The evening times., 1896-07-23

when the Baltimorcs walked away with
victory. And, strange as it may seem,
people who are really expected to believe
everything they read in the newspapers re-
fuse TO accept the theory that the Cincin-
natis were robbed by the umpire.-Cincin-
natl Tribune.
Its no disgrace to be beaten by a worthy
foeman, and the thin, gauzy, worn-out,
pitiful plant against the umpire has be-
come really nauseating. No one believes
IL; even people who make the assertion
know that they are willfully prevaricating.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Tom Tucker, the bloviatiDg, loud mouthed
fellow who plays first for Boston, is, like
Tebcau, "a deceivin' critter.'' Off tile
| field the man is extremely quiet and reti-
cent almost to shyness. He is pleasant and
| courteous, but saves his loud voice ex-
| clusively for the bali field.
Out in the Western League q player
named Wilson, after the game, waited on
| Umpire Clark TO whip him, and now Mr..
Wilson is sorry he waited. The umpire
wiped up several sections of ground with
Mr.. Wilson and decorated his face SO that
he won't be able to appear for several days.
Spike" Brady, who was a well-known
baseball player in tie Mississippi valley
| a FEW years ago, once attended church in
Dubuque, Iowa, with his club, which went
| on special invitation. The preacher made
a special effort that consumed much time
Spike" was asked what he thought of
the preacher. He got round to third all
right, but say, he was an ice wagon in
getting homc," the ball player ans swered.
-ArgoDaut.
The worshipers at st. Xavier's Church,
Cincinnati. at the late mass Sunday morn
inS, did not know that eight membersof the
champion Baltimore team were in their
midst. The Baltimores are the greatest ag-
Sregation OF church-goers in the business.
Those who attended church Sunday were
Hugh Jennings, Jack Doyle, Donnelly, Nc
Mahon, Keeler, Brodie, Kelley and Quinn.
The latter is member OF a church choir in
st. Louis during the winter.
In game at Minneapolis on Tuesday Bill
Wilson OF the Columbus team, became
aDgered because Umpire Clark called a
foul on Him. He grabbed the umpire by
the neck. but Clark turned and Immediately
commenced to pound him. Wilson fell and
Clark was punching at his head all the
time. Several other players Joined in
and in eadeavoring to separate the contes-
taDts there were several encounters. Viii
son waited for Clark after the game and
went for him, but Clark knocked him
down several times, and when the police
interfcrcd Wilson acknowledged that he
had enough, for Clark had drawn blood
in several places. Wilson was out of the
game after his first fight.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says: 1--WE
got it!' shouted DeMontreville when Te-
beau's easy fly went up in the fifth. Then
he niuffed it.--McJames was not hit hard,
but five errors and three wild pitches
generally combine to make hard hitting
unnecessary. A good many people are
anxious to know where tickets for the
Hurst-O'Brien so may be had. Hurst is a
favorite, despite the weight he is throw
ing away.--It was certainly hard luck to
have Silver King disabled. The visitors
now have nobody left but Win Mercer, and
he is now suffering from what is known as
bum wing Silver King pitched a
splendid game until he was injured
Washington's fielding in the first game
was as good as that in the second was bad.
Gene DeMontrevle has a warm ad-
mirer in President Jim Hart, of the Chi.
cago club. THAT lad said Jim, has tie
making of great ball player. He doesn't
work the record racketlik s O many players.
He goes after every ball that there is any
possibility of stopping, and, while he may
not always save hits by his hustng, he
can often siiut off two-bas hits. Demon
reville is model for the young players
n ypi1 ha ptd ha rss
ords and averages entirely. There are Ger
tain players in the League who are out for
their averages and don't lose any sleep
when their team loses, SO long as they show
up with a clean record in the error column
and hit or two. Managers and owners
are keeping a closer tab on these players
than they used to do.'
President Earle Wagner, OF the WASH
ington team, is in the city, and will stay
here until his team leaves. He has given
instructions to Joyce not to protest the
games that will be played here because
Tebeauis in them. Not to take any chances
on Interference, he and Joyce, as well as
SchmelZ, have been served with iDjunc-
tion papers, just us were other managers
and magnates. Meanwhile, at baseball
headquarters the local officials are feeling
pretty good. 1t was feared that as soon
as the Cleveland team left Ohio an attempt
would be made TO keep Tebeau out of the
game. But Mcfarland, who umpired at
Louisville, received no Instructions from
headquarters, and nothing was said about
Tebeau pla ying. That makes it rather evil
dent that the whole thing has been bluff
right along, and that the league had de-
cided that it has had eDough h of the Tebeau
row and will dropit. Atleast, it looks that
way.-Cleveland Press.
Amos Rusie gives emphatic denial to the
report that he will play ball with New York
the remainder OF the season, and declares
that he has had no intention of
joining the club next month. IT
have had no consultation recently with
any one authorized to speak for the New
York mana cement" said he last night, land
have no intention of pla ying ball with the
club this season, or at any other time. I
have received no proposition, directly or in
directly, and none has been made by me.
The matters between the club and myself
are as far from an amicable settlement as
ever, SO far as 1 know, and you may say
have no intention whatever Of going to New
York to play" The big pitcher still thinks
he has been badly treated, and he is deter
mined not to surrender his point, even
il it deprives him OF ever pla lying ball again.
When the national board decided against
him his friends expected that he would re-
ceive some kind of compromise proposi-
tion, but none has ever been made, they
say, and no further steps have been taken
In the matter. Whether he will bring suit