1o the sporting. life. sept. '2 6. base ball....
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1O THE SPORTING. LIFE. Sept. '2 6.
BASE BALL.THE EASTERN ASSOC'N
The Record.The Buffalos have been unable to overhaul
the Albanys, and the latter will in all proba bility win the supplementary pennant of the Eastern Association. In fact, the clubs will most likely finish just ast ey now rank. The record below is up to Sept. 23:
Albany.....................................
Lebanon . ...................................
Lost.................... ..................
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Albany....... 12Buffalo....... 10
Won.Lost.Perrt..667 Tjebanon..... 10
Won.Li)Bt.P«rct.
.62C,Troy........... 6.600.316
Games Played Sept. 15.LEBANON vs. ALBANY AT LEBANOS SEPT. 15.
^Lebanon defeated Albany in one hour and nine minutes, the shortest game played in the Eastern Association this season. Goodall only gave the visitors three scattered hits, and only one of the Senators reached second base during the game. It was the first Lebanon had won from Albany this season, and the spectators were wild when the visitors were shut out. The score:
LEBANON. AB.R.D. T. A. K Couroy,2b... t 12440 Paily.lf....... 3 01100Peltz, rf...... 400 1gtaltj, cf......4 001O'Brien, lb.. 3 0 1 12 Doylo, 3b......40 0 2Crose, SB......4 2138«ge, C.........3 013
Tutal...... 33 3 7 27 13 1
ALBANY. AB.B. B. ». A.BBader, cf..... 400 Wiliis, If...... 3 0 1
0 00 0
Kennedy,lb.4 0 0 16 00 HHi,r»li«u,!B3 II 0 I " ' Hrady, rf.....4 001
0 0 0 0 3 1 6 1 1 0 Devtin, p....,3 010
Hew, C.........4 0 0 IKappel, 3b...3 000
GoodHll, p.... 4 0 1 0 0 OQcrhardt,2l).3_0_l_ 2_ 2 0Total...... 31 0 3 27 18 4
Lebanon........................ 1 1000010 0 3Albuni......................... 0 0000000. 0 0
Two-bnae hits Crow, Dally. Sacnflco lilts Peltz Btaltz, Cross, Sa«« 2. Stolen biwes Cross, Will!* Left on banes Lebanon 6. Albntiy 4. Struct out By Goudall 2, by Devliu 2. Umpiro Counelly. Time 1:09.
TROT vs. BUFFALO AT TnoT SEPT. 15. The borne team wou through lucky batting. Urn pire Doescher and "Reddy" Mack, of the Buf falo team, had a wordy argument. Doescher retired from umpiring and Suib, a local player, was substituted. Tho score:
TROY. AB.ft.D. P. A.K! BUFFALO. AB.R.B. P. A. V Kn.ix,cf.......2 1 0 3 0 U Sin-flier. rl....3 2 1 1 00Lyuch, If.....4 01-0 0 0 Muck. 2b......l 10100Mtnilt. 2b... 0 0 0 I 1 OiWeckb'r, 2b.3 0 0 301 Pnillliis. e»... 4 0031 2| Lyons. cf. L...4 0 1
000 1 3 (I 0 0 2 0 73
Knowlel. 31.4 0 1l. lb.......4 0 1
Hurnunir, lf.4 0 0 Mnith. §.«..;...3 0 0 McKeogb.c. 4 0 1Ualy, p....... 4 0 0 0 0 0
Campau, rf.. 1 1 0 UcQuery, Ib3 10 B*le», 3b .....3 100Mutpby, C....3 0 0 10-Dunn, p...... 3^ l_<^ 0
Tolul...... 23 61 27 _____Total...... 31 3 G 24 440000040 T— 5
.... 0000001 0—3D.mblo ]iia> Knowlei, Smitb, Field. First on bulls
Ott Ualy ll.i.fl Iloinn 8. Struck out By Duly 5. !_ D ran 8. Passed ball McICeougti. Umpires Doejcber lUd Staib. Time 2:15.
Troy............'................1Buffalo......................... 2
Games Played Sept. 10.LEBANON vs. ALBANY AT LEBANON bEPT. 16.
The visitors got their lead in the first inning through cos ly errors of Cross and Doylo ami a wild pitch, but after that Lebanon settled down and gave Noal the support which his elegant pitching deserved. Dojlo made up for his error by butting in two runs in the ninth. Tho catch ing of Brown and the 6eldinjj of Williu, Conroy and Daily was brilliant. The score:LEDA N
5 U B.ulrr,c r......4 101000 ol Wp|l>, 11...... 3 123110 0 Kennedy, lb4 0 0 10 010 1 II 0. , ......4 0
2 2 llltruwii. C......3 0 01 1 VKappel.Sij... 4 0 1
Cou roy, 2b... 4 0 1 Caily,'lf......5 0 0Pelt-/,, rl...... 4 00Stall/,, cl...... 3 11401 llai>rahun,«4 0 0O'Brlen, lb.. 6 11 Dovle, 3b.....4 1 1Cross, SS......4 00 ..Kurz, c....... 3 0 0 4 1 !l Frickeil, P...4 0 0Heal, p.. .....4 1 I 0 6 0 GerharJl,2u. :^0_1 8
Total...... 3.46 27 14 3 Total...... 33 2 5 27 9 3Lebanon ..................... 00101COO 2 4Allmny.......................... 20000000 0 2
Karned run Lebanon. Three-base hit Conroy. Bases stolen Brail. 2, Bader, Wiliis. Left on base. Lebanon 3, Albany 3. Struck out By Neal 3, By Fncken 3. Doulile play Wlll-i, Ko|ipel. Firm on balls Off Frlcken 4. Umpire Conuelly. Time 1:23.
