The evening times., 1896-07-17
BETwEES THE BASES.

Burke and Hoy each caught five flies.
O'Brien must he a Jouah.-L o uisville Post
Meekin is certainly doing some excellent
pitching these days. > -
Manager selce is looking for hart,-hit-
ting outfieIder and a heady young pitcher.
The reiuvenation of the otd-timers on the
Cincinnati team is the surprise of the sea
son.
When McGraw gets in the game again
the orioles Will have two substitute in
fielders.
The Boston clubs plan of campaign now
seems 10 be scrt of ,'go-as- please"
method. o.
New York yesterday made seven errors
and Catcher Farrell had, in addition, three
passed balls.
Hanlon has signed Billy Earle. who was
with the All-American team on its trip
around the world
Gumbert won his game at Pittsburg
yesterday, but the Plhl!ies' outfielders cap
tured fourteen flies.
Pitcher Stocksdale, formerly a Senator.
and later with the Petersburg, Va, League
Club, is now with the Richmond Club of the
same league.
With New York. Boston and Phlladel-
phia out of the race, it looks like the West
ern clubs will not reap a financial harvest
on their next Eastern trips.
President Robson, in resorting to law,
holds strong hand. and all of the League
directors will find that they will have
,,,o TO An 10 g
Stafford of New York was hit onthe right
arm in the fifth iuning at Louisville yestcr-
day by pitched ball. A small bone in that
member was broken. Let Jennings be-
ware of his ribs.
Pitcher Lucid, recently released by the
Philadelphias, is now a reporter on Chi-
cago daily.-Boston Herald. Guess again.
Lucid pitched for Philadelphia seni-pro-
fessional team yesterday.
o'Meara, who was with the Cleveland
club last year, but caught no championship
games, and who was with Brother Georges
Fort Wayne club this year, caught yester-
days game at Cleveland. He made two
hits.
1t will be hard work to convince jury
that Tebeau was legally fined without ever
having hearing, either written or oral.
The League may be right In trying to up
bold their decision, but,it was manifestly
unj Just to fine Tebeau before his side Of the
case could be heard.-Pittsburg Times.
1.-The reason Tim Hurst Is so successful as
an UMPIRE says Clements, the Quaker
catcher, "is not only because lie will break
the face of any man who insults him, but
because he joins in the talk behind the rub
Der. Tim keeps up a constan tfire of small
talk, and jollies the batsmen into believing
that almost everything he says is all right,
and that they shouldn't kick about it,"
AL. Weinfeld, the Atlanta, Ca, CORE
spondent of Sporting Life, writes: Hot
safus" Norton, the best pitcher in the South
ern League, has several offers, and may
light out at any time. Norton has pitched
in twenty-three games and Won just seven
teen, he and McGinnis, of New Orleans
both being tied in gdrheis won, and they
are undoubtedly the winning pitchers OF
the South. Norton is the iddl of the Atlanta
fans, and has worked himself into their good
graces by his splendid boNIwork and heavy
hitting. He has made. DoIfeEs than seven
home runs this season;iand has played In
right field whenever he was rot pitching,
owing TO his valuable, hitting powers. He
is a thorough little gentleman, besides, and
his departure from Atlanta will be very
much regretted by his hosts of friends here, >
The retirement, of TiM Keefe, from the
staff Of urnpires, has caused considerable
wonder as to wha the E1tefan wiildo. I'm
sorry foE Tin, y said a -sEsillnewaf fan who