The evening times., 1896-02-03

Hecker. the erstwniIe great pitcher. i,
now member Of councils in Oil City.
The New York Baseball Club has thirty
/ two players under contract.
mficldor Nycc OF tie Boston Cub is fol
| sale.
o. 7. CaylOr, with his usual UerSpic III; V
! figurcsit out thar none Oft he clubs have any
| chance TO win the pcnnant. What Caylor
! don't know would fill n volume. What he
! thinks he knows would fill two volumes
Big Bill Lang Of Chicago is engaged to
| marry soubrctte. Arlie Latham sgys
| he don't know whether to sympathizc with
| him or congratulate him. ArIie marr''i
| one once.
John Ward has dcscenGcd from his pernh.
| HI says he will agree not To play with any
other club than New York If he is taken
from the reserve list.
Capt. Anson wants only one umpire. 1t
would he Lorribe hardship for the old
man TO he compelled TO jaw Two of them
during the same afternoon.
Manager HaRlon says that the View York
ers will he the most prOblcmatical factor
in this years race. He says Irwin manage
nlent will he productive of coed results.
The st. Louis sporting news says: BAL
tinlorc has been strengthened and is the
favorite in the race among a great ma
jority. Their great rival. Cleveland. is
backed East and West for the champion
ship bonors and on form and reputation
has a chance to win. All the sanice.
Hanlon's birds will roost on top of the
tree.
The Boston team will GO 10 Charlottesville.
Va. for their early spring practice.
wniam Niles. the Phtsburg clubs extra
third haseman. has been loaned TO the
Grand Rapids. Mich. club.
Tim O'Kcefc will coach the Harvard pitch
ing Candidtcs this year.
Joseph Cor,rtt. Il brother of James ].
Corbett. will he taken South 10y the Balti-
more Blseball Club on its practice trip and
given an opportunity To show what he can
do in the pitching line. Young CnFbeit
pitched several games for the Washington
team last summer. one of which was
against the Orioles nj Union Park. He
showed excellent form in this game and
would have won il had he been given fair
support. He never signed n contract with
Washington and is not. therefore. held
by that club. Schme!Z and Wagner wanted
him TO sign. hat lis brother Jim would not let
him. ms he wanted Joseph TO be given trial
by Hanlon. An arrangement to this ef-
feet was practically made last fall and
was completed on saturday. when both
Corbetts were in Baltimore. With Cor
bett The Orioles viii have nine pitchers
Baltimore Sun.
PRECEDENT Young OF the League has almost
decided on the makeup of his umpiring
staff. and has appointed four of the old
guord and three comparatively new men.
There Will be Lynch. Kecfe. Emsle and
Tim Hurst. ana Sheridan. who was formerly
in the League. hut who offciated in the
Western League last season. Then he pro-
poses 10 give llardic Henderson chance TO
do business with the Indicator aud the mask
He was formerly a pitcher for the Ralti-
more club. and he is well known and re-
speCtcd throughout, the profession.
The other member of the staff will be
Billy wcidman. who used 10 pitch for the
worlds champion Detroit team. He has
been umpirng in the West for several years
past. and he is capable of doing excellent
work. In addition. Mr.. Young has a long
list of aspirants TO draw from in case of
emergency, but this season he does not an.
uclpate much trouble with the umpires.