The evening times., 1896-09-28

MN In the PauidiDg Eank, said that there
was but few dollars difference between the
Philadelphia clubs offer and the teru-
named by Allen. Although he has not been
playing ball, Allen has kept himself in the
best OF physical condition, and feels COO
fident that lie will be able to play rs good
or better than ever in his life. If the deal
goes through and Allen thinks thatit will
he Will play short well as captain and
manage the team.
just how the farming business hurts a
good man is shown in tile case OF ChaunCey
Fisher. lie is Il good pitcher-that is con
ceded Many clubs would like to have him.
He cannot play in Cincinnati So long us
Buck Ewing is managing the team, yet he
cannot he drafted from indianapolis by any
other League club because his name is at
tachcd To Il Cincinnati contract. However,
Fisher is almost too valuable to keep as
farm hand.-CiDcinrati Commercial Tri-
bune.
The coroncr's Jury at Rochester found that
Ed Crane, the base ban pla yer, had not com
mitted suicide after ali, but had died of acct
dental poisoning. This has been great re-
lief to era mes friends, especially his
widow, VINO lives at No. 80 North Francisco
street, Chicago. Mrs. Crane was i'll when
the news came OF her husbands death, and
the report SO prostrated her that she was
unable to leave the house. They have 4
bright two yea old boy. Crane wls buried
in the family lot of his parents at Boston
A Louisville dispatch says: Patsey Te-
beau, Shortstop McKeaD, and Outficldcrs
Burektu and McAleer may have 10 spend a
portion Of their Temple Cup money in court.
When they were fined last summer for In
assault upon Umpire Wcidman the play yers
appealed to the circuit court. Their cases
came up In the criminal division yesterday.
The players were not present, being rep
resented by counsel. Judge Noble ordered
the cases set on the criminal docket. By
agreement the first case was set for October
26, which will be after the close Of the
Temple Cup series. The cases will be tried
separately.
As 10 the team itself it may be divided
into three classes those who viii do;
those who won't do in Philadelphia, and
those who won't d o at all. Those who viii
do are Clements, Boyle, Orth, Wheeler,
LaJoie, Nash, Delahanty, and, If his bat
ting eye hasn't lost Its brightness. ThOmp-
son. Those who W ont do here. but who;
on other fields. would pr obahiy play as
Well as ever, are Grady, Taylor, Carsey,
HaIlman, Cross and Cooley. With The eN-
ceptiun of Geicr and Hulem. who are PROM
sing youngsters aud fast. and who might
he carried advaniageously. the Others might
as well he allowed to disport themselves
else where. Philadelphia Inquirer.
o. I. Caylor, in the Philadelphia North
American, among other things. says: Joyce
is a ball pla yer by nature. Being st. Louis
boy, he learned TO play ON its vacant lots.
as did Tebeau, Rreitcnstcin, O'COnn0r,
Quinn and others. In some wayhe driftcd
to Texas when the Texas League was first
organized I think 1t was at Fort Worth,
where he one day found himself homeless,
dirty, ragged and hungry. In this condition
he appeared before one of the local mcr-
chants and asked for work. The merchant
looked him over carefully and asked, What
cap you do?' Can you guess what the boy;s
first ans wer was? We'll 1 can pla y ball"
1t happened that this citizen was sintcrcsted
in the local club. and he took joyce to tie
ground that afternoon. The latter said he
was catcher, butthe club needed Il second
bascman Temporarily. and he was put in
that position, where he proceeded to sur
prise the spectators with remarkable stops
and pick-ups Just look at the luck Of that
fcllow!" said Joe Quinn 10 Gus SChmelz,
who was at the head of the visiting team.
NO. joe was Schmclz's reply, lit Is not
luck. That boy is a natural bah player, and
some day he'll be heard from in fast Com
pany." Schmelz's judgment was good. His
prediction was verified. Today that boy
is the most conspicuous character in base
bali in the Union. Ills case furnishes addi-
tional proof OF the correctness of the theory
that opportunity and the lack of it often
bring out or keep down the natural artists
of the ball and bat.