The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-06

Clymer, OF Buffalo; Jud Smith, shaw,
Ryan and Willis, of Syracuse; Green, Wood :
and Duncan, OF Springfield; Dixon aud Wei
gand, OF Providence; Diggins and Gondng,
OF WilAcsbarre; Richter, of Montreal, and
Walters and Egan .of Scranton. The Ex-
press seemingly has u very poor opinion
of the Tor0ntos.
Cincinnati has team that ba tiles well
on its lot. The record out of town thus far
this year is unworthy of team low in the
second division. What is the remedy for
better results? That is a question that is
so hard that il had better be passed up.-
Cincinnati Post.
They've slipped Mr. Gettman, of Texas.
farther DOWN the batting list at Washin gton.
lisa BIT harder to make lovely swats on the
Potomac than it is at Galveston Cincin.
natl Post. Probably the young man is being
taught how to bat in Senatorial way.
Billy Lush was ruined by being overtaught
and Young Wriglsy has been handicappedin
a similar manner.
A sneak thief got into the Polo Grounds
club. house and left SITS richer for few
minutes of lettering in the Giants dressing
room. The roll belonged 60 Van Haltren,
whole team was on the lower floor being
put through the rinsing and drying process.
The sneak didn't leave his card or anything
to indicate his destination.
IL is not generally known that Smith, the
new second baseman of Louisville was one
of Paterson's change pitchers. He was
signed as O twirler and when not perfornr-
ingin this capacity he was used by Paterson
in both out and infield During the season
he played every position on the Paterson
team, with the exception thathe never went
behind the bat. The Philadelphia papers
speak well Of him.
There is something about good game
of ball that will make a man forget all
his troubles. condone with his bitterest
enemy, and IL his favorite team is winning
the blacklist cloud of an unknown future
will ut once be transformed into a harbinger
of brightness. The JOY OF an opium fiend
is not to he compared with that Of base
ball crank, when under the spell of en-
thusiasm and excitement aroused by an
interesting contest, says the Brockton
Times.
That's funny name, Amele. But there
are some oGd names creeping into baseball.
Baltimore has bulge with Nops anu
Ainole but the Orioles haven't got Rothfuss
and Hoffmeis,er of Pittsburg beaten very
far Sockalexis can nold his own pretty
well on the name question. but it is really
too bad that Pappalau has been released
and the New England catcher, Schrencon-
COST, hasn't been given chance to tote
his title into fast company. Chicago News.
Pat Tebeau, in a talk with Donovan, of
the Pirates, at New York, said: 1T may
be Just az well for Pittsburg to have its
badness punched and start out fresh i'll
1898. Cleveland Is going to b. a good towu,
too, next year. 1t did not appreciate q
winner, and now that it has bum team,
1t is getting awake. Why, when we shut
out Baltimore we received a dozen letters
and kilograms from home congratulasing
us. When we were winning We Could take
ten straights and not get as much as a
telegram
II find Ii pays to travel in first-class
style with your club, says the veteran
Arson. ats the best kind of advertise
ing, and 1 find it comes back to you. 1t
raises the tone of the game, 1t places your
club above the others and it puts the
players on their good behavior. You stop
ct cheap place and you cheaper your
organization n there Is a club on t he road
that has q better reputation than the Chi
cage ra., club. want to know it. The