The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-25
BOYLE is pIssATIsrrrD

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BOYLE Is DISSATISFIED
Jack Boyle, who caught last season
Tor the Phillies last season. is said To he
anxious to play with the Cincinnati
Gluo next season. In speaking of the
matter recently to n Cincinnati En-
quirer reporter, Boyle said: one day
last year Buck Ewing met mo at the
corner of Sixth and Walnut. and told
me that he had been trying TO get n
trade out of the Philadelphia club FOR
me, but Reach and Rogers would not
nave 1t. Since then have heard moth
days" y"
do you think there is a chance of
YOU getting away from Philadelphia -
NO, | don't believe there is. have
no Kick coming against the Quaker
CITY management. | have ALWAYS been
treated right there and feel kindly to-
MArd everybody connected with the
club. Cincinnati is my home. how
ever, and ! would like to play there.
If could get with the beds Iii assure
suck that he would never regret il.
Know will play great ball next sea
son would either catch or play first
base. Just whichever place Ewing
wanted we to fill. prefer to play the
base. however. to catching. thinE
that is the position am best fitted for
IL is no use TO talk about impossibili-
ties, however, as | do not believe The
fhiiauelph!a Club would agree to let mo
get away from them. If deal is ever
made Cincinnati is the first club I'll
ask to come to. If have to STAY where
am III not Erumble, as next to my
nome team there is no place / would
rather play than in PA adeiphia."
Boyle is spending his time in helping
to train Jim Franney. the Western light
weight. for his coming contest with
Charlie Burns. They play handball
ne one of the best handball players in
Cincinnati.
Aithough ii was rumored that the New
York Club was TO dispose OF Catchers
Jack Warren and Dave Zcarfoss mo
such a change has been made as vet,
ana the club might possibly give them
a trial IN the South 10 see If thcv have
improved. Warren hadathe ma X trre az n
good catcher ana batter il he had
worked regularly. but Keeping a man
on Inc bench makes him lazy and. slow.
There is much moro reason 10 believe
that Seymour and Doheny Will be sue
ceSsiul pitchers next year than there is
that Nops ana Corbett will succeed
New York Herald. If all Caylor's pre-
dlctiGns about New York in 1897 rest
II VIII be the same old story again next
year.
McPhee will be captain of the Reds.
Ii is said Ewing will not play at all
next year
Ollie Beard, the old shortstop. may
succeed Billy McGunnig.e as manager
or the Louisville Club. The manage
ment, 1t IS said, was offered Ben sand
ers' me old pitcher but his price was
The Pittsburg News says that Eastern
critics opine that Jerry Nops. the little
NORFOLK lad signed by the Baltiinores
VIII DE the premier left-handed pitcher
or ": That's putting it pretty strong,
out Nops Is clever and speedy for all
Ana he's the pitcher passed over by
Ewing in his haste to pick uD Johnny
Foreman. Nops was never with the
Norfolks. but played in the Virginia
League with the Petersburgs.
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Pittsburg and Cincinnati are both af-
ter First Baseman Perry Werden. NJ
he MINNEAPOLIS Club. Since letting
Beckiey so the Smoky City team has
been looking in vain for some one IA
satisfactorily fill the position. while
Cincinnati needs Vaughn back Of Inc
bat and Captain Ewing thinks that
with Werden on first and Corcoran M
short. the Cincinnati team Will he
greatly improved both nj batting and
fielding.
Chicago needs third baseman badly.
and has made overtures to the Phillies