The evening times., 1896-04-04

| The louisville. Detroit game at Louis
vile, was postponed yesterday on account
or the cold weather.
President Crane, of the Atlantic Jfapue,
has appointed Charley Jones, Jerry Suiii-
| van ana Tom Lynch who was recommended
by George Davis, to the umpire staff.
Corcoran has come to terms with the
Brooklyn club, aud has signed a contract
He did not get the salary he wanted but il is
more than was at first offered by the Brook
iyn club.
PA Clarke has made n request of the
New York management that Zearfoss be
assigned to catch his delivery a season reg
uarly. That is the highest recommended
ton the new catcher could get.
Jack Crooks says: "Arlie Latham is said
tobethe bighe -Sal3rci man on the Ero Ivns'
payroll for next season. .Iait,' saws
Chris. is the komeiian for der Prown ond
as a komctian he will draw his sellery ]
ton't gir a TEN If he ton't cuffer ter pag
like II winner. LIit is a kOmetian Der
show pislncss is like pascpail, and wiser
werser.' -
The weights of the Boston play ycrs are
as follows: Nichols, IT'S; Camel, So:
Stivetts, 2O4; Sullivan, 1876; Dolan. IG5.
Yerrick, 150; Mains, 100; Bergen. IT5;
Ryan, 16G; Tenny, l65; Tucker. IT,; Lowe.
1os; Collins, 1855; Long, 1856; Hamilton
17O; Duffy, 164; Bannon, 81 Harrington,
1872.
The Atlantic League will probably hold
a special meeting ut the Palace Hotel.
Newark. next Monday night The meeting
is for the special purpose or settling the
question as 10 whether the jersey city club
Will play its games scheduled at the Polo
Grounds or i'll Jersey City.
There is a deep-seated curiosity In New
York to learn whether or not Arthur Irwin
Is the manger of The team other than in
name. Recent occurrences would indicate
that President Freedman intends TO have
something to say as to how the team
shall be played. Notwithstanding that he
said over and over again that the next
manager he secured would have exclusive
control over the players.
The Phillies are expected to arrive home
tomorrow, but Manager Shettsline If he is
wise Will keep the team South n little
longer. as the weather locally promise Ia
be too cold and the sudden change might
lDJurlUuSly AFFECT the pld ytrs.
Joe COrbett is quite good boxer and
several Of the Baltimores have discovered
that to their sorrow.
Charles Seccy. an cN-ba scbali player and
last sea son q substitute umpire in he WCst-
crn LeHgue, dropped dead at his home III
burlington. Iowa, on Tuesday night pre-
sumably from heart disease.
President Robson Of the Clevelands thinks
the present TN wieldy League circuit willbe
further increased when the Indianapolis
agreement expires. and he favUrs the adnIiS-
sion Of Buffalo, Detroit. Indiana polls aud
Milwaukee.
All the eight pitchers now under contract
with Louisville Will be kept.
Cleveland bas released Pitcher SchelbIe. /
Pitcher Rusic and the New York manage /
ment are as wide apart as ever and 1t is |
Manager Irwin considerable anxi- /
ETY., as he is not any too well equipped Ill |
writer's for hard campaign.
Fred Pfcffcr's Chicago friends are wor-
ricd ana anxious over the way Fred is
being treated down East. 1t locks
said one crank yesterday, las II the league
had CunSpired to make Fred rusty and push
Im out OF business. That years lay-Off
in1 the way in which Irwin and Gleason
ire booming the latter for the place GER |
aiuly appears as If there was a deliberate
plan to make Fred has-becn AMI get rL !
If him" As a sOlace, however, the Ffef-
critics remember the kind letters of Presi-
leut Freedman last winter wien Fred was
lick, and remark that Freedman owns the
cam anl that nc has said that Pfeffcr shall
Ilay, aui play second for New York.
Arthur Irwin is said to have offered to
,et that New York will beat Brooklyn out
n batting this season. lf this story is
rue, how can Irwin expect to get good
cam work out OF the aggregation? This
,utting Il premium on batting records is
bid for defeat. Good batting with a total
lck of team work may win a game now
ul then, but in the long run it to.>1't
cunt.
Louisville seems To have the best OF il. so |
ar as new players 90, and the Coloncls
hrcatcn to develop another snappy young |
cam of the Baltimore standard. on paper |
Il this time there seems tD be nothing to |
tand In the way of the orioles for 4 third
They have strengthened. if
nythng, from last year. and the only team |
hat locks to be anywhere near them is
IcVeland. Everything III CtNtIanu ,
hances depends on Elton Chamberlain. If |
he old st. Louis star can make u good mate
, Young and Cuppy the flag Will prob
bly, he ticketed for the Ohio town.. Chi
ago News.
Milligan failed TO induce Reading Capi-
ilsts to start 4 club and the wclI-known =
atcher will do bacsstop work for HaZle- |
OH.
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