Evening star., 1900-10-18
BON MARCHE, 314=316=318 9th.
2 He is one of the few players who tailed

60 He is one of the few players who tailed
100 runs during the season.
The ST. Louis base ball club dispersed to
their various homes Monday. In many
cases. in fact, as far could be learned.
the men went home short goodly part Of
their last months salary. This salary was
held back on them as sharp reminder that
the club owners think that the members OF
the club owe them whole lot of ball play
ing which they never will get. The players
sure Of their money. The club owners
never will get that ball playing which was
held out on them during the past season.
Chicago writer has figured it out that
only six times since the National League
was formed have ties occurred. In 1882
Buffalo and Boston were tied for third
place: 1854. Chicago and New York for
| fourth; in 1893, Cincinnati and Brooklyn for
! sixth: in 1896 Brooklyn and Boston for
| fifth; in 1896. Washington and Brooklyn
| for NINTH and in 1897, Brooklyn and Wash
| ington for sixth The St. Louis Chicago tie
makes No. I.
| Buelow, the Cleveland clubs crack young
| third-sacker. is on Pittsburg's reserve list.
With Williams and Leach for occupancy of
| the third corner 1T looks as II the drafting
of Buelow by Dreyfuss is a blind 1t Is ru-
mored that Dreyfuss is merely holding
| Bueow for Connie Mack. who wants him
| for his Milwaukee club next year. Buelow
| is now being cared for by a Cleveland ply
sician. who is hopeful of mending his in
! lured underpinninS, and making him as fast
| as he ever
| There were really only two great sur
prises in the league race-the work OF ST.
Louis and Boston. The St Louis team was
one Of the stars in every position; but stars
| don't always twinkle in unison. so 1t was
| with st. Louis. The team was managed
| with liberal hand. possibly too liberal.
The st. Louis team proved itself an un-
| grateful combination. 1t was team that
cost the Robisons small fortune to put
| through the season, and to say that the
| team did not give its owners It's best efforts
| IS saying what every one acquainted with
| base Dali knows to be true
Dick Harley. the great outfielder. for
| whose services several National League
clubs have been dickerng since the close
| or the American League season, has been
/ landed by Cincinnati. This is a move in
] the right direction, and will be welcome
news 10 all local fans.
1t also shows most concusiveIy that Pres
ident Brush of the Reds Is determined to
| mend his fences and build up the Cincinnati
cIub Boston and several other big league
clubs had made offers for Harley, but they
mad been refused by Messrs Burns and
Stallngs the owners of the Detroit fran
chise in the American League. Harley Is
the kind of a player that the local club
needs.
In trying to make a daring steal or tne
home plate In the first inning of a game at
spokane, WASH, Catcher Hammond of the
Butte team fractured his shoulder blade
Not word did he say to any one for rour
innings Then Grim went in to eaten and
hammond to first. In the seventh inning
Hammond changed to right field and there
ne prayed out the game. Not till after the
game was over did any one learn how
pluckily the little manager had acted. and
then he only confded the extent OF his in
jury to the members Of his team. Dr.
Luhn. who reduced the fracture. declares
Hammonds action in playing as s,mpIy
marvellous. He must have suffered intense
agony yet after receiving the injury Ham
mond got eight put-outs and batted out
nit Spokane won the game by
score or 10 to 1. Hammond scored that
run being forced in on bases on balls
fhe Brooklyn players made a protita BILE
maui at Exposition Park. Pittsburg Tues
DAY afternoon. They apparently forgot All
apout their resolution not to indulge In any
betting, and planted McGinnity and two or
tnree other agents in the grand stand to
play the popular game of foul or no FOUL.
rms hazard Is a fad with the PittsburR
spectators at present. and IN figuring upoY1
me chances in 1t they do more calculating
than a whole class In mathematics would
IN an entire school term. Lots of wise men
are willing to bet on mo fouls every time
Datsman swings at the ball. The Brook
lyn clubs agents found these men Tues
day and took about $500 of their money
One of the bears" as the mo FOUL bettors
are called. paid over 500 for his theory. In
addition to this side issue friends OF the
Brooklyn club won a modest sum on the
general result.