The evening times., 1896-06-25
ALONG THE BASE LINES.

Arson made four hits out of five times
at bat.
Shorty Fuller is covering short for
Springfield.
Baltimore has played two more games
than Cleveland.
Mexican handles ten balls yesterday six
put outs and four assists.
Tenpey of Boston batted safely every time
he came TO the bat yesterday.
That short lcf, field fence at Boston was
responsible for four home runs yesterday.
Pfcffer's fielding average yesterday was
but SOC, but that was also his batting
average.
Dahleu made a phenomenal assist record
yesterday. he had ten 10 bis credit, besides
one put out.
Burkctt yesterday made his 1OGth hit.
being the first player TO reach that uSrk
this season.
Notice McPhee's peculiar record yester-
day. one run, two hits three put-outs and
four assists.
Boston has signed Pitcher Lewis of
Williams College. He viii report TO the
club on July 3.
New York has been trying to get Pitcher
Dowd OF the Newport Club. He is con-
England.
! BroutIiers, it is said, has become dis
I gusted with the way the Philadelphia
critics roast him personally, and is think
J ing Of retiring.
Yesterdays victory for St Louis was the
fourth won by the club away from home this
! season. The Browns have lost twenty-one
on foreign grounds.
Jake Boyd pitched for Portsmouth yes
terday and won his game, allowing Peters
/ burg but five hits. Stocksdale. who did
| the twirling for the latter team, wa 5 touched
/ up for Dine hits.
Hanlon places the first division at the
| finish as follows: Baltimore, Cleveland
| Pittsburg, Chicago. Cincinnati and Washing
! ton. No wonder he leaves the Phillies out
| OF consideration.
George Davis said while here that New
| York would have Il hard time 10 get bet
ter than eighth. This great player must be
! utterly tired of playing under Nose, the
| talker.-BostoD Globe.
Rochester has sold Pitcher HermaD's re-
| lease to Louisville and Pitcher Mcfarland.
| who was farmed out by the latter club, Will
be allowed to remain with Rochester for the
remainder of the season.
Tuesday night, for the first time since
|
| 1898, did the old bell of the university ring.
1t is only used on occasions ofgreatrej joicing
over scholarly triumphs.
/ After the game in which Cleveland lost
| TO Pittsburg Capt. Tebeau is reported TO
have said: We'll, the umpire did the best
/ he could for US, but we could not win" J"
Mr.. Weidman was the umpire.
Pat Tebeau ana Mack are warm friends
! out of The baseball season, but on the
! field they have little use for each other,
! and one never loses an opportunity OF
shooting a little sarcasm at the other.
baseball in Petersburg is sick alnostunto
| death. A few more exhibitions such as that
given Tuesday will put the finishing stroke
on it. Heroic treatment may save the
| patient; nothing else WILL Thus speaks the
Petersburg Index-Appeal of its club.
/ In letter TO a Baltimore friend McGraw
writes that on Monday he umpired a game
for the guests, and practiced for over al
| hour. De is still gaining in strength, anG
| his healthis greatly improved Boating con-
unues his favorite pastime. He is expected
| in Baltimoreon Saturday.
Manager Barnie of Hartford yesterday
| released u uDshann on and signed Left Fielder
| Pnddy of the Amherst College team.
Charlie Reilly has been released by
| Syracuse John l. Rogers yesterday re
ceived letter from Reilly asking if he was
J free to sign with any club. Mr.. Rogers
said he WIS.
The Philadelphia Press says: "a deal
has been about closed whereby Pitcher
Jere Nops, the star twirler of the Whining.
ton team, will don Philadelphia uniform.
He says in dispatch to the Press that
he expects to sign in a few days. He
is young fellow, with lots of speed, and
good command of the bail, and Capt
Nash thinks he will be fast enough fol-
National League company. MeSsrs
Reach and Rogers have also got their
eyes on some OF the Western League
players.