Evening Star Newspaper, June 30, 1894, Page 14

POOR WORKOUT WEST The Washington Ball Club Dropping Tato Last Place. SALE OF SHORT STOP JOE SULLIVAN Recent Visitors to League Head- quarters. NOTES OF THE PLAYERS T LEAGUE HEAD- quarters there is a check for $1,000,made payable to President Wagner of theWash- ington club, which will be delivered to the latter as soon as Short Stop Joe Sulli- van signs a contract to play the balance of the season with the Philadelphia team. During the past week various fumors have been floating around in base ball circles relating to “Sullivan of the Washington club.” Some of the newspa- pers have confused Joe Sullivan, who plays stert stop, with Mike Sullivan, the pitcher, ‘who came to Washington as part of the Hoy deal with che Cincinnati club. There is no intention on the part of the Washing- ton management at present to release Pitcher Sullivan, but negotiations, as stated im The Star early in the week, were pend- irg between Philadelphia and Washington for the services of Short Stop Joe Sullivan. ‘Anson and his Chicago Colts are apt to make themselves unpopular in Baltimore for clipping the wings of Hanlon’s “Ori- cles” and staying their flight pennantward during the past week. While on the sub- fect of Anson it is due him to say that he 4s the best advertised and one of the most highly respected men connected with the national game. In discussing the umpire problem at league headquarters a few days ago President Young paid Anson a very high compliment. The question under dis- cussion was the unnecessary kicking of players against the decisions of an umpire. ‘The conduct of the Boston team, during the last game in this city, was <= in bee minds parties *o the discussion. that pions every member of the Boston team, including Ganzel, who was on the coaching :ire, but not in the ie, quently assembled around Acting Umpire Hartley and questioned his decisions. It was that Anson sets a good ex- emple to all of the other league captains by endeavoring to restrain his men from an- noying an umpire, and reserving the right to do all of the kicking himself. Then it ‘was that Mr. Young said that Anson sel- dom makes a kick against an umpire unless he fevis that he is right in so doing. All of the umpires realize that fact, and the consequence is that, as a rule, Anson gets all that is coming to him, so far as fair treatment at the hands of the umpire is concerned. It is because Anson's kicks are generally reasonable that the umpires try to do him justice. Pittsburg’s protest against two games be- ing played in Cleveland last Wednesday will hardly be sustained. When the Cleve- Jand management telegraphed to President Young for the necessary permission it was too late in the day to poll all the members of the league by telegraph, as it was im- possible to locate Col. Rogers and several other gentlemen at that hour of the day. Under the circumstances, there was noth- ing for Mr. Young to do but to take the re- sponsibility upon himself and authorize the Playing of the two games. In view of the fact that Brooklyn defeated Cleveland twice, the protest may not be pressed with the same force had the result been other- wise. The rivalry between Pittsburg and Cleveland is intense. In spite of all the kicking that has oc- curred against the umpires the official rec- ords do not show a very long list of fines imposed upon players. Notwithstanding all the talking that Frank Ward, second base- man of the Washington team, indulges in during a game, he has never been fined since he became a member of the league. He is good-natured, jolly, inoffensive in his chatter, and he generally has the good judgment not to carry his “coaching tac- ties” to the extent of provoking a fine. McGraw, like many other “little giants,” is pugnacious and unduly excitable in his in- tercourse with umpires, hence he frequent- ly finds his salary curtailed, and the fines help to swell the income of the league. If Baltimore should win the pennant there are many “fans” in the monumental city who will cheerfully reimburse the clever little third baseman. Unfortunate little Hoy will probably be forced to retire from the league because of his infirmity. He has evidently lost his hold on the affections of the people of Cincinna- &, not only because of his weak batting, but because he interferes with left and right fielders, also short Mop and second base- men in fielding. When he starts for a ball there is no stopping him, even if it is ap- parent to other players that he cannot reach it. Under the circumstances he weakens the fielding of four other men. When the news reached Washington that the Senators had dropped the first four games on their western trip, some of the Jocal fans at once revised their predictions @s to the number of games they will prob- ably win while away from home. When they left here it was expected that they might capture from five to seven out of the twenty-one to play. If they get five they will do well. Mr. John T. Brush, president of the Cin- ernati club, accompanied by his bride, passed through this city last week on his Way west from romantic old Point Comfort, Fert Monroe. While here Mr. and Mrs. Brush called upen President snd Mrs. Young, and spent several pleasant hours @t Mount Pleasant. In discussing the base ball situation Mr. Brush said he was de- lighted with the general outlook for the Game, but he regretted that his club is making such a poor showing. Mr. Von DerHorst of Baltimore visited league headquarters a few days ago to pay ® social visit to Mr. Young. He did not have any definite information concerning the deal for the services of “Kid” Gleason. 