Evening journal., 1896-05-05
Rnortn Kinstonoopsti.

Wise and Spratt made themselves
solid with the fans yesterday. Wise can
get ball to second about rs quick as
any man IN the business, certainly
quicker than any man who has been seen
on the local field this season. Sprstt
accepted two hard chances yesterday.
In one OF them IL Is doubtful II he him
self knew that he had the ball II was a
rooster
A great game Of ball should be seen
TO day. That the local team is putting
up hrst-clsss ball is evidenced by what
it did TO Hartford yesterday.
Yesterdays record for stolen bases
here is the largest made In any game
this year.
Packard Is evidently getting In shape
for travelling In the fastest company
Mr. Long may shortly have another
So 600 offer on his hands.
Manager Hanlan OF Baltimore. says
Third Baseman McGraw will not be Ia
shape TO play ball until June
William II. Doble, father Of "Budd"
Doble. died at his home In Philadelphis
on Saturday.
The New York league club has not
played an errorless game this season
On Saturday the Princston Juniors
will 90 to Newark and play the Young
America club
@. J Morisrlty Of Wilmington. will
fight Tom Aoriarity of Holyoke, In
Boston TO morrow night He Is training
hard for the fight and expects to make a
creditable showing with the New
Highlander
A gold watch Is to he given the player
on the Chester Times Baseball Club who
makes the best individual average.
Orth, OF Philadelphia, proved in yes
terdRy's game that he ls more than q
match for Breitenstsin
Bsvls the young pitcher picked up In
Kansas City by "Jimmy" Msnning!Is 3
"phenom' that may impress some lesgue
manager rs worth trying.
All is not peace among the wheelmen
Of Maryland There Is q great deal Of
dissatisfaction with the selection Of
Cambridge as the place for the annual
state meet.
For long time the Baltimore baseball
club has had a mascot. an opossum which
WAS sent to 10 by friends on the Eastern
Shore. But this mascot had more the
effect OF Jonah This at last
dswned on the intellects Of the Baltimore
players and that opossum died 3 sudden
and violent death Now the club is
looking for On Irish setter dog.
Arthur Irwin says he will sign two new
pitchers who will be Of great value to
New York. He refuses TO give their
na@es
Washington may sign German, the
pitcher who WAS dropped by the Nets
Several National League teams have
envious eyes on Tom BAnnon OF the
NETS" and Gallagher Of Wilmington
There was considerable discussion In
the fourth inning OF yesterdays game
over the catching Of fly by Hsrtfords
left fielder. while he was wearing q
catcher's glove contrary to the rules
Umpire Jones is evidently q man OF
peaceRble inclinAtions There were
several instances yesterday where q
prompt fine would have relieved him
from sneering remarks on the part Of
Petit, Of the Hartford club. but In
obedience 10 Mr.. Young's rules he pre-
ferrsd 3 game unmarried by nnss on the
players
The olympic Club OF New Orleans,
which was at one time the greatest
athletic and pugllstio organization Ia the
country, will soon be thing Of the past
It has been unable to stand the tide OF
Gdverslty. The clubs furniture, arena
and all it's belongings will be sold at
shsrlds sale 10 a week or 30.
John S Johnson. the Minneapolis Eyer,
will make his first appearances on an
European race track on Sunday next.
Manager McOloskey has been released
| by Louisville. Captain 0'Brien will
have charge OF the team until 4 new
manager is selected This significant
sction Of Loulsville's Board Of Directors
mikes It appear that John NJ Ward is to
accept the management OF the team
Ward is at present practiclng law aud
writlSg baseball comment for the New
York Journal II be takes hold Louis
VILE will certainly not finish last
Casper Leon who defeated jack Lynch,
knocked out Connie Sullivan In New
York on Saturday night.
Dan Cabsnne will steer the sextuplet
which will race the Empire State express
on the New York Central, on June 5.