The evening times., 1896-09-09
within earsnot of any of the Reds the police

within earshot of any of the Reds the police
have to interfere to prevent homicide.
Manager Sclee would like to have Cocney
oof the Providence nine as utility fielder.
Camel will probably be left at home
until he is needed on the last trip of
the Bostons.
Hannivan, Of the Pawtuckets, is to be
tried by the Bostons after the New England
season closes next Saturday.
The Detroit team leads the Western
League in the eamountof fines that havebeen
plastered on the men this year.
What the Senators did to our old friend
Ewing was what old Bill Jones would have
called a good and plenty.-CIncinnati Post.
That $500 fine which did not ''go"b had
the power to keep .Patsey" Tebeau within
bounds. He never was SO quiet i'll Boston as
during the last series. Boston Herald.
Danny Friend will take a day off next
Sunday and pitch for the Whit.nss against
the Cievelapds. He does this simply TO get
even, If possible. with Cleveland for GER
tain whalings OF he past.
In tight place Delahanty is of little use
as Il batsman Three times yesterda y a hit
would have brought in a run, buthe was not
equal TO the occasion. The fourth time, with
the bases empty, he made pretty single to
center
Old Dan Brouthers made a home run,
triple and single at Springfield, Mass.
The homer was The heaviest ever made ut
Hampden Park. The ball went high and
clear over the trees which fringe the river
bank on the outskirts of the mile track
There are about SO pla ayersin the National
League. OF these only fifty nine are Irish
| men. The Emerald Isle is always well 10
the front when anything athletic is going
ON. There are forty-five Germans on the
list. one Englishman. one Australian and
three Frenchmen, leaving as American or
unciassified seventy-four.
While Martin Jacobs and Charles Kill
patrick Were playing ball last evening at
Bethlehem, 1O-year-old James Queir ra.
between them just as jacobs pitched a ball
to Fitzpatrick. The ball struck the little
fellow on the right temple, killing him
instantly. A jury was empanelied which
exonerated Jacobs, but censured the bor
ouch Tor permitting balplaying on the
public thoroughfares.
The Frank Reccius' and Mike Reccius'
played yesterday. The Frank Reccius won
by To Q, but Mike Reccius was not salts
fled. and intmated that someone had tam
pered with the figures. To settle 1t he
proposed TO run foot race with his brother.
Both are large men, but after they had
dmbled over the stretch Frank had scored
another victory. This proved coBclusiely
that his team had won tie game. Louis
vile Times.
There is no reason why the followers of
baseball in Brooklyn should not be as thor
oughly disgusted as are the enthusiasts
IN this city. Fortunately, only a few
more games remain TO be played on either
side OF the East River. Two more months
of baseball would cripple the game severely
in this district With six and seven-in-
ming games beilg played at the Polo
Grounds. and the Brooklyn team losing reg
ularly at Eastern Park, the people who
patronize baseball are not getting what
pay for.-New York Tribune.
New York crowds were very sarcastic In
their treatment OF Eddy Burke. and he
was ma ark for lots of insults. Once, after
he had struck out, grand stand habitua
yelled: Too much booze on board, Eddy."
The little outfielder. who was on his way
to tile bench, flushed up quickly and looked
for his tormentor. I'D Ike to have YOU
say that to me after the game" he re-
marked, ana there was an angry gieam in
his eyes that foretold trouble. but the Of
fense was not repeated. New York was
The one city on the Eastern circuit where
the crowds seemed TO dislike the Reds
Cincinnati Post.