The evening times., 1899-09-01


sent. The Cincinnati and Brooklyn clubs
have arranged to play Sunday game at
Hoboken on September II, it being post
poned game. but the New York club OBJ
jects, as it would be an invasion of their
territorial rights. In answer the Brook
lyn management claim that they are in
common entitled to the same rights, and
in all respects are entitled to the same con-
sideration. The contention of Brooklyn
seems to be equitable, as two clubs located
in the same jurisdiction should not be en-
titled to exclusive privileges.
Pittsburg has refused the offer of Haw-
ley, Elmer Smith and Beckiey for Pitcher
Leaver and Outfielder Beaumont, made by
Cincinnati.
Every time the Brooklyn club loses a
shout of delight goes up from Quaker fan
dom.
Tommy Dowd, of the Exiles, has been
playing gilt-edged ball all season and it is
astonishing that Pat Tebeau has not called
him to St. Louis.
Delehanty's batting record this season
promises to eclipse that of any preceding
year He leads the league by large ma
jority.
De Mont is playing better ball for the
Orioles than he has played since he came
into the National League. If he can main
tain the pace and behave himself the past
| will be forgotten.
Al Selbach is the most susceptible man
| to newspaper criticism in the National
League. The Cincinnati papers came very
| near putting him out of the business ear
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as a gold brick.
| Lave Cross third-base play for the ST.
| Louis Club ranks in comparison with the
| best of them.
| President Young is now engaged in fig
| uring up averages of the players in the
| different clubs of the National League,
supplementary to his final report, which is
] hercuIean task and will involve much
| time and patience in its completion. There
| Is nothing that is looked forward to with
| as much interest as the publication
of this report. 1t is a ball players assets.
His standing upon the League records,
notwithstanding ii is often misleading,
practically fixes his salary. When mag
nate is looking for player for particular
! position, the first thing he does is to look
| up his official record. The information de-
| rived gives him good line on his man. and
| if everything else is satisfactory, he closes
a deal. Many things are TO be taken into
consideration, however. A player may
have a splendid batting average, yet his
fielding average will be very poor, and vice
| versa Official averages are valuable, as
| indicating the character of a ball player S
abilities yet it remains for him TO verify
his record, If a good one, by actual demon
stration upon the field.
The fascination that baseball has for some
people is astonishing, and many funny in
cidents occur with the enthusiasts of the
game Yesterday a blind man went to Ma
tional Park TO attend the game between the
| Bureau of Engraving and the City Postoffice
teams No sooner had he been seated by his
escort when he remarked in loud tone OF
voice: III bet $40 | can name the win
ner" He was reminded by an attendant
that betting was strictly prohibited.
What" said he, Il can't see the game. Do
you want to take away all my enjoyment
by preventing me from sporting! III bet
SO the Bureaus will win.
A picked nine from the United States
Marine Corps and the Proving Ground team
played an interesting game OF bali al IN
dian Head on Wednesday. The Proving
Ground boys proved their superiority by de-
feating the Marines by the one-sided score
of % 10 3.
Some very radical changes in the eonsti-
tuition and bylaws of the League have been
suggested. The dissatisfaction growing
out of the transfer of Meekin to the Boston
Club has given rise to acrimonious critl-
cism. and it is now proposed to prohibit,
by legislation, any transfer of player
during the playing season. Such an en-
| actrrent would be obviously impracticable
} as il would prevent club from strength
, enng its team, in case of sickness or in
jury of one of its players The proposed
legislation would be too sweeping in Its
provisions A rule might be adopted fit
ting just such a case as the one referred
to, where a special advantage was intended
to be given club at the expense of an
other. This is an evil growing out of a
greater one-syndicate ownership of base
ball.
Harris, who is playing third in place OF
McGraw, is Macon Ga, boy. The Bal
timores picked him up while they were in
training in Macon last spring. Harris play
ed in a college team against the Balti-
mores. McGraw liked his work so we'll that
he engaged him. He is promising player
and is making good with the bat.
Seybold has gotten over his stage
: fright, and is now putting up good game
! for the Reds.