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O THE SPORTIISTQ LIFE. JLng. BASEBALL. MTMAUEAGUE. Games to b« IMayed. Ane. 25, If, 27, Bi.ton «. Pitl»lmr< at Boston, New Y.»rk v*. Clj o.t£ > «t New I'UTK, Bro«tk:yii vs. Cio- einB*'i at Brooklyn, l'bilade>pni« vs. Cleveland at Philadelphia. AUK M 29. HO. ffos-nn v» Cincinnati at Boston, New i'ork vn. P.t -iburjc at Kew V'irK, Hrooitlyn vs. Cleve- land at HrooUj n, i'bimdelpuis, vs. Chicago kt Pall- ad trlj.L. a. The Rerord. No material change has taken place in the rnce except that Brooklyn hns secured a firmer grip on first place. Boston is still a close second, however, and the (Split is really now between these two clubs, with Cincin- nati as the dark horse. The next Western trip will no doubt settle the statns of allthese clnbs definitely. Philadelphia is now fourth, and likely to finish in that position, although the Chicngos have still a bare chance to beat the Quakers out. New York, Cleveland and Pittsburg will doubthss finish just as they now stand, respectively sixth, seventh, and last. According to the decision of the League the Philadelphia-Chicago ginne of May 23 has been eliminated from the record, thus lessening Philadelphia's string of defeats and Chicago's record of victories by one. The record below is complete and correct up to Aug. 23: . Brooklyn.............. Chirauo................ Cincinnati............. Jhmliinil.............. Hew Torn............. Fhllndelplin.......... 3| 7 6111.' 3! 5 S7|3346|j7;«7 !312 06 53 2[ 60! B| 30! 39 79 395 5:15 .(119 .309 .«0 .606 .194 \> on. Lost. Prre'l Brooklyn.C6 33 .867 B"sivti..... M 37 .63* Ciuiinii'i.. I'fi 37 .619 I'liilauVa. 6J 39 .606 Won. Lost Purc't. Chlcaeo... 53 46 New York 43 57 ClevehiM.. 30 67 Pittbburg. 19 79 .5:10 .430 .309 .194 Games Played Friday August 15. BOSTOS vs. BROOKLYN AT BOSTON Arc. 15. After giving the liostons the game in the fourth inning McGunnigle's. Bridegrooms walked away with the prize in the tenth inning, due to Nicbola" wild throw to Tucker that allowed a man to score after two men were out. Nichols end Terry pitched gotd ball, Terry beinir^ar- tieularly effective with men on base.*. Caruthers' home run drive over the right field fence, in the ceventh inning, which tied tbe score, was [be longest made on tbese grounds this season. Long, Collins, Ganzel and Smith le'i in the fielding. Collins, Caruthers an'i Pinckney did the heaviest batting for McGunnigle's men. The leading feature was a lino catch by Collins in the tenth inning that doubled a man up at second and saved a rue. The aeore: BBO-s;i.ys. AB.B. B. P. A. Bl 8O9TOS. AB.B.». ». i.I Cullius, *< _..* 2 2 3 6 0 Long, ss...... 5 1 2 276 Pincknev,3u4 0 3 2 2 l|Tuck«r,lb... 4 I 0 11 Burns, rl..... 511 1 0 0 Sullivan, If...5 132 ontz.cf...... 5 1100 O.Biodie, rf.... 5 001 Terry, p....... 5 0 2 0 0 l|Lo\ve, cf...... 5 0 1 3 Daily, lb_... 4 0 0 13 1 OiMOarr,3u... 4 0 1 2 Smith, ss...... 591 3 * O.Gnnzol, c..... 402 9 Caiulum.ll. 41120 0 Smith, 2b.....4 000 Clarke.c...... 310 6 n 3 Total........ 3D B 11 30 13 5 Brooklyn................. 