The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-26
BASE BALL NOTES.

Cheer up. Cherubs.
McDonaIu played "a fine game.
There was more ginger in the playing OF
Norfolk yesterday.
Carin Is shaky on ball ana strikes.
Schmidt pitcnes to-day.
There were a few kicks coming to hotn
teams yesterday. ana they got them IN.
Somebody sent ,hcsbrO a rabbit ) loot,
but it's charm did not work.
Eooters' Row Is the popular and fash
ionable place in the grand stand. All
the points Of the game can be learned
there in "A very few minutes.
There is nothing in the rumor about
Elberficld being sold.
That was a great surprise to see Rich
mond defeat Norfolk two out of three,
and at Norfolk. at th"at.-Lancaster News.
Not much of a surprise. It's a regular
thing with the Cherubs
Those record players. who insist on
registering Il kick because they believe
themselves short a hit. robbed out or
their bingles." as they put II. injurc no
one but themselves when they scan the
columns Of the papers every morning IN
search of the error and hit column. ana
MAKE caustic comments over their record
Of the day before. In nine cases out OF
ten the kick is unjustitable. ana comes
from the fellows with the Ossiled skulls.
The player who has "A continuous eve 10
his record Is fast becoming a mark tor
managers. more so. in fact. than ever
before. and the sooner the record favor
ties realize this fact the longer Will he
be able TO earn ms bread and butter as
n ball Observation-Disclosures Post.
Manager Mckee. OF Paterson. has offer
ed Deacon Ellis, so II Is said. 500 and
another player for Eddie Daley. the rat
Ting third baseman Of the Newark team.
-Htr;ford TELEGRAM.
Pete Cassidy. who has been PLAYING
with MINNEAPOLIS this wear. and whom
Manager Ellis sold for Sl.0o0 10 Louisville
in the fail Of 1895. has been engaged by
Newark. He is a good hitter. and batted
with an average of .5s3 in lsy5.- Patterson
Call.
Saws the Lancaster lntenicencer: Pres
ident RarrowS row has a very competent
quarte.te Of umpircs i'm Belts, Woidman.
Snyder and Carlin. They are by far the
best men that have been employed this
year. Umpire Wci0man Is all right on
the diamond and he Is conscientious oft
the field. lie refuses 20 stop at any hotel
win ball players and when the Rich
mcnds went 10 the city Hotel this morn
ing he shifted TO the American House
That is according 10 instructions. which
Weidman obcys strictly
Cassidy is an all-around baseball
player. Two triplets WAS his batting
record. and ne had three put outs ana
four assists. Hc plays the game as II he
had some interest in the result. and
shows life and vim.
MANAGER Long has signed "Chick" Ham
mer. OF Philadelphia. for the inteld.
The two Southern teams are having a
sultry times OF IT together. and just now
the Richmonds have a little the better Of
the Unless the Norfolks new
pitching material materialfzes. they are
apt TO drop two out OF three games at
5eichmond.-Paterson Call.
The Atlantic League rare IL one OF the
prettiest on record. and Manager Wells
promises 10 have the Cherubs In the
breach coming down the stretch.
There is little doubt that Elberfeld Will
he In the National League in a few years.
lie IL the finest In this League. and 81
eyes are upon him.
Barley kaln has bis eye upon the ball.