The times., 1898-04-18

taken this stand on account of rumors of
a new brotherhood? The farming sys-
tenn is one of the rules rnat league play
ers desire to have abolished and was one
of the grievances upon which they in
tened to make their strongest kick. No
doubt other clubs will follow the Chicago
clubs lead. New York Evening Jour
nal
President Killiea says of ball players:
There are really only two periods in
their existence when they growl over
their salaries-when they enter the game
and lack experience, and when they be-
come so old that they have outlived
their usefulness.
Gus Schmelz, now manager of the Min
neapolis team, has had his team UP
against the St Louis Browns for three
games. He says Tim Hurst has strong
aggregation: that the Browns are sure
to beat out three teams, and possibly
more, though he doesn't name the three.
Although kid Nichols has not yet
signed a contract he has appeared in the
field with the Bostons. Manager Selee
will not discuss the trouble between
Nichols and the Boston club. but 1t looks
as though Nichols would reach an ami
cable settlement with the club In a few
days.
Capt Anson now says that II there
is war with Spain he will not care TO
secure control of the Chicago ball club,
as he doubts profits and would not Ike
to interest capital in a losing venture.
/ BY today, he thinks, the issue Will be de-
| cided and he will then know more re-
gardng his plans.
Manager Stallings of the Phillies Is the
| boss claimant of the year. His latest Is
| that he has a team of base runners, mot
| 10. rIaI.
running does not cut much Of a figure If
| the player does not reach first base occa-
sionally. Nevertheless, Manager Stall
| ngs can be congratulated upon engraft-
| ing something fast into Slowtown.
Every team has a phenom' with ii
| this spring." said Manager Tim Hurst,
land Hall fills the bill for us in this line.
| Philadelphia is expecting great things OF
| Elberfield Cleveland has a world-beater
| in Esterquest, Cincinnati conner sure In
| Steinfeldt, but for pyrotechnical stars
Hall takes the prize. Our spring find
easily discounts any of the other teams.
| st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
| If each particular case of cross-counter
| talk between umpire and player last sea-
| son were sfted to the bottom it would
| be found that in at least 80 per cent OF
| these cases the umpire started the mas
| ticating of the rag by leading off with
| many of the pet names because q player
| made a mild protest. Did the magnates
| make a tab on the number of scrappy
| talks that were introduced by the umpire
| rather than the player?-Boston Globe.
DOC" Amole is doing the best work
| among the Senatorial twirlers now, ant
| will be called on to pitch the seconc
| game against his old comrades, the Bal
| timore ex-champions. His work has
been suggestive of midsummer pitch
ing, and the Washington management
and players are highly pleased with the
form he has displayed The other twirl
ers, weighing, Dineen, Donovan and Ma
haffy, have also been pitching good bal
in the preliminary games played-Sport
ing Life.
'Tis said that figures never lie, but q
comparison of the averages of kid
Nance and Jake Gettman of the Wash
ington team, who also played in the Texa:
league last year, reveals some eccentri
| citis Nance led the Lone Star organiza
ton with an average of .405, while Gett
| man was below the middle of the ls
with only .2S7. Both jumped into fas
| company and when the season was Owe
| Gettman's batting figures were well ovel
the 800 mark while Nance was IS point:
| less. All the Louisville boys who played
down there with the pair are astonisheC
| at the reversal of form in the two young
sters, and have not stopped trying Il
figure it out yet-Louisville Dispatch.