Evening star., 1896-02-29

Kelly, George Keefe, ]. B. Sherer.
With Hartford.W c: 0sbourn; w. J.
Nick Scharf. John Gunshannon.
With Jersey City,. A. Singer, r. Boyle,
A. Williams, A. Stronger.
With Paterson-George E. Daniels. John
killacky. H. E. Rinehart, Thayer Torrey-
son, Edward S. Kern, Emmett HeidrIck
Will E. Henly, George Smith, Maurice H.
Justice, Bert Elton, Frank E. Fitch, Samuel
McMackin.
Just Behind His Chief.
From the New York Telegram.
Secretary Carlisle walked up to the reg
lister of the Fifth Avenue Hotel last Sunday
evening and wrote his name. Behind him
was N. Z. Young, an enploye of the Treas
ury Department at Washington. The Ken
lucky statesman did not recognize the
treasury employe, although Mr.. Young's
name is more widely known throughout the
country than that of the average United
States Senator. He has been a clerk in the
Treasury Department from the time that
Carlisle began to attract attention as
politician, and Is now in his twenty-f1fth
year Of official service with the National
Base Ball League. For his service for
Uncle Sam Mr. Young gets something like
$500 year. The National Base Ball
League pays him $4,000 more to act as it's
president and secretary.
Base Ball Gossip.
Hugh Duffy will coach the University of
Virginia team.
The league meeting was odd because of
the lack of deals.
The Pirates open and close the season
away from home.
Charlie thinner is president of the Union
Grocery Company of Cleveland.
Frank Scheibeck has abandoned the idea
of organizing the Detroit City League.
Harry Staley is superintendent at his
fathers mines in Petersburg Ill.
New York and Brooklyn will not meet on
June.
home grounds.
Jim Hart wanted to kill the Temple cup
Last August he favored playing for the
trophy.
Bert Inks thinks that he will be happy
because he will be a member of the Phil
lies.
Patsy Tebeau says he will retire if the
ClevelandS do not win the pennant this
year.
Eddie Eiteljorg, who was with Washing
ton for while some years ago, has signed
with Grand Rapids.
"Con" Daley declares he Is entirely re-
covered from the injury to his spine. and
that he will be able to catch for the Brook
lynS this year.
The Baltimore plan is good one They
get man filled up on oysters and cham
payne and get him to sign contract
President Robson says that Wallace is
worth his weight in gold, If only to play
against the Brooklyns
President Young thinks that the Colonels
will land seventh Come, Nick, stop guying
the poor MISUNDERSTANDING.
Vonderhorst bet John Kelly 500 even
that the Baltimores will win the champion
ship.
Tebeau was asked which in his opinion
was the best base ball city in the league,
and he replied: Undoubtedly Phladel-
Mack said there are five clubs in the
east which are certain of winning the pen
nant. The Washington people were the
only ones who did not boast of capturing
the nag.-Exchange.
The Pittsburgs recently played their first
game at Hot Springs, and had fair crowd.
The teams were named after the two lead
ing hotels, the Eastman and the Arlington
Beckley, Killen. Lyons, Ely and Menefee
played on the Arlingtons.
While each league is entitled to three
representatives at the minor league con-
vention in this city March 16, Murnane,
president of the New England League, and
Hough of the Pennsylvania State League
are the really active spirits in the call. It
is not sure that the Western League or the
Eastern League will fall in with the pur-
poses of the meeting, which are intended to
be somewhat Warike.
President Hart Of the Chicago club had
been slated as a fifth member Of the ma
tional board Of arbitration, but the efforts
of Messrs. Abel, Byrne, Brush and Robi-
son were directed against his immediate
election. The selection of the fifth member
went over to the Novmber meeting against
the protests Of Boston, Philadelphia and
New York. THE American Association
clique IL the National League" said Mr..
Freedman, will soon get to the end of
their rope. Tricky legislation in base ball
must cease. Business principles and honest
dealings must govern the great national
game, and will, pretty soon."
The Louisville club is going south this
year. The colonels will locate at Houston
to do their practicing. Capt. Anson is san
guine over the prospects of securing a few
dates with them. The games If PLAYED.
ought to improve greatly the work Of both
teams. The old man says he will be able
to judge how his men are doing when he
compares the defeats they give the Texas
villes.
Preparations are now complete for the
Chicago Base Ball Clubs annual soiourn in
Texas. Capt. Anson takes a score of pro-
spective Colts" with him to Galveston
Saturday morning. The men will begin
practice Immediately on their arrival play
ing almost every day with the state clubs
marry wright monument fund by benefit
game. Those who have been selected to 20
south on the training trip are Donahame,
kittredge, Anson, Everett Dolan PARROT
Dahlen, TRULY, Mcbride, Ryan, Lange, Nc
Farland, Flynn. Griffith, Decker, Terry.
Friend, Rice and Briggs.
Shooting Tourney at Rockville.
The Rockville Rod and Gun Club will hold