1020001 Boiton .................... 0040000 Euro-a rnus Brooklyn 2, Boston 2. 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 I 0 II Total......39 4 9 30 13 3 0 0 2-6 0 o 0 4 Two-base NicUols, p_...3 100 hits Long 2, Silthvati, Dnrus. T!ir«e-baae hi Oollina, Pinckuev. Home run Carotbrrs. Stolen baees Mnckosy, Fontz, Smith (Brooklyn). Double play Coliins, miaa;i*tetl. First on balls Daily, Clarice, Tucker, NichoK H.t by pitcher I'inckuey. Stinck out Bv Terry 3. by Nlcbol- 8. Pawed balls Gauzel 1, Chuke 2. .WiW pitch .NicboLs. Umpire Powers. ^^^^ AT CrNOINHATI AuO. 15. Thg^^^^^|s were unable to bunch their T e ry platcT ^tlea'i'a tJiViihg anil the rfufing of Cooney and Ltithaui ff_re the fea- tures. Tho score: CiSCINN'l. ABB. B. P. A. T,\ CHICAGO. AB.B. B. P. A. B JIcHh»e,2b...4 0 1 2 2 2 Coonor, *... 5 I U 160 La<ham,3b... 4 0 0 2 7 OiO.rroll.'If.... 4 3 2 100 Marr, rf.......4 0100 0 Enrle, rf...... 5 01100 Boiliduy, cf. 4 0 0 1 0 OjAnson, lb....5 1 2 10 00 Beilly, lb....4 2 2 15 0 OjBurns, 3b.... 4 1 2 0 01 Bearil,M...... 40306 i ill,n«lvi,j,i:t, 4 01430 Kultht. If.... 4 0 0 i 0 OlHsglo, C......4 2 2 * 20 Harriuefn.c 4 0 2 t 1 0:Hntohiu'n, p 4 0 I 2 00 Mullaue, p_4 0 1 1 1 0:Wilinot,cf...4 1^1 400 Total......36 2 10 27 17 4| Total ......39 9 12 27 12 1 Cincinnati..................... 0 0 0 0 0 I 0 0 1 2 Chicago........................... 0 0021310 2 9 Earned runs Cincinnati 2, Chlcaio 3. T«o-base hit Nagle. Three-base hit-* Marr, tteilly, rjutcnin- OD. Hcuie run Oarroll. Stslen bAset. Marr, An- aon. Double plays Latham. Kcilh; Gienalvin, Coo- ney, Au>oo; Na^le, LJIenalvin; Bearj, McPhee, Iteilly. First on balls 'Carroll, Buri,s. Struck oat Nngle, Wilmot, Katie, UolliOay, Latham, Rcilly, Knight. Wild pltcli Mnllite. Umpire McQuaid. NEW YORK vs. PHILADELPHIA AT NEW YonK Aufi. 15. The Phillies played a brilliant field- ing game. Their failure to win lay in their in- ability to connect safely with the ball. The features were catohes by Burke, which were nothing shirt of phenomenal, and fielding by Gla'seock, Bassott and Alien. In every inning but two tie visitors got men on bases, only to stay there. Tiernan knocked the ball over the right field fence in the fifth inning, sending in a run ahead of him. Welch retired after the fourth inning, the visitors having secured bnt one hit off him. Rusie took his ijlace, and for the remaining five Innings be!,I the Phillies down to three hits. John Suiith pitched a plendiil game. The score: NEW VoBE. AB.B. B. P. A. I PHII.A. AB.B.B. t. Tiernan. cf.. 412 3 0 (I Hamilton, If. 5 100 Claik,3u,c... 4 10800 Burke, cf_...4 017 Glasscock, ss 4 0 0 4 20 Glraton, 2b..3 001 VVlii tl.-r. Ib. 4 0 1 6 01 Tbomp.