The evening times., 1897-08-07

the Fittsi'urg club ! will either get the
best work out OF a man or let hin: go or
trade him."
| Tebeau was asked to buy tickets for u
benefit for McGuEnigle. He wrote this
brief but pointed reply: 1.-The Clevelauds
| used all their money paying fines in Louis
| vile while be was manager"
Another baseball critic who h as noticed
| tnat Ch ds Won der Ane ridesi in the bus with
his players, says that Chris will proba bly, be
| playing next. Not While he knows how to
make money on other peoples pla ying. =
| Chicago Post.
Since the return OF the Senators from
the West they have played ten games
three With Baltimore, five with Boston,
and two with Brooklyn winning two, or a
percentage OF 200 Where, oh, where, is
| that winning streak?
Better salaries and the double umpire
system viii not solve the question unless
club owners imbibe more OF the spirit OF
| true sportsmen and drag their players off
the necks of the marks OF the diamond
once called 'autocrats OF the field."-
CINCINNATI Post.
game at Indianapolis, Umpire Warner had
Manager Comiskey forcibly elected from
the bench and grounds by two policemen.
The police also chased Short Stop Shugert
all over the ground before they succeeded
in putting him out
Young Hayden, who is a well-known
local umpire, has made application for a
position on Uncle Nick's staff OF Indicator
handlers. He has always given satisfac-
ton when be has otfici ated in games around
Washington and would probably prove
good man for the league.
How the mighty have fallen. A short
time ago all the papers Of the country
were printing this notice: Louisville
has the fastest outfield in the country
III Clarke, Pickering and McCreery." or
these only Clarke remains on the Louis
vile Clubs payroll. The Others have
gone to pastures new.
1t is high time the League was doing
something about its umpires. As the sys-
TEN OF the big League now stands, it is
bowling farce. As a sample of its incon-
sistencies. the East now has three umpires,
while Tim Hurst is the only regular Off
cial west of the Aileghanies. The wild and
woolly is left TO do the best it can.-Cin-
cinnati Enquirer.
Oldleaguers don't like to see youngster
get along too smoothly in the league. This
is especially true when the youngster Is
not getting a swell salary, which is seldom
the case. Cleveland has Catcher Criger,
rafting good catcher, who is sure to
make his mark in the league. The young
man was signed for 81 900, and this fact
has prejudiced some of the old timers on
that club against him.-CincinnatiG Gazette.
This is quite true in the home team.
Swain is only put in to pitch in pinch.
Thirteen of the Boston players attended
that soiree at Nick Young's in Washington
on Monday night last, and had a most
enjoyable time. Just three Of the New
Yorks accepted the invitation of the vet
eran president when the club was In Wash
ington. 1t is no small trouble for Mrs
Young to spread out that dazzling array
OF slverware, and especially for the bene-
fit OF three people. Both Mr. and Mrs
Young were delighted with the Boston
boys, and consider them a model lot of ball.
players --Boston Herald
Just as he sailed for Europe Magnate
Freedman said: I'VE are carrying the
biggest list OF players in the League, and
none are for sale. Good offers have been
made for some of our pitchers, and have
been refused. Eight first-class twirlers
are not too many to provide against ac-
cidCnts and mishaps that occur in baseball
when least expected. When say that we
are strengthened in the field by the acquisi-
ton Of Donnelly and Wilmot, it seerns that
we are provided for nearly any emergency
that might arise. i regard the purchase OF
Donnelly for $1,000, which was the price
paid-not $500, as has been reported-to
be a good investment. The team will retain
its present strength for next years cam
paigu. But the odds are against u.s."