4s the matter now stands Baltimore has ciaimed Gleason's services, and the terms of his release have been amicably adjusted between the Baltimore and St. Louis clubs und Gleason must do the rest. Phil. King, Princeton's famous base ball and foot ba yer, is with his parents in y ns his vacation. He is tak- cise at the Columbia Ath- ‘lab house, and occasionally taking a hand in a game of tennis. “Tot” Murphy is no longer the “star” of the New York team. He hit the bench more than a week ago, and he has seldom been beard of since. Some of the experts, after looking him over, predicted that he would not last through the season. There @re too many would-be “stars” on that team for the “Tot” to get a fair show. There is such a thing as professional jeal- @usy even in base ball. Umpire Gaffne: staff, is to be once king of the league ven a chance to redeem himself. He declares that he has parted company with “tangle-foot” for life, and he intends to “play the game of his life." His work will probably be watched more close- ly than any other member of the staff, and it will only be by faithful, conscientious de- portment that he can regain tne position he one2 held in the estimation of the base bail public. There a time not long ago when the spectators at a ball game would the announcement that Gaffney umpire. Good luck attend his efforts A week has passed and yet no league club has claimed the services of “Orator™ James ex-Umpire O'Rourke. He says there fs Stili six or seven years of gilt-edged ball in him yet. A majority of the league umpires say that Clements of Philadelphia, McGuire of Wash- ington and Farreil of New York are easy to get along with during a game. They are Mot constantly “nagging” at the umpire and questioning his decisions, but they are friendly disposed, and such suggestions as they have to make are made in a low tone, without any intention of inciting eriticism from the spectators. It is prob- able that an umpire would be more kindly fisposed to such players than those who try to make a “monkey” of the umpire in the presence of the crowd. Human nature zis 88 important figure in an umpire’s a. Joyce Lone ges Legere yoo gents to ac- ary 4 Senators on western trip, but was left behind. It is said that Cincinnati wants to dis- pose of Latham. If Joyce is not likely to cover third base for Washington again, why not try to make a transfer? Latham would be a prime favorite with the people in this city, and Joyce might do acceptable work for his friend Comiskey. THEIR ¥TH DEFEAT. ‘The Washingtons Again Lost to Cin- cinnati. It was a hard game to lose which the Washingtons lost to Cincinnati yesterday, for, although the visitors outbatted tne home team nearly two to one and made just one-half of the errors made by their hosts, the men from the capital city were defeated for ge fifth time on their western trip by a score of 6 to 4 Mike Sullivan pitched for the Washington club, and, while he gave his old comrades but six hits, they succecded in earning three runs, while the eleventh- place players, with eleven hits to their credit, earned but a single run. Dwyer shot them in for the home team and kept Wash- ingtonians from bunching their hi Each side made two runs in the second inning and in the next the Keds scored an- other. In the fifth and sixth the visitors made a run, the score at the close of the seventh inning being tour to three in favor of the men from the village on the Potomac. In_the eighth, however, the gentlemen in red proceeded to clinch matters, puttin, three runs to their credit before the thi man was out. The visitors could not even see that put down, much less raise it, and another step toward twelfth place was made by them. Score: WASHINGTO! % | ewconone> ! roncene ww Bl acewucocu> bul eucoceoce™ welie Earned runs—Cincinoati, 3; W. base bits—Selbach und ‘Abbey. Home run—Smitl. McPhee. livan, 6. Struck out—By Dwyer, 1, ~Yioy, Abbey “and “‘Tebeau. Vhibe “2 pire—Mr. Games Elsewhere, Knell twirled for Louisville yesterday,and did it so well that the young men from the city of brotherly love pulled down but five hits, and of the five Hallman made four, the other being made by Hamilton. Lukens pitched for the Phillies, and was just the Colonel's size, for tuey secured fifteen hits and earned four of their twelve runs, Score: Tal by Bacrigice hite hours. Ui Louisville . Phiadelplia Hutchinson and Meckin were the oppos- ing deceivers at Citcago yesterday, when the New Yorks won the second game from the home team. Hutchinson was wild, sending seven men to first. Meekin sent four. The visitors hit ball in great shape, but fielded miserably. Doyle's five hits in as many Times at the bat were the feature of the game. Score: R. H. EB. 100110203-8 83 10201424x-14 16 7 Although outbatted, the Baltimores play- ed an errorless game at Cleveland and de- feated the home team, 9 to 6 McMahon and Griffith did the pitching for their re- spective teams, each side earning five runs. The work of Umpire Stage was the subject of no little compiaint. Score: R.H. E. Cleveland ........020102100—6 13 2 Baltimore 00102402x-9 896 The Brooklyns continued their onward march by defeating the smoky city team in a close game. Stein pitched for the visit- — and Ehret officiated for the Pitts- visitors played the better game. Score: 90102002027 wi Boston knocked both Breitenstein and Hawley out of the box at St. Louis, and! Shortstop Ely shvt them in when the game Was gone. Staley twirled them for the Beaneaters, allowing but eight hits off of him. Boston earned nine of: their thirteen runs. Score: St. Louis. Boston . 