The evening times., 1896-09-01
BETWEEN THE BASES.

Delahanty is playing phenomenal game
| at present.
Wilson leads the New York team in sac
| rifice hitting.
BUCK wings feelings have been punct-
ured beyond repair.
Hoy has painful boil that is keeping him
| on the bench these days.
Milwaukee wants Arthur Irwin to man
age its team next year.
Baltimore enthusi asts are raising a
purse for Shortstop Jennings.
The Philiies have won ten out OF thirteen
games with the Western clubs.
Mike Tiernan is batting splendidly, and
will be close to the top of Nick Young's list
when the season ends.
While practicing yesterday, Gumbert WAS
hit by batted ball, and is now nursing L
fractured rib. Cooley was the hitter.
Nash says: Every player in the League
should respect Tom Lynch. He is the fair
est umpire in the business, and is master of
the field at all times"
Al Maui, the Washington pitcher, is un-
able to lift his twirling arm above his
shoulder. except on the / st and 18th of each
month. Philadelphia Inquirer.
Stencil and Smith are again in the game.
Yesterday the former made three hits and
the latter four, one three-bagger. These
two young men were greatly missed.
President John T. Brush is expected to
join the team at New York. He proved
such mascot the last trip that his appear
ance will be hailed with delight by the
players
william the First, William the Second
and William the Conqueror is what They
call the three leaders or the Chicago team
in that city-Everett, Dahlen and Lange
Well named, indeed.
Nicols, OF Boston, has had his own way
with every club i n the League this season,
excepting Chicago. Anson's men have
driven him out OF the box on three occa-
sions. Chicago News.
In the last sixteen games DelahaUty'G bat
ting average has been .401. Del. has made
twenty nine hits out OF seventy times at bat.
Lajoie, in the same time, has been to bat
seventyeight times and made twent ty-six
hits, giving him an average of .333.
Wright, Pttsburg's substitute. outfielder,
is a very fresh young guy. Yesterday Inc
occupied the thrd-base coaching line, and
made numerous alleged funny cracks at
the bleaciiers, who received them with loud
outlaws of derison.- Baltimore Herald.
Geier, the Washington lad, now with the
Phillies, practices every day at third base
and is rapidly getting the position do wn
fine. He is as quick as a cat on his feet,
handles lard-hit grouDders very cleyerly
and is a very hard and accurate thrower.
Manager Joyce is quoted as saying the
New York club must and shall have Ru:is,
while a certain writer, supposed to be a
power behind the throne, advises Rusie's
sale. 1t will now be seen which OF the two
has more influence with 1.-The mighty mag
nate, who fines pla yers for attending their
graDdmother's funerals.
BY defeating the Orioles yesterday Pitts
burg again pulls up even with Boston for
fifth place. Rain prevented the game in
Boston. The Brooklyn game was also post
pOned on account Of rain, and the Phillies
took advantage of the Brooklyn clubs lay
off to step up ahead of the second division,
Brooklyn dropping to eighth place.
Editor Richter, OF the Sporting Life, says
OF Geier: This boy is showing himself 10
be a bali player all over, and he alone is
well worth the money paid for him and
Lajoie. He is fast on his feet, good
catche I, +, fine hard thrower. and an expert
batsman. He is also just the right size and
build for an infielder. Hallman and Bier
bauer wcrelike Geier-c r-catchers-beforet they
tried their hands at Unfolding under com
pulsion, and who knows but what Geer
may develop equally as finely and quickly
as the did. If lie should make a success OF
the position one more problem would be
solved for Capt Nash.'
1t is broadly hinted that there is an alb
sence of Harmony, with the cap H in the
Cincinnati club. If SO. restore harmony
at once, and commence winning games
1t was feared that this would be the re-
suit of the eonstant presence of so many
"assistant inanagers." Even the pla yers
feared it, and before going OIL the trip
asked that the assistants be left behind,
and Ewing continue to handle the reins,
with as little outside advice as possible.
However, ono sure way to continue the alb
sence of h3rnony. is TO mention its alb
sence, SO the less talk on that score the
better.-Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
All the efforts to transplant the
great American game from the grass
grown diamond to the stage during the off
season have signally failed. There is
one play Of marvellous interest, entitled,
"The Heart Of Maryland and If a dram
atist were looking Tor material for n new
sta ge creation in which baseball figured, he
might select Baltimore for the scene OF
action, and call it 1.-The Heart Of Fandom."
The winning Of two pennants, and the pros