The evening times., 1896-05-25
ALONG THE BASE LINES.

RciIIy's great one-hand catch was the
fielding feature OF yesterdays Chicago
Washington game.
Five home runs were made IN the Buff
talo-P rovidencc game.
Chicago has traded Flynn for Second
Baseman Mccormick, OF Indianapolis.
A broken finger Will keep Pitcher Rhines,
of Cincinnati home While the team is East.
Ray Nash and John Russell collided Satur-
day during a bah game both were badly
bruised. Nash remained unconscious for
ten minutes.
On June %, when the Cincinnati team
reaches Chicago, Charlie Irwin, the third
hasenIan will be married TO Miss Estella
Keefe OF Chicago.
A small boy a, Minneapolis yesterday
called Boswell, the ex-senator pitcher of
the Columbus team, Legs" and Boswell
punched his nose. For this he was arrested
and fined So.
Catcher Clements was struck on the leg 10y
a foul tip Saturday at Plttsburg, and he Will
not be able to play again for some weeks.
Pitcher weighing of Louisville was given
zen days notice OF release by Manager Nc
GunuigIe II is claimed that Weyhing and
others Of the older men were hoycotting
three OF the fast young players aud hinder
ing them iu their play.
Chicaroans intimate that i DahIen is Jealous
of Josh Reilly.
With Cross at third and Brouthers at first
The Phillies have bow legs on one corner and
knock knees at the other.
Umpire Mcdonald was m"bhed at 81 Paul,
where Indianapolis won an exciting game
7to6. THE claim was made that Burns took
a fly from Motz's bat, but the umpire said
ne had scooped" the allOffthe grass. That
decision gave tie Hoosers the run that
won the game. II took a squad Of policemen
TO escort Col. Mcdonald to place of safety.
Arie Latham was advised last winter
% give up playing third base and take
a hand at the out:ielh, as he is a good
hitter and base runner. Ar!ie can't give
up the notion that he can play third base.
tom Ramsey holds the strike-out rec
ord. and l caught him in the game in which
he made this re cord" said the ex-ba Ckstop,
Jack Kcrns. Tom struck out eighteen
Of Charley Comiskcy's Browns on the Louis.
vile grounds in 1857. During that season
the iourstrike rule was in vogue. If the
three-strike rule went that year Tom would
have made at lea asst twenty one Of CO miskey's
champions fan. But this record Of Ramsey's
will never he equaled. He had drop ball
OF his own that was unfamiliar to the bats
men in those da vs.. and il would he ph ysical
mpossihilitytoptcht the Ramsc ydropunder
the present pitching rules
Manager McGunnirle of Louisville evil
IDENTIFY has faith in his pets, and puts himself
on record by predicting that the will finish
not lower than sixth place.
Won der Abe denies that he has made any
remark tending to throw discrc dit upon Mr..
Freedman. manager Of the New York Club,
and further states that he is at any time
willing to render any assistance, financially
or otherwise, to the New York manager.
Among the players Of the present season
whoare rkablebulk-height weight,
anti girth all considered-Cartwright. of
Washington, is ava y the most gigantic Yet
he is a great baserunner. and extremely
agile. Others who are long the six-foot
line, and yet broad and bulky, are AnsoD.
Thornton, Lange and Everitt. of Chicag 60:
Farrell. Zearfoss. W. Clark and Meekin, OF
New York: Connor Of ST. Louis: La Chance,
of Brooklyn: Tucker and Stivetts. Of Bos-
ION: Brouthers and Thompson. of Philadel-
phia, and Beckley. of Pittshurg In the
oiden days the great batters were always
of this class: latterly short men have led the
batting, like Burkett and Duffy
OF tall. slender men, there are Terry nd
Donahue. Chicago: Hasamaer. Louisville:
Seymour. New York: Parrott, st. Louis:
Foutz. Brooklyn, and Mains and Bergen,
Boston.
Among the fat, short, stocky fellows are
Kittridge. Dahlen and TRULY. of Chica go:
Selbach of Washington: Hill, of Louisville:
Gleason, of New York: Burke Of Cincinnati;
Mevers. of St. Louis: Griffin and Mccarthy.
Of Brooklyn: BannoB and Duffy. of Boston:
Cbilds and Blake. of Cleveland, and McGill
and Clements, of Philadelphia Clements
looks enormously big. but is really of only
middle stature