The times., 1898-08-13

one earned run "a homer, five hits, stolen
bases, no sacrifice hits, four errors, and eight
men left on bases. That sort OF work won't win
pennants.
Barney Dreyfuss, of the Louisville Club passed
through the city yesterday On his way 10 Atlantic
City. He accompanied by his family.
Jack Stivetts, who has outlived his usefulness
at Boston, refuses TO join st. Louis. lie is snlk-
ing at Ashland, Pa. He can't be blamed much.
The games between Boston and Cleveland will
be watched with interest by the fans all over
the country and may decide the fate OF one or
the other of these clubs.
There are rumors to the effect that Bill Hill
the Reds tall twirler, Is TO be married in the
Fall. Bill simply bushes when he is asked
about his coming happiness.
The rainy weather has not dampened the ir-
resistible ardor of the Senators. They want to
play ball. They must have excitement or suffer
the ills of nervous prostration.
If J. Earl Wagner so unfortunate as to be
compelled 10 depend on his baseball club for a
livelihood he would be in bad fix; in fact, he
would have visible means of support.
Umpire Gafney claims the balls being used
by the League have improved in quality since he
the balls used at present a lot of the Arnerl-
Association balls of 1888. They are full OF
life and away ahead OF the balls used the first
OF the season.
at Cape Mayon on Thursday, between the locals
and the Philadelphia Club, the latter club was
shut out. 0rth. of the Phiihes, pitched for the
locals. The Cape May people were so enthusiastic
over their unexpected victory that they painted
the town in the evening
Up at Ottawa the philosopher who does the
baseball for a local paper makes the following
assertion concerning men who will try to cheat
the gate. Boys are bound To do a fence or tree
climbing act but the local philosob~-. says: "a
man with mustache who will climb fence at
a ball game will steal nursing bottle from q
baby
Pitcher Taylor, the star twirler of the Mil
waukee baseball team, will probably soon be IN
speedier company. Negotiations pending be-
tween President johnson, of the Western League,
and some OF the magnates OF the National League
for the services of Taylor. II was rumored the
other day that Harry Pulliam had practically
completed deal whereby Taylor would JON
the Louisville club. Mr.. johnson denied that
Puliam was after Taylor, but he said that the
negotiations for the transfer OF the Milwaukee
player would doubtless be completed within
forty-eight hours.
Both Umpires Gafney and Brown say that il
the League would pass a rule compelling each
club 10 place a piece of black rubber in the
space between the plate and the hatters lines
il would be OF great assistance in helping umplres
Judging balls and strikes. THE trouble IS that
the home plate is not painted pure white. 1t Is
sort OF creamery color. 1t is set in the ground,
and the earth in the batter's position is arly
the color of the plate that it is pretty hard TO
distinguish it," said Umpire Gafney. III il
was surrounded with black rubber II would en-.
phasize the whiteness of the plate and ii would
not he hard to tell whether a ball was over
the plate or TO one side. This would cost but
little and it would improve the umpiriDg.-CIn-
cinnati Enquirer
The clubs that are playing the best games
today are those composed of the old-timers or
seasoned PLAYERS who have had seasons Of practice
together such as Cleveland, Boston Baltimore.
and Chicago The fresh minor leaguers, who as
sumo to know all about baseball-and everything
else for that matter-who break into the minos
league, generally prove disastrous failures. Take
as an example any Of the tail end clubs, and
YOU will find them overloaded with this verdanr
and unseasoned material, and it is found neces'
sary as the season advances to drop them from
the roll. and relegate them to the training farms.
The trouble with these alleged phenoms ls, they
fail 10 appreciate their surroundings little
fame attained in a minor league organization
turned their heads and sweeled their chest
measurements to abnormal proportions and when
they get into the big league they imagine that
| they are the only huckleberry on the bush They
try to be dead game sports without brains.
knowledge or experience to sustain them, and
thus make themselves marks for the caustic critl-
cism of all sensible people who despise arrogant
pretenders II these youngsters had sense and
modesty and would be advised by the older men,
bers, who have gone down the line of sad ex-
perience they might succeed without so many
exasperatng disappointments, and it would be
infinitely better for the game, and save the
magnates thousands of dollars on account OF bad
Investments