-on,rf 4 0 0 Earned runs Olnc.inna« 8. Two-base bite Kellly, Bvtrd. Tbrce-base hits Marr. Rbines. Horn, ran McPhee. Struck ont Hmalley, Tlrtae, W»l 9, /miner, Arduer 2, Yooii^r. Davit. Double I'lays Ardtier, Beilly, Virtae; Davls, Ziiuiaer. Umpire birief. BKOOKLTI vs. PHJLADHLPHIA AT BBOOKLYS Arc. Ifi. The home team let down badly and was easily beaten. Errors by Smith and Caru- tbers, a wild pitch and a passed ball gave the Tisiiors two runs in the second inning. Brook- lyn got in one run in this inning on Fouti's single, which Thompson fumbled and then threw badlv. In the third the Phillies added two runt on singles by Burke and Thompson, and Foutz's bad mulT. ID the fifth Thompson and Clements scored, the latter making a "bomer." Pinck- ney hit for a single and Burns took first on balls in the sixth, and both scored on Foutz's three- bagger. In the ninth Mayer and Shriver hit saftly, and McC'auley took first on balls. Alien brought them all home with a home run rap to the Fourth avenue ticket office. Score: BROOKLYN. AR.B.B. P. A. B| PHII.A, AB.D. B. P. A. X t\.llin», ->b...i 00130 Hamilton, If 6 0 0 3 01 Pinckney.3b4 I 1 3 2 0!Burki>,2b..... 5 1 2 2 30 Burns, rf..... 3 1 I 2 0 0 Mayer, cf.... 5 1 1 2 00 Foiitz, cf...... 4 1 2 1 0 llThompaon.rf 4 3 1 1 12 Terry, If.....4 0 1 6 0 0 Uemeutt. c. 5 1 1 4 00 Daily,Ib...... 4 0 1 12 0 0,!fchriTer,3l)..5 21120 Smith, SS.....4 0118 2 McCanley,ll>4 13 8 00 (arntheis, p. 2 0 0 1 2 2 Alien, ....... 4 1 1 5 40 Clarke, C......3 0 0 1 0 0 Gl«o«in, p.... 5 0 2 1^ 00 Total...... 32 3 7 27 15 61 Total ...... 13 To 12 27 10 3 Philadelphia............... U 2202000 4 10 Brooklyn.................... 0 10002000 3 Earned rutis Philadelphia 4. Brooklyn 1. Two- base bits Mcl'auley, Burns. Three-ha e hit Foulz. Home run* Clements, Alien. Stoleu bases Burke, ^hriTer. Doul>lt> plays Alien, Burke; Alien, SJc- Canl*>; Smith, Pinckney, Colliut. t'irston l.alls Off Gleasuo 1, off Curnthers 3. Hit by pltcb r Oir- uttierj. Kirnck out Collins, Clarke, Mayor. Wild pilches Caruihers. Umpire Lynch. BOSTON vs. New YORK AT BOSTOX Aua. 16. At the end of the ninth inning, the score was a tie. The Boston* had earned two of their runs by timely batting and good base running. The other four were due mainly to battery errors. All the New Yorks' rnns were due to errors. Getzein was responsible for the four runs in tbe fourth, and McGarr's failure to throw ont Kusie in tbe seventh gave Tiernan a chance to make » Lome run that tied the score. Then came the slaughter in the tenth inning. .Four singles and a double and two sacrifice hits, coupled with three battery errors and two fielding errors, gave the Bostons eight runs,four of them being earned. Score: BO6TON. ABB.B. P. A.*! NFW YORK. AB.R.B. P. A. B Long, ss...... 5 2115 0 Tiernan, cf... 4 21200 Tucker.lb.... 4 2 0 15 0 OJ Bnckley, c... ft I 0 611 Solllvau, If.. 5 1 2 3 0 0 Glasscoclc, is 5 0 2 2 41 Brodie, rf..... 5 3 3 1 0 0 Whistler, Ib. 4 1 1 13 11 Loire, cf.......6 2 2 2 0 0 Bswnlt, 2t>....4 1 1 1 60 MuUarr.Sb... 5 1 2 2 4 1 iMi-Mlllau. rf* 0 0 6 01 Har.iie, c..... 4 2151 Ij Hornun<r,lf.. 4 01000 Smith, 2b.....3 0 1 0 1 l!ciaike,3U.v .. 4 0 0 021 Aetbin, p.... * 1_0 1 6 liftusift, p.......4 !_ (^ 0 10 T. tal...... 4114123017 ii Total ...... 3» 6 630 20 5 Boston....................! 00112100 8 H Sew York .............. 