Evening star., 1900-09-27

finish in second place they will get some
extra spending money for the winter.
Carey, Buffalo's popular first baseman.
was yesterday chosen by President Frank
lin to succeed Dan Shannon as the man.
ager of the Buffalo team.
The new. National Association will hold
another meeting in Chicago Tuesday, Octo-
ber IL.
John Anderson and Dave Fultz. who
played with the Milwaukee club Of the
American League this season, have been
drafted by the Brooklyn club.
Practically all the league magnates have
agreed to admit representatives Of the Play
ers' Association to the next league meet
ing. 1t is now up to the players to show
that they are in earnest and can benefit the
game If they desire.
All the guessing in regard to a manager
for the Cincinnatis for next season has
brought forth nothing definite on that point.
There is now no real reason to believe that
Mr.. Robert Allen will not have charge Of
the Reds again.
Milwaukee will furnish four of the Ma
tional Association magnates. Gustav Koch
has applied for the Philadelphia franchise; !;
c. 8. Havenerwants the Chicago franchise,
]. d. O'Brien would like to put club in
Detroit. while Harry D. Quinn and Charles
Clark hold the Milwaukee franchise.
Speaking of American League players,
the Detroit Tribune says: Jimmy Casey
is the best man in the league all things
considered. He covers ground and throws
Well, is a clever batter and base runner, and
certainly is the superior of them all in head
work..
1t would be no great surprise to see Pitts
burg go to pieces when first place becomes
a possibility. You can never tell about
nerve until you try out the boys.-Boston
Globe. Tim Murnane was one Of the wise
ones who wrote the Pirates out Of the race
in the spring. He also said Clarke was not
a leader and Jimmy Williams could not
throw.
: Mondays game between st. Louis and
Pittsburg was completed In one hour and
-Gyrn
this season. Sunday the Chicago and Mil
waukee American League, teams played
nine full innings in one hour and three min
utes That game was the speediest con-
tested in long while. If not in the history
Of professional base ball.
Manager Allen says he is delighted with
the coaching OF Latham. He says the base
running Of the team improved fully 100 per
cent after the veteran got on the lines.
The Philadelphia Record said there would
be q great deal more life in the game If
every club had Latham. No doubt of 1t.
A great deal OF the present coaching is SIM
ply stupid. =
The Pittsburgs have still twelve games to
play. eight at home and five abroad. OF
the five games abroad four are booked for
st. Louis and one for Cincinnati At home
the Pirates have three games to play with
Cincinnati, three with Chicago and one with
St. Leuis. -1n spite of the fact that the Gin
cinnatis for three games have proved Jo-
nahs Ito the Pirates. the latter's chances
look extremely promising
How soon one forgets his own failures
when he sees others travel the same road!
There was .'Si' Seymour at the Polo
Grounds Saturday. Forgetful of the days
when he looked like the brother of a bal
loon. he. stood the coaching lines and
hewled with fiendish glee as he saw Bill
Donovan of the Brooklyn team soar sky
ward. When "Sr' was reminded of those
days he sneaked to the bench like whipped
cur
Charley Dryden says Of the Boston left
1Aff In foi
ground leans inward at an angle of As de-
grees. The fans have been looking for IL to
tumble down all season. Well, the Bean
eaters slammed so many hits against the
fence that 1t Is now partly Strengthened up
and will probably stand another season
without necessary cash outlay for repairs'
Whether Pittsburg or Brooklyn will win
The penhant depends largely upon ihe/ sue
cess OF the Reds In that city during the
next four days. Should Aliens men be as
fortunate In Pittsburg during the coming
series as they have been heretofore, Pitts
burg will yirtuslly be pushed out OF the
race. Up to date the Reds have lost but