The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-12
ford club. TRULY may succeed Ebright
manager Of the Peoria team.

| ailift If he cannot secure a trade for him
Ros.on has quit winning out in the last
inning, and is now losing games by one run
II. G. Ebtigbt has resigned the manage
n.ent Of the Peoria team on account OF i'll
health.
Minneapolis and FAN River, twp cham
pion teams last year, are tail-ender5 5hjs
season.
Joe Quinn has been playing professional
bail for thirteel years and says he's good
for eighteen more.
Manager selee refuses TO claim the pen
nant. tut puts his team among the first
three. Wise gentleman
Adonis Terry has weakened in his pitch
ing OF late, and the Western League bats
men have found him with great frequency.
Pitcher Re;tger, of the Columbus Club,
recently performed the feat OF holding his
opponents down TO one run in eighteen III
nings.
The New Ycrks have not won a game
from the Gncinnatis this season. Today
there will be mighty tussie in Ohio's
metropolis
Dan Lally, who was traded 10 st. Louis
for Pitcher Eutchi>on recently, has sue
ceejed in keeping up his batting gait against
the League pitchers.
Cooley leads the Philadelphia team in
bases on halls, having walked "a times.
Nash, although having pla yed many games
less than Cooley, has hal 2e passes TO fiIst
50 far this season.
TIE Redsare weakeners. insists Scrap
py" Joyce. They have worked might and
main to induce the Champions to play Gff
in Cincinnati a game postponed from islti-
more Why: Afraid CT that Eastern trip,
of course"
Manager Irwin says that though he las
been offered the manage merit Of two Ma
tlonal League Clubs, he will stay in the
Eastern League. he has an easier berth
ami makes more lnCney than hc wOGid III
tie National League.
THE wdythingsare now, )" says Scrappy
Bill joyce, "a pla yer is afraid TO look at
ar umpire for fear he'll be fined SO, and
If he questions a decision al all il generally
means So5 cut Of Ills salary. The new rules
take all the life out OF the game"
sarl Thompson, the big outfieIder, is am
bilious TO shine as Il minor league rGagnate
Ia Comiskey, Manning and "ilmDt. 1t is
said that Big Sam has $4,000 that he
wants To invest IN the Detroit Club. He
Will buy tue club II he can get Van Der
Beck out.
Although Arson and his team have been
rid.cuied nearly all .he season, they have
demonstrated tnat they are not quitters.
even If a strong team comes along. Those
three victories nom Boston will go 4 long
way In aupeasing the sorrow in the Windy
City fans hearts.
All the Western teams favor n schedule
in SIS that will call for three trips hcrween
the East and the West, instead II two,
as at present arranged. They claim tits
viii not keep the dubs away from hoiue
80 long ~ a time, OF call for a series Of
over 81 Straight On the home cruunGs
as Is the case al present Charlie Pyrne,
OF the BrookIyns, also favors tits limo
walton.
Charley Esper, The Browns big pitcher.
has been wired for and will report in time
TO pit-h against the Baltiu,nges Sunday.
Esper tpat the Orioles early in the season
on their grounds. and NIGEL hopes that he
viii &c able 10 duplicate the feat Sunday.
In condition, Charley is one q the Lest
pitchers IN the League. and it Is to be hoped
HAT he VIII i'ehsye himself for the remain
Ger OF the season.-St Louis Exchange.
President Pullia:n. or the Coiou,ls. has
received letter from PresiGent Young.
OF the League. stating that the first game
played by the CuloIels In New York on
June 30 had been thrown uut by the III
rec'ors of the National League. and nus,
be played in Louisville under sections 40
and "a OF the League constitution. The
directors decided the game was illegal
This INCREASES the percentage 4 the Col
unels aud decreases that OF the Giants
Ted Sullivan has sold his interest In the
Atlantic City ball team and retired from
the active management Of the club Ted
in speaEiEg Of the chances Of the Baltimore
team, said that he was willing to risk any
amount in Ieason that the team would
win the pcnnart, but expects that it viii
be close finish. Ted has a new pitcher
in his n-ind whom he says is wonder
and fit for the fastest company. Tits is
Cy VOORHEES,, of Syracuse, y. Y. and Ted
has strongly recommended him to Fan
Ion as conner and a good man 70 develop.
Frank Hougb, OF Philadelphia, rises 10
remark: Nothing is SO trying on the
rcporturial think tank as plugging the
game OF losing tail club. The .hardluck'
and umpire gags may be worked az inter
walls the unusually active reporter NAV
pull off few three-night stands with
them but in the long run they will have
TO Toe dropped as not available, for the
han he
the blcachers are not to be fooled They
know the difference between the zeal
thing and the counterfeit, and, although
there are times when they would like 10
see the umpire's widow get his insurance
money, in The long run they locate the
source OF weakness just as unerrincly AS
the critics. and they are not to be fooled
by any explanations, no matter how in
genious''
Il have battled long and fairly for the
privilege of playing Sunday ball, the right
10 do which was wrongly denied TO Inc.
have RETAINED from trying to play on
technicalties against the wishes of many
of my friends. | did not want to ;,eat
about the bush and do anything that
could be termed as unfair 1 wanted ,us-
tiCc tHu 10" l. HdNc Al. nave notnlng 10
say against the gentlemen who opposed
ball playing. BY stopping the game ON
Sunday they have already taken from
81 5000 to $4,000 from my pocket. 1
suppose That they did what they thought
was right. but now it is my turn ex-
pect that it will he necessary to buiidmore
stands to accommodate the crowds who
will attend, and work will be begun on
them next week.''-President Robson ON