0 004002000 6 Karued runs Boston 6. Two-base uit*-gu!livan, Hardie. Threc-baoe hit Brodie. Sanince lilts- Long, BroUlf, Lowe, Hardie, Getzieu 2, Glasscock. Stolen hasps Lnng, Tnckir, Brodie, Chirk. First on ba.ls OffGrtzein 2, off Kuaie 7. First on errors B>«ton 2. Nrw York 2. Hit by pitcher Tucker. I'aueil bull Buckler. Wild pitch Qetuio. Struck out Lowe 3, Smith, Uctzfrin, McililUn. Hornuug 2. rouble play Wbistler, Bussett. Umpire Powers. Time 2:16. CHICAGO vs. PirrsBflno AT CHICAGO Auo. 18. This game was practically a farce. The home club started in the first inning by making five runs, practically ending the game as a con- test, la the fifth the home club opened on Phillips. Eleven hits and thirteen runs were made before the side was retired. After that the game drngzed to a close. The score: CHICAGO. AB.B.B. P. A. E PITTSBUHO. AB.B.B. P. A. E All but three of Cincinnati's runs were earned. The fielding of Knight and McKean were th* leading features. Score: CIRCINNA'I. AB.K B. p. A.I'CLKVELAND. AB R. B. t. a.x McPbee. 2b.. 5116 Larham.Sb... 410 Marr. rf...... 532 Keilly, lb....5 2 2 1 6'jilks, '.t....... 4 0 1 2 0 tlcK«t>n, ss.. 4 0 1 0 0 Sraalley, 3b.. 302 1 o! Virtue, Ib.... 4 0 0 « olDavfc, ef...._4 I 0 rf......4 1 3 BwnJ.ss...... 6146 Knight, If.... 5 223. .. ... ......_ . Holliday, cf.4 1 2 3 0 llZimmw, c... 4 0 1 10 20 Harringt'il.cS 1230 (l! Aiduer, 2b...3 01130 Mullaue, p... 123 S 00 Viati, p...... 4111 Total...... *2l* 1827101 Total...... 343 1024 132 Cincinnati.................. 200041 70 i 14 Cleveland................... 000100110 3 Earned runs Cincinnati 11. Two-bnso hits tieard, Harringtun, Went, McKean. Three-liasa hits Marr, JMcPhoe. First on balls Latham, Gilks, BlcKean, Smaller, Virtue 2, Artlner, Hulliday. Struck oni Mcl'hee, Uolliday, Muilane, Vltu, McKean. Double pUys Heard, McPhee; Ji-illy, Lalham. McPli*e. Passed ball Uarringtoo. Wild J>ltch--Jttullau«. Um- pire Strk-f. A. « 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 0 Bns.etl. 2b... 302 3 50 Clements, c.. 4 0 1 3 10 McMillan, rf* 0 0 1 0 0 Sci,rii-er,3b..3 0 0 021 - - - - l o 0 M'Cauley, Ib2 0 0 12 00 311 Alien, ss......4 00130 001 Smith, p...... 4 12000 1 Oi Total...... 33 Z 4 2f ll 3 9 ni 003000 0 3 101000 0 2 York I. First on balls Off Hornnng, If. 4 0 1 Bncklev,'.ib,c4 013 Welch, p..... 1 1 0 0 Busie. P.......2 0 0 3 Total...... 34 3 7 27 New York..................... 0 0 FtnlHiMpliia................. 0 0 learned run 1 New 'Welch 2. off Knsie 2, off Smith 2. Struck out Ilur- nung, Hamilton, GleaSOTl, Thompson. Home run Tlernao. Two-base hits Hornuug, Clements. Sac- rifice hits Clwrk, Thompson. Stolen bases Cnxrke, Basselt, Burke 2, Gletson. Hit by pilcher Burke. Wild pitches Rusie 1. Smith 1. Passed balls Buck- ley 1, Clements 1. Unip.re Lynch. CLEVELAND vs. PITTSBCRO AT CLEVELAND AUG. 15. Guy liecker was given a drubbing, while Ed Beatln kept the Pittsburgh hits down to three. The ridiculous fielding of the Pitts- burgs made the game more in the nature of a farce tban an ordinary ball game. The score: CLIVIL'D. AH.R. ». P. A. E PITTSBUKQ. AB.B. B. P. A. B Gilds If........ 6 2 2 2 (I O 1 Uiller,3l>..... 