The morning times., 1896-06-08

Bert's friends will see that he gets a
cordial reception i'll his home city.
Now if st. Louis Will take three straight
from Boston and then come here and let
the Senators wallnp them Thursday, Friday
ana saturday we viii take back all we
have said about their being Done Browns
and a bum ban club.
Admitting friends presented Gene Demon
trcville with Il handsome gold mounted
billiard cue While he was at bat in the
fourth inning OF Saturdays game. Now
make carom against the center field
fence" yelled rooter, but as is customary
on such occasions, Gene popped up an
easy fly.
Il have Travelled all over the world"
says F red PicIfcr, and met Il otof Pee pie,
but tins man Freedman is a new one on
me. There is not another person on the
face OF the earth who can touch him.
When you go Lc the Polo Grounds, you
know, you must be careful not to root
for the visiting team. under penalty OF
being kept out OF the grounds thereafter"
Arson has released Algie Mcbride. the
Washington boy. vino was purchased from
the Texas League last season. He was
not successful II is claimed, i'll batting
the pitchers OF the big League, though ne
was terror TO the twirlcrs Of the minor
organizations. AlEie visited his father In
this city last week. but returned 10 Chicago.
He will have no trouble in getting Il job IN
either the Western League or association.
A Boston priest who Conversed with
Cardinal Satolll during the exciting eleven
inning 2 To / NewIort-Huly Cross game
of ball, which the latter witnessed at
Worcester. the first game OF the cardinals
lie. remarks that lie studied II closely,
and decided 10 take with him 10 Italy
book Of instructions OH the game. 50 as TO
propagate il in that country. II admire
the game the ca rdinal said, but il
seems TO me that the man who pitches the
ball Gc6S too large a IroVCItIon OF tie
work.
George Miller, the human beagle, the
only p!ano-leeged man playing ball, the
only professional whose flesh is bounding
rubber wouldn't aCkno wledge defeat un-
Ill both teams had left him on the field.
Never mind that. old mani Get at EN-
nOw!' wv ell, let's make some more
runs! and the like philosophy OF hope
fell from his lips constantly, as Though
there was loaded photograph cylinder
IN the broad convex chest. IT faith is the
basis of Christianity, Mr.. Miller should be
bishop instead OF a baseball catcher
Exchange.
Philadelphia started last weeks work
with two defeats and wound up with fou /.
straight victories, three being gathered
IN a row after sharp contests with Pitts
burg. The two divisions had an even
break Saturday, st. Louis winning its first
game IN the East. The PhillieShave profited
by the reverses of Boston ana by the fact
that Cleveland and Baltimore, the leaders.
had run-in. The latter secured the lead
during the week, but dropped it in short
order. The four leaders are now closely
punched, and as the Spiders play at Phila-
delphia the next three days some one is
sure to suffer.
1t is worth half the price of admission to
watch Boswell now with Columbus, pitch.
He reminds one Of Willie Mains only Willie
was pretty boy alongside OF Boswell, says
the Evening Wisconsin. The latter is
college boy and. or course, wears loLg hair
He has motion when pitching that can
not well be Initiated. He doubles up like
a jack-knife, twists around like a Coutor-
ZIONIST, swings his arm like a revolving
wheel few times and then shoots the bali
into the plate. The movemUet is sup
psoed 10 mystify the batsnan, but il does
not always work TO any great extent
B0S well, however, has all kinds OF curves
and has good change OF pace With Il
good club behind him he is a hard pitcher
TO beat.
The heavy-hitting pitchers Of the League
and Rusle are mighty with the bat. but the
great majority are feeble The best in
history have been very weak hitters
Ramsey, Keefe, Welch ana Calvin could
less Is hitter, but hated to have TO run
around the bases. Once il so happened
ramsey reached first base and Jack erius
WIZ, VINO same IuSt behind MN, sent Il home run
INTO deep LETT field. Ramsey was almost
dead as he reached the plate, with Kerus
actually kicking him along and sputtered
ds ne sought the bench: Dat Teller has
had 1t in fer me long time: now. see him
Int dat ball an make me run meseif ter
deaf round de bases!"
dispatch states that the Richmond
Ciuh paid Mr.. Wagner $4,000 for Pitcher
Maiarky snch report is calculated to
90 MI wagner an injustice, as it might
revive the Old talk of selling PLAYERS, etc
ReallZing that Naldrky would not be Of
service to the Senators before next fail,
ifthen, Mr.. Wagner. alter ConsultatIon with
captain Joyce, "farmed'' him to. Rich
mond. Johns Washington training was
eIectlVe against the minor leaEuerS, and
alter ne had won game or two Richmond
offered TO buy him outright, President
Bradley coming 10 this city fer that pur-
pose. Mr. Wagner told the Virginia mag
nate that he couT have Nalarky for S2FO
and that he would give the same money
back for him at the end of the season
Richmond paid the price and tool the
man. Certainly if NaIarky were worth
-, &c to a little club like Richmond, he
let HIM go And it is not Mr.. Wagner's
policy to part with players fer money
where they are worth anything at all 10
the club.
While Tebeau was at first and O'Connor
at The bat in the third inning, Doyle caught
Patsy tipping off Clarke's signs to Pond
to the batter. He quickly put a stop to
this, and a moment later the pair were
doubled. -Philadelpha Record. Joyce tip
ped off Ponds signs to his batters the
first visit the Senators made to Balti-
more. and was not detected for the nonce.
1t will be remembered that the Senators
had no trouble in hitting the young doctor
that day. Joyce worked it this way:
Pat McCauley was on the bench and after
'Scrappy' had figured out Ponds signals
to Bowerman he instructed McCauley as
to them, and then told him to ease off the
bench and get as near on a line with
Pond as possible. When Pond would sign
Bowerman McCauley ''telegraphed'' the
kind OF bail he was going to pitch to
Joyce, who stoo either on the first or third
base coaching lines, and in turn "ScraDpy',
would telegraph the batter by working
his fingers i'll different WAYS on his knees
As McCauley was young League, and not
supposed to be up to any tricks his presence
nearly back of the catcher was not OBJ
lected to, if it was ever noticed by the
Baltimores. Thus are games won by ways
that are wicked and tricks that are vain
this why he was batted so hard by the