56S Wash! 560 Louisville, Base Ball Notes. Louisville people are disgusted with thy Colenels. Only about 300 saw yesterday Same. Washingtoaians are more furgivng. Washington will svon be in last place. The attempt to make a winning team out of minor league players has not bzen a glitter- ing success. The best of feeling does rot prevail be- tween Manager Schmelz and his men. dlany of the Jetter want to leave the ciub, Of course good work is out of the question. Joe Sullivan has been suiferimy severely from @ bad burn vy carbolic acid, which has accounted for is iailing to play. if such a thing were pessible Harry Wright is provaply now chuckung over Arthur Irwin's ui luck. ‘Yhe latter's experi- ence here two years ago showed that oe had no ability as a manager. E Yesteruay’s was we third game Tebeau has lost on this trip by bad welding. sei- bach could do better than that. ri ek Latham is apout a8 poor an excuse fo: bali player as 18 how op the diamond. He is weak on any kind of bal} and seems positively scared whenever the sphere starts toward him.—Louisville paper, Un the con- trary, Latham stands among the leading batsmen of tne country, ana only one or two third basemen excel him, He is always in the game and can generally be dependea on for 4 nit when needed. if there is a player that can get the Colo- neis out of the last place it is Tom Brown, the newly elected cuptaiu.—New York ite- corder. Yom needn't worry, the Washing- tons will speedily vacate eleventh hole jor hi im. ««ithough Jim O'Rourke has thrown up the sponge and quit umpiring for good tue west- ern critics Sull conunue to pound him. ‘The Brooklyn piayers pick Boston out for the pennant winners. Mike Slattery has been made manager of the Worcester club. Kusie 1s beginning to shoot them over the plate again with his old-time speed. Glasscock has played tweive games with- out an error. Brodie struck out on June 25 for the first time. George Shoch is more than filling Mike Gritlin’s shoes. Hoy is falling off in his play with Cincin- nati. Mr. Stage has refused to umpire Sunday ames. eThe Brooklyns seem to be very much in the game at present. Charley Farrell is hitting the ball in bis old style and more than earning salary for the New York club. Willie Mains is in good pitching form once more. Fred Pfeffer, the Louisville second base- man, has failed in the restaurant business with liabilities of $3,000. Pfeffer is anxious to go back to Chicago, ‘There is a great race going on between Keeler, Duffy and Delehanty to see who will get 100 base hits first. All have over 9 to their credit. King Kelly's Allentown team are, without a doubt, the most erratiz players on the diamond today. One day they play without an error, while next day they go out and get killed. Jack Hartley has been appointed on the regular staff of National League umpires. President Young saw his work in the jast Boston - Washington game and was well pleased with it. A check for $2,400 has been sent to Treas- urer Nick Young by Voa der Horst, to be paid to President Von der Ahe as soon as Gleason appears in an Oriole uniform. This was done to hurry the St. Louis president into making his peace with Gleason, who declines to sign until Von der Ahe refunds the $500 Gleason claims the St. Louis boss unjustly withheld from his salary. THE TURF. Alexander Island. Stringfellow was the only favorite to win in the races at Alexander Island yesterday, the rest being long shots, ranging from 20 to 4. First—Pour and a half furlongs. 1, Para- gon; 2, Gladiator; 3, Gypsy. _.5 Second—Six furlongs. 1, Detroit; 2, Lu- ray; 3, Keime. 1.15 3-4. ‘Third—Four and a half furlongs. 1, Leba- urgers. Each side made ten hits,.but the} THE EVENING STAR; SATURDAY, JUNE 80, 1894—TWENTY PAGES. non; 2, Delury; 3, Starter Pettingill. .56 1-2. Fourth—One-half mile. 1, West Falls; 2, Mistletoe; 3, Finnwater. .49 3-4. Fifth—Six furlongs. 1, Stringfellow; 2, Major McNulty; 3, Aunt Jane. 1.18 1-2. At Sheepshead Bay. A chapter of accidents marred racing at Sheepshead Bay yesterday. Taral, who has been acting badly of late, received a well- merited suspension until July 4 and $200 fine. Prim threw his jockey, but he was not hurt. Griffin fell from Sir Knigat from sheer exhaustion. The boy has been work- ed too hard and is suffering from nervous prostration. First race—Futurity course. 1, Potentate; 2, Addie; 3, Nick. 1.10 1-5. Second—Pansy stakes; a mile on turf. 1, Havoc aco; 3, The Commoner. three-quarters of Prince of Mon- Third—One mile and a sixteenth. 1, Cun- delabra; 2, Comanche; 5, Rolla. 1.48 2-5. Fourth—One mile. 1, Arab; 2, Chatta- nooga; 3, Figaro, 1.41 Fifth—Half mile. 1, Silvie; 2, Agitator; 3, Owlet. .48. Sixth—Hurdle selling stakes, over five hurdles. 1, Southerner; 2, Woodford; 3, St. John, Washington Park. First race—Five and a halt furlongs. Kitty Clive; 2, Rasper; 3, 1,08 1-2. 1, Willfam T.; 2, Lake 12. Second—One mile. Shore; 3, Probasco. 