The evening times., 1896-07-28
BETWEEN THE BASES.

Ihe DcduedtCIS dIe slIODR ou tHelT nome
grounds.
Harry Davis played his first game with
Pittsburg yesterday.
Poor old Cleveland! -Four defeats in three
days is pretty hard.
Up to date Tiernan, OF New York, has
made 12l base hits.
Tucker, Duffy, and Hamilton, of the Bos-
tons, have played in every game this
season.
Kelly, Keller. and Jennings are the only
= Orioles who have made more than 100
hits this season.
President Powers is trying to induce
Tim keefe, the e2-National League um.
pire, TO join the Eastern League staff.
The PhilIies were beaten at Atlantic
City yesterday, IL TO 10 in ten innings
Garvin was in the box for the @ ua kers, and
he was hit for seventeen hits.
Pitcher Tom Lovett, who only a few
years ago was ciassed as one of the crack
twirlers of the League, has been released
by Rochester, and IL looks as If his days
as pitcher Were over.
Col. 0Meara, TN e Fenian > is helping Big
Chief Zhm;ner out, and the two are en-
gagged in formulating q medley entitled
Erin Go Wachu am Rhine "-Cincinnati
Post.
Every game thus far lost by Cincinnati
on the home grounds has been charged to
the incapacity of the umpires. There has
been no kicking of late. The reason is oh.
vious.
Tim Hurst is in hard luck. A thief broke
into the dressing room at the Cleveland
grounds Wednesday night, and stole his
uniform. President Robson Will make il
good.
The Colonels are 15s points nearer the
bcoby prize than the Senators, their mosr
dangerous Baltimore News Be-
fore the season is over the News will
again he reminded that it is a novice at
guessing.
Norton. the Senators new pitcher. is
very anxious to goin the box This burning
desire to NOW down the League batsmen
will probably be gratified in the series with
the Brookiyns. 7r
Tim Hurst was painfully hurt by 1 foul
tip from Tebeau's bat and a numbeI br the
Cleveland spectators cheered. The Plain
Dealer says: .'Such action is ditgrace
Even an umpire is human
Arlie Latham made his first al Jpe irance
with the Columbus (o.) team s indhy and
played brilliantly. Arlie had b ttft play
brilliantly now, since he has 10, hs place
III the big League and become too careless
for Scranton.
Ernest Hodge, of this city, we'll known
among the Southern baseball associations,
and a member of the reoentl.t disbanded
New Haven, Conn. tam, has Isigned with
a Grand Rapids, Mich, Organization His
position is catcher.
When the Reds went to the bat at the
close of the ninth inning at Cincinnati yes
terday the score was g to in favor of
the Clevelands. Cuppy had pitched an al
most invincible game up to that time, but
five scattered hits being made off him.
Anothey of the Chicago cast-off pitchers
Is doing great work in a minor league
Clausep pitched game few days ago
for the Richmonds against the Peters
burgs, and let them down with three hits,
all OF them scratches. he Is fielding well
and hitting the ball hard.
Tebeau is TO have hearing in his fining
case at the fail meeting OF the League in
Chicago. TheLeague seems tohave backed
down at Robison's show of fight. Now any
player may do as he wishes, and if his club
backs him up he cannot be punished, at
least until the end OF this season.
Chris Won der Abe has the true spirit OF
economy. 1t is related that one OF his
experimental pitchers early in the season
was hit for six home runs, all over the
fence. After the game Chris approached
the young man and said" You owe me $9''
what for?" Vat for? Wy, for six balls
ofer de fence"-Exchange.
Charley Abbey arrived in Washington
last evening, accompanied by Joe Stras-
burger, who has been travelling with the
Senators. Abbey will probably go to
Brooklyn to take part in the series of games
with that team. beginning today. Charley
carries large bump over one of his eyes
as memento of Pitcher Hill.
Hoy became angry in the Cleveland. Gin
cinDau game, and, hitting the ground with
the bat, broke it into four pieces. 1t was
the clubs bunting bat, made of some such
wood and in such shape that no ball could
be driven out OF the diamond with it. 1t
would be a good idea to examine the SUBJ
stitute stick that is made.
On that day when Cincinnati defeated
Boston twice, when Cleveland twice fell
before Philadelphia and Baltimore dropped a
game 10 st. Louis, the Cincinnati Enquirer
man wrote: There was enough happiness
wrapped up In the four hours that the two
games lasted to keep the local pot OF en-
thusiasm simmering for days to Gomez
That's right; enjoy happiness while it lasts.
'sTebeau has an idea that the Temple
Cup series will be played right here in Ohio
and IL the players on both teams will only
make up their minds to it there is little
question but that the trick can be turned.
That Baltimore crowd is full of the never.
say-die pluck, however, and this wins
many OF their games. s.'--Cincinnati Com
mercal Tribute.
Picking tue penuant winner Is not SO
difficult as it was a couple of weeks ago.,
With that long stretch OF games on their
home grounds and the other Eastern
teams out or it, the Orioles ought to win
In g, walk. It looks easier for them this