The times., 1898-07-20

The Senators will play a double-header
tomorrow with Cincinnati.
Roger Bresnahan, VINO twirled for the
Senators the later part of last season,
has signed with the Minneapolis. and
reported for duty yesterday.
When Gettman gets to batting, # he
ever does. it will make vast difference
in the result of games at National Park
as he IS strong in the o.her departments
Of the game.
Second baseman Stafford, just released
by Louisville, has been playing on tough
luck for several years. He does not
seem 20 be able to catch on permanently
with any club.
Tim Hurst calls Buck Ewing "Prince
Con" and Buck says that Tim is entitled
TO all the insignia that attaches to that
royal position. as he is the past master of
the Con Court and without a peer in his
class.
The semi-monthIy ghost waIk' oc.
CURED al National Park yesterday morn
ing, when Mr. Wagner's bank account
took considerable slump. Upon these
occasions there is no pulling away from
the plate
Mr.. ]. Earl Wagner is on hot pursuit
after an outfielder and an infelder He
wants a hard-hitting outfelder, and says
and is on the trail of a player he thinks
Will fill the bill.
First Baseman Field has been out Of
the game for the past three weeks on ac-
count of a spiked hand and hopes the
public Will reserve their opinions as TO
his abilities as a ball player until he
again becomes limbered up
Zeke Wrigley has concluded that the
stockings striped with the Spanish colors
which he has been wearing in practice
were his hoodoo. Consequently ne dug A
grave back of the score board and buried
them and already he feels a restora ton
of confidence
Rightfelder Fleck, of the Philies, has
permanently established himself in pop
ular favor in the city of steady habits.
The Public Ledger says of him: "Thomp-
son is no longer missed in right. as
Fleck is his equal, if not his superior in
fielding, batting and running"
Fred Clark. manager of the Louisville
club, has trained his vocal organs so per-
fectly that he can initiate the peculiar
laugh of Harry Pulliam. mis- president TO
perfection. In a general mix-up of hilar-
ity ii is difficult to determine just where
Pulliam leaves off and Clark begins
James Field, the new first baseman. is
a strapping big siX-footer a splendid
fielder and base runner. and a hard hitter.
He does not hit the ball as often as some
other PLAYERS, but when he does con-
meet he is liable TO knock it INFO the ad-
joining township" says Billy Dunn
Capt. Jim Mcclure, though slightly dis
figured, is still in the ring. Monday was
the first time in five years that he was
compelled to leave a game on account of
an injury. The accident which put him
out, while slightly painful, is not at all
serious. Some of the nasal organs were
slightly disrupted and gave him sort of
Perry Werden tone of voice.
Barney Dryfuss, owner of the Louisville
club has established recruiting stations
all over the country with a view of
strengthening the Colonels and he doesn't
seem to be particular what sort of ma
terial he gets. Any kind of old ball play
ers seem TO be satisfactory. If Dryfuss
would relegate his kid managers and re-
instate Jack Chapman as manager of the
clubs affairs the ColoneIs would soon take
a prominent place in the race.
The Cincinnati baseball club will be
with us the remainder of Ine week and it
is 10 be hoped that while in the city they
will be careful to maintain a quiet and
gentle demeanor. in harmony with the
statute of John T. Brush made and pro-
vided for the suppression of disorder up
Buck Ewing will not be tolerated 1t is
probable that he will be good and avoid
any necessity for throwing him out.
As baseball executives, who are ex.
pected to enforce the laws enacted by
the National League, Umpires Swart
wood and Wood are howling and disma
failures. Swartwood is lacking in cour
age and both are short on ability. In the
simple mechanical work of judging ball.
and strikes Swartwood is fairly good
and would be much better if he was forti
fed with the nerve and backbone of
Lynch or an Emslie. The least said about
Wood the better.
Tom Tucker has been released by
Brooklyn and signed by ST. Louis Tom
will add strength to Tim Hursts aggre-
cation of sappers and miners, as he is an
earnest, hard-working player. He con-
tributed more to the success of the
Brooklyn club this year than any other
player on the team, yet in an unfortunate
moment he made an error, thereby incur
| ring the displeasure of Charles Errorless
Ebbitts and he had to be sacrificed on
the altar of discipline
Charlie Errorless Ebbitts experience as
baseball magnate will probably be like