The evening times., 1896-09-15
BETWEEN THE BASES.

President Young has appointed Hornung
| a League umpire.
Cincinnati has lost eighteen OF the last
| tweDty-one games.
Center Fielder belts, of wilkesbarre, is
| almost ripe enough FOR the National Lea que.
| Jud Smith, OF the Toronto farm OF the
| Pittsburg club. played third base for the
| Pirates. He made two singles, and flelded
| in fine STYLE.
The games at New York during the next
| three days will practically decide whether
| Philadelphia or New York will lead the
| second division.
1t is definitely settled that Sclee will
| continue to manage the Boston cl9b next
season. That Will make his eighth con-
| secutive year with Boston.
| Jerry Nops, wilminGton's crack pitcher,
| who has signed with Baltimore, was yes
| terday presented with a handsome gold
| watch by his Wilmington admirers.
Presidents Soten OF Boston and Freed
man OF New York are on d fishing trip to-
| gether, and it is said that Pitcher Rnsie is
| more talked about than anything else.
Pitcher Wheeler has been signed by the
| Phillies and not by Washington, as re-
| ported. He will pitch one OF the games
against New York. He has the earmarks
| OF good man.
MaUager McGunnigle was unable to be
| at yesterdays game. being confined to
| his bed with typhoid fever. DR.. Stucky
| thinks he will be all right in a couple OF
weeks. In the meantime Miller will have
| charge of the team.
Walbridge and Barclay. of the Lafayette
baseball team. who played with the At
| lantic City team during the summer. have
| received offers from National League teams
| Walbridge, it is said, is wanted by Wash
ington aud Barclay by Boston.
Tie voting contest awarding diamond
studied lockct to the most prominent mem
Der of the Lancaster Baseball Club closed
yesterday morning, with the following re-
suit: John Buttermore, SS7; L. Seybold,
S94, and j. Yeager, 663. Over $500
votes were cast during the season.
Doggy Miller says: THAT boy Her.
man is one OF the comers. He is little
slow now, but am gingering him up, and
l expect him to do great work next year.
Nobody has the best of him on curves and
speed. and if he gets quicker motion he
will be peach. It's IA mighty slow pitcher
that let's a runner get such lead that DcX-
ter can't throw 'em out at second. I'd
play ball two years for nothing if / could
get an arm like that kids. He's the fastest
and best thrower in the league. II had
his arm it would last ME ten years"
johnson. the new second paseman, put
up good game. He accepted all chances
and made two clean singles. king"
Crooks was also on the field, and said he
never felt better in his life. Il am now in
good condition. and my shins won't trouble
Inc Bit Jack does not know when
he will play again. He said that he sup
posed it would rest on the merits of the
case. Manager McGunnigle has not yet
announced his intention, but both men will
be kept until the close of the season, and
then one will probably be traded.
1t is practically certain that the old CON-
bine which ruled the National League last
year and this is broken Robinson's empty
threat to "expose the rottenness of the
League" ended his influence. Won der
Ahe became persona non grata when he
converted the st. Louis League Baseball
Park into an electric light race track. 1t
is as sure as anything can be that Kerr,
Stuckey, Wagner and Won der Horst will
join their influence with the Boston, Phila-
delphia, Chicago and New York Clubs in
putting Byrne, Robinson, Brush and Won
der Ahe on the shelf in November. Keep
your eyes on that Chicago mecting.-New
York Herald.
President Hensel, Of the lancaster Base
ball Club, yesterday sent President Nick
Young, of the National League, the follow
ing list Of players reserved for next sea
Son: Yeager, West, Sprogcl and Dolan.
pitchers; Roth and Westlake, catchers;
Hamburg, McQuaid. seyhold, Buttermore
and Leidy. There is a dispute over Nc
Quad, who is claimed by Paterson, but
Lancaster will contest the claim. Capt.
Henry is not reserved, as his services be-
long to Rochester, who loaned him to Ian
caster for this season. There is move
ment on foot to change the management
of the club, which is now controlled by
board of directors, and the prospects are
that next year it will be In the hands Of
one OF two individuals.
John ]. McCloskey may take onIaha's
franchise next year. He talked of the
Colopels the other day and said: ut ap-
pears to me that McGunmgle now has some
very fast young men, and If batters are
added the team next year will prove
winner. No team can win without heavy