TROV vs. BUFFALO AT TUOY SEPT. 16. TUis was a well played game, which Buffalo won in the seventh inning. Brahan's bases on balls were responsible for Troy's defeat. The score:
TanY. AB.H.B. P. A.It Bt'FFALO. AB.R. B. P. A. B Knox cf ....6 12 6 00 Scliffflar, rf..3 20 2 00 Lynch If._6 13000 Mack, 2h.....2 10211 Ji'esslU, 2b... 100 I 02! Lyons, cf..... 613 4 00 Wells c ... .. 4 0 1 4 2 o:Kuowles,3b. 6 1 1 1 41 Phillips, ss,.. 4 0 2 0 3 l!Fi<>ldi>, lb.....6 0 0 12 00
0Campau', rf... 60000 Olllormiug, If. 3 1 1 JlrQuprylb.fi 0 0 14 0 0 Suiilh, SS......4 004Bales, 3U......4 1 1 0 2 0 McKcou'h.o. 1 0 0 2Mnr|.ay,c.2b4 11331 Weckbcc'r, c 1 000 Br«han,p....3 0103 IllCalihan, p...2 00020
Total...... 4"l 4 11 27 13 4 German, p... 2^2 0 30! Total....... 337 7 27 133
Troy. .........................0 1030000 0 4Buffalo...... ................... 20000041 0 7
Earned runs lluffalo 2. Two-base hlli Lynch, Knoules. D.iible |ilav Smith, Fields. First on b»lls Off BraUan 8, off Caliban 1,'jR German 1 Hit by
f Itcher Sales, Struck out lly Brahan 3, by Caliliau , by German 1. Wild pitch German. Umpire
Doescher. Time 1:46.______
Games Played Sept. 17LEEANOX vs. ALBANY AT LKDAHOH SEPT. 17.
--Goodall pitched a great giiue and received good support. Devlin pitched for the visitors, and his pitching just suited the homo team, especially Conroy, Daily and Stiltz. Tho features of the game were the batting and field- Ing of Staltz and th« fielding of Gerhardt. The score:
LEBANON. AB.B. B. -. A. II ALBANT. AB.R. 1. P. A.EConroy, 2b... 6 1 3 0 2 0:B.cl.r, cf..... 4 0 1 2 00Dully, II.......4 3 it 1 0 0 Wiliis. lf.....a 0 0 6 01I-ltz rf......5 1 0 1 0 0 Kennedy, 11,4 0 2 801Bliltz. cf......S 2 4 4 1 0 Hess, n.......2 0 1 1 ''O'lineu. lb..6 0 2 11 0 0 Brady, rf.....4 021Doylu, 3b..... 4 0 1 2 2 OjBmvo, C......4 0 0 0Cross, ss...... 6 0 1 1 4 2lKappel, 3h...3 0 0 1BAKI- c. ..... 41261 I'Di-t) n, p._.. 4 000Goodall, p.... 6 0 0 1 2 0 Gerhardt, 2b'.l 0 0
Total...... 42 81627 123
0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 3 0 3 0
00 1 40 Total....... 3306 27 102
Lebanon........_.......... 2 0102300 0 8Albany........................ 0 0000000 0 0
Earned runs Lebanon 5. Three-base hits Dully 8, Stallz. Home run Staltz. Stolen bases Bader Bradv, Kennedv, Wiliis, Ka|>pel. Loft on bases Lelianon 7. Struck out liy Ooodall 5. Double plnys Kappol, Gerhardt, Kenneiy; Stultz. Saue. First on balls Off Godall 4, off Devlin B. Umpire Cotinelly. Time 1:29.
TnoV vs. BUFFALO AT TROT SEPT. 17. This was a pitcher's contest, with honors qbout even For eight innings Staib pitched the game of hi! life, only one hit having been made off him up to that time. In the ninth inning Troy scorec tho first nnd only run on a single by Wells Knox's two-bagger and Mack's error. The score
KI.OI. cf.....4 0 1 Lynch, If.....4 0 1 llnrphy, 2h..4 0 2 Phillips, ss... 4 0 1 Catnrau, rf... 4 0 0
1 0 0 Scl^ffl.-r, rf..6 003I 0 0|Mack,2b......4 0003 3 0] Lyons, cf.....4 1227 3 0 Knowli>s,3l>. 4 0131 0 0 Fiild, 10.....4 0 0
McQiiirv, Ib4 0 1 12 02 , If.3 0 0., Sb."..... 4 0023 1 Smith, ss.....4 0 I 2
.Veils c...... 3 00230 McKi>ough,c3 009Btalb, p........ 4 12 010 Daly, p........ 4 1^ 1 0
Total....... 35 1 8*29 13 5 Total....... 36 2 5 30 Winning run made with two men out.
Tr.y....................... C 000000010 Bnffulo.................... 0 00000001 I
Two-base bits Lyons, Koo-*les. Knox. Doubl
Slays Scln-fller, KnowlM; Sales. Plulllpi. First o nils Off Sinili 5, off Daly li Hit by pitcher K no:
fltruck out By Staib 2,by Duly 0. Wild pitch Dill) Empire D.*ich.r. Time 2:10.
Games Flayed .Sept. 18. TROY vs. LEBANON AT TROY SEPT. 18. Bra
ban pitched a remarkable game, holding th Iiebanons down to one scratch hit and sbuttin them out. Ncal started in to pitch for th visitors and his wildness, aided bv poo Support, caused birn to be superseded in th fourth inning by Fitzuerald. Sales played tb fame of bis life at third. The score:
TKOV. AB.R.B. P. A.K. LIBANON. AR.R B. P. A. Kno*,er......4 0 0 3 0 i;Conroy, 2b...4 0 0 6 6Li Del), II....1 20300 Pai:y, If......4 0021Murphy. 2b..4 10010 Pel'z. rf......4 002Pl)illi|« B8...4 0 1 1 4 OStn.tz, cf..... 4 0 0 ICampau. rf... 2 02100 O't!:ie«, lb..2 U 0 18 J1. Query. Ib4 0 I 11 00 Dojle, 3b....i 000fal.8,3b...... 300 1 60 Cro-8, ss...... 3 010Wells C......4 00 600 Sate, c....... 3 U 0 3Braiian p.... 3 00100 Neal, u........ 1 0 0
Total...... 29 3 4 27 10 1
billi|ia, ss.. 4 22auipau, rf.. 4 1 2 0
MtQuery.lb. 6 2 I 12alos, 3D......4 1 0 0'ells. c'....... 4 106
00112 2 2
d, p2 0 0 6 3 Total...... 290 1 27 17
froy .......... 2 00010000 t-ban,.ii....................... 0 00000000-
Do.il.le plnyj Cross, Conrov, O'Brien; Conn' 0 BHHI Kirslon balls Off Nenl 4, off -itzn_i*ld CT Brahan 1. Hit by pitcher Sales. Struck out
} Brahan 4, by Fitzjerald 2. Wild pitch Fitz-erald. Umpire Doescher. Time 1:20.
