The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-16
Sport
Review

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Several Of the ieogue nsnagers are slated
for removal and some interesting changes
may take place before the next seasons
gong rings. Bill Joyce has lost his ability
TO appease Andrew Freedman. apparently. |
Buck Ewing has been named for several
Lew positions, because his team failed In
the stretSa Arthur irwin is TOO nsw at
Washington to be led adrist and promises
10 become a successful manager. Watkins |
OF pittsbufg has signed a bunch Of rev
ones and the management IS willing to give
the man chance and more. Burns has /
bad successful season this year and PROM /
ises much for next. Rumors OF Seise's
leaving Boston have been floating around,
but tho winner Of so many champ .onships |
will hardly yaoate. Brooklyn will have a
new face OF the helm and Ebbitts Will
watch the game from his own town In the
future. Tim Hurst is waiting to llght
somewhere He is likely TO be succeeded
by Patsy Tebeau. Ned Hanion may 80 10
Philadelphia, as II is reported the rams |
lay some OF the teams eas'ly -season show
ing 10 MIN. lie is probably little hign-
priced for that burg too AZ Philadel-
phia he could cut loose with the coin and
buy the beJt in rhe lspd. and the best
would fiji the Phillies' stands 10 overflow
ing. Pulfam viii endeavor 10 make cham
psons with ads organization, one which. ~
ghe way, Is not sufficiently active with thc
stick 10 scare the leaders even this far
ahead.
The reins Of administration at the Polo
grounds will be turned over 10 George
Davis and Serappy will be requested to ac-
cept walking ticket. Whether the power
Of Davis as manager of the Giants VIII be
curbed and warped remains to be seen
Even SO positive and game little man as
Arthur Irwin was obliged TO submit TO
the tying of author!ty's hands behinds ms
back Gwen If wore muHkmeloh Tor d
backbone | couldn't aelp raising an oo
lection to the bluff tactics OF Freedman,
remarked Mr.. IRWIN. "One afternoon III a
game AT the Polo grounds between the
Giants and Bestons, Freedman sent me u
note from his private box ny oae OF NO
lackeys. know. around the ground as
f'reedman's official cuspidor Here's
note from, Mr.. Freedman. He wants ypv
10 take out MeeMn and put seymour ~
tore the note into siiyers ami orderen
Andv's lackey to do a hurry up exit from
the grounds And II you or freedman "
any one Csc slick your noses on t"s
grounds, I viii have you thrown OIL by
policeman. That was tle messaBe l. suh
hack 10 Freedman. I kept Meckln IN tht
game and we won. He was pitching soo0
bail. and because a few errors were maui
behul him Freedman thought ne wa,
pitching bean-hag ball. After the game
met Freedman and he sweilea out Oh NV
grand stand. With his numerous nus
Tilted loftlly In the air Irwin, he foareu
WHY didn't YOU obey my Instructions 10
day and take Meetn out of the game
What aid YOU mean, sir, by showing III
,,n before my friends, and que5tionlng M
authority The only explqpati0n ! gtv
An1y waa gentle laugh "A rev oas
later handed him my notice OF feiease'
In 1850 ut sportsmun's park in ST. Lcui'
pert Cunningham. pitching for Che orioies
under the management of biilie baru'e
was thwacked for twentyfour hits, inclnu
ing three home runs by Jack MiiliSan al
ter the game Barnie tossed quarter to ie
eide the fate OF Cunny. BILLY called head
the coin fell eagle upward, aud Bert wa
kept on probation Tor the remainder oil u
ocason. Nine years elapsed. ana Cunning
ham. during this season of 1898, has VIC
more successive games Than any pltcher
the major league. Al Maui was ostraeiss
from fast company IN 1891, picked up !
Earl Wagner. released by Earl after n III
blous career as a Senator, signed by Bali
more ana now, six years after his fall frc
fast baseball society, he ptands with u
larger percentage Of victories to his efea
Washington Post.
kid Mccoy and Peter Maher have be'
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marched to ftgnt twenty-five rouhuS 1" y