The evening times., 1897-06-12

a
silver plated charger There are two or
three magnates who are doing their best
TO turn the great national game into u ma
tIonal farce
President Soden, OF the Boston Club, Is "a
very kind and thoughtful gentleman. He
remarked that if Boston cannot land the
pennant he would like To see it float ia
PittsburG. Then, TO add an emphasis, his
team turned in and wdllopcd the Pirates
How m6ind is fate. e.-PittShurg Ex.
The recent rush OF Boston is the sensa-
ton OF the season. On Mayl9 Boston stood
seventh on the list with percentage of
800, having then won 10 gamesand ;ost 10.
From that time the Bea heaters have lost
but two games, while they have won II
As stated above, they are now crowding
baltimore hard for the top notch.
CGppys damaged wing is behaving freak
ishly. Whenever he raises his arm 20 pitch
a straight. speedy BAN the bone in the wing
few inches below the elbow gives him a
START twinge. But he can deliver curve
ball without the least hint at twnge
damaged wing, as rule, feels the strain
OF The curve tall more than a straight tall,
and Cuppy can't analyze the cause
Leahy, who has heen pla ying third for
Pittshurg during Donnelly's absence. is
a stockily-huilt little player, very much on
the Plan of Duffy of Bosom. He haadlls
hiruself like veteran, and made several
stops that cut Off base hits. His wildthgow
was eXcusahle, owing to the slippery field.
The runs would have been scored, any
way. on LaChance's two-hase hit.
Hawley is peculiarly susceptible to the
yelling of the cranks. and he went t. pieces
in the seventh, owing To the cross-fire Of
remarks, whistles and cat-calls that were
waited al him from the bleaCheries and the
pavilion. Had the racket been started
earlier it is probable that the game would
not have been 50 close. Brooklyn Eagle
Here is pointer for the crankS In this city
The entire Pittsburg team is filled to
overflowing with admiration at the splen-
did manner in which the RoStons are play
ing ball. In the three games which they
played at the Hub they assert that the
fielding of Collins was simply grand. Pitts
burg players reckon that Boston is going to
trot close race with the other mines for
the championship pennant New York
World.
The Brooklyn Eagle sa VS. that Harry Davis
is fixture at first base for Pittsburg. and
is fielding the position in first-Class style
on the other hand, Beckley has been le-
leased by New York 1t looks as il the
Pirates showed good judgment in accept
ing the youngster for the veteran. although
at the time the deal wasmade il W as thought
that Freedman had unlOaded a gold Trick
on the Smoky Cityites.
When Mr. "Muggsy" McGraw drew his
salary a few da VS. ago he was $40 shy
the tax put on him for warm conversations
during the previous month with M.ssTs.
Sheridan, Hurst and Lynch. The tnTrid
little Celt did not appreciate the Geduc-
tions, but the spirit or a sensible reform is
in the land. There is no more generous
mogul in the League than Harry Wonder
horst, but he took "Muggsy'' aside and
whispered words of wisdom into his ear
Malarkey pitched a wonderful game Oh
THU s'iav. He had the Wilkesharres shut
out up TO the ninth inning Then keenan,
got his base on an eXcusable error by Ma
larkey. Goeckel made a single and Pot
tenus got hit by the bali. This left the
bases full, when Belts flew out to Le-
zotte, Keenan, coming home on the throw
in. This left two men on bases yet, but
Odwell flew out TO Eagan on d pop-up
fly, and Brott went out at first
Charlie Getzcn, once the wonder OF the
old Detroits, has indeed fallen. he is a
rich man now-owns houses and lands
but IT would be a safe bet that the German
would give them all TO have his youth again
ami the strong right arm that swung the
bah SO well for the champions Of long ago
He pitched game for a wspapeT club lh.
other day and everybody slugged him,
finally batting him out OF the box amid a
tremendous fuSillad de. Chicago Daily News
There wasa lively scene at the Baltimore
ball grounds yesterday afternoon irimedi-
ately after the game. Tebeau and his
Indians were making their way from the
field when q crowd from the bleachers be-
gan guyinG the players and giving imita
ton warwhoops in honor OF Sockalexis
Tebeau, who was boiling over with anger
because OF the loss of the game, letlouse in
language not relished by his tormentors,
who in turn became angry and threa tened
to make il unpleasant for the Indian chief
A squad of police hustled the Cleveland
players into their bus and thus avoided
trouble.