Evening star., 1897-06-10
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to scrap, often to square the poor work Of
their teams.
A certain tailor In Springfield Is likely to
lose his business If Dan Brouthers makes
many more home runs on the Springfield
grounds. Every time Dan does he gets q
suit of clothes.
Outfielder Mccarthy of Indianapolis prob
ably will never play again. His left leg is
In plaster of paris cast and his physician
fears he will have to amputate his leg.
Philadelphia critic thinks Lajoie should
use little more Judgment in batting.
Larry is hunting for base hits only
kid Gleason has not played ball so
well during all his career as he is playing
1t this season. His fielding is a vast inn
provement over that of 1896. and it was not
SO very bad during that year.
The only trouble with the New York
pitching staff Is that 1t contains too many
good men. They don't get worked out
often enough to keep them in proper fettle.
At Syracuse on Saturday a spectator at
the game took exceptions to one of Um-
pire Keefes decisions and emphasized 1t
by hitting Keefe with cushion. The game
was DELAYED while two or three policemen
vainly endeavored to find the offender.
Burket: is thoroughly indignant at his
bad luck in batting. He has been meeting
the ball right along, but as regularly hits
It to some fielder. The assertion that he is
jealous OF Sockalexis is perfect nonsense,
as he recommended the Indian to Tebeau.
Zimmers recent accidental two-base hit
from an attempted sacrifice has but one
rival In Cn1cagO last year the Giants had
played five innings without a run In the
sixth the first two men got bases and
Dad" Clarke. next up. was ordered to
sacrifice. Pa got ready to dump it, but
Friend sent a slow one, which so tantalized
the eccentric pitcher that he couldn't re-
sist the desire to break the seams" In
stead of pushing 1t to the diamond Dad
hauled off and smote 1t over Lange's head
for three bases. AS he sat down on third
base to rest he called to Manager Irwin:
How do you like my style Of sacrificinS?''
The amount assessed in fines against
National League players this season is but
slightly in excess Of that of last year for
corresponding period. In 1896 it aggregated
$E35 up to the latter part of May, and in
1897 it was only $40 more. 1t should be
borne in mind that the umpires are stricter
this season and the inference is that the
players are more tractable.
The absence of Jack Sheridan from the
Monday Observation-Disclosures game Is
explained. Col. Rogers protested him, claim
Ing that his players said that he gave
them the worst OF it on balls and strikes
In Saturdays game. Col. Rogers further
protested against Sheridan umpring any
more games for the Cincinnati team in the
east. And such men make rules to govern
players and tell umDires TO enforce them,
and when the umpire is honest and does
his duty he is thrown down. After many
arguments Manager Bancroft finally Sc
cured the money due on rain checks which
came in Saturday and for which Col
Rogers refused to pay A letter from PreSi-
dent Young ordering the Philadelphia club
to pay over to the Cincinnati club the
amount withheld brought Rogers to time
Cincinnati Commerciai-Tribune.