ALBANY vs. BUFFALO AT ALBASY SBPT. 18. ilroy pitched a wonderful game, and nhen the
ame closed, with the Bisons beaten by the ore of 4 to 1, they had but one hit to ihow ;ainst the Albanys' clever twirlcr. The game ight have resulted in a shut-out for the sitors, but in the second inning Kennedy let a
oor throw by Kappel go past him. The score:ALBANY. AB.R. 8. P. A. E BUFFALO. AB.R.B. P. A. Eider, cf..... 3 2 I 4 0 0 Slieffler. rf....4 0 0 1illis, If...... 4 0 1 2 0 0 Mack, 2b..... 4 0 0 1-nnedy,lb4 0 2 10 0 tljLyons. cf.....4 0 0 1
00 21 00 20 00 01 30 00 20
Total...... 30 T I 24 9 2
iioe'iy, ju» u 2 lu II It ijyous. ci.....« o _ i-.nrah'n.aa. 3 0113 VKnowles, 3b. 4 101 rady, rf..... 3 0 0 0 0 O'Field, lb..... 2 0 1 8ess, 0........4 0 1 4 1 0 Horuung, If. 3 0 0 6appel, !b... 4 0 1 2 1 1 Smith, ss...... 3 0 0 0llroy, p..... 3 1 0 0 1 0 Weckbec'r, c 3 0 0 6irbardt,2b. 3 1 1^ 4 52 German, p.... 8 0 0 0 20Total...... 31 4 "8 2"t fi 4 Total...... 30 T I 24 9 2uffalo ......................... 01000000 0 1Ibany.......................... 0 0202000 x ITwo-bnse hits Kappet, Gerhardt. . acriflce hits rady, "Kennedy, Kapptl, Kilroy. Douhle plays- Tilth, Slack. Fields. First ou balls Off Kilroy 2, off ernian 2. Hit by pitcher By German 2, Stolen aes Wiliis, Kilroy. Struck out By German 4. ltd Ditches German 1, Kilroy 1. Umpire Con-
lly. Time 1:40.
Games Played Sept. 19. TROY vs. LEBANON AT TROY SSPT. 19. The
roys easily defeated the Lebanons by bundi ng their hits and by the costly and opportune rrors of Cross, who bad a bad day. The score:TltOT. AB.B. B. P. A. El LEBANON. AB.R.B. P. A. Knox, ct...... 4 1 0 0 0 0 I'ouroy, 2b... 6 0 0 631jnch, If.... 5 1 0 4 0 o|p.nily, lf.....4 0 2 3iirpby, 2U..5 0102
621Peltz, rf....... 6 121Slaltz, cf..... 4 221
0 2]0'Brien, lb..4 1 0 9 0 o'DojIe, 3b.....3 121- i;ross,»s.......4 001
Kurz, c.......... 400 401taib, p........3 0 1 0 30 Goodall, p...300 100
Total...... 34 6 8 2T 10 4rabau, p... 400 0 00, Total...... 3"89 7 27 1061
roy ........................... OOOSOOJ2 0 9ebanon ...................... 0 0010103 0 6Earned runs Troy 1. Two-bale hits Phillics,
afnjiau, McQuery, Stala. Bases etoleu Kuox 2, ytich, McQuery, W.lls, Stalz 2. Double plays ouroy, O'lirleu; Phillips, McQuery. First on halls ff Go'idall 3, off Staib 2. Hit by pitcher Lynch, truck out B,' Staib 0, by Goodall .1. Pas^e. ball urz. Sacrifice bits llcQuery, Wells, Cross 2, Kurz. eft on bases Troy 3, Lebanon 2. Umpire Doescher. line 1:36.ALBANY vs, BUFFALO AT ALBANY SEPT. 19.
he Buffalos put in Will Daley, late of Boston, nd he made a most lamentable showing as a itcher and a ball player. In the first three mings he sent seven men to first on balls, four
n the second and three in the third, which orced in two run?. Daley began kicking over uipire Connelly's decisions almost from the
utset, and as a result got ugly-tempered and ost his head. The crowd jeered him loudly as all after ball was called on him, and in the
middle of the third inning he walked oat of the ox and refused to pitch further. It was his rst appearance there, and he succeeded in rnak- ng a mo=t undesirable impression. German ook his place and the game proceeded in an rderly manner, but in a few minutes the entire luffalo team began kicking and at one time ireatened to leave the field. The score:ALBANY. ABB. B. P. A.KI BUFFALO. AB.B. B. P.ader, cf.....4 0110 0 8clieffl'r,rf,ss4 1 0 0 "" -, If...... 6 0 1 1 0 OlMack, 2b, p..4 1 2 1
iennrdy, Ib3 2 1 17 1 OJLyons, ct'.lb.4 1 2 - - - - 'Kuowles,3b..4 0 0lanrah'n.M. 4 211
r>dj,if,2b..4 312 Hess, C........3 2 1
... 3 2 1 'rlckfcn, p... 311 lerbardt,2u. 301
6 0 0 1
4 1 IFields. Ib.rt. 3 002 Hot U'R, If.ib 5 022
030 Saiilh,ss.lf...3 0 0>Uckbfc'r,c3 0 0 SlcKeou'h ,u I 1 0
Jrowu, rf.... 0 000 00 German, p,cf2 001.-..-, -._.. ___________!
Total...... 32 12"9 27 18 ii.-.
'. P-"-'- 1 I 1 2 S °Total...... 346 7 24 132
Suffalo....................... 2 20010000 5liany....................... 0 1640020 z 12Earned runs Albany 2, Buffalo 2. T. o-base hits eta, Krickeu, Mack, Horuuui;. Threc-haae hits
[aurahin, KapDel. Sacrifice hits FriclcenJ, Smith. loulilo plays HBiiruImn, Kennedy; Gerhardi, Ken- eil3; Kennedy unassisted; Mack, Lyons, Knowles, loiunnic. First on balls OU Fricken 1, off Daley
Hit by pitcher By Fiicken 1, by Mack 2. Stolen ases ilauruhau, Brady, Uess 2, lloruung. Struck m By Fricken 4, by Daley 6, by Mack 1. Passed all* Weckueckrr 2. Balk Mack. Umpire Con- ,elly. Time 2:15. __
Games Flayed Sept. 91.TROY vs. LEBANON AT TRorSupr. 21. Leb-
non won, after a hard fight, by lucky batting. a the early part of the second inning Cross in- iked Doescher, who fined him, and, the short .op continuing his abuse, was sent to the bench. rlcCdtfrey then went behind the bat, bage, J'Brien and Conroy going to first, second and hort respectively. The scores
TBOV. AB.R.B. P. AX LEBANON. AB.B B. P. A.Iin, cf.....3 0 0 3 0 0:tWoy,2t),68.4 1 0 2 62ich. If..... 400 1 00 Daily, If....... 410 1 00
y 2b. 4 1 1 2 3 2 Peltz, rf ..... 3 1 1 0 10u ,.iil«, SB... 3 1 2 1 I 0 Sialtz, cf......4 1 2 4 00
Jampan rf... 4 0 1 2 0 0 O'llr u,l!'.'ih4 0 0 230 --------- -'-50
1 0
Total...... 3~22 5 24
, ... , , . IcUuery, Ib4 01701 Doyle, 3b..... 3 Oilales, 3b...... 3 0 0 2 3 0 I TOM, ss ..... 1 0 0 0 --Veils, c.. ... 4 0 0 6 00 tlcl'affrey, c4 0 0 2 01
Braban, p.... 3 0 0 0 6 1 . ag», c,lb....2 U 1 14 01~ . , ,....Neil,p.........4 0 0 030
Total...... 333 5 27 194............._......... 0 0000200 0 2
bauou.. ................... ...0 1000002 x 3Earned run Lebanou. Two-base bit! McQaery,
Double plays Sales, Murphv, HcQiirrv. 'Struck out Bruhan, Wells, McCaffrey, O'Brleo, Sa_e, Netl. Kiist ou ball* OffBrahau 2. off Noil 4. Uit
>y pitcher Kuox, Noil. Left on bases Troy 9, Leb- auon G. Umpire Doescher.