4 0 2 1 31 McKean, sf..6 1 4 4 0 0 Hecker, p.....4 0, 0 021 Smallny, 3b. 6 1 2 4 1 olBereer, rf.....3 0 0 110 Virtue. Ib... 4 0 1 9 0 0 Decker, c... .3 0 0 400 Davis, cf.......3 2 1 3 0 0 l*Koque,2b. 3 0 0 330 WVst, rf.......4 4 3 2 0 1 Osburn, If..... 3 0 0 301 Zimmer, C....5 2 2 2 0 0, Lvtle, ct.......3 0 0 101 Ardner,2b... 5 1 1 1 3 di Wilson, Ib... 3 0 1 9 00 BeatlD, p..... 5 2 2 0 2 0 Gray, ee....... 3 0 0 223 Total...... 441518 27 101| Total....... 29 0 3 24 11 7 Cleveland................... 01030074 i 1.5 Pitlsburg.................... 0 000 00000 0 Earned rnns Cleveland 5. Two-base hits Beatin, Arduer: Three-base hit Boatin. Home run Zim- Hier. Stolen base West. Double plays McKean, Virtue; ArJnor, McKean, Virtue; Grav, WiUon; Mil- ler, Wilson. First on ball* By Bcatiu 1, Hacker 5. Struck out By Beutin 1, Hesker 3. Passed ball Decker. Wild pitches Hecker 2. Umpire Strief. Games Flaved Saturday, August 16. CINCINNATI vs. CLKVELAND AT CISCISSATI Auo. 16. Young pitched for the Clevelands and the Reds batted hioi very hard, earning eight of their ten runs. Rhines was a puzzle to Cleveland, retiring nine men on strikes, and but five scattering bits were made off his pitch- ing. The Cincinnati? played without a fielding error. The score: CINCINNA'I AB.K B. P. A.I'CI BVELANB. AB.B. ». P. A.I Jlcl'beu, 20..5 2 2 1 2 0 Gllks, If....... 4 0 0 301 Latlwm, 3b..5 1 2 3 0 OJMcKesn, as-4 0 1 1 M»rr, rf....... 6 1 2 0 0 0 Suialley, 3b.. 4 0 1 1 Rfillv, lb.....5 1 1 8 p O'Viituu, Ib.....* 0 0 9 Beard, S8......5 1 3 0 3 O.Davw, ef...... 3 0 1 4 Kui/bt.lf..... 4 1 I 2 00;West, rf.._300 1 Bolliday, cf..4 1 1 1 1 0 Zitnuier, c._.3 0 2 4 Harnug'u.c. 4 1 3 12 0 0 ; Aidner, 2b... 3 0 0 1 JUiiof«, p..... 4 1 2 0 3 0 YUUUK, p......3 0 0 Oil Total......4110 17 27 9 6 Total....... 3l~U~6 2» 153 Cincinnati ............... 10213030 i 10 eielelaud..~........._.... 0 00000000 0 Coouey. ss... 6 22 4 32 M,llor,3h .... 5 1 3 Car roll, If.... 623 2 00 Hocker.lb... 5 0 0 Earle, rf......6 3 3 1 0 0 Merger, ss.... 5 2 1 1 5 0 Aason, Ib.... 623 9 00 Decker, c.. _ 4 0 1 S Burns, 3b..... 031 1 31 LaBuque, 21 4 0 2 9 G;enal»in,2b4 23210 O.borue, !f...4 1 1 1 KHt'idite.c.. 4 23 5 00 Wilson, cf...-4 0 1 ' Hutch u'n,p5 10030 Lyile, rf...... 4001 3 0 0 0 3 1 2 1 0 1 0 2 0 4 00 Wi!niot,cf....* I I 2 1 0 Phillips, p....3 1 l_ 1 3 0 Total...... 47fsT»*2«U3| Total...... 3U51027U9 LaKoque hit ty ball. Clilcauo...................... 5 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 IS Pil tsburg.................... 1 01003000 5 £ irned runs Chicago 4, Wusbnrg 3. Two base hits , Ansou, Wilsou.. Home runs lluru«, Kitt- ~ < o. Hu hicaito B. PTttVanrir 8J Hit by piicner Gleiialvia. DonblP plitv liliiDA.vio, Coouey, Anson. Passed ball Decktr. Wild pitch Pbillips. " MtQviaid. Games Played Monday, August 18. BROOKLYN vs. PHILADELPHIA AT BROOKLT* Aco. IS. Vickery pitched very indifferent ball and the Brooklyn Club won easily. Victory was bit hard in the first three innings and was generous with his bases on balls, besides hitting four of the Bridegrooms with pitched balls. Darby