Evening star., 1898-07-22

18th On the face of things transfers are
generally good for the club that plays on
the home grounds, but from the way the
Clevelands played here in the last series,
strange or home grounds cuts very small
figure with the Wandering Micks.' The
greater the opposition, the greater the ball
playing is apparently the motto of the
great club from the city on the lake.
Matte Kilroy. who is pitching good ball
for the Chicagos this year, was presented
with a handsome gold watch in Ph1ladel-
phla yesterday by friends from Richmond,
| a suburb of the Quaker city.
Manager Hurst of the st. Louis Browns
| has at last secured Jack Stivetts for his
club, but in exchange for Pitcher Carsey.
If Happy jack is handled without gloves
he will prove a good man for the Browns,
but a relaxation of discipline will about An
ish Jacks career on the diamond. He has
been tower of strength with the Bostons
simply because Captain Duffy would not
allow the slightest dissipation. with the
backing the Bostons will give him. Carsey
should do well in his new berth.
Several members of the Cincinnati team
who saw Tom Brown in Philadelphia say
| that he bames all his trouble on Jack
Doyle, and he is about right.-C1ncinnati
| Tribune.
Some members of the Cleveland team pro-
fess to believe that George Cuppy Will
never be able to pitch ball again. They say
that he has derived no real benefit from the
treatment his arm has received so far, and
that rest will do more good than any other
remedy.
Thomas News the right fielder Of the
Pawtucket Club, who is to go to New York
had a batting percentage OF .40l, according
to the official batting percentages OF that
league, with a total batting average OF 6il
He made twenty-four doubles and nine
home runs, and had a fielding percentage
in right field of .931.
J. Earle Wagner saved Pink Hawley some
embarrassment yesterday. Some of the
local comedians had arranged to present
Pink with powder box. race prush ana
other articles Of feminine wear and adorn-
ment. When they asked Mr.. Wagner's per-
mission to make the presentation before
the game Mr.. Wagner very properly re-
fused. The jokers were sadly disappointed.
Hawley is still in ignorance of his narrow
escape.
Tim Hurst manager OF the st. Louis
Club, sent the following telegram to Man
ager Dan Shannon Of the WiiKesparre
Club:
"Wil give $50 for Sullivan. It's pretty
steep for the rotten season, but will take
nam VA 0 Tim HURST"
shannon after consultation with the
directors, wired Hurst to send on the
money and he would send Sullivan to him.
The Next Bicycle Races.
The tenth race meet Of the Park Bicycle
Club will be held tomorrow evening at the
track on the Conlfuitf road. The program
close tonight THE prize list aggregates
over 500 in value, fully two-thirds OF which
will be in cash for .thS professional events,
there being three on the program. The
race of the evening will be the tandem
pursuit race. Five teams have entered. in
cluding the Sims osothers, Counseiman ana
French. Wilson anIi sSsnith, Stevenson and
Walthour and Schade and Moran; Inc race
will be run in heats, the team winning Two
heats to be declared The winner.
The fve-mile exhibition traced) race Tor.
the track record and the Lasley $50 trophy
promises to be an interesting event. 1t will
bring out Moran, who VIII race Little
Michael next Wednesday night. Among
the pacing outfit will be the new quad,
brought into use for the first time.
Russia has tried experiments with alu-
minimum shoes for cavalry horses. A few
horses in the Finland dragons were shod
with one aluminium shoe and three iron
shoes each, the former being on the fore
foot in some cases and on the hind foot in
others. The experiment lasted six weeks,
and showed that the aluminium shoes last
ed longer and preserved the foot better
than the iron ones.
Comparing the number of wounds receiy-
ed in a land fight with those received In a
naval combat, 1t is found that they are al
most identical. The difference Is that in a.
land fight the greatest number of injuries
received are in the extremities, the head
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