1.42 Third—Oakwood handicap; one mile and one-eighth. 1, Cash Day; 2% Ray 3.; 3, Despot. 1.53 3-4, Fourth—One mile and a_ sixteenth. 1, rope 2, Greenwich; 3, The Kitten. 1.47 1-2. Fifth—Three-fourths of a mile. 1, tarian; 2, Sir Abner; 3, Ethel. 1.14. 1, Installato. Tar- Griffo and Dixen Draw. The fight between Dixon and Griffo at the Casino, at Boston last night, was de- clared a draw at the end of twenty rounds. Dizon, when stripped, seemed bigger than when he fought Cal. McCarthy. He was in grand shape und presented a strange con- trast to the burly Grific. The latter seemed overfat. Dixon ‘was cuffed and cut 2bou. by his heavier opponent, but it looked often as though his left band wouid finish the Australian, Griffo is a great fighter, but the impression gained from the batrle is that at anywhere near even weighi the ccl- ored boy would win. Griffo tipped we beam at 1235 pounds, while Manage> O Hourke told the newspaper men present that Dixon weighed 12% pounda, Referee Johnny Eckhardt’s decision of a draw was tne only decision that could be rendered, but the real honors are Dixon's. CHESS, CHECKERS AND WHIS'T. Crack Wa: wicn Players Engaged in Tournamenin, ‘The sizzard of the week that ends today has had its effect upon the devotees of the chess board and the whist table as upon all other sections of the human family. The tables have been almost deserted for other places ef amusement, where the bre2zes are more apt to blew and where the atmosphere is not so dry. Yet the sturdy players kaye turaed out, night after uisht, and tne tra- ternity has showed that renownel grit fer which these players are tamous, At the rooms of the C. C. and W. Ch.b on eth Street there has been some progress made on the various tourneys that are now being played, and the score aheets are beginning to Jook like business, The greatest interest just now is centered uyon the inter-club chess tournament. One round has ben played, with the following result; Tupper (Cosmos Clu») lost to Barrick (C. Bi. C.), Marvin (Cosmos) woa trom Carr (C. Bi. C.) and Smith (¥. M. ) won from McDaniel (C, Bi, C.). The second round of thig contest will be played during the com- ing week, and the interest runs nigh wo the outcome, The summer whist tourney is getting on. ‘There was some interesting play during the week, and the contestants stand thus at present; Gallinger and Cooley, won 3, lost none; Bishop and Chase, won 2, lost 1; Lee and Finn, won 1, lost none; Knight and Borches, won 1, lost none; Lamassure and Champlin, won none, lost 1; Lake and Haight, won none, lost 2; Harvey and Wil- liams, won none, lost 2. The leadership for the week was decided on Thursday evenin; by a very close game between Gallinger an ‘cooley, and Biahop and Chase, the former winning the game by one trick, and thus taking the lead. Slowly the sheet of scores in the South- worth trophy chess tourney is filling up, but there are yet many games to be played before the decision can be given. Last night the stnding of the contestants was as follows: F. B. Walker, won 5, lost none; Usina, won 3, lost none; Paterson, won 2, lost 1; Gisiger, won 1 1-2, lost 1-2; Martin, won 1, lost 1; Reiman, won 1-2, lost 1-2; Chase, won 1, lost 2; Byler, won 1, lost Hodges, won 1, lost 2;-Flint, won 1-2, lost 1 1-2; Dexter, won 1-2, lost 1 1-2; Watkins, won none, lost 1; Von Stamp, won none, lost + Most of the crack checker players have cne vut of the city for the first installment on their summer yacation, or they have moved to the near-by country, or they have found that the discs are too warm for manipulation. At all events, the checker tournament for the District’ championship has lagi somewhat, and 1s yet quite a way froma finish. Hut, like the sun, the tourney “do move.” At the close of the lay yesterday the records stood thus: undelle, won 107 1-2, lost 29 1-2, a per- centage of 784; Wendel, won 51 1-3, lost 80 1-2, or 495 for 4 percentage; Robbins, won 79, Jost 51, percentage, 607; Lake, won 46, lost 46, percentage, 473; Whitford, won 421-2, lost 47 1-2, percentage, 472; Trimble, won 57 1-2, lost 67 1-2, percentage, 46 won 57, lost 68, percentage, 452; Kress, won 20, lost 50, percentage, 285; Tarlton, won 35 1-2, lost 110 1-2, percentage, 243. The checker days are Tuesdays, Thurs- days and Saturdays. District Tennis Tournament. ‘The finals in the District tennis tourna- ment will be played today. Bethel will play Metcalf and the winner will meet Thompson for the prize. In the doubles yes- terday Geoghegan and Nast defeated Chew and Westcott, 6-3, 6-2, and were in turn de- feated by Davidson and Shields, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Goodfellow and Clay beat Biddle and Mc- Pherson by a score of 6-8, 6-4, 6-3. In thelr second match of the day Goodfel- jow and Clay defeated Metcalf and Bethel, 6-2, 6-1. fe finals in the singles were post- ned and will be played this afternoon. In he doubles Davidson and Shields will play Goodfellow and Clay for the championship. planes Sosa MANNERS I¥ JAPAN. aquette in Second Nata: From the Christian Register, One final word, now, about Japanese man- ners, their grace and courtesy, as one more outcome of this same simplicity of century old conditions. Given a highly imitative race like the Japanese, and let one unde- viating standard be set before them; then generation after generation will no change be