O'Brien made his reappearance on the local team. The visitors scored their first two runs on Thompson's single, Schriver'3 triple and McCauley's sacrifice. The last run was scored by Thompson on his double, Smith's wild throw on Clements' grounder and Souriver's sacrifice -fly to O'Brien. The score: PI1II.A. AB.B.R. P. A.II RROOKI.TN. AB.B. B. P. A.V Hamilton, lf.4 0 0 il 1 0 Collins, 2n.... 4 3 2 6 2 0 l!pincko^y,3b2 2 1 1 3 0 0 Burns, rf.....5 231 0 0 Foutz, Ib..... 4 0 1 11 3 dlTerry.p....... 3020 Games Flayed Tuesday, August 10. Boston vs. NEW YORK AT BOSTOH Ai o. 19. The New Yorks made ten hits and two error', and the Bostons four hits and two errors, yet the New Yorka lost. The New Yorks played a beautiful fielding game and should have won easily, but as hard luck would have it their hits oauie generally when two men were out. Ruble's pitching was extraordinarily good. Umpire Power: called the game at tbe end of the eisrhth inning, although Captain Olasscock protested vigorously. The score- BOSTON. AB. R. K p. A. R; NEW YORK. AB.B, H. p. A. B LOOK, ss...... 4 1 1 0 5 1 Tlernau, cf... 4 0 3 410 Tuck»r, Ib.... 3 0 0 10 2 llillurpby, c... 4 0 0 400 Sullivan, lf...3 0 1 1 0 0 Gln.scock.si 4 2 2 330 Brodie, rf.....3 0 1 2 0 0, Whistler, Ib 3 0 2 801 Lo*e,cf....... 110 1 00 Baortt, 2h... 400 4 40 McGarr, 3b..l 1110 0 M. Millau. rf 3 01001 Reunelt, c_.. 1 00610 Daily, lf_..... 4 00010 Smith, 2b....4 0 0 2 5 1 Dennr, 3b... 3 1 1 120 Nichols, p.... 3 !_ 0 1 1 0 Busie, p....... 3 0 1 000 Total...... 26 4 4 24 ll HI Total ..... 32 3 ill 24 ll 2 Booton............................... 0 022000 0 4 Hew York......................... 1 110000 0-3 Earned runs lioiton '-. New York 2. Home run Long. Stolen b;«fes Bro^ltu, ijlasscook 2, Whistler. Double plays Busaeit, Wni-tler; Smith, Tucker. Struck out Sullivan, Smith, Nichols 2. Murphy 2, Wbistler, Daily 2, Denny 2, Bis^elt. First on errors Boston 1. New York I. Kirn on bails Sullivan, Br.idie, I/O we 3, Deiinett 3, Nichok Mc.Millan. Hit >>y pitcher Tueker, Whistler. Wild pitches Nichols 3. Umpire Powers. CHICAGO vs. PITTSDURO AT CHICAGO Ano. 19 (p. u. AXD p. M.). In the first game the Pitta- burgs took a good lead early in the game, but let down in their play, and the Chicagos won handily at the finish. Score: CUIC400. AB.B.B. P. A. B PITrSBUBO. AB.R.B. P. A. B Coouev, S3... 5 0 1 2 2 1'Miller, 3o..... 3 2 2 210 Carrol'l, If.... 5 2 1 0 0 0 Berger, us.... 3 0 1 1 00 Earle, rf...... 5 11111 Decker, r..... 5 11620 Anaon. Ib... 4 1150 o'.He. ker.lb.. 5 0 3 10 01 Hums, 31)..... 5 1 2 0 2 0 LaRoque. 2b4 0 0 360 Gieualvin,2b 412 2 60 Osborne, p... 511 1 70 Nagle, c....... 5 1 2 13 0 0 'Pliillli.*, rf... 4 0 1 100 Luby, p.......2 0 1 0 6 0 Lytle, cf......3 0 0 000 Wilmol, of... 4 0 1 4 0 1| Wilson, If.... 4 0 0 300 Total....... 39 7 1~2 27 16 Si Total...... 37 4 9 27 1C 1 Chicago........................ 