The evening times., 1896-09-24

healed all right, and 1t is reported that Kilt
ridge told some OF the players thatb:- wasin
good condition, but didn I care TO catch any
more for u while. Whercupun Anson grew
wroth and sent him hone. '
The National League club that secures
First Bascman Drauby. OF Providence, Will
not regretit Jack Chapman says he is q
second Beckley.
THERE'S Justnow considerable talk through
out the League as to the probability OF Bill
IIutchiuson's going back 10 Chicago, and Il
great many fear that he may leave Ninre-
apolis.
President Sodon. of The BoSton.Club. be-
licvrs the League would make a wise move
by cnactiug law this winter to prevent
clubs from having over fifteen men under
contract at one time.
Cleveland has three games to play with
Louisville. while CINCINNATI has two with
Chicago. If Cleveland should lose all
three aad Cincinnati win the remaining two.
Tebeau's men would still finish iii second
place.
Mauarer-Captain Dowd, OF the st. Louis
team, lays the recent disastrous trip OF the
club. when they Won only nine games out OF
thirty-nine. TO tie double games played and
the poor umpiring of Lally, whom he con-
;idcrs one of the worst umpireS in the busi-
ness. --- -.-..
Il am not saying mucli,'' says Manager
Sta.hngs, of Detroit. but wait until you
see our list for 1897. We will have eight
men un the team who can run in eleven
secnUds, and there will be some tall base
running next year at Bennett PARK. Ana
tile best of ii s the new CDes are h1ttcrs.
JohnA Crowley, who caught for the Phiia-
deiphia team in 1884. died at his home i'll
Lawrence, Mass, yesterday of conSuiip-
tiou. aged thirt y-four years. After leaving
the Phillies he played with Washington,
Norfolk. Portland and Meriden, his last
enga cement being with the team of his
native city.
The PhiIadelphias will be New Eng
land League team pretty soon. Then they
WILDE able to win big gleague championship
alright. There is some pluck and enthusi-
asm among these minor leaguers III New
England. They are not all playinga walt,
ing game for salary day.-Bangor Conf
mercial.
Ranpla yers, with names odd enough end
quaint enough to be used Tor parlor bric-a-
brac, are continually blossoming forth as
professionals. Here are q few of the vint-
age OF 90: Cauliflower, Badger, Ro:ch,
Pickering, Diggins, Bear, Bean, News, La
Joie, Nops, Spratt, Lever, killacky, Cain.
Jorda n, Stouch, Fry, Smink. Lipp, o HaSan;
Standish, KatZ, Vinx, Pfanmiiler, and
weand. These will doubtlesssuffic as the
first installment.
Ewing was numerically guyed after the
sixth inning in Cleveland on Saturday by
the Cleveland players. though the crowd
had opened on him long before that time.
He was tainted most numerically. but he
had never a word 10 say. Ewing realized
quite likely that If he and his gang had
acted deccntly when they had the Spiders
on their own grounds last, the situation
would not have been made SO Illuminating
to him. 1t was Just retribution. .-Cleve-
land Wcrld.
Interference 10 the runor to play OIL one OF
the games of the Temple Cup series in some
other city, President Byrnc, OF the Brook
lyn club, yesterday made the following
offer: IF the pla yers want to have one of
their games in this viciuity. the Brooklyn
club viii gladly donate the Use or Eastern
Park free of expense. think Temple
Cup game between such fine ball teams as
the Baiunores and tie Clevclards would
draw big crowd. aud my cfuh'soffe- VIII
remain open until the players of the contest
ing clubs let me know OF their intentions :"
Lancaster. Pa. dispatch says. Tlere
wasanuch dissatisfaction here during the