The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-23
nAsRnALn GOSSIP.
s"mc Interesting Scws ior. all tho
CrnHks.

some Interesting Scws ior. all tho
CrnHks.
ExManager ". II. NIcGunnegal or
the LouisvllleS. will sue That club for
VOW, because. The says. that they en-
gagged him for.two years.
Louis Criger, the Chicago younystor
VINO Will catch for the Chicagoes next
season Is said to be very clever.
II
Four National League clubs-Pitts
Durs, Brooklyn. Philadelphia and Louis
Fiiie-will begin the season of 1897 with
new managers.
Biliy Barnic. of Brooklyn, sage he will
nor carry more than seventeen men
me team will do its spring practice.
put It Will be in either North or South
Carolina. o'''
cupid Cunninghams slow bail is like
~ TO make Il Rubc out of many n bats
man who insists on making n Peter
Maher swipe NJ Cunny's lobster ravo-
rites. Cunny, who has signed with the
Goionels for another season. always; n
Johah TO the Senators.-Washinr
Post. . sou
me Pittsburg News gets funny ut
Roohie'S expense. 1t says: Captain
Robinson. of Baltimore. since the close
Oh last season. has taken on flesh quite
,I,piaiy' ana until spring he will rescm-
pc ball unless Il bicycle does better
service toward keeping the genial cap
tain in better form"
Inc members of the BROOKLYN team
appeared FOR practice last Friday after
noon on Follmer'S alleys, Central avenue
ana Hart street. This short prelimi-
nary work will have n beneficial effect
on the men for their long tour Tho
cinb has adopted a new uniform. 1t
Is u white suit and cap and across the
DreaSt /" referred in black the word
Ibr"ok!En. Manager Earpf was at the
brooklyn club the other night To make
arrangements with those Intending 10
ace"mpapny the team on its Western
trip.
Now that LouisvIle has failed in So
curing Werden. the club will make an
attempt to purchase the release OF
Goeelcl of the Wilkcsbarre club
\ deal is hanging fire between CIeve-
iahd and Cincinnati which may result
IN the transfer of Jack O'Connor for
Charlie Miller. Cincinnati is anxious to
secure oConnor TO play first base.
The Cincinnati Post says If Colonel
John l.. Rogers and Al Reach really
intend to rest content with thinking
parts this Wear Manager Stalllngs may
be able to lit the Qual,ers into the first
division.
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Captain Tom Brown believes In punch
ing the bag. He has purchased ten
ounc" punch lag and VIII fight 1t every
morning. ITS better exercise than
handball. Indian clubs or dumbbclls. for
1t exercises every muscle in ihebody
and promotes accuracy In the eye"
says Tom.
If Mr.. Abel was correctly reported in
what he said about renewing the twelve
! club league. his words embrace threat
OF another baseball war As plainly as
| could be expressed in the English Ian
Euaec he put himself on record as ia
vorng the reorganization of the next
twelve club league with the present
New York, Boston. Philadelphia and
| Chicago clubs left ont. and rival Sunday
playing clubs put in all of the four
cities as substitutes.
1t was Jesse Burkett who advised
Pat Tebeau to sign John Pappalan, the
Holy Cross pitchcer.
Harry Weldon. The bald and round
optimist, figures that Bucks stack of
Reds VIII finish 10 the fore OF the
orioles next season. Perhaps Harry is
using the same basis OF mathmatics on
which he figured the election of the Boy
Orator