ALBANY vs. BUFFALO AT ALBANY SEPT. 21. The Albanys bunched their hits in the third in ning nnd made enough runs to win. The Buf-alos could not connect their hits and got but
one run on hits by Mack, Knowles and Fields.The score:
Al.BA.ir. AB.B.B. P. A. II BUFFALO. AB.E. B. P. A.E Ba.ler ct..... 40020 ol.'.ielHer. rf... 301 0 00Willld, lf.....4 1200 oiMnck. 2b.....4 11 211Kennedy, Ib3 0 0 13 1 llLyons, cf.....4 01301Miller, « .....4 1 I 0 B IJKuowles, 3b3 0 1 3 30Brady if. ...4 0 0 1 0 OlFieM, lb......4 0 1 800- - - ~ - -'" ----- - fl p
- 30ijevlin.'p..... 2 00 0 2 II Weckbe'r, c. 2 0 0 3 30 Gerhanlt,2b.3 2 2 S 2 0 German, p... 3_0_ 1 1^ 10
Total . .... 28 4 6 27 14 2 Total...... 29 1 f 24 11 2Albany ......................... 0 0300010 0 4Buffalo...........................0 0010000 0 1
Eat'ued rut'S Albauy I, Buffalo 1. First on errors Albany 1. Buffalo 2. First on balls Off Devlm 2, off German 4. Mruck out By German 2, by Devlin 3. Lett ou bases Albauy 3, Buflalo 4. Two-base lit! Miller, Wiliis. UoinuUK. Sacrifice bits llador, lr ~~ "'6<iy, Ksppel, Lyons DouLle plajs Geihafdt, ,K,.,ued)'2; Miller, Gerhardt, Kennedy; Kappel, Ken nedy. Pa-sed ball Weckliecker. Umpire Connelly. Time 1:40,
DraUV, II,,,..* w u w usjenu'i, iu....,.-» u A aBrown,c...... 201 » 00 Horniing, If 4 0 1 0Kapfel,3b... 2 0 0 2 4 0 Smith, ss...... 2 0 0 4
SET RIGHT.
LOUISVILLE LINES.A Season of Fine Ball Playing—Beating the
I!o8toi]3, the Athletics and Others—Gossip of the Game.LOUISVILLE, Sept. 21. Editor SPOBTINQ
LIFE: Seven straight for Louisville! How does that sound for the ex-tail-ender? And, maybe, there will be more than seven straight, for the defeat has not come yet. Seven straight, too, when such clubs as Bos ton and the Athletics have met the Kentuck- ians. It is really eight straight, but I do not include one game forfeited by the Athletics to Louisville. Louisville is now playing great ball. Such a game as she is at present putting up, if played all the year, would have kept her in the pennant race. It was ex pected that the boys would play great ball against the Bostons, as they have done so every time they have met this year, and they did not disappoint the public, winning two out of three very handily. In the last game they knocked the great Buffinton out of the box in five innings. Then they took three straight from the Washingtons, forcing the latter into last position, and now they have stuck a few more feathers in their caps by beating the Athletics four straight.
WORK OF THE PLAYERS. The present fine showing of the Kentuck-
ians is due to a great improvement in the work of several players. Shiunick is re minding his friends of the grand game he played last year. While his work at second base was very rocky during the first part of he season it is now almost phenomenal. He istinguishes himself every day by great tops and great throws. Little Cahill is atching every game, throws down to second ase like a rifle shot, and bats like a fiend, ccasionally slugging out a home run, while lis three-base hits are plentiful. Jennings s playing his usual brilliant game, covering
more ground than any other short stop in the Association, and batting well. Meekin is witching in great form and steadily improv- ug. Fitzgerald is also doing well, but Strat- on is not so successful. Cline, the new man, s doing good work, and reliable Bill Weaver shitting the ball hard. Every man in the earn is playing well, and they have the vim ,nd enthusiasm that win.
ATHLETICS CRITICIZED. The Athletics have not earned golden
pinions here by their behavior. Of course, itcher Chamberlain had to distinguish him- elf on the ball field by sulkiness or foul angnage. He always does it by one means r the other. It was so when he was in the jouisville team, audit is so when he comes ere now with other teams. It is a pity that
a man like Chamberlain should mar his use- ulness by babyishness and disobedience, lad he always behaved himself and played
'iall he might have been one of the greatest pitchers in the business. As it is, he is a ine pitcher anyhow. In the first Athletic ;ame Chamberlain was playing right field, 'he Athletics kicked at a decision of the um
pire. Umpire McLaughlin was firm. Cham- jcrlain called him a foul name, and was >romptly ordered off the field. Two games vere to have been played Sunday, and when he second began, Larkin objected to the impire's decisions on strikes and balls and efused to obey orders, and was ordered off he field. Larkin would notgo from the field o the player's bench. Captain Wood would
not make him go, and the umpire promptly leclared the game a forfeit to Louisville by he score of 9 to 0.
