The morning times., 1896-03-13
CIRTWRIGH1'S HOME Ri n
Unusual Inning Between Wash
ingion and Boston.
REMlNISCENOE OF LAST YEAR
Delehanty's Joke On Doyle-Latham's
Latest Witticism m-Letter Writing
BAH Players-Bert Meyers Goes to
st. Louis-TonmIe Dowd in the City
En- Route To See Chris.

Ed Cartwright, the Senator's first base
man, visited the indoor skating rink last
night and was an interested onlooker upon
the match race. As Donoshue made one
Of his famous Spurts, Ed SAID:
IF | had that speed the way i would
20 down to second would set Robinson,
Clements, thinner and PeltZ crazy.
Don't lay this weather on me- con
tinued Ed; II can show eican receipt
from the climate clerk al MOrehead, who
said il would Ec balmy ut Washington un-
Ill next winter. These weather fellows
have funny way OF getting mixed on
their dates ana calculations.
This blizzard reminds me or the weather
we had down South last spring when we
went into thatCountry tGpractlcc Charley
Abbey, who was unacclnatcu because or
the pleasant open winter he had spent in
Washington, was nearly frozen during the
whole trip.
I'VE kept him loaded down with sweaters
and overcoats during the day and buried
MIN under yards OF blankets every night
Still he would shiver ana kick TO The hotel
man for more cover.
The Boston club was in the same
vicinity aud ! might say We're also as
badly frost-bittcn as We. A mild day
happened to intervene, and we played
them game at Savannah. Ihe Bean
caters beat us by the score of 20 to -.
1t was too cold 10 put forth much eXer-
ton and as Boston went TO bat first, they
got half OF their total runs at the start.
We were too numb 10 handle their hits
and almost every scratch resulted IN
I'VE also got seven OF our runs in the
first hair OF the initial inning, because
OF Ike indisposition ON part Of Nash's
men. II was Il peculiar game in several
ways. In the fourth inning we were
retired on four balls pitched by young
Dolan.
first ban twirlcd by DolaD, aud flew out
TO Duffy. Sclbach was also caught out
on the first ball pitched to him, AID then
| knocked the thrd ban over The fence Tor
Il home run. HouSemau hit the first one
sent 10 him by Dolan and was thrown
out at first. The summary was four
pitches, one run. aud he SIDE out. Ii
doesn't happen every day.
Ed Delehanty, Philadelphia's star fielder.
and according 10 Henry Chadwick the
father OF baseball the best all aro3nd
payer III the profession, tells the following
on Jack Doyle, the new Oriole; When
Jack returned To his home AZ HolyOke,
Mass, after the season in which New York
beat Baltimore for the Temple Cup, Jack
paced his bank roll in national bank.
Jack had quite q lively winter, sporting
and electionctrng, am found IL necessary
10 draw frequent checks. "A week or so
ago the cashier sent him word that his ac-
count had been oyerdrawn,, 3nd requested
a settlement. The bal! player immediately
hied himself 10 the bank and said that was
an impossible state Of affairs, apd produced
his check book with the triumphant re-
mark Why, there's thiru-eisht OF 'em
here / haven't used yet "
Charley Comiskey, the former king ST.
Louis Brown Stocking. hut who is now an
owncr-nla gnatc in the western Lea que, pos
SesSing club a ST. Paul, says this is the
time Of year that players are sending out
many letters TO manager ana they all
read as If they had been written by the
same person. This is the usual form:
Dear Sir-or Tom or Jack--l never was
a oh ina
You ought TO see my arm. It's out OF sight
NV work of last season was not quite up
to the mark. but this viii be my record
breaking year. and | shall be able 10 play
The game OF my life. OF course, / would
be il great dra wing card for your team, and
so you must expect TO come down with
liberal figure. If terms are satisfactory
send me a contract and $3.50 advance
money and | viii sign at once. II terms
are not satisfactory write me at once. ]
don't care very much about playing this
sea son unless can get job in the National
League or with you a liberal salary"
The latest bulletin from Arlie Latham,
the baseball cnnglomeration of De Wolf
Hopper, Frank Da niels, Francis Wilson,
Eddie Foy and other funny Thespians,
quotes the clown as sa wing that only six
clubs are cut for the Lea que pennani this
season; the other six won't have it,
Bert Meyers, the Washington boy signed
by st. Louis for this season. received his
advance money and transportation Tuesday
and left for the Missouri metropolis
Wednesday night. He will go 10 Dallas
With the Browns for spring practice Bert
is n clever third baseman and in the two
seasons he has played professional ball he
was with pennant winning teams-the
Petersburgs OF the Virginia League of
9I and Nashville of the Southern League
last year. There is no doubt Of his ability
to maintain himself in fast company If
given a fair opportunity,
Dapper Tommie Dowd. the ex-senator
and present ST. Louis Brown Stocking,
is III the city en- route West to bring Won
der Ahe to terms on n contra ct for this sea-
sons play. Won der Abe is shy on Tommies
price and Tonnlie proposes to do the gen
tlenian-at-leisure act until Chris loOscnS.
Several dollars separate their respective
figures, and TOmmic says he will not yield
a penny. Dowd doesn't demand the limit,
but thinks So 900 about his size for catching
fly balls and listening TO Chris swear
during the season.