The evening times., 1896-08-17
BETWEEN THE BASES.


The New Yorks have played eleven error
less games.
Bill Schriv er is leading the ci,tc.ie-s cf the
Western League.
Chicago is the first club of the League
TO play 100 games.
Harry Davisis putting up a nice game at
first base for Pittsburg.
We are climbing up toward the top right
along -Pittsburg Leader.
Chicago won nine out of 4 dozen r;,mcs
with the Colonels this season
Cincinnati was the last League club 10 be
shut out this season. AdopIs Terry did it.
Cincinnati is now leading the League
race by the narrow margin OF three points
Nichols, OF Boston. has pitched twenty
two victorious games, ten defeats and two
ties.
1t is reported that A nson is trying to trade
Thornton FOR Callahan. the crack kansas
City twiricr.
.Jiegs" farrott is covering the short
field for Tom LOTUS Columbus, o. team
In fine style.
Cincinnati wound up its series with St.
Louis yesterday, having won all or the
twelve games.
| 1t is said that Joe Kelley Of The Balti-
mores, is saving his dollars with .ha praise
| worthy object Of getting married next fail
Washington is Stivetts' Jonah. The Sen
ators have won three games off Happy Jack
this season. BY the same token, Suvetts has
won three games from Brooklyn.
Capt. joyce, OF the Giants, recommends
trip 10 Hot Springs next spring, and
| 1t is probable that President Freedman will
| ac, on Scrappy's advice aud send the team
there.
Paul Hines, who was once one of the
greatest players In the National League
| has been released by Mobile. He was not
| considered fast enough for the Southern
| League
The mana cement OF the Fab River team
has no kick coming on the financial end
this year. Up to date they have sold
La1oie and Geier TO Philadelphia for So
| 0Op and Klebdenz TO Boston for 81 200
The bcwildering array OF ciphers stack
| eG against the Senators these days are good
| photographs OF the new ideas in team work
that Manager Schmelzpromised when Joyce
was allowed to go. Cleveland Plain Deaelr.
| The Chicagos are making rapid strides
| toward third place, and Anson is claiming
| that his team win beat out the Cleveiands.
| The Spiders have been playing very poorly
| OF late. Tebeau has not proven the success
| he did last season.
That reunion OF the veterans In Freed
mans fold may be case of history re-
peating itself this season. like TO Buck and
| the Reds The New York fans will feel
satisfied If the Giants lead the second divi-
sion at the finish OF the race.
Joe corbett is glad that Ed Hanion re-
called him from ihe Scranton farm. In
| Scranton said Joe ..They said l was
100 popular with myself A man would he
chmnp 10 get stuck on himself in my
profession. A pitcher may be kins
one day aud a deuce the next"
Cleveland carries no sub. In case OF
| an accident TO any iRfielder, Tebcaa him
self takes the mans place and O'ronnor
is called upon to play first Should both
Tebcau and Mexican. for instance, lie dis
! ahled at the same time, the Cleveland club
wonid he as helpless as ship on Il lee ward
shore.
Jack Ryan got a beautiful dose from um-
pire Doeschcr the other day. He took a
. third strike OFF Drauby, of Providence
1 that was SO palpable that Jack rev the ball
TO center field. Docschcr did not call the
strike. and two men scored. Never be toe
\ sure OF what an umpire wilkio at any stage
OF the game.
Airy persiflagc 'twixt the autocratic UNI
pirc ana the downtrodden player: IF you
can't see those curvs get up Closer" Ru
pert advised Hunt If you make another
break like that il will cost you So re-
marked the umpire ..You made a worse
break than / did, insisted the catcher.
l..You'n have to pay for yours If yon make
another one,'' retortcd the guardian OF the
game. and the crowd gave Rupert the hol-
low chuckle: Among New England League
Notes in Boston Herald.
There arc people who think this yelling
at games is great fun and the proper ca
iper, hut they are undoubtedly OF the same
class as those who would consider blood
IcurtIling yeils music The game has got
to nice pitch when o decision OF the um
pire, uttered In accordance with the rules
calls forth continual yelling, such ms woul'
put to the blush the rawlings Of lunatics
Those who enjoy quiet game OF baseball
cannot expect such as long as Mr. Scle
and the Boston directors furnish The oc
casion for such scenes.-Boston Herald.
Earlier In the year Winifred Mercer, tn
Apollo OF the Potomac. was the pride o
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and his promenade
loccasloned rs much interest as Presidential
dnck-shooting or fishing expeditions. Tn,
Senators then cut quite first-diyisioI
swath, and defeats for Mercer were nsrar
as zephyrs from the northl and during oh
snl,e recent jamhoree. Pretty girls viii
peach-blow chcckssniied On u DARK haires