AN AMUSING INNTNO. The Athletic games were rich in their in
cidents. The first inning of the first contest was the most amusing that I have ever seen m the Louisville grounds, and I have seen everal hundred. The Athletics came first o the bat. The first man knocked a two- jnse hit to left field. The next batter drove i bounder to Kuehne. Kuehne let it go through :\\m. The next hit to pitcher Strattou. Straton muffed it. The next hit to Jennings. Jeniiings muffed it. The next hit to Shinnick Shinnick muffed it. Two or three hits fol- owed and the Athletics had five runs. All he spectators gave the game up as lost, but
"t wasn't. The Louisvilles came to the bat, and then the Athletic fielders duplicated the work of their opponents. They could neither stop the ball nor throw it. When the inning ended Louisville had five runs, too. The game finally ended 12 to 9 in favor of Louis ville. It was a muffing-shigging contest, and was heartily enjoyed by the spectators.
MINOR MENTION.In Saturday's contest Kid Cross made one
of the prettiest hits ever seen here. It was a ine drive to the left field seats and yielded a lome run. In the next inning Cahill did the
same, the two little catchers thus being even.Pitcher Bowman is conceded to be the hand
somest base ball pitcher seen here this year.I)onovan has signed with Washington and
slaycd in the Washington series here, but showed evidences of lameuess and did not do Srst-class work.
Manager Chapman is greatly delighted at the fine work his team is now doing.
Wood, of the Athletics, distinguished him self by heavy batting throughout the series played here.
Monk Cline is doing good work. He fills Donovan's place in left field very well.
President Von der Ahe came to Louisville a few days ago, but the reporters got nothin out of him.
Kuehne is one of the steadiest and surest hitters in the Louisville Club. When a hit is needed, and he comes to the bat he cracks it out nearly every time. The rotund third baseman was a good pick-up for Manager Chapman.
Louisville is unfortunate with her catchers Ryan is suffering from what the doctors call water in the knee, and has had one or two operations performed. He may not be able to play again this season. Schelhassewashit in the head by a foul ball from his own bat and was hurt so badly that hecannot play for a week yet. Meanwhile all the work behinc the bat devolves upon Cahill.
Lev Shreve, the well-known pitcher, is in this city and frequently practices atthe park
Tlie Louisvilles are hitting the ball hard, ant1 to that fact may be ascribed many of their victories. J. A.
President I-indsey Square* Umpire Mc- Iiauglilin With the Public.
BRADFORD, Pa., Sept. 21. Editor SPORT- ..\-o LIFE: Dear Sir:—In justice to M. J. McLaughlin, umpire, now with the Ameri can Association, I would say that on Augusts I forwarded $50 to him as advance money. He telegraphed me: "Everything satisfac tory; will leave at once when you send money." On August ti he wired me: "My aunt died in Chicago; will leave there to-morrow night for Bradford." lie kept disappointing me from time to time, greatly to the detriment of our League and leaving me liable for censure by the directors. He wrote me letters explain ing his position and kept promising to come. On August 28 he wired me that he would leave Rockford for Bradford on Saturday night, but did not; about Sept. 1 he wired me he would report at once. I wired him die not want him; to return advance money at once. On Sept. 16 or 17 I received a Dost office order for $50 from him. Some of our clubs had paid out advance money to players and they did not report, particularly James town, who paid out about $700 to players who did not report, although under the National Agreement. Some of them kept the money and still played ball under the National Agreement, and it did seem as il we had paid for protection we never got, and we, as an or ganization, were sorely disappointed. This was one of the causes that caused us to dis band. The majority of our directors were not in favor of paying the National League one dollar for protection, and we would no have lost over $1000 paid to players if we hat not been under the protection of the Nationa League; reasons too plnin.
Consequently we were agreeably gurpriset to receive the $50 from McLanghlin, because as an organization, we had come to the con elusion that it had gone with the rest, and are willing to give credit to Mr. M. J. Me Langhlin for being an honorable gentleman
Very respectfully, JAMES A. LINDSEY,President N. Y. and Pa. League
P. S. Hess and Jones, the best battery in the New York and Pennsylvania League are in Bradford disengaged. They have hat offers from various clubs, but have not ac cepted any of them. They would be a grea help to Harry Wright's aggregation.
8TRCCK HIMSELF OUT.
The McConnellsville B»se Ball Hater Com mits Suicide.
A special despatch from Zanesville, Ohio sayS; "J. E. Thomas, aged eichty-four, cu his throat with a razor at McConnellsville Sept. 22. A year ago Mr. Thomas retiree from his farm and purchased a residence fronting on the public parade grounds, where for twenty years the McConnellsville boy have indulged in the national game of base ball unmolested.
"Mr. Thomas, whose house was situate< just back of the home plate, was not amis tomed to the noise attending an exciting game and his residence and property suffered con siderable damage from foul tips. The annoy ance led to an injunction, which put a stop tc the ball playing. This aroused public opiti ion to such a pitch that life had been made a burden to him. He had been boycotted by old friends and hooted at by the young people
"Yesterday morning he went down th< street to get shaved, and so intense has th< feeling become that the barber refused ti accomodate him. He then purchased a razor went home, and cut his throat from ear to ear severing his windpipe. He was the wealth iest resident of the county."
PLAYERS GAIiORE.An Unprecedented Number of Men Will b
an the Market Next Winter and Spring. There are plenty of players on the inarke
more than there has ever been for the Associ ation, as it does not recognize any reserve rule and even if the reserve rule is re-establishec therearestilla larger number of players tha ever before trom which to draw. Therefor in addition to the men reserved by the Amer ican Association and the League, the Wester Association and Eastern Association usuall had over a hundred players, each under rt, serve. There will be none of that this year There are only four clubs in the Eastern, an three in the Western Association, and it i doubtful if either lives the season out to re serve their few players. Hence it is that th woods are full of players, and good ones, toe Many a one of the old stars who have ignore olub rules aud done as they pleased, and con
equently failed to play good ball will find lemselves hunting for a job,land there is able to be a great scarcity of good paying
obs too. It is safe to predict that there ill be more disengaged ball players next prilthan has ever been known in the history f the game. The player, no matter what is caliber, who gets a chance this fall to sign ith a reliable club for a fair salary, will act le part of wisdom by getting his name on ic bottom line ol a contract as quickly as heau do so.
