShetLsline signed him on The rec
"A InsTDffr tlf
University OF Pennsylvania team.
If MaDag ger irwin attempts to shift Pfcffe.
over to third or short To make room Tor
Gleason to play second, he Will have trouble
PTeIfer has announced that ne VIII pla V
second for New York or not play at all.
Pitcher Dolan has resigned with the Bos-
ton club for the coming season at an ad-
vance OF $500 over his last years salary.
Pitcher Nichols VIII not report to the Bos-
ton club until April l.
Canavan will play with Providence this
year.
Arthur Cummings. the inventor of curved
ball pitching. Will pitch an inning On Harry
Wright day III Boston.
Billy Keeler or The champion Baltimores
succeeded In placing number or amateur
players from the Brooklyn lots with the
Atlantic League. on a Brooklyn lot is
where Ned Hanlon's grea outfieller learned
TO play. and there may be another keclerin
the amateur bunch.
Gil ViCkery OF Burlington. who last sea
son played with the Rochester. ~ Y,
Baseball Club. has been released from that
team and is now open for another enga ge-
ment.
The Brooklyn team leaves for Charlotte,
y. C., March 10, and will rema in there until
Then roads /
Va, April S and 9: Richmond, 10 and II;
Portsmouth. 3; Norfolk, Ii. The team will
return by steamer.
There will be no baseball war. for the
simple reason that there is nothing for the
big league 10 fight about. There are no
ropes or chains hGlding the minor leagues
to the national agreement. The matter is
wholly optional with the lesser lights. They
can have protection by paying for 1t. or
they can go 1t alone The big League
does not seem To care which wa y the minors
care to take 1t.
The Pittsburgs and Clevclands will have
their spring practice at Hot Springs. and
will play ante-season games with each
other.
The committee which has run the baseball
team at Cape May in former years are soon
to hold a meeting, when plans forthe summer
will be outlined.
The following Eastern Baseball League
contracts have been approved by President
Pat Powers: With Springfield, John Eas-
ton, William Is. Inks, W. Il. Shannon, S. f.
SamuelS and John O'Calla CHAN; with Syra-
cuse, James Delaney; with Scranton, Frank
Ward, Thomas 6. johnson, Dan Mullar rkey,
Richard Brown and Edward Sweeney; witt
Toronto, James Barrett, Albert Wagner.
Harry Staley and w. A. Stuart; with Ro-
chester, Thomas Gillen, John L. Luby and
William W. Zimmer; with Providence, J.
C. Drauby, George s Hodson and J. G.
knoor. Released-By Syracuse, Michael
Lynch and Thomas Twaudle; by Scranton,
John Huston and Dan Stearns.