The times., 1899-09-03

piS tAjSliuS III the 1UlldCeiDlla cluD Is
owing to the absence of that player. Col.
John I. Rogers and other owners of the
club, who pay the expenses think differ
entity Richter 10 the contrary notwith-
standing.
The fiends have had another smoke and
are at il again. The old story that Watkins
is to relieve Buck Ewing as manager of the
Reds is being revamped, Notwithstanding
the story has been denied by all the parties
interested. The fact that Mr.. Brush has
not over his own name denied the story is
sufficient evidence in the minds of the fax
irs that it is true When Mr.. Brush is
asked for statement of facts he simply
shrugs his shoulders and walks away.
Mrs Minnie r. McGraw, wife of John j.
McGraw. the famous third baseman, and
manager of the Orioles. who died few
days since, will be buried today Mrs. Nc
Graw was an estimabIe lady popular among
her associates and enjoyed the love and es-
TEEN of large host of friends. McGraw
has been the recipient of letters and tele-
grams of coincidence from magnates and
players all over the country. a wilder
ness of flowers from loving hands will be
placed upon the bier of the deceased wife.
The Phillies continue to deal in eccen-
game that is simply faultless in all de-
partments, while at other times their play
ing would be discreditable TO minor
league organization.
Speed and control are two elements of d
ball players skill that do not seem to
harmonic. Among all the slab artist
Amos Rusie is the only man who could
control his swift balls, and in that par
w. hf-
pitcher. A low curve ball. as a rule.
is puZzling to batters. Yet this peculiar
style of delivery is easy for the batsman
who is an expert bunter pitcher who
can at will change his pace is the sue
cessful artist.
Frank Bonner, recently with the Sena-
tors, who declared yociferously and en-
phatically that he would never again play
in the minor league has accepted terms
and is now playing with the Buffalo club
of the Eastern League.
In view of the fact that Stafford has
only played three games with the Senator's,
it is hardly fair to say that the teams
winning streak is due to his splendid work,
inasmuch as Barry is playing giltedged
ball at short.
Manager Fred Hoey thinks he has drawn
a prize in the baseball lottery in securing
Frank Martin, town lot player from the
precincts of Chicago, and believes the New
York team will be greatly strengthened, as
Martin is a batter Of the Delehanty type.
Andrew Freedman will have to round up
his aggregation of two year-olds and old
timers and send one or two more of the
best of them TO help out the Beaueaters,
otherwise the despised "Superbas' will fly
the flag on the other side of the bridge.
The Louisvilles, like the CIevelands, ara
now wandering upon the baseball earth
and have not where to lay their heads.
The Senators played eight games on their
last Western trip, winning five and losing
three. Barring the last Louisville games,
they have acquitted themselves nobly.
Pittsburg has but five more games upon
the home grounds.
The Western clubs will all come East on
the 10th. Cincinnati viii open up with the
Senators here On the 18th.
The Baltimore papers complain bitterly
at the treatment Of their club at ST Louis
on Friday. and say all sorts of mean things
about Pat Tebeau, ali of which probably
are true. At the same time, it comes in
very bad grace from the Orioles TO criti-
else other clubs for rowdyism on the ball
field. There is nothing that Pat Teheau
would do, from manning player TO killing
an umpire, in order to win a game, that
the Orioles would not duplicate. In their
last game al Baltimore. Tebeau and his
players had similar cause for complaint
He charged the Oriole players with trying
TO spike his men; said that he was as
sauIted by LaChance while being held by
one of the Baltimore players, and arrested
and fined, while LaChance went scot free
The truth is there is no club in the League
that would not prefer to take their chances
upon the St Louis grounds with Tebeau
and his siuggers than with the peace-dis-
turoed Orioles and their partisan hackers.
Tebeau's crowd was giving the Birds
dose of their own medicine, which thew
should swallow without making wry faces.
The National League magnates should take
steps to protect the public from these dis
graceful exhibitions, whether they occur
at Baltimore or St Louis.
The District League
The City Postoffice and Congress Heights
teams played at National Park yesterday
the former winning by to 8. The score.
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