The evening times., 1896-03-11
Might as well pick your
Spring Suit before the pat
terms get picked over.
PARKER, BRIDGET&Co
3l5 9TH st.
ALoNG THE BASE LINES.


ALONs THE BASE LINES.
Wiley Davis, one of the Cincinnatis'
Oung pitchers. had a narrow escape from
nrrocation by escaping gas at New Orleans
IN Sunday night. A woman detected the
pdor and saved Wiley's life.
Pitcher Huichison will not be found in
eague company this season, having signed
With Minneapolis.
Cincinnati rivals the Phillies in having
:atchers who are good hitters. Vaughn,
3ray and PietZ are all handy with the bat.
The Western League has legislated ga inst
the practice OF farming OUT OF desira-
Bile young players. and only those having
releases from the National League will
b. eligible TO play in that organization.
The Pittsburg Cleveland series for the
lnte-season championship begins today at
Hot Springs. Ark.
Catcher Often has been released by st.
Louis.
L. LOUIS has SlSncu Noou, Ol
last years Atlanta club.
Capt Nash has practically decided on the
makeup OF the Philadelphia team. Hulen
will play short. Delahanty center and Sui
iivan left field. Nash has implicit conf
drnc. IN Hulen being a bile TO hold hisend up
as a short stop.
I.ft t,,i.i ll,-
TO join the Browns AT st. Louis.
Brouthers and Turner are expected 10
report 10 Manager Shettsline at PIN idel-
phia tomorrow.
Billy Hulen and Con Lucid are travelling
East rs fast aS steam cal bring them.
Hoy made a home-run lit Oh the first ball
pitched TO him in the first exhibition game
that Cincinnati played at New orleans.
Dick Buckley. the old Philadelphia catcher,
will probably he Gobblcd up by the ST.
Louis Browns. He will be used as Il coach
for the new pitchers.
Roger Connor tried TO get out of making
the Southern trip with the Browns, bat
Manager Didilebock insisted upon him
showing upatthe appointed time
Cub Stricker, the veteran baseball player,
Will probably he given berth as umpire in
the Eastern League.
The new pitching rule prohibits the dis
colorng OF the ball by the twirler. The
yells OF New ball. therefore, will be
greater than ever.
Here is the way the Cincinnatis passed the
time and money away en- ronte to their
training grounds: Capt. Ewing brought |
fourth several decks Of cards and box of |
chips, which were donated to the boys. |
Cigars, the gift OF Mr.. Brush, were handed |
around AMI harmony in one solid mass pre- |
vailed"
Breitenstcin is now 26 years old, and he |
has beenin he major Lea que since SS1. He |
said: Il am bigger and stronger than ever, |
and my arm was never in better shape. / |
like Messrs. Won der Abe and Muckcnfuss. |
and as st. Louis is my home, wanted to |
play here bat was not to be bulldoZed into |
signing a contract. I'll surprise the root
srs with my work this year"
The paper penna nj win ming makers seem
to ignore the strength of the Colts.
Patsey Donovan. the popular Pittsburg
right Fielder. said: Il think that the
struggle for the pcnnant this year will be
one of the greatest we've ever had. / have
looked over the league teams and ] find
very clearly that all the strong teams are
stronger. This makes things mighty un
certain. Still think our team Will be in
the race. I'm not claiming any pennant,
but at this stage we look Just as likely to
win il as any other team. To be- sure. Bal
timore will take some beating. So will
Philadelphia, Cleveland and Brooklyn. But
the PItsburgs lust look as strong as any
and manyrespectsstroDger.
OF course. a great deal depends on our new
pitchers, and the same applies TO other
teams.
The annual meeting of the Springfield
Baseball Team was held last evening and
the following Officers were elected Presi-
dent. l.. J. Powers; vice president, E. NJ.
Ezekiel; secretary and treasurer, ]. C.
kcmatcr; directors. L. ]. Powers. E. M.
Ezekiel. IL. s. Dickinson, n. =. Walker and 1
John II. Clune.
Joe Corbett the pitcher, has reported to
Manager Hanlon.
Pond is regarded as a coming twirler. He :
will go South with the Orioles.
Regulars and second team OF the Giants
played lie game yesterday, the score
being IL to IL.
Pitcher Hughey' sdemand for high salary
,ainc very near finishing Connie Mack.
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