The times., 1897-12-01
ABOUT THE BALLrLAYEns.

LaIly VIII cover first base FOR st. Lois
next season.
cy Young is wintering on his father
farm near Canal Dover, Ohio.
Jake Stencil put part of his time Ii st
week in a Cincinnati station house FOR
fast driving.
Jack Glasscock, Of the st. Paul team. Is
on the road for Wheeling, ". Va,
mercantile house.
Maui viii start next season as an orioIe,
Hanlcn, ike Wagner. has faith in Al
bert's pitching arm.
Horace Mcfarland, the ex-League uu-
pire, has been elected magistrate i'll Pegee
valley, near Louisville.
Dick Padden will be the Pirates resa,
lar second baseman next season. Bill
Esan's future is doubtful.
Windsor Terrn, shortstop for the past
two years with the Cuban Giants, died
suddenly in Boston last week.
The veteran Dick Phelan, having played
all over the country and Mexico, says he
is about to organize Leaf que in Alaska
next summer.
Tony Mullane, Fred Pfeffer and Bob
Clark, all ex-players, VIII be found among
the applicants Tor a place ON the League
umpire staff.
1t would appear as though not a club IN
the League cares to take chances on DoyIe's
fiery Hibernian temper and McGraw's
fragile health.
1t is generally believed in Boston that
1897 was Kobedanzs best year, and that
he will not be more than ordinarily ef-
fectige in 1898.
Louisville fans are dubious about George
Carey and question President PulIiam's
wisdom in drafting him. They'll indoEse
it, however, when they see Carey in
action.
For the first time in years the St Louis
critics are lined up with Chris, and are
shouting in gleeful chorus; He's still
Der Boss president. Long live Cmis
Won der Ahe.''
Andy Boswell, the long pitcher, one time
a Senator, and later with Columbus, Ohio,
viii return to the latter city's team next
season. Newspaper criticism ca used him
to lay off for a year.
Cincinnati hasnot yet given up hope If Sc
curing either Sebach of Washington or Tones
of Brooklyn. Ewing is deternlinedtosecu
first-class man to add TO Elmer Smith and
Algie Mcbride in his outfield.
Hugh Duffy and Pitcher NopS are now at
Mt. Clemens, Mich, taking the baths for
their health. Both say that the baths
are just what ball players need after the
strain of a hare campaign.
While out hunting few days go Jack
Crooks had narrow escape from ,iaath.
His gun was prematureIy discharged and
the right side of his face was burned with
powder as the load hustled by.
Bus" Hollidayis hard atwork IS an extra
clerk i'll the county auditors office IN Gin
cinnati. Bug" writes a splendid hand,
and is first-class accountant. He has been
working stea Oily for over a month.
Arthur Irwin and Julian Hart packed
Music Hall, Roston, with their football
score board reproduction of the Harvard
Pennsylvania and Yale-rPinceton games.
Irwin never had more profita bic season.
Samuel b. Mckee, of Washington rown-
ship, Indiana county, Pa, died the Of her
day from tie result of injuries receised
week previous in a baseball game at Creek
side. He ran from first TO second base and
collided with the baseman.
III some good Atlantic Lea que players are
not ask ed to resign with their cIabs FOR next
season they Will know that it is because
they are on the Atlantic Leagues secret
ineligible list for dirty playing ana
bad beha vior, which is to be inexorably
enforced.
President Hart, of Chicago, says he
doesn't know what Anson's purpose is in
going to Europe with AL SpanIding. l,1 loss
it is simply pleasure trip; neither does
he know as yet who will manage the Chi
cago team next season, neithe Arson.