The evening times., 1896-10-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

1t is rumorcd that Manning of Kansas
City is dickcring FOR Won der Ahe's fran
chise.
The Philadelphia Baseball Club has or
dered Il l20-IoOt flag pole Of oregon pine
Better get Il team that can win a pennant
Chris Won der Abe became very liberal
at tie end of the season, and remittcd
almost all the lines be had imposed OF
Der Prcwns.''
Anson now announces thathe will not &c
behind the bat, aud, oldest OF all, adds that
he is getting a trille too old to gyratc and
bend, as catcher is required to do.
Tebeau has been dickcring With McGun.
nlgle Tor the release OF one OF his out
nelderS to Cleveland. Tcbeau. is some
what dissatisfied with the work OF Blake
and would ike TO have Fred Clarke in
his place, il possible.
Just SIX clubs are after young Hill, the
Louisville phcnom. He is said to be per
fectly satisfied with Louisville, and re-
Gently asked McGunnigle to hold on to him
as he would rather play in the Kentucky
metropolis than anywhere else.
Tenney will cover right garden again
for Boston. His work last season WAS
very satisfactory. Bannon, whom be re-
placed, has been claimed by both Kansas
City and Milwaukee of the Western League.
Kansas City claimed him first and will
probably get him.
The Cincinnati management will make
very few changes in its team. Brush
thinks he has winner in the team as
made up at present, and Will let it stand.
The chances are, however, that Ewing
will take seat permanently on the bench,
remaining manager, however, and that
Vaughn viii cover first bag. Holiday may
also become regular.
Tannehll, Pittsburg's southpaw, stands
second IN the percentage of games won in
the Virginia League. with .G32. In the 80
games IN which he pla yed he gave IS bases
on balls, less than one per game, which
comes very near being record. He struck
out 49, men and Int Is batsinen. Tame
hill is q good striker. He played 81 games,
was 90 times at bat, made 10 hits and had
a batting average of .3ls.
John T. Brush must expect something TO
happen al the Chicago convention, for he is
gong ahead with his scheme 10 rcUrganize
the Western Lea que As if he had received no
setback at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Ben
johnson ana his followers are watching the
smooth manUf the National League, andwill
resort to the courts if the national board Of
arbitration should enact so as to place
the Western League III BruSh's power
There is 81 900 in the Western League
treasur to be used for blocking Brushisnl,
and the fight should be merry once il is
started
The Virginia League has two young play
ers both stars. and as yet neither has been
drafted hy any club in the ior League.
One Is Tate. of the Roanoke club, who took
part in 81 games. He has a batting average
of .392 and fielding average Of 81. He
is a first haSeman. The other man is ely,
of the Petersburg club. He is a general
utility man, and during the past season
played shortstop, right field ana first base.
He has batting average of .36S and
fielding average of .S23. This promising
young man took part i'll l21 games. He
made a total of 4o5 put-Outs. Gochenaur.
of Portsmouth, is also sd 10 be "A good
man. lie il a second baseman, bats at a 309
clip ana his fielding averages .949.