The evening times., 1896-10-30
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BASEBALL NOTES.

Bert Briggs salary with Chicago In 1897
is to be 81 100. $50 I.-. ..-..., -.-fi-
Joe Sullivan has signed with st. Louis
for next season. f -
Cincinnati is said TO be willing to trade
off Pitcher Foreman.
Chief thinner, OF the Clcvelands, is
selling overcoats in the Forest City.
Tebeau' credits Win Nercer's good show
ing this year to luck, not good pitching.
Pittsburg is credited with the intention
OF drafting Catcher Bill Snriver from s..
Paul.
The magnates will probably De satisfied
after next season that 1t Is better to begin
on April 10 than May 1.
Phil Wagner, the elder brother of J. Earl
and George Wagner, sailed for Europe last
week, and will spend the winter in England.
Charley thinner was offered good sum
TO play centerrush ON a Cleveland football
team, but has declined the proposition with
thanks.
Anson wants to bet that he will play frs.
base in every Chicago game next season.
This knocks the story OF his going behind
the bat.
Big Bin Everett, from last accounts. was
delivering campaign speeches in Calti-
fornia for Bryan, the Democratic Prcsi.
Dental candidate.
President Kerr, of Pittsburg. says that
the present outfield of the Pirates viii npt
be disturbed. This knocks out the story of
the possible sale of Elmer Smith.
The Norfolk club. OF the Atlantic League.
hasengaged as manager for next year W A
smith. the man who made up and handled
the fine Lynchburg team of this year,
The Scranton Club of the Eastern
League was the only team to win the
series from the Providence champions.
and, Of oursec, the cranks of that town
are some what iubilaht.
It's said that the Minneapolis and Indian-
apolis players violated the terms of the
''netroit Free Cup" contests, and divided
the receipts equally, instead OF the stipu-.
lated 40 and 60 per cent division.
Joe Corbett's pitching future is not yet
assured Most of the batsInen who faced
hlm declare That he has delivery which
VIII not last. But ballplayers say such
things of nearly every new pitcher.
President Powers, of the Eastern League,
is trying to interest local capital in the
Toronto club. He has hopes that sufficient
local support can be had to retain the fran
chise Tor Toronto. and intimates that To-
ronto is the choice of the magH1tes.
1t is estimated that within the past ten
years President Won der Abe has realized
more than $40, 900 from the sale of play
ers- which is more than any other two mag
mates can boast of, not counting, of course,
sales OF entire teams with franchises.
Anson has been thinking very seriously
of releasing Dahlen, whom he considers
a hot-headed individual and too prone to
get mad. Your uncle has had much trouble
with Dahlen and would be glad to get
rid Of him, but is afraid Of public opinion.
A great many baseball writer's think that
the sale OF Pitcher Breitenstein means the
retirement of Won der Abe from baseball.
They proceed on the theory that Chris would
not have had the nerve to sell his only star
PLAYER unless he contemplated selling out
In the near future. They don't know the
iron-nerved Chris.
George Miller says that the ''swelleSt
guy" now playing ball is Tom. McCreary;
that Mac lays all over Latham in the lat
ter's paliniest days; that no other pla yer
dude Is in 1t for mihmtel with the inconi-
parable Tom. In short, the awed Doggy
Miller looks upon McCfeary as the modern
Beau Brummell. nt
President George Ellis of the Ne wark and
Grand Rapids Club, finding baseball busi-
ness dun and improbable in the winter
time, has been selling pools on the result
of the Presidential election on November
3, says the Grand Rapids Herald. He has
posted his bets on board in the Morton
Hotel, Grand Rapids. and will have bets
posted on every State in the Union.
A batting feat of the last season that
has been entirely overlooked was achieved
by Outfielder r. C. Stephenson of the
Pawtucket team, In game last May
with Lewiston. Stephenson. in that eleven
inning contest, in seven times at bat made
six hits, with u total of eighteen bases, he
hitting for three home. runs and three
doubles. Stephenson is wintering at South
Dennisville. N. J.