witnessed. The standard will act like that of the French academy on the language of France. Now, at home, in America, we have fifty standards of manners—the reserved and ret- icent New England manners, the siap- you-on-the-back far western manners, the demagogue’s manners, the drummer’s man- ners, the cut-and-dried business man's man- ners—these and dozens of others might be specified. And if must be admitted by eyen the most patriotic that the man who should try to model his deportment on all these school# at once would come to & somewhat mixed result, Nothing of this bewildering complexity has ever existed in Japan. From mikado at the top to coolie at the bottom of the social scale, one undeviating standard has always prevailed. Originally an importation from China, it has been elaborated through centuries of study of the most elaborate ceremonial etiquette, till at last through constant practice it has become second nature. No one ever saw anything else, ever dreamed of anything else. There was one way of saluting a su- perior, one of saluting an equal, one of sa- luting an inferior, and one's head would have been cut off had he departed from it. No Japanese child ever saw q drummer. saw only prostrate artisans saluting Samy- raj, Samura{ sajuting Paimios, Daimios sa- luting Snoguns. The whole ceremonial he- came organized into them as much as their instinctive habits inte qur setters and pointers, perhaps the best mannered of our population. Little girls of ten will one see here whose finish of breeding would haye awakened the envy of a duchess at the court of Louis XIV, at Versailles. Female servants one will encounter at a dinner in the house of a Japanese gentle- man whose grace, charm and dignity are the quintessence of lady-like refinement. “Trifles make perfection, but perfection 1s no trifle.” The simple fact is that the young woman of twenty has been doing the thing for a thousand years, —-+2-_____ “Tommy, is it a new brother you have?” Tommy (perplexed).—'Ye-es-er; but one of him are a girl.”"—Life. TED NOLAN’S OFF DAY “Report at once to Cleveland.” “Who is the telegram from, Teddy—Mr. Brown?” asked Pitcher Ted Nolan's wife. “Yes, and I must catch that 3:10 train for the city and go on to Pittsburg tonight.” “Oh, dear, papa, you've got to go away,” exclaimed sunny-haire! Daisy in dismay. “But do you feel all right yet?” asked his wife; “are you fit to go into the box again?” Ball players’ wives are slib with the ver- nacular of the profession. “T've got to go anyway. However, I'm fit enough. The soreness is nearly all out of my arm, and I'll get stiff if I lie around much longer.’ “I do wish you could sign with the Phil- lies,” his wife remarked discontentedly; “you would be at hume so much more.” “Wish I could, too. I would get five hun- dred more for the season, but Brown will never let me go; at any rate not unless the Phillies will pay more for me then they seem inclined to.” “Why won't they?” with spirit. “I’m sure they need a good pitcher badly enough. They can’t expect to win all their games with batting, and they throw away more money on trying amateurs than would get one first-class man,” “Oh, they think Brown will weaken; but Brown knows they want me, and he sticks to his price. In fact, he wouldn't have been willing to put a price on me if he wasn’t stuck cn that kid he's just picked up who shut the giants out without a hit.” “But he really relies on you.” | “Well, perhaps; but get a hustle on you, | little woman, and throw some of my things together in a grip” The Nolans lived in the pretty little Phil- jadelphia suburb, Mt. Pleasant, on the | Chestnut Hill brarch of the Reading road. Ted had “salted his salary” as a ball player, and his home was the result. It was an attractive little place, and when- ever his club played in Philadelphia Ted had always some of them out at his “farm.” This occurred but a few times during the season, for Ted belonged to the Cleveland club, and bis longest stay was in that city. It had long been their grievance that he had been unable to secure a posi- tion with the Philadeiphia team,but the laws from those of other professions, Thus he is held year after year, until his day is over and no club wants him. Then he is released and is free. He can be discharged ciprocal right of giving his employer ‘ten better himself. His only recourse is to jeave the business. He must take the sal- ary offered or not play. No other club in the country can engage him. ‘Ted was a coliege man with a leaning toward law, but the choice of reading in a/ lawyer's olfice or pitching for a profes- | sional base ball club for $2,500 for the sea- son me: him on his graduation. The law- yer's office seemed far away from marriage | with the yellow-haired girl who had won! his heart in the college town, and he had | taken the club's offer and had married | within a year, In time there came golden- | haired baby Daisy, who was Ted's idol. | “Come, Daisy, come and be dressed to | go to the station with papa! See papa again until the summer’ | With the kisses on his lips of his wife | and Daisy, Ted Nolan, pitcher, was soon! on the train, rushing to Philadelphia. He | caught the afternoon express for Pitts-| burg and settled himself for a hot and un- comfortable ride to the other end of the state. Late the following day he joined | his comrades, “Glad to see you, Nolan,” puffed Manager Brown, who was also the owner of the club; “we need you badly. Our men are | getting knocked out of the box right along. | Your arm all right now?” “It'll do. His companions welcomed him heartily, | | for he was a favorite, and the evening was | | passed in their relating their experience | during his absence. “A telegram for you, Mr. Nolan,” said | the hotel clerk the next morning. “I wonder who wants my services now,” oo Ted to himself, as he broke the “Daisy is in; What's the matter, Nolan, bad ne-vs?