The times., 1899-08-31


cinnat club would come under the wire
as good as one. two. three Now, as he |
sees the crimson-hued pedal adorned ath-
letes trailing along in fifth or sixth place |
it is Just too dad burned exasperaung,
says the clever journalistic jollier.
Bancroft, of the Cincinnati club has ar
ranged to fill in all his open dates with |
transforming exhibitions, and will invade |
the Hoosier State for several games.
A correspondent in the Cincinnati En-
quirer" gives it as his opinion that the |
batting orbs of ball players impaired
by the signs on the fences, which are
painted in many eolors, and suggests that |
the fences in the background should be
painted green to correspond with the grass.
The gentleman is correct.
All the teams of the League have focused
the ball and are now batting as they have
not done before this season. Consequently
batting averages will take on a material
| expansion. 1t is safe to predict that the
work of the batters will show up in the
| percentage column much better than the
preceding season.
Garoni. the New York's dago twirler, who
| has been farmed out TO the Bridgeport club,
has been ordered to return TO the Giants for
] immediate duty. The transfer of Meekin to
the Boston club has left the Giants short
on pitchers.
| Fifth place is now the acme of the Red
! Legs ambition, and the numerous fans of
! the Queen City will be perfectly satisfied
! if they will anchor safely at that point, as
! all pennant possibilities have long since
! vanished.
New York and Louisville are having
hot fight for ninth place, with the chances
| fayoring Louisville
Two of the champion clubs of the Dis
triet League-the Bureau of Engraving
and Printing and the City Postoffice teams
will cross bats at National Park today. An
exciting contest is expected.
During my retirement" says Dad
! Clark, Il have been putting in my time
reading the newspapers and improving my
mind but | think | have bit off more than
l can chaw. With the Philippine question,
/ the Dreyfus police court proceedings, the
new league scheme and watching the tips
| on the bangtails, I'm all mixed up and
don't know just where l stand. | can't
! tell whether Dreyfus is an insurgent or a
phantom league magnate, or whether
| Aguinaldo is a favorite in the 'Futurity or
! a 10 tc / shot, or whether the Philippine
Islands have been secured by Chris Won
der Abe for a ball park. I've got to cut
out this pewspaper business or set up all
| night considering"
Al Berry Maui. former baseball player
and Beau Brummel of the diamond, has
celebrated his return to private life by
shuffiing off the coil of single cussedness.
He will nov go smiling down the path OF
life, with more laudable ambition. 1t is
hoped that he win receive good support
and that he will not draw away from the
plate of responsibility. nor mun any
chances that will imperil his success in
life.
Walter Wilmot, who, back in the
eighties, was member of the local club,
and who has played in several of the
League cities, and also in the Western
League, as captain and manager, is now
in hospital at Minneapolis, suffering from
blood poisoning, the result of an injury to
one of his legs. 1t is feared that amputa-
tion may be necessary in order to save
his life Wilmot was genial, clever
gentleman and an excellent ball player, and
has host of friends throughout the coun-
try who will regret TO learn Of his mis-
fortune.
More balls are used up in a game at
Chicago than in any city of the League
In a recent game there thirty-four balls
were put in play and all were lost Or
stolen except two or three. AS Spalding
is the manufacturer of these balls he can
stand it. The club pays for them at the
rate of s15 per dozen There are fewer
balls lost at National Park than at any
League grounds in the country. On an
average four balls TO a game are used and
at the end of the game these four are
generally on hand. The management has
several men employed to look after and
return balls batted out of the grounds.
&c 4sa4f ~, a. I,.
Louisville club, and it is likely that he will
soon be wearing Coloners uniform.
: Mondays st. Louis Washington game
was one of the finest batting exhibitions of
the season. Freeman and Wallace each
had home run, while Burkett tailed two
There were three three-base and two two
} base hits made Every Senator made a
hit, 0Brien, MeGann, and Stafford each
getting three, while Slagle and Mercer had
two. Burkett, in addition to his home runs,
had single; Schrecongost had triple.
and Wallace two singles. This game will
not be duplicated this season.
Buck Freeman is not only hard hitter
but a hard loser, and when he thinks he is
, getting the worst of it from the umpire he
is a hard kicker.
J Jim Duncan, recently released by Wash
! and viii play with that club today. Duncan
: is one of the most promising young back
Z stops in the country, and withal a gen.
. tlemanly and reliable young man.
1t will be supremely gratifying TO the
, friends of the Senators TO learn that they
gave Pat Tebeau's men another defeat yes
] terday. II was not accident either
2 The game was fairly won upon it's merits,
! and was a weIl-deserved victory
! BY winning two games yesterday, Boston
gained another point on the Brooklyns.
The District league.
The Eastern and American Athletic
Clubs played close and interesting con-
= test at National Park yesterday, deserving
better attendance of onlookers than was
: present. The victory went to the Amer
j, leans by the score of to 5. But five hits