The evening times., 1896-12-11
BASEBALL NOTES.

Minneapolis has signed q Chicago semi
! professional fielder named Kern.
Dan BrOuthers' Eastern League career
proved that he is still 4 great batSman.
Ducky Holmes is said 10 lie certain Of
a place On the Louisville outfieId next
season.
Jimmy Canavan, who had his foot in
| jured toward the close last season, is able
to be about again.
eCnciuraup have already serted
aotic' on Tommy Corcoran that he VIII
have I" leave that sulky disposition be
hind hiiI' in New Haven if he hopes 10 he
! welcome III Cincinnati.
Bob Allen denies the report that he is
anxious 10 return to the diamond, though
it is a pretty well established fact that
he would have accepted the management
of the Philliesif rendered him.
Jake Stencil says he likes Pittshnrg
and Pittsburgers, and was treated We'll
by President Kerr. For that reason he
wants to deny the charge that he was a
knCcker while with the Pirates.
Dennis HCole, the new outfieldcr Sc
cured by New Yorks, was signed by that
club upon the recommendation of Jim
O'Rourke, who also put Lush into the
professional arena. Hoole halls from
Coloes, N. Y.
Tom Mccarthy is deep in business propo-
sitions this winter. He loves the Old
game, and says that he VIII lie fine as
fiddle for next season, but will not play
ball for small NJ oney. If get my price"
says MacF, " you can put il Gown that il
will do some pretty fair work"
Suit has been brought against the Louis-
vile Baseball Club by F. Drexler, jr., to
recover on three notes for $3.50 each exc
cuted by him just before the opening of the
seas on of 1894. These notes were given
to raise money as a loan and were discount
ed in bank. Drexler says he took up the
notes and the club owes him the money.
At the time of the transaction Drexler was
president Of the club.
DR.. Arlie Pond and Joseph Kelley. of
the Baltim ore Baseball Club, rolled into
Baltim ore yesterday afternoon from New
York, having landed there in the morning
from their European trip. Kelley said
that the other Oriole travellers s-Jennings
Keeler and McGraw-arrived with them.
the whole party having returned on the
steamer Majestic, which steamed Into
New Y ork harbor Wednesda night but the
the passengers were not allowed to land
until yesterday morning.
Ex Manager Irwin, of the New Yorks, has
been in Toronto for the past three or four
days lo oking over the ground with a view
OF buying the Eastern League baseball fran
chise. Last night meeting to discuss the
SITUATION was held in the Grand Union
Hotel, quite a number OF the enthusiasts
being present. A subscription list was
started with $40O. A pror osition TO play
the games at Hanlan's Island has been
made, and it is said that the ferry com
pany approves of the idea.
President Robson is much pleased by
the proposed idea of supervisor because
he believes 1t m owe in the right direction
and thinks that If the standard of umpiring
is improved in only one city in the circuit
each day. there will be much gained at
that. IF the uinpires would enforce tie
rules. there would be no more complaint
about rowdyism on the diamond saws
Mr.. Robson. THE whole fault lies with
the umpires. and If they will not do their
duty, IL is not the fault of the rules that
regulate the games. 1t will never do for
an umpire to enforce the rules rega riding
one man or one team and overlook them on
behalf of another. as is too often the case.
but fair and impartial stand will be ad.
mired. no matter how severe it may be.
do not say that all the umpires require
watching. but there are many who do, and
the knowledge that somebody had a watch
rui eye over him would not hurt any of
them.''