Evening star., 1897-07-27
Base Ball GossiD,

What throw-down that was at st. Louis
yesterday for the Bostons The Beaneat-
ers are not doing the work expected of
them on this trip, but will come around all
right when they reach home Manager
Sclee has been authorized to offer s. 600 for
Chick Frazer cf the Louisvilles but 1t
will take more than that to buy that ster-
ling pitcher
The Pittsburg club has released Derny
Lyons. Lyons had his fingers mashed
against the bat while hitting at an inshoo.
early in the season, and he has been out
OF the game for over a month. It will take
some time Tor Denny to recover his batting
eye and get back into his old time form
Now Is the time to make changes for
next year. One new player on a club will
draw a thousand extra people to a ball
park. Don't wait until next spring to fiad
out whether jewel or potato has been
picked up. Make changes at once, so the
people will know that something is being
done
DeMontreville used to be splendid out
fielder when he played on the lots around
Washington.
Billy Lush is now playing center field for
the Torontos. and is playing 1t well. His
hitting and base running has also been Of
the very best.
The Boston club wants Lave Cross for
catcher and general utility player, and has
made an offer for him 10 the Philadelphia
management.
The New Yorks have won eleven games
anu lOSt seven on the present western tr1D
which compares favorably with the work
of the BostonS and Baltimores on the same
tour.
Jimmie Manning's loyalty to Kansas City
IL the redeeming feature of this seasons
base ball fizZle. He refused to transfer
games. even though it would enrich the
clubs treasury.
1t is said that the Brooklyn club has
agents at work selecting young blood ma
terial in the New England. Eastern and
Western leagues. Abel, ByrEe and Barnie
believe In entirely reconstructing their
team for next year, and many of the pres
enI team will go.
Waller Wilmot recently released by Min
neapolis, was getting $500 a month. He
has been offered $50 to go with Milwaukee,
but hasn't accepted the engagement.
Superiority in the pitching department is.
after all, the surest element of strength in
the game. Any club whose pitchers can.
cay after day. hold opponents down to from
two to five hits needs not much Of bat
ting team to manufacture the other part
OF the victory.
There was an intimation given at the
Cincinnati ball park yesterday-not official,
hcwever,-that an effort might be made to
trade Dusty Miller for Sockalexis of the
Cleveland team How would Socks look in
the white and red of Cincinnati? One thing
srre he knows how to play a sun field.
The Eastern League game at Toronto
yesterday had sensational ending. To-
rcnto led until the ninth inning and Prov
idence tied the score. In the tenth and
eleventh innings neither team scored, and
in the twelfth Toronto made three runs.
which won. Providence kicked" over a
decision Of Umpire Brady and used violence
toward him, and the crowd Kissed.
Bert Jones. the clever twirler of Harris
burg. Pa, who pitched the Lafayette Col
lege team to many victory early In the
season, met with misfortune in the game
at Elizabethtown Saturday afternoon. He
was occupying the box for Middletown, and
! while In the act Of delivering the ball about