Evening star., 1897-02-06

same board fixed Louisvilie's share at ST.
800 and the falls city management has
raised an objection. This comes in bad
grace after agreeing to abide by the decis-
ion. Wagner's action has the true sports
nianlike ring "
In connection with this matter. it might
be stated. as a matter of news, that the
original claim against the Wagners
amounted to about 81 800 but through liti-
CATION, lawyers fees and railroad fares.
the claim had reached formidable proper
tiona Seeing how things were gone. the
Wagners decided to take tneir medicine
like men, and will und oub.adly pay the
amount assessed
..Fnrming.-
At the last meeting of the Eastern
League resolution was PASSED abolishing
farms" in that association. but from ,he
present appearance of things it looks as
though Mr.. Kerr of the Pittshlrg club
would smother that resolution as easily as
John Brush of the Cincinnati club did the
one In the Western League. Take glance
at the SJ racuse club, which will be man.
aged by AT Buckenberger next sea son.
The team looks like second edition of the
Pirates" Every one of the players that
Pittsburg cannot use viii DE with the Sy-
raCuse team Jud Smith, the Montana
wonder, whom Pittsburg got from To-
ronto: ADe Lezotte. whom they purchased
last fall from Wiikes3arre. ana Grove and
Kelly whom the Pittsburgs secured from
racuse club mex. season. AS the Pirates"
have about twenty-four players under con-
tract now. 1t is natural to suppose that
others" will drift toward Syracuse before
the season is far advanced. OF course,
Buckenberger bought" all of them.
Amos Rusie is iii class all by him
self" says Mexican Of Cleveland. Hes
entirely unlike any of the others. A batter
has to have his eyes wide open to know
about where to swing his bat and if you
hit the BAH you are in good luck He very
rarely hits man at the bat. His speed is
something fearful, but there's nothing to
fear. You can just make up your mind
that Amos is aiming to get the ball over
the plate. and isn't trying to hit you, and
the chances are about nine out cf ten that
the ball will go over the plate. too, and that
II you don't smash away at it the umpire
will call strike on you. Rusie W ould win
hve games out of six with a team like
Cleveland behind him. 1t is all rot to say
that he will never be in condition again.
His rest has done him good. and if he gets
In the game the coming season he will do
better work than ever. II such thing is
possible
Boston is still on hunt for catcher
ana an outfielder. the men they have signed
for the positions being only experiments. 1t
Is dollars to dimes that President Soden of
that club would not now make the con-
temptuous remark he once made of the
Cincinnati team. that he would not trade
SWEETS for the whole Cincinnati club"
Matters are now different from what they
\
club was tailender and the Bostons cham
pions. Now the Reds" while not being
champions. ale few shades nearer to be-
ing the real thing than Mr. Sodens ag-
sregatior. There is hardly a man in the
Cincinnati team, who wouldn't add strength
to the club from the far eastern city.
Base Ball.
President Brush of the Cincinnati club
denies that he intends to trade Holiday
for Roger Connor of st. Louis.
The air at indianapolis is full of rumors
looking to q possible purchase of the Cleve-
land franchise by President Brush and his
Indianapolis friends. and ''divvy" with
Won der Abe on players.
The statement clipped from another pa
per to the effect that Danny Coogan who
will coach Virginia this year. was formerly
captain of the Pennsylvania University
team. Is incorrect. He was catcher for two
seasons, but never captain.
Tommy Dowd is still shy on the trades
ne promised the st. Louis papers he was
going to make In the east. Outside of him
self and Mcfarland the catcher there Is
hardly man on the team worth having
The fans" and prophets will do well
to keep their eyes cast toward Cincinnati
the coming season. That club has been
strengthened more than any team in the
league, the signing of Breitenstein and
corcoran being ten-strike.
jimmy Rogers need not be ashamed of
Pickering and McCreary are a great trio
and the Oriole outfied is about the only
one in the league that outclasses them iii
all round strength
The talk of that Cleveland St Louis 1j-per-
cent -of-the-p profits trade is all poppycock
Think of Cleveland letting Chlds McKean
Wallace and O'Conner go to st. Louis in
exchange for Cross Parrot and Donohueo
The Spiders would have to hunt new
home.
The Pittsburg club looks very weak on
paper, but Manager Donovan has been
securing few players with brains, and
this infusion may make them winners.
Their ching corps is very strong
Charley Snyder is booked for berth in
the Eastern League. What pity a place
cannot be found for him in the big league
lie is. undoubtedly, as good any umpire
that handles the indicator the country
over.
What a Chinese puzzle that Philadelphia
club is. at the present time. The material
Is there. undoubtedly, but it will take a
man with the wisdom of Solomon to sort
1t out. so as to make winning combina-
ton. The pitchers box is still the weak
point, however
The demand by the umpires for an in
creased salary is not all a myth as many
papers would have you believe. Good UNI
pires are as necessary as good players and
they should be paid according to ability
Lynch. Hurst and Emslie are certainly
worth more TO the league than Sheridan
and Lally.