The evening times., 1896-11-21
BASEBALL NOTES.

The wandering Orioles have been re-
| ported from Gay Paree.
The Quakers offered to exchange Hall
man, Carsey and Hulen for Corcoran.
| Van Haltren is winterng in California,
| where he Will play with the Oakiand team.
Fatty Chiids will not have to eat SNOW
balls thi- winter, for lie won over 81 900 on
| the election.
Ariie Latham, the actor-baliplayer, has
| given much of his attention to bowling
since the sea son closed.
President Kerr, of Pittsburg, has called
| Off that deal OF Lyons, Bierbauer and
| Goar for Tom McCreery.
Mr. soden, OF Boston, is wonder. He
| never has word OF criticism FOR any of
| the members of the league.
tits a compliment to Corcoran and Ger
| many Smith tha6 the Brooklyn and Cin-
cinnad fans are kicking over the deal.
| Chris Won der Abe is one OF the jolliest OF
| the magnates He tells of his misfortune. s
In Il way to make them appear decidedly
| amusing.
| Dave Foutz is reported as having signed
| CONTRACT TO manage the Detroit team
| OF the Western League next season He
| has, it is said, signed Brownie Foreman,
| the Wardberry boy, as regular pitcher.
Every day new name is suggested for
| manager or the Phllies. Dave Foutz. late
| of the Brook yn Club, is in the field and
many wise on : think the Philadelphia man
| agement would not be making a great mis-
| take in securing him.
The Philadelphia Baseball Club will ex-
| perence a hard time in securing a good
manager. What is the matter with Mr.
Reach taking the reins? Then, at least,
| the owners could not interfere with the
manager Philadelphia Record.
| A Western newspaper has been cruel
enough to say that F De Hass Robson is
| booked for "A foreign mission under Iresi-
| dent-elect Mckinley. Could the National
| League afford To lose such shining light
graph
| Treasurer Won der Horst, OF Baltimore,
! stopped off In Cleveland on his way home
from the League meeting, and edi;
| ately the rumors concerning the removal
| OF the Orioles to some other city We're re-
viyed. as If Robson held the situation III
| his hand.
| President Won der Abe negotiated for
| nolan whiel al the league meeting in
| Chicago. but when all arrangements Were
| completed for the deal, the Boss pres-
! dent did not have the necessary collateral
! to pay for the crack pitcher from BeantOwn,
. and the deal was Off for the time being.
IT would make Lots Smith feel like a
| king to hear the many nice things that are
he,nC SAID about him by Cincinnati fans,
| who discuss baseball winter and summer.
| one can scarcely find man who VIII say
| that Corcoran is a better shortStop than
| Smith. Tommy will have to prove conclu-
] slvely that he is u second Jennings
Ted Sullivan, the irrepressihle, has gone
| to New York to see the Yale-Princeton
| football game Ted has not yet rccov.
cred from the effects OF a liberal dose Of
| British iHsllaiisrn. and remarked to a
| friend recently that he would rather be
| condemned to live on the Eastern Shore
and eat acorns for the rest OF his natural
life Than to have to reside in 'dcah Lun-
| non.'
| Ewing was responsible for George Smiths
| exchange. So this in Cincinnati paper
will cause a smile: lone OF the most
| highly appreciated articles in Smiths new
| home is handsome cut-glass water pitcher
and fine glass stand for it. Mrs. Smith and
george are especially proud OF Il, as 1t Is a
| present from Captain and Mrs Ewing. 1t
| shows that Ewing holds Smith in high re-
| gard
Chauncey Fisher said to a Cincinnati re-
| porter: Il never expected to play here
| again after what happened last snnmcr-
| could not get along with Capt. Ewing.
| and ] suppose was put in the deal to get
rid OF me. always wanted to go 20 Brook
] iyn. That stheon town for baseball They
| might have traded me to Louisville, or they
| might have given six OF US for one man;
They paid big price for Corcoran, but I
consider George Smith the better pla yer. "
Manager Dowd, OF the Browns, announces
| that lie has n good chance OF securing Jack
| Taylor. the Phillies' crack pitcher, for next
| seasons team. Dowd and President Reach,
| Of the Philadelphia club, had conference
| at the League meeting in Chicago, and
| Tommy was assured that Taylor could be
secured If the right offer was made Dono-
| hue is III" twIrirr that the Philhes are hot
after, and If Reach is willing to make an
even trade with Dowd for Taylor, he can
secure "Donny-'
President Ban johnson, of the West
| ern League. claims that Mr.. Bru>h'S with
drawal OF all interest in the indianapolis
Club was not sincere, and was only resorted
| to to accomplish his own ends It the league
meeting. In proof of this Mr.. johnson
| is showing a-typewritten document bearing
Mr.. Brush's signature. This document is a
demand upon the Western League to pay
over 10 the Indianapolis Athletic Club"
as the successor and assignee OF the ''ln-
dianapols Baseball Club" which Is the club
holding members i n the Western League,
the sum of So 500 due the Indianapolis
Club from the 10 per cent fund. This
document is signed by John T. Brush,
| president of the Indianapolis a thletic Club
Mr.. johnson wants to know what this is bot
one way OF whipping the devil around the
stump.
There appears to be no ground for the
ruinor lately circulated that the New
York baseball club would most likely
lose the Polo Grounds at the expiration
OF its present lease in 1900. Mr.. j. j:
Coogan who has the absolute control OF
the premises for its owner, his mother
in-law, Mrs. Lynch, said to New York
club representative recently: Il am per-
fecty contented with the present ten
ant, the New York Baseball Club, and
unless something unforeseen arises the
club can have Il renewal OF its lease for ten
years more. / have found the present
head OF the club among the squarest men
with whom to do business l have ever