* “Mr. Brown, I'm sorry, but I woul? ke! to return home at once. My little gurl is sick. My wife wouldn't telegraph unless it was serious.” I don't see how we can spare you. Our pitchers are in no sort of condition. We're losing right along. The people are kicking and the attendance is falling off 500 a day. We'll be playing to empty bieachers soon.” But I have to go,” Ted almost wailed, ‘and I will go.” “Then you go on the bench without pay for the rest of the year. J think I run this club. You've already lost two weeks. We can't carry a lot of idle players. ‘he papers now are rcasting us for not playing you, and I am catching it for pitching ‘phenoms!’ However, I tell you what we will do. You stay here today, and if you win the game I will give you a leav Ted thought that he was justified in tak- ing the risk for the sake of the salary, and egreed. iy moraing papers had aanounced that the “only Nolan” was to be in the box for the home team and the fickle public was attracted to the bail grounds witn the hope of seeing the disastrous tide of ill wek turned, As Ted pulled off his sweater to take his place in the “vox,” he caught a . rapee of a child's curly head peeping rom the front seat of the grand stand and thought tlew back to the home where Daisy lay on a bed of pain, perhaps— pshaw, it might be nothing. But he couldn't help the uneasy feeling. But the umpire has called “play,” and the fever of winning, which never leaves a bail player, no matter how many games he has played, has seized on Ted. His rest had done him a world of good. He had all his speed and absolute control of the ball. It became a pleasure to pitch. The half in- ning was short and wholly satis{actory to the gathering. Two batsmen struck out; the third retired on a popped-up ball, Cheers rang in Nolan's ears ap he re- turned to the bench. Hrown nodded ap- provingly. is associates found new heart and two yuns were batted out before they took the field again. Ted's heart was now wholly in the game. Pittsburg’s heaviest hitter had two strikes on him when Ted glanced toward the manager's bench, One of those blue-suited, byown-capped boys, who carry Western Union telegrams, was approaching the manaser, Daisy was—the hoy atopy and handed Krown something. The latter nodded toward the diamond, A shivering seized Ted. He had lifted his foot to deliver the ball. Away it sped wild- ly, hitting the bateman. The bleacners sent up @ howl, The catcher glared angrily at him. “Could it be about Daisy?” was the question that came again and again to him. jut she was well two days ago. What could happen in that time? As healthy a child as ever lived. “One ball!” shouted the um- pire. Ted glanced at him disdaiafully, apd his thoughts went back to the ‘Seana ieee ant home. Could it have been un accident to her? Could she have been hurt? He had cautioned her about going down to the and customs of base ball life are different | Makes thim peevish, at ten days’ notice, but he has not the re- | days’ notice if he sees an opportunity to | | their own, first man his base. A ball that dropped short in right field gave another his base and another four bad balls filled the bases. Ted in his anxiety to save a hit forced in a run on four balls. “Let him hit it, Ted,” the third baseman urged. “Oh, no, he can’t get "em over!” yelled the coachers, “get your bat ready!” The batsman let ‘all sorts of curves and drops pass uniil with three balis he await- ed the mevitable straight one. The bat met it with a crash and again the bases were cleared. |, “Take him out of the box!” now yelled the | bleachers in a common cry. | Manager Brown was steaming. “I'll make him sweat for this. A two weeks’ rest and come back to piich ball like this. D—n him, I'll lay him off for the season without pay. I know his trick; he’s pitching for his re- lease. He wants to go to Philadeiphia. Well, I'l send him there, but not to play ball, unless he plays on the commons.” But the luck of the Pittsburgs quit a: pecrontr pied = — Another run was scored, but there the run-getting stopped. Ted returned to the bench, 3 9 “What do you mean by such work?" Brown demanded. “Here 1 give you two weeks with pay and you come back and pitch worse than the men who have gone in the box right along.” “I don’t know what was the matter, I certainly tried my best. I used all my curves, but I couldn’t do anything.” “You were so anxious to go back to Phila- delphia, you can go now and stay as long as you like. You are suspended without pay. When I want you I will let you know, but unless you can pitch better ball than you have today, I'l not it you soon. Jones, you go in next inning. Ted said nothing, but took the envelope the messenger handed him. He walked apart from the others as he opened it. There were only three words. nearly ran into him as he rushed blindly through the gate. thought you were ho’s