Evening star., 1899-03-29
LATE SPORTING NEWS
Pitcher Meekin Will Sign With the
Giants.
EWING SENDS MILLER HOME
Practice of the Senators at
Hampton
ETOWN VS.. YALE

| Two DIS OF news u Inc tfuDs
| interested have come to the front within
! the past twelve hours. The first concerns
| the New York club, and is to the effect that
| Pitcher Meekin has decided to bury his
| grievance and report to Manager Day at
| Charleston. This leaves Rusie and Sey
mour outside the breastworks. but as one
| of the big 81 has given in, there is pos
| shility that the other two may come to
| terms in the near future. Manager Day
| took it upon himself to write to the 'hOid
| OUT pitchers giving them advice as to
| their future movements and doubtless
promised generous treatment in case OF the
! clubs success
| The other piece of news comes from the
practice grounds of the Cincinnati club in
! the south. and is 10 the effect that Dusty"
| Miller will be sent home today on account
| of Illness. Miller reported to Manager
| Ewing this spring in bad shape physically,
and then made the mistake of coupling up
| with Jack Taylor in d series of drinking
bouts that aggravated his enfeebled condi
| ton. AS result Miller has been in bed for
| the past week, and as he has given little
promise of rounding into good form at the
practice grounds he goes home toby TO
| recuperate. Miller is undoubtedly a fine
| ball player the sun field at the Cincinnati
Park being unusually hard to fill to the
satisfaction of the clubs patrons, i>ut h. Is
| hard to handle, and for this reason he may
be released and Algie Mcbride subs titutcd.
Notwithst standing Manager Ewing's asser-
ton that Miller will be retained, there is an
undercurrent of opinion among Vase ball
people that good trade involving Miller
would be to the Cincinnati managers lik
ing. Dusty has been a thorn in the side
of Manager Ewing for the past two
sons. refusing to listen to Instructions and
melting almost riots and strikes against
the edict about drinking. With Miller out
of the way matters should move along
N nj x0 fa1iy
Taylor and Breitenstein will be about the
only swift boys left, and they are not Of
the ugly disposition found in many drink
ing players.
Barney Dreyfus, president of the Louis
vile club. has taken backward step in
regard to his threat to bring the law to
bear on the league magnates for freezing
him out Of desirable Sunday dates in the
schedule. In the first place. Mr.. Dreyfus
now comes to the conclusion that the dates
stead of a conspiracy. and that he will
have a hard tussle fighting the league es-
pecially as he sent his proxy to the meet
ing and this was voted in ratification of
the obnoxious schedule. The legal counsel
Tor the Louisville club says he will have
the original schedule adopted, but the word
original VIII be hard to place in this
connection The magnates have claimed
that The schedule published in February
was y fake" DreyfUs among the rest,
and 10 now want that schedule adopted
HlthfS nm look fOOuSh. Col. Rogers, the
friend OF Dreyfus. says he will do ali he
can 10 push forward the Louisville magnate
in his fight for better days. but add d:
I'm afraid the Louisviiles will have no
redress. as II requires a Ihree-fourths vote
to change the schedule
President Hart of the Chicago club,
speaking about the Louisville situation TO
a New York reporter. said:
The statement made by Dreyfus of
Louisville that he was robbed of eleven
sunday games in the schedule and that he
VIII MAKE an attempt TO have the schedule
changed Is ridiculous. The Louisville club
was not robbed a all The CHICAGO, Gin
cinnati and st. Louis clubs refused to play
Sunday games with Dreyfuss team, and
according ID the league constitutions there
Is no provision for the playing of such
contests. Sunday games are arranged at
tn request Of clubs that wish to play
them.'
President Kerr of the Pittsburg Base
BAH Club recently stated his position in
regard 10 me reduction of the leagues cir
CUT = am as much in favor of eight
clubs. said he. "as Mr.. Brush or any one
else can b., and hope it can be brought
about soon. / will not, however. advocate
any scheme which will injure a single MEM
Der OF the league. Louisville and The other
weaker clubs deserve fair treatment and
VIII not give my consent to any plan for
driving them out Of the league As II is
SO generally agreed that the circuit should
be reduced. L think the club owners should
be able 70 hit upon way OF making the
if"utlipii Nltnpul working a hardship upon
any member
Tim Hurst has applied for a position as a
league umpire. Tim was regarded as the
most fearless. just and competent umpire in
base BAH while he officiated in that capac-
ity. Nevertheless. there is opposition to his
reappointment. because of late Hurst has
f1Sured prominently in prize fighting as a
| referee. They say that Hurst would reflect
on the dignity OF the game.
First Baseman La Chance left Water
bury. Conn, yesterday join the Balti-
more club. Before leaving he said: The
rumor about my sulking is due to my not
answering McGraws telegram al once.
am pleased TO go to Baltimore. McGraw is
a splendid man. understand and there are
many good players in the present Baltimore
team"
The release of Jimmy Burke of the Mil
maukee team has been sold to Rochester
BURKE Is at present at Hot Springs, Ark,
practcing with the Cleveland team.
RAINY AT HAMPTON
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