The evening times., 1896-09-19

Cleveland and Cincinnati will meet to-
day. There will be blood in this series us
second place for either team depends upon
the result.
Judging by the silence which has hovered
over Walcot street, Indianapolis, during the
past month. Amos Rusie must be writing
another book.
The way Baltimore is sigDin pitchers
would seem To indicate that Manaser han-
ion is making preparations Tor his'New
York contingent next year.
Hornuns won't do as League umpire.
lie was impartial in the Atlanti ie League,
but it seems he is trying the home UNI
pire" racket in the National.
The attendance at the baseball games
| In Cleveland, with the tenn making
| gallant fight for second honors, is aggra-
vatingly small. That town is dead, sure,
! in baseball sense
yarney Anderson has returned to Rock
| ford ILL.,, TO spend the winter. He re-
| fused an offer from Kansas City, ana is
| looking for major league engagement.
| While with Minneapolis he Won eleven
/ games aud lost three.
When the COloncis were in Baltimore
George Miller was called upon 10 assist
as umpire After the game Hanlon hand
ed him So Three dollarsr exclaimed
George. NO, sir; my regular price is
SI2, but as I've got another man working
with me, II divide with him and call it
| Sc" lie got his money.
On its arrival in Cleveland a writ of at
tachment for 1885 was issued against the
st. Louis Baseball Club by lIoyt V. Bright
This is said to be due since June 23. The
bill is for eight turnstilcs, 500; and three
canccllng machines, sos. 1t amounts
to S505, but 81 20 was allo wed for the eight
old turnsties. The balance, with interest,
is wanted.
Deacon" Ellis says he has reserved
| for next year Burns, Wright, Davis, who
pitched earlier in the season; Lipp, Setley,
Hodge, the Rothfuss boys, Gilman, DAILY,
| Cargo, O'Hagen, Hughes, f. GettnGer, and
Lucid for Newark. Heine had only a
| temporary contract and Garvin was bor-
rowed, otherwise they also would have
been reserved
7. b. B. C.-Your attention is called to
thefollowingrule, underthe headof' called
game: Rule 24 If the umpire calls
game on account OF darkness or rain
at any time after five innings have been
completed, the score shall be that of the
last equal innings played. except the SIDE
second at bat, shall have scored one or
more runs than the side first at bat. in
which case the score OF the game shall
be the total number o. runs made.
In letter to President Hart, written
from Cleveland, Capt. Anson says: II
am very much disappointed ut not being
lal sRt,aaA
believe that the team is as good as any in
the League, and think that next year Will
show it. Ny only complaint is that the
men do not take sufficient interest in prac-
tce." Capt. Anson did not expect this
letter to be published, and the expression
concerning his opinion of the team strength
can be taken as his conviction.
The Kansas City team will not know
itself next year. Hatfield will be the
only man to hold his place in the infield,
and Campau the only outfielder Man
ager Manning will keep Barnett for the
box, and expects to secure Thornton Lake
will stay, of course, but Blanrord is liable
to take walk. 1t is reported that Mau-
ming will have the first chance at the
champion Newark team of the Atlantic
League after Grand Rapids has taken all
that is wanted.-Minneapolis Journal.
In the last game between Kansas City
and Grand Rapids Pitcher Slage put up
job on Count Campau. He pitched
large juicy potato instead of the ball, and |
he tossed slow one over the heaE of the |
plate The count hit it squarely and got a |
good start before lie realized. the impusi- |
ton. The joke made such a hit with |
Catcher Hodge that he lay down on tile |
damp sod, and it was soSle minutes before !
he recovered. 1t was not exactly according |
to Hoyle, but it was the asst game of the |
season and everything went, kansas CITY |
Star.
The manager OF a local tailoring firms |
nine, according to one OF his pla yers, re-
Gently made the most emr, rrassing mis-
take man in the baseball profession could |
Commit. He addressed letter to a fair
friend a nd another to a hostile mana ger and |
mixed the envelopes. Result: The young
lady received a document starting
out with these words: II am
tired OF your bluffing If you want
toplay, put up your money with some sport
ing editor Ind we will talk business" The
hostile manager was equally amazed to re-
ceive a missive beginning: Every
hour seems year till ! see you
again. When shall again clasp that little
hand in mine and look into those lovely
eyes,"
The following is from a Syracuse ex-
change: The other day, while the sporting
editors of the Eastern League were in cou-
venton in this city. President Pat Paw
ers and the baseball writers attended the
game at Star Park between Buffalo and
Syracuse, says the Raconteur in RE
marques" lin Keefe unpired the game.
The sporting men and the league president
sat in the ''rooters' box, in the upper tier,
where tile ne wspaper men usually sit Be-
low IN that portion of the graud stand de-
voted to the ladies sat galaxy OF young
lady fans who never miss game when
the weather is fair, and who are very posi-
tive in their likes and dislikes as regards
certain players In some way the kno WI
edge OF the presence of President Powers
came to the female rooters' club, and one
or the young women penned the foil lowing
note: president Pat Powers: Will YOU
please let Mr.. Gaffney umpire all the rest
OF the games in this city?'' The signature
must remain a secret President Powers
wrote her that Mr.. Gaffney would umpire
the two games on Labor Day, and at all
the rest OF the games in the series here.
Then he informed the young lady that ne
had forwarded her note to Mr. Gaffpey.
by whom he was sure it would be appre-
ciated.
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