Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-06-14

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MONDAY MORNING BASEBALL GOSSIP.
shortstop Eustace. released by Indianap-
oils. has signed with Minneapolis.
Pitcher Reidy has been turned loose by
GIenaIyin, the four-card flush manager OF
the Bobolinks.
They call it the stonewaIl inheld at Mil
waukee, although Grand Rapids loosened a
few OF the stones Saturday.
A Detroit paper says the players Of that
town are made up of home-run-hitterS to-
day. strike-out-hitters tomorrow.
Up at Minneapolis the papers are rejoic-
Ing because the Millers have not lost every
game they have played on the present trip.
Every time Detroit loses a game. 30
Needham, over at Columbus, goes down to
the city hall and sets of 10 cents worth of
red fire in rejoicing.
Duffy, the angel child of Boston, is rap
ping the ball this year as he raped it in
1892. His batting average viii not be lost
in the underbrush this season.
The St. Paul Dispatch thinks that TON
possible hat Bannon has been playing with
syracuse all these weeks without having
signed?
Charles Reilly is in a condition to deny
that tobacco viii eyer take the place Of let
| luCt do Il SdldA. W men ne was MI IN the
jaw by that ball from Mcclure he swallow
ed q small plug of the weed. The tableau
that followed would not make q very pref
ty living Observation-Disclosures Star.
After all, there is some compens for
living in q tail-end town. The standing of
the team is not a source of constant worry;
there is no haunting fear that some other
team may come along and displace the
cut little material difference in the percent
age.
Ed Cartwright. the big first baseman re-
leased last week by Washington, has signed
with Minneapolis. This probably means
that. Cassidy will go to second, Pickett to
third and Kuehne to short. and that Eus-
tace will be cut adrift. Eustace has been
bufTeted a great deal since he was picked
up by Louisville. Like Josh Reilly. he was
%erratic, and seemed to lose his head at
critical moments in the game.
Charley Nyce, whose name is the great
est misnomer. of the age, is being indus
tHoUsly Kissed all around the circuit. He
although of the field he has the reputation
of being a very gentlemanly sort OF fellow.
over at Columbus the other day he came
Dick Buckley. but the other players pre-
vented a fstic soiree.
The uniforms Of the Kansas City players
are the most ~unsightly of the season, and
when other papers say the Detroits looked
disgraceful In their travelling clothes they
probably forget about the Kansas City
insists. The uniform consists of blue
shirts, white pants and brown stockings.
Some have white pants, some brown and
some blue stockings, and there are brown
and blue caps.-Detroit Free Press.
The bewhiskered rumor. with a finer set
Of PETERS than ever, bobbed up Saturday
and declared that the Robisons were going
oils and that Cleveland would become a
minor league town. The same airship story
declares that, in case Indianapolis is not
Il Gppinpn nnpn az a ma Or lpnpfla fRvvp NIL
aux will be selected. When Milwaukee
breaks into the National League the brew
cries will all run dry and every stein in
town will be broken.
The Knockers Union Of Kansas City will
hold mass meetings from now on.-Grand
Rapids Herald. From now on what
When the Blues get home text Saturday
every member OF the union will be out at
come. and they'll turn out a bigger week
day crowd h Grand Rapids ever saw on
Sunday. The fans may be kickers in Kan
sas City, but il is a privilege they pay for.
Kansas City fans are different from Grand
Rapids and Minneapolis fans: here they
are kickers, maybe, not cutters, however.
There is going to be a big shake-up in
the Chicago team. Everett goes to left,
Mccormick to third and Thornton TO the
bench. Speaking yesterday Of his team.
your uncle said: 81 may be getting crazy.
but III be dOdgasted If I can see how they
beat US. I'll swear we've got a better ball
club than IN of them, and yet we lose.
Boston Is The only club IN the league play
the rest. I can't figure out yet why we
shouldn't win lots of ball."-Cincinnati
Inquirer.
Zimmers recent accidental twobase hit
from an attempted sacrifice has but one
played five innings without a run. In the
sixth the first two men got bases and
Dad Clarke, next up, was. ordered. to
sacrifice. Pa got ready to dump it. but
Friend sent a slow one, which so tantalized
the eccentric pitcher that he couldn't re-
sist the desire to break the seams In
stead of pushing 1t to the diamond Dad
hauled of and smote it over Lange's head
for three bases. As he sat down on third
base to rest he called TO Manager Irwin:
How do you like my style OF sacTihclngT'
%. P. Caylor in the New York Herald.
If the Blues could take a brace for at
least one week they could pass the disor-
gained Millers. Probably they may get
into the game long enough to send last
seasons leaders down to the foot Of the
column. The Millers are the hardest losers
in the league: They grumbIe and growl
police are called to Wilmot from
the grounds because of his ungOvernable
temper and his undenIable tendency TOT
pugilistie encounters. The Blues are easy
losers. They go into the game In a shy,
trusting manner which seems TO say:
Please. sir, Well take what the, gods
choose to give us and be thankful for 1t;
50 for goodness sake don't create any dis
turbance over the result" Lose or win.
they accomplish the feat in an o~leaginous
and suave manner that leaves no room for
doubling their intentions.
what gear do you ride?' is the latest
slang expression. 1t was coined by Cap
tain Arson, of the Chicago baseball club,
and promises to meet with great favor.
Just before yesterdays game was called.
a man, who professed that he was a base
n told him how to win the Championship.
What you ought 10 do" he said, rs to
put Callahan in center field and let LANCE
hold down third base. Everett is q good
pitcher, and he ought TO be given q show IN
the box. Then, If 1 were YOU, I'd change
Ryan to shortstop and put Mccormick be-
hind the bat. Now, take my advice, and
I'll bet YOU o new hat you'll win the PEN
nant." When the man got through taik-
ing Captain Arson scrutinized him closely
and finally CALCULATED in a tone of disgust:
Say, what gear do you rider The eX.
preston found favor with those who hearq
II, and before the end of the game II had
become pOpular.-Times-Herald.
Jimmy Manning. the old Detroit favor
ite, who owns the Kansas City franchise
in the Western League and has made a
bundle of money out of II, is respondent
sent from his undertaking this year Is
enough to mako any man sore, and Man
ming does not conceal the fact that he is
disguised. Kansas City IS in the eighth
hole. with no chance OF advancing for some
"At the start of the season I thought we
were in the hunt" said Mr.. Manning yes
terday, while in the stand. but look at
them now. Did you ever see such a lot OF
ChumpS play ball in your life2 And l pay
them good salaries. I tell you l have some
men on the team who cost as much money
as any of them, but / am not getting the
results. l cannot understand It, as on form
the men should be much better In the race
H. ~ h,r had luck GEpTnn1 10