The evening times., 1896-07-24

says: ''In the first place, the morals Of the
players have improved. Nine players out
OF ten are sober, frugal and industrious
young men. Along with the moral ad-
vanccinent OF the pla yers came the ini-
provement IN scientific points of the game.
Some ten years ago could name player
after player who was in the habit of
treading the primrose path of dalliance
with verIDilion brush during the wee
sma' hours, but ii is my belief that there
are not twenty players in the league today
who are burning the candle at both ends.
When Manager Selee was negotiating for
Encouragement for this year. lie insisted that
lie should be placed I'm absolute control of
the players on and Off the field, and he
promised TO be held personally responsible
for the place they would take in the race
FOR the championship. This has been given
him, and ii now looks as though he would
have heavy burden TO bear this winter
Boston Exchange.
Dumping the ball in the inf,eld and beat
Ing 1t out to first, stealing bases and plac-
ing their hits are the points of the game
that Buck Ewing's Reds are playing, and
is it any wonder they win? Tie old sea-
scientific points than the youngsters, but
there is nothing to hinder familiarity with
these points by the novices if they apply
themselves to their work, aud practice
faithfully.
Treasurer Won der Horst says the League
has Il great defense fund in bank, and is
prepared TO meet any war made on il by its
liberal use. He said the Baltimore Club has
paid the largest amount of this fund of any
club in the League, and that now monthly
assessment OF $3.50 is made on each club.
This would amoint 10 $4,000 month.
and gives u grand total OF $50, GOO for the
six months during which the pla ying season
lasts.
Some surprise has been manifested at the
great fall of the Washington team the pa st
few weeks. AT the opening OF the season
the players put up great bail and made
many Garrison finishes. For The past
three weeks they have been on a toboegan
that was so thoroughly creased that the
slide has been rapid. The cause of this
is due principally to lack of discipline and
possibly some of the players have not
taken care of themselves as they should
Phtsburg Dispatch.
Bob Emslie made funny attempt 10
square himself with Jimmy McJames in
the first game at Chicago last Sunday.
He fed Uncle Arson with high hall that
sped over the heart OF the plate Emsle
called a ball and AnSon disputed Bob's
judgment by pounding the home plate with
his bat, SO angry was he for allowing
one OF his favorites to pass unnoticed. The
next bah pitched was low. and at least
foot from the plate, and Emslie called 1t
strike. Arson deliberately turned, posed
against his hat linked his lengthy legs and,
running his eye over Emslie, smiled sarcas-
ticaily.
Young's feat yesterday in shutting the
Phillies out with but one hit will stand as
the record for the season. In fact. Jut once
before in the history of the game has this
same feat becn accomplished. Hoffer last
year shut out the st. Louis Browns with
but two hits, but Youpg's record is more
credtable, as ii was against the supposedly
hardest hitting club in the League.
Let me tell you," remarked Dad
Clarke, that many a man is struck out
who is sent to his base on balls. The
pitcher who knows his business had better
put them sguarely over the plate when
some of these star kickcrs are at the bat
The umpires seem to think that few bail
players have four or five strikes coming to
them, and think Buck Ewing is in that.
listof favored ones himself