The evening times., 1896-08-20
BETwEEN THE BASES.


Manager Nash of the Phillies will do plen-
ty of experimenting from this time on.
Secretary Howard Robson OF the CIeve-
land club says that it isn't true that he is
after Tom Mccarthy of Brcoslyn.
Baltimore certainly deserves to win the
pennant. HaDion's men Won out two great
victories Monday. cleveland Press.
The Louisville infield did great work yes
terday. Ciingman accepted seven chances,
Dolan eight, Crooks ten, and Rogers four
teen, without an error
Lefty Marr's work with Portsmouth is
causing all sorts of talk in the Virginia
League His stick work has been sensa-
tional
Pittsburg writer's are continuing to say
nice things about Gear. Pringle says lie
looks and acts like Win Mercer. IL lie
turns out to be as COOL q pitcher Cleve-
land will be satisfied. cleveland Press.
Philadelphans will read with interest
and pleasure the account aud scores of yes
terday's WasbingtoE-Cie game. 1t
was Harvey Smiths dcblt, and he acquitted
himself creditably, making three hits out
of eight times at bat, and accepting nine
chances without an err-r.-Philadelphia In
quirer.
1t turns out that an umpire was assigned
TO the game at New York between the New
Yorks and Washingtons last Saturday, hut
he was refused admiAon to the Polo
Grounds by the management of the New
York team, as he was an unknown from
ConDectiuct named Hill and could not show
his instructions TO umpire the game.
For an old-time pitcher, Goar was caught
ON very musty trick at Grand Rapids
With maD'on second base, Lally. OF the
Mllers, who was on tie coaching line,
yelled TO Goar TO throw him the fall.
Goar, 10 be accommodating, complied with
the request Then Lany didn't do a thing
but step aside and let the ball go over to
the bleachers, and Preston raced home.
One OF the Philadelphia papers suggests
that Messrs. Reach ana Rogers engage
COmiskey TO manage the Quakers in 1897,
and perhaps they do not realize how much
money the st. Paul manager is making. He
will clear this year, it is estimated, about
sec, 900, and 1T is not proba bic that he
would put anyone in charge of such aplant
to try his fortunes in the National League.
1t would require a book TO tell the
story of New York's troubles this year, and
it is a fact that the Giants did not sue
ceed in winning three straights until the
Joyce administration was ushercdin. There
is a story in circulation that one day after
the New Yorks had lost game by a run,
Col. Freedman wired Manager Irwin:
Il cannot understand why our boys cannot
hit when hits are needed and in response
Manager Irwin did not try to lift the colonel
out of the clouds of doubt, but confessed:
Horse and horse; neither can l.
In figuring on the Pirates chances, the
Pittsburg Dispatch says: ''If the Reds win
half OF their games there will be no chance
for the Pirates, and Baltimore is sure to be
first. The Reds are in splendid shape TO
go East; they are just as strong as they
ever We're this season, and this being 50, 1T
is not reasonable to think that they will
fail to make as good showing in the East
as any other Western team. We must take
the teams as they stand, and consider
what they have SO far done. If we look
at the matter in this way, wen find that
the Reds have very good show indeed,
to land second in the race. Their chances
are certainly better than those Of any 9th
| er team, assuming that the Baltimores will
be first. 1t is, therefore, not reasonable to
| expect that the Pirates can beat the Reds
out, now that the season is So far ad-
yanced."
Details of bad riot during and after
a ball game at Washington, Pa, in the
| Interstate League, have been made public
| in Pittsburg by Umpire McNierney, who
fled from the town in order to save his
life. Police Officer Orr of Washington WAS
terribly beaten by the mob, from whom
| he was protecting the umpire after the
game was over The riot took place after
the Washington.Toledo game of Tuesday.
| The game was close in the ninth, and Nc
Nierney called foul ball. The tough
element thought it should have been fair,
and after the game ass a ilted McNierney,
throwing stones and bricks. They followed
him to the car and tried to pull him off.
A man named Halpin of Pittsburg kicked
q colored man who had hold of McNierney,
almost breaking his jaw. Another colored
man hurled a bat ut McNierney and Hal
pin, which struck Officer Orr, knocking
him off the cur, which at once moved on.
Finding they could not get McNierney te
beat, the crowd turned on the officer and
pounded him almost into insensibility. Nc.
Nierney kept on going, and reached Pitts
burg some time after midnight. He lives
here, and is considered by President Powers
| to be one OF the best umpires on his staff.
In the Baltimore News Bill Bleacber
interviews Manager Hanlon as to the
offer made the Baltimore management by
Gus Schmelz for Third Baseman McGraw, :,
| and this is what Hanlon told him: " schmelz
| is sore wit biselt an feels like be owes
hiself money because de wasbin'ton pusf
Is fixin' fer TO take fall out OF Looey-
vile fer last place. An den Scbmelz says
to hiself. .somet'in' must be did, an be
| 1ee, wit dis he starts in TO do me. When