The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-28

/ accepted nine out OF ten chances. lie aaso
| made two singles aud q double.
Chicago may farm Briggs to Kansas
City.
joyce has played without an error in
fifty-three games.
Stocksdale, once a Senator, is playing
| right field for Richmond.
| Kimball won the first game he pitched
| for New Castle after being released by
| Youngsto own.
Manager stallingsis looking for second
baseman. Here is chance for MIR. Wagner
| to make q trade.
| Mcdonald, shortstop for Richmond, ac-
| cepted all OF eleven chances in enc game
| yesterday. He also made three hits.
Jim Corbctt has been signed by the
| Athletics to play first base In five games.
| lie will accompany the team to Reading,
| Richmond; Norfolk, Lancaster and Pater-
| son.
President Nick Young has contributed
SO to the benefitof Bobby Matthews, which
will be given ia Philadelphia. The old
Athletics and the then Philadephias will
play.
bid" McPhee today celebrates his
fifteenth anniversary as a member Of the
Cincinnati Reds. A big testimonial benefit
has been arranged for the popular second
baseman.
Toledo has a second baseman, Beck Is
| his name, who is about ripe for the Ma
tional Ii ague. His playing is better than
q number of infieldersin the ma or League,
and all he vents is experience.
Pitcher Klobedanz, of Boston, is in
poor condition. During his recent lay-off
he gained rapidly in weight. and now
weighs zoo pounds. lie viii not pitch
again until he gets down to 1S5.
New York has thus far won more games
in a single series than any other club.
The Giants have nine straight to their
credit with st. Louis, six OF these having
been played on the Polo Grounds.
Last Sunday at Chicago Col. Wilson was
given n bouquet CT loses and carnations,
with huge cabbage a $ center piece.
The big catcher was so overcome with
disgust that he demolished the present
with his bat.
The Toledo Bee says that arrangements
are about completed for the sale OF Beck,
thiiriutif W tue
burg Club. The men. however, are not to
be delivered until the end of the Interstate
League season.
tits said thatthe Brooklyn Clubhasagents
at work selecting yonng-5lood material in
the New England, Eastern and Western
eagues. Abel, Byrne and Barnie believe
ia entirely Ieconstructing their teaa for
next year, and many of the present team
will go.
Bert Jones. of Harrisburg, Pa, who
pitched the Lafayette College team TO
ruanya victory earlyin the season. met with
misfortune Saturday afternoon. lie was
on the rubber, and while in the act OF de-
livering the ball, about the third Inning,
there was snap, and the LEFT arm Of the
young pitcher fell limp at his side. An ex-
animation disclosed the fact that the arm
was broken, and Jones will not pitch any
more this season.
Walter Scott Brodie, PIttsburg's out
fielder, is at his home in Roanoke, Va.
nursing very sore arm. Earl in the sea
son Brodie caught a cold in his arm. but
Manager Donovan wanted his services and
would not let Walter rest it. Several
weeks ago the limb got SO bad he could not
throw at all. There Is some fear that
Brodie wiz never regain the old-time
strength OF the arm. 1t is reported in Pitts
burg that Brodie will not be a mem Der of
the team next year.
Chris Won der Abe has telegrapbed to
j. T. Grimes, soldier OF the Sixth United
states Infantry, stationed at Fort Thomas,
near Cincinnati, asking him on what terms
I'm a ii.
team. Crimes ans wered, and is expected
10 be ordered to st. Louis at once. Al
though a soldier, Grimes has a long fur
Tough, and can play ball the balance of the
League season. He has played with the
Fort Thomas team for several seasons, and
has wide reputation as twirler.
That Stiyetts is willing to observe dis
cipline, says the Cincinnati Gazette, was
demonstrated after Wednesdays game
When the last Red had been retired. SWEETS
waited for Capt. Duffy to come in from left
field AS soon as Duff was within
speaking distance Stivetts, In a pleading
voice, asked IL he might drink bottle of
beer. You may drink two" replied
Duffy. You pitched great game and
guess little beer won't hunt you" stivetts
took his drink and felt better toward his
captain for allowing il.
The e,cpement of Con Strouthers with
a Mansfield girl was a topic OF CONVEX.
sation among the ball pla yers yester-
day Strouthers has a wife and ten.
year-old son. 1t is said that the father
OF the Mansfield girl made a scene in
Mansfield recently, and threatened to
kill John Con. With a loaded revolver
pressed against Cons chest he made
his threat and, with but the pressure
OF finger between Con and eternity.
the ball player didn't lose his nerve.
III you shoot me through there he
said, "thcre'l be nothing but one ball
player less, If you shoot me through
the arm 1 can't throw, and IL you shoot
me through the foot / can't rum and
you'll have put a ball pla yer out of the
business" And john actually "conped,
the iratefath until put up his gun. To
ledo Bee.
orth, Philadelphia's best pitcher, has been
dubbed the "curveless wonder" In the West.
This leads the Philadelphia Press to re-
mark: This Virginian is pitching mys-
terry, and yet If You study the problem
closely 1t will be found that with him IL
is the case OF player with an arm of
medium ability, who uses his brains tn
supply the lack of width and depth of his
curves. He is as heady pitcher as Tim
keefe ever was, and as the years roll on
we believe he will get the credit due him
In this respect. To look at Orth pitching
one would think that it would be decidedly
easy to take up bat and knock out hits
at will. But the best batsmen in the world