The evening times., 1896-09-01

pect OF carrying Off another, mas not ureu
| out the enthusiasts OF the Monumental CITY,
| Every evening they flock TO the Eutaw,
| which is the accepted baseball headquar.
| ters and in the expressive language of
| the crank, they fan for hours. To fan
| is 10 indulge In chatter about the game.
| The Baltimore players are largely OF the
bachelor persuasion, and they ningle with
| this ls-carat push. Baseball buttons and
| badges are common, even in these hot po-
| litical days.
| j. s and J. G. E.-on August OF last
year Anderson pitched against McNahon
| in Baltimore 1t was McMahons first game
| OF the season. The contest was only nine
| innings. A bbey made the only error of the
| game in the ninth and allowed the Orioles to
| score the only run made by either side. You
probably have iu mind the 1-o uArteen in
\ ming game at Brooklyn which Anderson
| pitched last year.
Without violating ny confidence re-
| marked Aleck Moore, OF Pittsburg, both
| Conuy Mack and Patsy DuDavin consi'ier
Bud Lally a first-class umpire. They both
| admit that if Lally had sbeen out 10 do
| Pittsburg, as some OF the newspaper boys
| claimed after the Cincinnati episode, he
| had an excellent opportunity that he did
| not accept, but gave a fair, square de-
cision in the Pirates favor"
| There is no bouncing baby boy in tho
| Breitenstein household Mrs. Is. denies II,
| and declares She W III Tfnake matters interest
| ing for Theodore when lie returns II had
| a letter from my husbaDG explaining the
matter" said she, but there is but little
| satisfaction In II for me. He was feeling
| pretty good after winning that fine game he
pitched in Pittsburg. While he was talking
| to a reporter n telegram was handed him.
| What's up, Bret?' asked the reporter,
| Has Chris sold your oh, no., he answer
| ed. It's only a nine-pound boy at my
| house Think OF Il wretch doing such a
| thing, and, OF course, that hurrid newspaper
man printed 1t, and 1t has gone all the
rounds. l have written him what ] think
about it; but I'm sure that i will make iu
clearer to him when get a chance To iD-
terview him."
| During the warfare between Bill Lange
| and the Chicago Club last winter, when Bill
wanted more coin and jim Hart said no.
| Tommy White, the fighter, an enthusiastic
| friend of Lange, gave out a report that Bill
| had retired from the diamond, and. unless
| his wishes were acceded to, would becomea
| bookmaker. Then Tommy said that Bill
| had gone to work for George Rose. the
book maker, III San Francisco He wrote to
| Lange, telling him OF the rumor he had cir
| culated, and saying: Better see Rose,
| Bill, and square it with him. Just explain
| that il was only a bit OF byplay, and that 1t
| will be all right" To which, a few
| days later, White received reply:
Dear Tommy: That scheme about work
| ing Tor Rose was marvellous, and everybody
| here is much Interested, especially because
Rose has been at Honolulu for six months
and will probably stay there six months
more
Zuber thus writes in the Cincinnati Times
| Star about the prize ADson secured in his
| new third baseman: There is one blot to
| Capt. Ewing's complete happiness at pres
| ent, and that is that Manager Watkins, OF
| Indianapolis traded Bucks protege, Barry
| Mccormick, to Chicago for Asa Stewart.
| Mccormick originally belonged 10 Cincin-
| natl and was ia rmed out to Indianapolis in
| the spring of the year, said Ewing, in
| speaking ofthe boy wonder, newexactly
| what he was and what he would do, and
| when ! sent him to Indianapolis / told
Manager Watkins that any time he felt like
| letting Mccormick go to send him TO me and
would develop him oD the Cincinnati
| team rather than have him get a way from
me. Shortly after this Mccormick was
| taken ill, and when Anson offered Ste wart
| for him Watkins Immediately nailed the
| offer. without notifying me or anybody
else 4" 9~-'- ''-"..'-...-
Triple playes are few and far between,
| and the only one III ade by the Reds this year
was taken away from them by McFarlan,
who made such a failure as an umpire.
| Down in san Antonio Tex. in game be-
| tween Austin and San Antonio, an extra
| ordinary triple play was executed the.
othe day. AS a rule triple plays are started
| by fly balls, but this one was not. Here's
| how it came about: KiernaD sent hot
one that went through Elsey's legs at a
| mile-a-second gait, Cauliflower attempted
| to sacrifice, but his tap took high bound
| over O'Connor's head. 1t was Wellners
| turn for a sacrifice, and he hit slowly
| toward Kleeman. The ball took an awk-
ward bounce, but KleemaD got it by a
| one-hand spear and tossed it to Elsey,
| who covered second, and put out Cauli-
| flower. Elsey then threw to o'Connor and
| retired Wellner. B this time Kiernah was
| at full dash for the plate, more than ha.
| way from third, but O'Connor landed the
| ball in Stanley's mitts and caught the cx-
| Broncho by six feet. The play was so
cleanly and quickly made that for second
| or two the spectators could hardly realize
| what had happened, and then they rent
| the air with yells that could have been
heard mile away.