The times., 1897-03-14
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be in better condition this season than for
several years past. 10" has joined the
Giants at Lakewood and is undertaking
light preliminary practice
The baseball writers have an idea that
they will have ex-senator John Jeems''
ingalls, as a fellOw-reporter the coming
season.
The Cincinnati Club is hard at work as
New Orleans The reports from the team
are glowing, and the Cincinnati papers are
claiming the pennant untier Dig head lines.
They did the same thing last year.
The Washington club wiz commence regu-
lar team practice at National PARK week
from tomorrow. By that time all OF the
players, except Smith and MeJames. viii
have repOrtedInp person 70 Manager SchInelz.
The Milwaukee papers deny that Boz
Allen, Of Detroit, is the highest paid man
ager in the Western League They claim
that Connie Maek's salary can see Aliens
81 $50 and go it $500 better.
Jimmy McJames has written a friend In
the city that he will arrive in Washing
ton about April 8. Jimmy says he has
reached that degree OF haTdihood IN the
study of medicine and bones that ne can
watch the dissection OF q stiff without
falling into a faint.
Three of the most popular AMI most pro
ficient OF the Brooklyn club have died with
in the past five years Hub Collins was
the first TO go His death occurred in 1892
Darby O. BTienI lived only a year longer. and
now Dave Foutz has passed away. An
three or them suffered from pulmonary
trouble.
Young Roger Denzer. the Western League
wonder" who was drafted by the Chi
ago Club, demanded So. 400 salary for the
season, but 'compriSed' on 81 200.
Denzer, like a great many politicians
seeking office at present. aimed high, but
was content with what he could get
''OId Eagle Eye Jake BeckIey, of ths
New Yorks, is said TO be meeting the leather
at 400 clip in the practice games at
Hot Springs Beckley ike Cartwright. was
a little shy in his batting last season, but
both OF the big first basemen will no
doubt make the bah ~bingie'' this year.
The late Dave Foutz's wife has been an
inmate OF an insane syIum Tor two years
She was Miss GlocSe. OF New York. and
was exceedingly devoted TO her husband
distressing affliction which cvercame her
cast a dark cloud over Foutz, a nd no doubt
the melancholy ' resulting fastened his death
Some Of the papers are wondering whetn-
er Deckers throwing arm" will ever re-
cover from the break that followed his col
lision with Cartwright on first base at
National Park last season in a game be-
tween the Senators and Chicago As Deck
er throws with his right hand and as 10
was his left arm that was broken Il would
appear TO be a horse on the fellows who
are losing sleep over the matter. Besides,
Decker stated in a letter from his Cali
fornia home several weeks ago, that the
injured member had entirely recovered
Inthe opinion OF Manager SchmeIz, BaIti-
more has no ''Iead-pipe clneh'' on winning
the pennant for the fourth time. He
says: There are two clubs in the league to
which little attention has been paid as
aspirants for the pennant, which should
not be lost to sight-ChicagO, in the
West, and Boston. in the East They ara
two grand, good ball clubs. 1 think that
Boston is stronger in the box than last
season. and that Klobedanz viii prove 8
tower OF strength. II he can keep on this
season as he ended the last, he viii prove
one OF the greatest finds OF baseball IN
recent years The outfield is Well forti-
fled in case OF injury, as both Stahl and
Tenney are first-claSs men. The strain
that the Baltimore players have been under
in defending the flag for three successive
years is bound to tell on them in the
end"
Robinson, OF the Baltimore club, is tho
only National League catcher who captains
his team. Five OF the other captains ara
outfieIders, to-wit. Duffy of Boston, Griffin
of Brooklyn, Dowd of st. Louis, Brown OF
Washington, and Donovan Of PittSbuTg-
The others are infieEders Arson OF Chi
cago, Ewing Of Cincinnati, and Tebeau OF
Cleveland play first base for their re-
spective teams. Joyce Of New York is q
third basemIn, and Rogers, who is first
haseman, VIII it is thought. play second
base for the Louisville club In 1897. His
regular position is first base, but he showed
W nile with Washington in 1886 that he
can give a good account OF himself at
third base. Under the new rule forhidding
the captain of a team TO leave his position
when appealing 10 the umpire. Robinson,
of Baltimore, VIII have decided advan-
tage, as the umpire viii seldom be moro
than few feet from him during a game.
However, Robinson does .ps play every
day. and In his absence Lertfielder Joe
only possess a point % vantage to the
Empirical ear on those days that Robby
feels like catching