BROOKLYN BUDGET.The Season Practically at an End In the
City of Churches—A Sectional Matter and the Pennant—Something About the Young Blood of Byrne'a Bailiwick—Hints For the Club.BROOKLYN, Sept. 22. Editor SPORTING iIFE: It makes all the dift'erence in the
world what section of the country gets a lutch on the championship banner. Let the "ast grasp it and jou have enthusiasm and .urrah of every brand, but permit the West' o close mauleys on the silk and you witness drop in the interest and a half-hearted
wind-up of the season. Take the present timeas an example. With Chicago boasting a omparatively safe lead, the majority of ranks seem to have settled down to the con- iction that it is loss of time to attend a ball ame, and those who do attend seem to do so s a matter of duty to themselves, and all the ively side scenes incidental to games that ount are almost lacking. Take thepastsea^on bout this time, with alj the divided interest nd the score and one other things that hurt be patronage, we had the Bridegrooms lead- ng the League and John Ward making a ash for high honors, while Boston was hust- ing it on the Players' end, and what was the esult? Why a gingery finish that set all the ountry by the ears, aud cJosed the season dth a vim that prompted regret everywhere hat the race* uad not lasted just a little onger.
THE SAME FEELING.A tinge of the same feeling was noticeable
ast week when Boston took thatjump on the Vindy City, and there are not a few who are
'loping against hope that the almost impossi- ile might happen and the Bean-eaters carry iff the banner. It is the same feeling that
went far yesterday and to-day in excusing the lefeat of Ward's men at the Hub. "They onld not have lost to a better club just about his time" is the general sentiment. Then he wish is spoken that Boston, by some hook jr crook, might get the pennant. Turn the ubject on Chicago winning the pennant aud nterest and talk flags.
A SECTIONAL MATTER. Just why this is so must be reasoned. Pos -
:ibly the showing made by New York and Brooklyn may have something to do with it, iut if Boston was in first instead of second
place, or Philadelphia leading, the result vould be entirely different. All in this sec- ion would fuel a special interest in the wel- iire of either club, but when you start to
move the pennant as far West as Ausou's >ailiwick the people conclude that it has
gone out of the country and turn their atten- ion to something else. The sentiment is all
right while the Windy City aggregation is on this way. Then you hear some of the good talk, but once away and the lethargy settles again. Anson and his team have one, and to all intents and purposes the
ieason has closed hereabouts, so far as popu- "ar interest goes.
WHAT IT MEANS.Does not all this argue for an Eastern and
.Vestern league, as has been suggested? weaving aside the expense question, this feei ng should, it seems, prompt immediate con
sideration of the subject. While touching on his it appears timely to give a little atten- ion to Arthur Irwin's localization project.
As a matter of fact, Irwin for some time past las been in the prize class as a blatherskite, )ut his idea of having every club representa- ive of the locality Irora which it hails is a
good one, provided the plan is proven fea- ible. So far as the Eastern States go, ever}-- hing would seem pat for the plan, as they
raise champions down in that section and at he present time boast quite a brood of first-
class players.THE YOUNGSTERS WATCHED.
But is not that fact explained in the inter est taken in promising young players by the >ase ball writers ana agents of clubs? I ! think you will find it is. Tim Murnane
rather leads the clan in this respect, and you can bet any youngster of promise in Yankee- "and is soon entered on the lists. The Brook- yn Club ofiicials tried the localization theory o a certain degree some years ago, but their ump to the Association and then to the League rendered experimenting impossible and the engagement of seasoned men of landing a necessity. New York'a case was
similar in most respects, although the man ner in which Mutrie kept his team intact so ong rendered the introduction of new play- :rs, except for battery work, quite needless.
BROOKLYN'S HOME TALENT. Now, however, that most of the clubs are
on the hunt for young blood, the localization u might be followed with profit. There is
10 city in the country where home pride is so deeply seated as in this City of Churches, and a representative team a good one of course would go far to bring back all the old interest. As John Ward is giving a good deal of time to the selection of new players, he might stroll out to the haunts of the ama teurs and semi-professionals of this city any Sunday and note the ability of some of the home talent.
There are a number of promising ones in all departments of the game, and it might open his eyes to see the way they play ball. I know two youngsters, lusty fellows, who, with the proper training, would in a short time rank with the best at second base. They are smart hitters, too. One of these I was told was complimented by Ward himself lasl season, after the latter had played in exhibi tion games with him. As the Brooklyn Club is sorely tried for pitchers a test of some oi the local twirlers might prove as satisfactory as scooting to Northwestern Manitoba, Cen tral America, and points between the two, for players in that line. Other clubs, by taking a little risk, have found prizes in Brooklyn boys, so why not the Brooklyn Clnb? Give the localization plan a chance, by all means,
BOMB GENERAL BITS.The summary of the week's doings in THE
SPORTING LIFE columns tells the full his tory of the club's endeavors for the past six days.
It is a fact that Terry has been laid of without pay. He and President Byrne had a little talk over the matter, and the latter go oft'some very terse remarks.
Old Uncle Scissors has found his old curve: and Association days' strategy. As a box at traction nowadays he is quite a card.
J. F. DONNOLLY.
FIELDING IMPROVEMENT.
A Noticeable Advance in Flay In a De cade.
A Columbus correspondent writes: "Ii glancing over the League records publishei last Sunday I could not help being struck with the great improvement in fielding a shown over that of ten years ago. Of cours the base ball grounds of to-day are superio to those often years ago, but it is also a fac that the fieldin? work of the players i greatly improved. Ten years ago a firs baseman who made anything from .960 tc .970 was right at the top, now nine out of ter of the League first basemen exceed .970, anc the leader, 'Long John' Keilly, has .988, most extraordinary average.
"At that time the second baseman who ex ceeded .900 was a 'cracker Jack' stir enough, but of the eleven second baseme eight exceed .915, and the leader. McPhee has .959, the greatest average I have eve noticed in this position considering the grea number of games played; .875 was caned great third baseman's average then, but thi season eight out of twelve exceed that figure and the leader, Pat Tebeau, stands .913, an soon with almost every position. The bal ting figures are not so high as they were thei which proves that, notwithstanding the man efforts to handicap him, the pitcher has stil the better of it. There is no rule that h cannot circumvent with science and ingenu ity."
COLUMBUS' AT TITUDB.nth the Association in Peace or War- Willing to Retire If Necessary The League's Bluff—The AR«>ociatinn*g Next Move—The Baltimore Fiasco—Barnie All Right, Etc.COLUMBUS, O., Sept. 21. Editor SPORTING iiFE: I thought I had got entirely through ith peace literature, but I have come into ossession of a few facts during the past week lat throw some light on the situation -and ay be ot some assistance in solvingthepres-
nt very much muddled situation for the in- Tested outsider, and possibly the insider as ell.
