The evening times., 1896-09-12
BETwEEN THE BASES.
orth has u lame shoulder.

orth has u lame shoulder.
Keener will pitch for the Phillles today.
The Minneapolis team has Won twenty
straight games.
BY winning yesterday the Phillics capture,.
the Washington series.
Louisville is killing Cincinnati's chances
to play for the Temple Cup.
Carsey h as not lost a game in Washington
since leaving that club, in 1891.
Briggs made a three-bagger yesterday.
The blow almost killed his father, as Briggs
average this year is just about 1873.
Keener is great al-round player-that
is, he gets all around. One day lie plays for
Wilmington, the next for the Athletics and
then returns to the Phillies.
Why is it that the good umpires always
make poor ones when the Y visit this city,
Pittsburg Leader. This is not the case
You do not know the game. Unpires do
In recent game at Detroit McBale of the
Mhlwaukees dislocated Fifield's left thumb
with a grounder in the last inning OF the
first game. Fifield pulled it back in and
stuck the game out.
Big Bill Lange h as over 100 stolen bases
to his credit, with fourteen games yet to
play. In these games ifc hopes TO get at least
sixteen stolen bases, aud thus surpass Billy
Hamilton's last season S record of 5stulen
bases.
In this youngster, Smith, Washington has
one OF the besttfird ba sc men in the League.
A sa batsman, however. he is very much Lee
Viau.-Cincinnau Post Smiths batting
average is .3i9 This is nothing OF the Lee
Viau kind.
George Decker is a round Chicago with his
arm in sling. Decker is doubly uniucky,
Tor not only is his arm broken, but his wrist
is sprained The splnts of the broken arm
keep the sprain from swelling, and the ie
suit is great pain.
Jerry Nops, the Wilmington twirler, Tho
is highly recommended TO Hanion by the
manager of the Wilmington club, of the
Atlantic League, viii be given achance tins
afternoon to show whathe can do. He VIII
be pitted against the Brooklyns.
HaIlrnan and DeMontreville played gilt
edge ball yesterday. Each man got four
hits out Of four times at bat and scored
two runs. Hallinan accepted all of nine
chances at second and DeMontreville took
all OF eleven at short.-P hiladelphia Record.
A correspondent wishes oknow il sacri-
flee hit takes off a time at bat and what to
score IL an error is made on a sacrifice. An
intentional bUnt sacrifice takes off
time Il t bat. Ifauerror ismade in ha ndling
the bunt, the sacrifice counts, and the tirue
at bat is omitted just the same, as it was
certainly not the batter fault that the ball
was fumbled. He did his duty when he
bunted and should, il possible, receive even
a little more credit when he reaches first
than when he gets put out
Jimmy Rogers is preparing to spring
surprise on his friends shortly after the
close of the season. The finest first base
man in the League has made arrangements
to get married. The ceremony will be
solemnized in November. The bride-to-be
is tail, stately brunette, and very hanl-
some She went over to New York to spend
few days at the Sturdevant House with
Jimmy's sister, who was visiting him for
a few days. He was so constant in his
attentions that 1t was impossible to keep
the secret from leaking out. The maine f
the bride is not given, because this prema-
ture announcement is NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
vile Times.