The evening times., 1896-09-18

1t is said that even Arlie's old foe. Con,is-
key. laughed slightly at the gag.-Indian-
apOlis Journal.
The threat of John Rogers to sue for the
services OF Nups, recently signed by Hanion,
is real funny. 1t was only another case OF
Philadelphia slowness. Boston Herald
1t is said that Joe Kelly Is not as much
10 favor in Baltimore now, as he. was last
year, and there is a rumor that Manager
Hanlon would swap him if good trade
was offered.
New York is dickerng for the release OF
Della hanty, but Capt. Mash stated emphati-
cally last night that SO long as he was III
authority III the Philadelphia team he would
never give his consent, under any circuin-
stances. to the release OF that hcavy-hit-
ting outfielder.
McJames, who was given up as hopelessly
wild and ineffective at the beginning of the
season, Is pitching great ball for Washington
now. Mercer and NcJamcs, with young Nor-
ton and silver King, will make pretty
good pitching force for next years Sena-
tors.-Chicago News.
The distaSteful transfer system, inauS-
urated by John Brush of alternating
PLAYERS between Cincinnati and Indianap-
oils has encende red considerable Ill l-feeling
toward the Hoosiers, and every Western
fan will re ioice TO see both Indianapolisand
Cincinnati lose the pennant.-Kansas City
World.
II took an Oshkosh Jury just four and one
half minutes to decide that tits not crime
nor a violation OF the Sunday statute to
play game of baseball on Sunday IN Osll-
kosh. All the witnesses subpoenaed by the
prosecution refused to testify, lest they
should incriminate themselves, except one,
Richard Lee, an agent of the Sabbath $50
A young lady in section d at Chicago
was heard protesting in the third inning
that Sunday baseball was all wrong, and
that she felt repentant and sorrowful over
coming out to a Sabbath game. The balI
whiZzed into the stand Just then and hit
her full on the bra!npan. After she had
been resucitated by showers . cold v ater
she squeaked: "Didn'tI tch yeu so? This
is what get for going o'a bail game on
Sunday and left the grountls in high
dudgeon. -,
Joyce refuses to play more than one game
TOMORROW because he wants TO he in good
condition for the series in Washington. IL
is announced that the postponed game VIII
be played Monday, September IS, at The
Polo Ground. | doubt it. First, it would
hardly be legal. Secondly. The club which
doesn't need the game to better its position
vii. probably refuse to play. My own opin-
ion Is that Joyce wants as little exercise
with the Q uakers as possible. o. Z. Caylor's
special in Philadelphia Press.
1t is a tradition ascending way back
into the dim remoteness OF baseball an
mails that old Pop Anson never struck at
a ball and missed it but what the crowd,
be 1t at Chicago or elsewhere, vented its
delight in roars of derision. 1t is also in
scrihed on the annals that after the afore-
said roar of derisiou has spent itself old
Pop generally swipes the next one pitched
for anything from q single to Eomer.
This amusing feature OF baseball will ex-
ist as long is Pop stays in the game.
which, as far as present indications GO,
means forever. Apropos: How is it that
everyone has overlooked referring to Pop
as the Ii Hung Chang of baseball?-
Cleveland World.