in the box?” plied, to the other's “Hello, Ted, my boy, I today. W: going to pitch Mechanica} —_- POOR HOUSE CHARACTERS, The Difference Between Men and Wo- men in Times of Adversity, From the New York Tribune. in the grounder of the mshouses on Blackwell's Istand an old man suave a visi- { tor the other day his views on the subject of old women. “Look at the min, now,” he said; “aven thim as is blind wandhers round an’ throjes to contint thimsilves; but the women, Lord save thim, maybe it’s ould age but they shpind their tolume mopin’ round on the benches, or srowlin’ an’ spattin’ wid thimsilves.” He spoke truly, but the discontent of the women is easy to understand. Many of the wen are fairly well educated. These men enjoy the reading room, which is below the Chapel of the Good Shepherd, and the gaies—chess, checkers or dominves—which ibe reading room supplies. Some of the vld Women cannot read. in their day and coun- try pubic school education was not avuil- able for all. In earlier life they were ecu. rearing of their children. have been miserably poor, but they were where they could cook their meals on their own tires and work as they pleased in their own kitchens, Now, bereit of these imteresis, their lives are sadly mo- Notonous, In pleasant weather they sit crowded on the benches out of doors, and some look sour and others sad. Many ap- The homes may | Pear indifferent to their surroundings, to everything in life. Some have veen brought to unis condition by their own misdeeds; others, poor, but respectable, are there through misfortune, not fault; a few from the cultured classes had been accustomed to the luxuries and refinements of life; but >) pervert and. disreputable, educated uneducated, reverent and prot herded together. pong ae Women Cling to Home. A visitor met an old lady who had known better days. “I’m on my way home, miss,” she said. “Please show me the way to the gate. Father promised to send the carriage for me and I thought he would meet me at the house; but I'm sure he’s waiting for me at the gate. Father wouldn't forget.” pily for her, while her clouded mind retained recollections of past.days, It did not realize her present surroundings, Men of the bet- ter classes drift tc the almshouse when Women of the same class would keep some semblance of a home on very small means. Such men have sought Greek and Latin classics in the reading room and the libra- rian was able to supply them. Men, bereft ot their women folk and unaccustomed to wait on themselves, often cease to struggle when reduced to poverty and so pass to the almshouse, Some time ago two aged women of the cultured class were discovered living above the shop of a Jew in a poor littie street. The elder was too feeble to work, but the younger took work from the second- hand clothing shops of the neighborhood. in very hard times they lived on flour and water. Their great dread was that a time might come when the provider would be un- abie to buy, either fuel or flour and the alms- Louse would be almost inevitable. Among the inmates on Blackwell's Island is @ Gwart who was formerly an attraction at Barnum’s. The man who pointed her out explaired: “She lost her position be- cause more fashionable and better educated ladies take such places in these times.” The little woman grinned and appeared delighted by the reference to her jvrmer distinction. ‘The old women often ovasi of better da! and call in question one another's state- ments. One told a visitor that she had been a maid in the family of a “celiarbrated” minister and that she knew “strings of hymns.” Some Odd Characters, “She can nayther rade nor write," said her neighbor, “let alone sphake hymns. Joosht ashk her to sphake thim if she knows: so mootch.” The Englishwoman, thus chal- lenged, started up and began literally to re- cite “strings of hymns.” Regardless of rhe- torical pauses, and stopping to take breath only when it was a physical necessity, she repeated line after line of well-known hymns, pieced together like a crazy quilt, and with extraordinary misapplications of words. She wound up with: “Lead, kindly light, h’encircled with the na Til come h’on.” And I'll come . Another, who was asked what work she used to do, said, with offended dignity: “1 never worked out for nobody. 1 was a par- venyure." She had probably heard the word “parvenu” applied to some rich family and thought it was used us a mark of re- spect. Some have very exasperating ways. One, whenever she was annoyed, knelt con- spicuously on the floor, aud, after enumer- ating in detaii the misdeeds of her room- mates, prayed for them individually. After these petitions some one in authority had to be called in t@ restore peace. An imbecile came to tell @ visitor that she had been very bad and had been tied in her chair so she wouklu't be in mischief. “Lut, Mary,” said @ Foommate, “you were not bad enough to be put to bed, so what are you wearing your nightcap for at this hour of the day? We're too stylish here to wear nightcaps of a morning.” Mary immediately took off the cap, whereupon her friend remarked, with a glance round the room: “You're very bid- unprotected railway crossing. But then the flagman was fond of her and always care- ful. “Ball two!" Ted shook himself to- gether. The Pittshurg coachers were danc- ing like finds on the coaching lines, “Well, well, well! He can’t get ‘em ov It's