COLUMBUS' ATTITUDE. The Columbus Club has not done very iuch blowing, but a good deal of wood-saw- ig since the peace negotiations commenced nd since the many newspaper schemes for a eorganization of the American Association ave been so vigorously aired. During the ast week the two owners of the club have xpressed themselves on the situation both ublicly and privately. They are for peace n any honorable terms, as they have always een, but arc with the Association in what- ver policy it may adopt as a body. They gned in good faith the agreement to hold to- ether for five years last spring at Cincin- ati, and as honorable business men they pro- osetolive up to it to the letter. They want to ay in the Association and will not sell out or be kicked out of it. They acknowledge lat they, have lost money and a good deal of , but are certain they can make it all back 'the business is brought to a reasonable asis, such as is desired by the conservative
men of both organizations.If peace negotiations finally and utterly
ail and war is declared they will go right long with the Association and make as hard fight as anybody. If, however, in such an
vent the Association deems it nectssary for e purposes of carrying on the war that
olumbus should give way to a League city icy will retire. They certainly show a re- narkable loyalty to the Association, but they re simply doing what they have always one. The Association will go mighty slow
asking such an organization as the Colum- us Club to resign its franchise.
THK LEAGUE BLUFF.That's what it is generally considered in
Association circles. The demands of their .incombe resolutions they know will not be ubmitted to and cannot be. In tact, they, t the peace conference, proposed that by- ones be bygones, aud that not only the imping players remain where they are, but iat the Western Association be ignored in
ortuing the new agreement. Now, forsooth, ley will agree to let the Association come ack under the old National Agreement with s loss of players and the Western Associa-
ion adjunct, by which they expect to run verything their own way, which is a clear lack-down on their own propositions.The facts are the whole League is very sore
ver that twenty-five cent game in Boston, 'hey feel its effects there and fear it else- vhere, and are making a terrific effort to ave it given up. The Association seems at resent very tenacious on that point, which
will be all right as a warlike measure, but if eace is desired they could very well afford
o yield tliat point, and I would not be sur- rised to see it yielded, for I understand that 'rince is not so tenacious of it as some others.The League magnates may have thought
here was nothing in the Chicago Club story, Diit if they did they were woefully mistaken, "hat matter is in better shape to-day than it as been at any time, and there is not the lightest doubt but that the Association can lave a club there, backed by plenty of Clii- ago capital, if it will accept it. Desirable
Tien with the money are not only ready, but luiious to go into it.
THE ASSOCIATION MEETINGIt is understood that there is to be a special
jieetingof the Association in Cincinnati this veek, when the matter will be thoroughly nd completely discussed and the Association
peace committee receive additional and pecific instructions and vested with particu- ar powers. At this time no person can tell ust what they will do. They will undoubt- jdly have some message from the League 3ther than the buncombe resolutions, and vill be prepared to act fairly and honestly on t whatever may be its purport. If the bun- ombe resolutions are all the League has to
)H'er they will be acted upon fairly and qnarelyalso.The members of the Association have all
'eceived instructions from President Phelps, >vcr which they seem to feel especially good, >ut just what they were no one knows.
THE VONDERHORST FIASCO.It is very seldom in base ball or anything
hat a man has an opportunity to show his onsummate weakness, to call it by no mrsher name, than that displayed by Von- lerhorst in his attempted throw-down of his
rellow members of the American Association. le had signed the five-year agreement at
Cincinnati, and was as much bound by it as any member of the Association. Still, he not only listened to the blandishments of his riend (?) Kobison, but endeavored to have hat staunch old Association warrior, Von
der Ahe, do the same, and then, weakness of all weaknesses, declared the thing a joke, and ried to c rawl out of it like a child. So much >f a rumpus was raised over the matter that
Von der Ahe published the correspondence, which certainly put Vonderhorst in a very >ad light and has deservedly lost him the lonfidence and respect of every member of
the Association. Von der Ahe may be se verely criticized for publishing confidential correspondence, which certainly was not jus- .ifiable except in case of the direst necessity, mi he was accused publicly and by his asso ciates with being in a conspiracy to do up the Association. Whether or not he could not lave proved his innocence without a violation
of confidence I know not, but that would certainly have been the preferable way.
Vonderhorst has certainly put himsel£in a very unfortunate position in the Association, and, worse than that, he hasn't got Billy Bar nie to pull him out of it. Barnie has the good will and friendship of everybody in the Association and deserves it. His recenl break with Vonderhorst, however, releases him from any obligation in that direction Before starting on the present trip, Barnie went to Vonderhorst and asked him whether he wished him to remain with the club for 1892, saying he would rather stay in Haiti more than to go elsewhere; that he had beer identified with the club for nine years, ant considered Baltimore his home, saying also that he had other offers, and it was necessary for him to know what he was going to do Vouderhorst told him that he had concludec that it was for the best interests ot both tha they separate aud that he was free to go else where.
BARNIE ALL RIGHT. This was a severe blow to Barnie, for while
he had felt flattered by his offers frum othei clubs his heart was with Baltimore. Hi long identification with the club as a par owner made it second nature with him tt look after not only all its interests with the greatest care, but the Association interests a well. This he has continued to do this yea the same as in former years, although he i now only a salaried manager. Mr. Yonder horst, seeing that he had done an unpopula thing, has been telling the Baltimore news paper men that Barnie refused to remain with him, thus trying to put Billy in a ba( light in Baltimore; but he will find himsel mistaken. It will take him some time t< find a manager who will make his club a popular with Baltimoreans as did Barnie and it will be still longer before he and hi lieutenant, Waltz, can again regain the place for his club in the confidence and esteem o the Association it occupied under Barnie.
MINOR MENTION.We are dangerously near that sixth place.
Our series with Milwaukee will decide it. Just now they are playing the best ball.
The release of Gastright and the re-signing of Jack Easton were the surprises of the past week. The former was doing poor work for Columbus, and has a two years' contract for a big figure.
Gastright immediately signed with Boston for the balance of this and uext season. He is a fine pitcher when in physical condition, but unfortunately he has been out of fix a good deal of the time since he has been here, and all through his own indiscretion.
O'Kourke has taken quite a drop in his
fielding. Are we never to have a third base- man who will play the hag? Kuehne could play it and hit the ball, too. as he has shown since ; lining Louisville, where his work has been
heuomenaJ, but he didn't ' > it here.j. A. WILLIAMS.
