The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-25

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The Bostons miss Hamilton. thor star run getter.
He has bad leg which has bothered hin all season
and has kept him out OF majority Of tho games.
The release Of Catcher Kittridge by the Louisville
Club comes in the nature OF SURPRISE 1t Is sad
the clever backstop was let go in order to reduce eI
penses.
Pitcher Maui of the Brooklyns lie at his homo in
Philadelphia trying to get into condition 1t is re-
ported that he has agreed not to draw salary until
he Is able TO earn 1t.
The Orange Athletics have strengthened them.
Of three rsmes With any Se,onal ieaSuo team or =
team composed Of selected college players.
The well.known Jamaica team would like to ar
ms Plains: Boonton, Dover or TArrytovn preferred
Address W. A sbipley. Secretary. Jamaica NY.
Kumor las 1t that W. II. Watkins will succeed
Buck Ewing as manager OF the Cincinnatis. Base
ball men say that such a change would not be OF
in Plttsbur.
President Young has made such signal failure in
taken out of his hand. nett fall This information
comes from clue owner who has given much at
tention to the problem.
The Seneca b. b. G. hasa few more open dates in
lie 70 hear from the Hohokens, Jersey CITY and the
!. LYONS. 1872 Eas; l3yth street.
The Glover A. G. Of Staten Island has July and 8
formed teams averaging 10 years. open dates in
August for saturday games Address Il. Mcdowell.
Jr.. r. o. box 1858, Manhattan.
The Crown A. c. would like to arrange game for
July A. M with some team near Hackensack.
0'sSF open dates sn are July l. Aug and
G. Hermans. 235 West l34th street
Tho seml.professional National A. q. baseball
like to fill same with nrstclats teams in or out OF
t9wn osrnS n eu'ste s"s, .a Address Arthur
The MAujer A. C. has July "A NJ. and p. NJ open
and would like to hear from the CrAwfords Pac hcs
town F. c. and all other clubs giving suitable
guarantee. Address j. Kenzelmann. I84s Myrtle
avenue. Brooklyn.
Hanons men have played to larger gate receipts on
makers this year are the Boston, ke'oklyn. phila-
uelpAia baltimore. Chicago and ST. Louis clubs.
with Cincinnati a possibility IL that team brace
up from now ON.
The League men are still planning to reduce the
circuit to eight clubs some Of them IN favor of
others GGisSs ~ game OF f Tt Eener
least 100000. which IL twice as much as any other
clubs possible deficiency.
Those who have watched him day in and day out
say that McGraw OF the BALTIMORE has never played
such remarkable ball before. lie leads the League
runs scored and bases stolen and is also close to
d.lphia Club stands ready to pay sI2o O for his
to part with him.
The failure OF the St. Louis team to make run
rwsy rae for the remnant. as predicted by Pat
Mound City; Tebeau has been making ali sorts Of
excuses and his men have been playing tough
mug" baseball ever since the season opened | M.
pres that the treatment accorded to them in ST.
Louis has been outrageous.
judy ny from the patronage in Cleveland and st.
Louis the Rubisons will not finish very far ahead OF
the game financially. The Cleveland Club will lose
at the lowest. $2O,uuo the season, while tho ST
Louis Club will not make much more than this UNI
less IebeAus men have look in for the pcnnant at
tho end or the race. From what is said among tho
League men 1t will not be at all surprising If Roh
throws the Cleveland franc hss 10 the Leagues
shoulders after July I. In such event 1t IL be-
Rcved that Indianapolis will finish tho schedule
The New York and Brooklyn clubs are at logger
heads over the receipts accrulng from the game for
teited by the New ioTks week last Friday at
ceive penny of the money taken in. although 1t
will he carried before the Board of Directors for adj
justment Just why the New York Club has not
been tined for the two forfeited games il pulling
several of the magnates who say that the constitu
ton provides for penalty OF not less than $500 nor
more than 81 900 for each offence OF this kind.
Manager !anlon may put Hugh Jennings on first
base instead OF McGann. providing certain differ
enc"s between the management and Jennings can
be settled 1t appears that hle Jennings was nurs
Ing his lame arm in Philadelphia and paving his
own doctors bills he was taken on the salary
list. Hughey protested against this. and asked
Philadelphia Club. and Hanlon set So 900 as a price
by Reach and Rogers. and nothing came OF it. Jen.
nlngs is great stlcker and base runner and FOR
this reason he Is regarded as more valuable to tho
the Brooklyns than McGann. The latter is a hne
hrstbase man and q good hitter. but he Is not .
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