The times., 1897-03-29
A GAME THIS AFTERNOON
The ''McGnires" and ''Farrells'
to Contest for Supremacy.
ALL THE MEN WILL WORK
Swain Is Not in the Best of Form,
But May Pitch an Inning-An-
other Rumor That the Cleveland
Club May Be Transferred The
Champions Practice.

Manager schmelz said yesterday after
noon that if the temperature continued
cold this morning, he would not put the
men TO work, but would reserve them
for the practice game in the afternoon.
AS has been stated, the "Farrells' and
"McGuires" will line up at 4:3O O'Clock
for the first contest of the season.
The players spent Sunday in decorous
way, the majority attending church, while
the others stayed at home and passed the
time in reading and in catching up with
their correspondence. A ball players
mail is never barren, and with the excep-
ton of actors, they probably receive more
letters than any others engaged in amuse-
ment enterprises.
Nothing had been heard from King or
Maui up to last night, but Manager Schmelz
is confident that they will report eventu-
ally. Mr. Wagner, while in Philadelphia
yesterday, no doubt saw Maui and talked
the matter over with him. Mr Wagner
and his family will return to Washington
this morning to remain during the season.
Hillary Swain's attack OF grip has put
him on the hospital list, and, though he is
not d sick man. in the full acceptance
Of the term, yet his physician has ordered
that he abstain from hard practice, or none
at all, unless the weather should be warm
and congenIaI Should the wind lay this
afternoon, the young giant may pitch u
couple of innings in the Farrell Mcclure
game.
The splendid play of the Georgete wn boys
in their recent games against Johns Hop
kins University, of Baltimore, and Gallau-
Diet College has set the Senators to think
ing, and they are estimating that they have
a pretty hard job on hand to beat the
youngsters in the game scheduled at Ma
tional Park for April ,, or one week from
today. Capt. Tom Brown and the other
Senators have been keeping close tab on
Georgetown's scores, and the array of hits
and scarcity of fielding errors made by
the boys in blue and gray in their pair Of
preliminary contests has commanded the
utmost respect of the League aggregation.
Following the sensation eTeated by Brook
lyn's offer of 500, 900 for the Cleveland
club. lock, stock, and barrel, which PreSi-
dent Frank DeHaas Robson refused comes
the announcement that Tebeau ana his
Spiders will be transferred to indiana
polls. \ dispatch from indianapolis yester-
day says:
- Little doubt now remains that the Cleve-
land club, of the Nationa! League, will he
transferred to indianapolis This was
practically agreed upon after long con-
ference between those most vitally inter
ested.
stanley and Frank De Haas Robson, Of
Cleveland; JAMES A. Hart, of Chicago, and
John T. Brush were the participants in the
conference, and although none of them
would talk, 1T was learned that Brus ha>'
made proposition to Robson by "
Brush to turn over his Cincinnati inter
ests and part of his Western League inter
ests to Robson, in exchange for the CIeye-
land franchise.
1.-The two could not agree a to terms.
but it is reported that Robson practically
decided to bring the Cleveland Club here
/ is said Hart urged this course as the
way to satisfy the League, ami that Brush
finally acquiesced
''The three men drove out to the League
grounds, and later Inspected a tract Of land
which has been under consideration for sew
eral months as new park. Robson viii
stay here a few days and consider the sit
uation carefully"
Although the many reports about the
Cleveland Clubs sale or transfer cannot be
verified, yet it does seem that where there
is so much smoke there must be some fire.
A special dispatch to The Times from
Cleveland last Thursday night stated that
President Robson had declared that if he
was denied the privilege of playing games
on Sunday he would move his club, and as
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Forest City are continuing to wage unre-
lentless war on his scheme TO play Sunday
ball, rnodicum of truth must be accred-
tied to the indianapolis dispatch published
above. The Times said yesterday that the
Cleveland fans would not see National
League baseball games in 1898 1t ap-
pears now they might be denied such en-
joyment this year
The Orioles weatto Columbus from Macon
Friday to play their first exhibition game
ofthe season at the former place Saturday
afternoon. Robinson, Mcmahon, Hoffer.
Horton and O'Bren We're left behind, and
will join the team at Atlanta tomorrow.
Jennings will go to Columbus today from
the University of Georgia, and Joe Corbett
will join the team at Atlanta. Kelley re-
ported Friday in excellent condition.
Manager HanIon says the team is better
than ever before at this time of the year.
The men have been in training only ten
days, yet they bat well aud are down to
weight T he younger pitchers do their work
well, but the older men are saving their
arms.
The champions, consisting of McGraw,
X eeler, Kelley, Doyle, Stencil, Retz,
Pond, Robinson, Horton, and Hemnling,
again defeated the Yanigans Friday, this
time by 90 to A. Horton and Cooean were
opposing pitchers for five innings, and
both did well, but the latter was poorly
supported Mcmahon and Iiemming pitched
the rest of the game.
Future Champions.