FOREST CITF FINDLNGSGeorge Davis ami the Cleveland Temn of
1892-AGem From Ed McKeaii's Forlh- coming Poem— An KiitliiislHxtic Fan's Sug gestions MoAlecr's Orent Work — Te- b«?Ru's Hard L,uck Notes of the Players.CLEVELAND, Sept. 22. Editor SPORTINGIKE: Jimmy Williams' explanation of
Jeorge Dayis' action in reporting to the localirectors his offers from Columbus was in-enuons. Mr. Williams was, as you will ell remember, a Cleveland manager at one ime, and a very clever one, too. If .Jimmy ad not be.ieved that his very well deserved ibute to George Davis would be read by bat yourra man I doubt if it would have een written. Mr. Williams must pardon
me for assuming an acquaintance with Mr. Javis quite equal to his own. It is not to ha oubted for a moment that Davis will ho in. lie Cleveland outfield in 1892. George is a onscientious player a kind greatly needed n Mr. Williams' own bailiwick. That his reat work, both in the field and at the bat, hould attract the attention of outside mana- ers and bring him good offers for next sea* on is but natural, but to say that his frank nd open-hearted action in turning over to lie directors correspondence relating to next eason was instigated by mercenary motives, r by a disposition to play here, there or any- vhere, where the most money is in sight, if n unwarranted assumption.
AN ENTHUSIASTIC FAN. A local fan supposed to attend from six to
ight games a season writes me a sarcastic Distle of twelve pages, bristling with pbil- ipics against the local directors for thederelic- ion in neglecting to engage a pennant-win ing team for 1892. "Let them open their >ad-locked purses," says he, "and get a club hat will be a credit to the city. It would ost but a tew thousand dollars to bring to /leveland Kusie, Hutchison and Bufiiuton, ateliers Milligan and Kittredge, first base- nan Brouthers and right fielder Mike jritfin. Let them do this and the average ttendance in 1892 will not fall below 3000; nd the pennant flag will By here the first ime in history." This is only a sample of he intelligence of the average local critic.
About one-half of the local patrons of tha game consider it but a trifling act of negli- ;ence on Cleveland's part that all the win ning pitchers, catchers and fielders are uof) epreseuted on the local pay roll.
ED M'KEAN'S POETRY. Eddie McKcan has sent me advance proofs
if his exquisite little poom on "The Season's Over; or, The Short Stop's Reverie." Tha mem would fill about 14(i columns of THK SPORTING LIFE, and is, of course, too long to publish, although its merits; its clever con- ceits; its Lowellian style; its grisp epigramati- al climaxes entitles it to the publicity which THE SPORTING LIFE'S columns alone can
give it. At the risk of intruding upon Ed. 'a 'riemiship I shall give herewith a sample verse or two:
The snn shone bright In (be ball field,Anil nil nature feemtii eo g*y,
Wlien a batter, who a but could wield,Stepped forth liko a bale < f hay:
Hf sttiaalred tlie b;ill with p >wer immense,AIM) It cnine down ta*t au<1 *weet;
Some Ihouitht 'twait going through the feuoitBut I got tht>re with both feet.
That night when wo went to onr supper!My stenk ami tea were Cold.
The gill turned on her uppers And SHid I was bad and hold.
It wag h<>r felli<w who tunde the Bmosb,A'id aho wasn't Lro:nie to gee
Warm lea. and lT.nl nnd ttealt and hash Fed to a brute like uie.M'ALEEP.'S GUEAT FIELDING.
In one of the late Cleveland-Philadelphto games here the spectators were lifted to thefc 'eet by a marvelous catch by Jim McAleer M eft field. After the game Harry Wrigh*
said to a group of newspaper boys: "I've seen a great many wonderful catches in my day, but McAleer's effort to-day beat them all. No one but a MeAleer could have made t." This coming from such a veteran as Mr.
Wright, only emphasizes Cleveland's claim hat it has in Jim McAleer the greatest out- ielder living. McAleer makes catches that other outfielders turn into circus exhibitions, seem easy. He judges a ball so quickly that le is half-way to where it is coming down be- bre the spectators have thought of turning heir eyes towards the fielder.
TEBEAU'S HARD LTTCK.Captain Tebeau has had hard luckthii
season. After working like a Trojan to gel limself and team in condition in Florida, ha played only seven games before getting an tijury that not only laid him up until tha Fourth of July games, hut caused him a great deal of pain. Later in the season he got an other twist that threw him out of several games and no-v comes a hurt that will prob- bly keep him oft' the field for the rest of tha season. Tcheau's absence from the club is a serious handicap. His acuteness in directing [he players and his ability to discern just what to do in any kind of an emergency make him the most valuable kind ot a man in close games, and Cleveland's defeats, you will notice, are nearly always by a narrow majority of runs.
MB. KOBISON TALKS.As I write the only Cleveland director
home from the New York meeting is Presi dent Frank Robison. Secretary Hawley considers himself a mascot and went on with the boys to Pittsbnrg. Mr. Robison believes that peace is still in sight. He denies that he has been in Louisville or any other As sociation city. Frank still retains the ten- club League notion. In so thinking he has plenty of local sympathy. He says that he knows of no compromise meeting called for Cleveland, and that none will be held a> present.
SEVERAL SMALL SHOTS.Lee Viau has pitched splendid ball for
Cleveland this year, and during the past six weeks has won a big majority of the games in which he has participated. Lee will un questionably be on Cleveland's pay roll next year.
Jesse Bnrkett has earned his salary since he joined the Cleveland Club. His hitting has been timely aud effective.
Eddie Beatin announces his intention of caring for himself this winter and blossoming out next summer as a rejuvenated phenoui.
Jack Doyle will soon go to his home in Holyoke, Mass., for the winter. His injured hand is in very had shape.
The Cleveland World's club was beaten by the firemen the other day. The World en gaged as "assistant editors" for one day the pitcher and catcher of the East End Grays, but the pace was too fast for the regular edi tors and reporters and the firemen scored a great victory.
"Cub" Stricker has a pleasant home at the East End and will spend the winter here.
Eddie Seward is taking practice out at League Park every aiternoon. He says ha is getting back in form again, and I really think he is. He played second base for tha newspaper men in a game the other day and did excellent work.
You have one player in Philadelphia, Mr. Richter, that Cleveland fans greatly admire. You may have heard of him. His name is Billy Hamilton. If you don't need him next year we'll be glad to take him.
Local interest is now concentrated on the efforts ot the Clevclauds to finish in fifth place.
The Albions have won the local champion- ship, winning 16 out of 21 games played with other clubs. Smith, who has pitched nearly all the games, has several offers for next year from professional clubs. J. J. Coleman, Al Johnson's cousin, is the manager of the Albions.
McAleer will start for California about Nov. 15 and will spend the winter there.
Joe Ardner, after playing two-thirds of the season in Taconia and several weeks in Jamestown, is again manipulating the sce nery at the Euclid Avenue Opera House. Joe is an honored member of the T. M. A.
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