q case of walk! Qh, good eye, Bil goog eye!” These were the Words of “nec- essary direction to the base runner” allow- ed by the rules, Tt couldn't haye been a@ fever. She was not ill before he left, Though, now that he thought of {t, she did seem alternately flushed and languid. But he had blamed the warm weather for that. No; it couldn't be that anything serious was the matter, There never had been. They had never been really alarmed at any of the child's slight attacks of Mlness. She—“Take yer el? “Come, come,” said Ted to himself, “what am I doing?” But the habit once neglected is hard to regain. Pitch as he wight he couldn't locate the plate of, When he put the ball over, it went with nerveless en- ergy. The bases were filled. Phe next bats- man, he thought, hé could “work.” He had often struck him out. VYainly he tempted him with gutcurves, drops and inshoots. ‘The batsman saw that Ted had lost con- trol of the hall and waited for a straight one. Jt came finally, and the _ ball went whizzing over the center flelder’s head and the bases were cleared, “fake him out!" shouted bleachers. “Let him alone!" jome on the returned oth- dable, Mary, a deal more biddabie than some vhat has their serses.”” Aa old woman asked to direct a visitor to the Hospital for Incurabies jumped up to do #0, and immediately another rose to put in her word. “Seat yourself again, Mrs. Per- A friend hurrying in to the game late | Pied in the work of their homes and the ! HOW THE BABIES TARIVE. on Lactated Food, Which Has Saved the Lives of Th: Sad-eyed mothers, with frail, sickly babies that | Seem made for any world but this hard one, should | cheer up, | There is a way of making puny little ones thrive and grow fat and strong and happy. Lactated food is praised by thousands of moth- ers of robust children that were once wesk and feeble and even despaired of. Lactated food makes Weaning an easy task. The twin babies of Mrs. T. H. Hickens of Atlan- |tle Highlands, N. J., whose pictures are given | Above, were brought up entirely on lactated food, | which bas the lives of thousands of little jones whose mothers have been unable to purse | them at the breast. ‘The great dispensaries, nurseries and homes for j Children use lactated food. It | Can be had at any druggist’s. | Keeps perfectly and is not | temperature. Sugar of mil’ fs the basis of mother’s milk and it is the basis of lactated food. With it is com- Vined pure barley malt, the finest wheat gluten, and the nutritious elements of the oat. It is thor- oughly cooked by high steam heat, and a pre-di- | gested, nutritious food that fulfills every require- ment of the growing child 1s the result. There is wo secret about it. It is simply a food. ‘Thousands of happy infants have been brought up on it. Ah!—hh—h—h! Such @ volume of sound should be the “open se- same” to your aftention and claim your earnest consideration of its significantion—which finds its embodiment in the word EUREKA! and of truth WE HAVE BOUND IT—the way to unloose your purse strings nd make it a pleasure to you. ‘The temperature is up in the ninetics—You want to KEEP KOUE. HOW TO Do IT, IH1 Seersucker Goat and Vest.... $1.50 | 1+ Hairtine Cass. Pants... + 82.00 |4 Hy —H 1H —— Mattive Bult .....seeeeeeee $3.50 J} FEATHER WEIGHT SUITS— In the same boat and at the same price are nu- Merous otber lines of Suits—such as Homespuns— ‘Tweeds—Cassimeres—Snetlands—and Fancy Cheviots ‘Ene celetrated Wine Weaves, in blue and black—Single and double- $10 BOYS” LONG PANTS SUITS. 12 to 18 years.) $3.50, $3.87, $4.50, $4.75. BOYS; SHORT PANTS SUITS. $1.50 $2.50, $2.98, $3.00. MEN’S PANTALOONS. $7, $6.75, $5.50 and $5 kinds. Now........$3.98 Many pairs that Were $6, $5.50 and $5. Now.$2.50 ‘Tweed, Herringbone and Homespun..........$1.50 Now haven't we toned the temperature kins," said number one, “and leave me to me own directory. The lady asked advices off me, an’ I'm tit to give thim without any of your interferences.” Even the hospital has its humorous inci- dents. “Mary Harkins has a diseased lung. I saw it With my own eyes,” said one who had watched the nurse dress the bed sores of ker next neighbor in the ward. The WuMoroUs aspects and the brave cheerful- ness of a few inmates relieve the strain on the attendants and missionary visitors. Some who need sympathy and care are thankless, and same have been disreputable, but beside them are sweet and noble souls, who patiently and bravely drink the cup of bitterness to the dregs and smile as they drink it, ———__ ++ Black Bad Luck, From Puck. Mr. Mokeby Coon (solemnly)—“T’se not sooperstishus, needer does I b'leeve in signs; but does yer remember de odder night at der club, w’en dar was thirteen niggers at dat table?” Mr. Yallerby (im horror)}—“Oh, Lordy! yes; who's daid?”* era, ‘That home-run awoke Ted.He took careful aim and shot the ball over the plate. “Ball,” the umpire ejaculated, A tall, dignified spectator in the stand arose. “You are simply rotten!” he de- clared, and took his seat amid sympathetic cheers. ‘The telegraph messenger boy had seated himself on the wench ta watch the game | and incidentally ta advise the manager to take Nolan out of the box. “Na, he's got to stay in. He must win this game. He isn’t pitching any kind of ball.” fumble gave the The second baseman's Mr. Mokeby Coon—“No one, yo’ fule! 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