10000301 2 7 Pitisbunj...................... I 0210000 0 4 Earned runs Chicago 6, Filtsburg 1. Two-base hit Phillips. Three-bass bit Lul.y. Home runs De.ker, Gleualviu. Sacrifice hit-. Earle, LaRoque, Auaun, Vv'iliuot. Stolen bases Pittsl'Uix 1. Double play Coooey, Gleoitlvin, Ansoo. Left on basts Chicago It)," Pitlsbtirg 7. Struck out Chicago 6, Pitlsburg 5. fir-it on balls Chicago 3, Pitt*t»urg 4. Hit by pitcher Earner. Wild pitches Luby 1, Oa- borne 1. Uiupirc llcQuaid. Inthesewnd game the Pittsburgs played like school boys and the Chicftgos could not have lost if they bad tr.ied. Pbillips pitched for Pittsburg for six innings and then made room for a local amateur named Hayner, who failed to distinguish himself. The score: CHICAGO. AD.B.B. P. A. K PITTSBUBQ. AB.E. B. P. A. I Cooney, M.... 5 4 2 3 7 1 Miller, 3b.... 4 0 2 212 Carroll, I....-3 3 2 0 0 0 Beraer, ss.,.400 020 Earle, rf...... 6 1 2 0 0 0 Decker, c...... 4 0 0 401 Anson, Ib.... 2 3 0 14 2 U,lli-ck«r, 1U....4 0 0 13 02 Burke, 2b.....4 0 1 Mayer, cf.... 400 TaouiUM>n,rf4 220 Clements, c.. 400 Scbriver, 3b.4 1 1 McCauley,lb3 0 1 Alien, ss...... 4 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 131 Daily,"c.......5 02410 910 Smith, ss..... 500 0 31 2 6 0 Caruthers, If 2 1 0 0 00 Vickery, p .. 3 0 2 1 1 0,0'Brien, cf._ 3 0 0 300 Total....... 34 3 7 24 15 2| Total...... 33 8 11 '26 9 1 Mc^anley out for interfering with batted ball. Philadelphia................. 0 0000020 1 S Brooklyn.......................3 3100010 x 8 Earned runs Philadelphia 2, Brooklyn 3. Two- base hits Thompson, Oliius, Burns, Terry. Three- base bits Schnver, McCauley. Stolen bases Vickery, Collins, Carntben, O'Bm-n. Double play Schriver, Alien, McCanley. First on balls Off Terry 1, off Virkery 6. Hit by pitrher Pmcknay, Oaruthers 2, O'Brien. Struck out Clements 2, Alien, Vickery. Col- lins. Daily. O'Brieii 2. Passed ball Daily. Wild pitch Vickery. Umpire Lynch. CniCAao vs. PiTTSBorto AT CHICAGO Auo. 18. Guy Hecker went in to pitch for the visitors and, barring the sownd and third innings, did good work. In tBese two inning', however, the borne club made eight runs, a sufficient number to give them the game without any effort after- wards. For the home club Stein pitched a steady, effective game, and always had the Job Lots at his mercy. Miller's home run was the feature of the game; it was a long drive over th« left field fence. The score: CHICAGO. AB.B.B. P. A.BI PITTSBURO. AB.B.B. P. A. Cooney, SS.....5 0 2 1 10 OjMiller, 3b.... 6 1 3 440 Carroll. If..... 5 0 0 2 0 0 Hecker, p..... 4 0 0 040 E«-;e, rf.......5 0110 OiBerger, SS....4 00150 Anson, lb....4 1 1 14 0 liDecker, c..... 3 0 1 500 Burus, 3b.....5 1 1 0 4 0^ LaBoque, 2b4 0 I 5 40 Glenalv!u,2b4 2241 0:0*txjrne. cf_ 4 0 0 1 01 Kittrldje, c. 4 2 3 5 0 0| Wihun, Ib... 311 9 01 gtein, D........4 1 1 0 4 OlLytle, rf...... 4 1 1 1 00 Wilmo't, cf... 4 2 3 0 2 0 Traux, lf_... 3^0_1^ 1_ 0 0 Total...... JO 9 ft S7 21 l| Total ......34 3 8 27 17 2 Chicago............_......... 0 3500001 0 9 PittsburK.....................0 0002000 1 3 Earnnd ru na Chicago 2, Fittnburz 3. Two-bass bits Sit-in, KItlridce, Cooney, W.ls-.n, Miller. Throe- busehit Burns. Home run Miller. Stolen banes Chicago 2. Double plays Border. LaRoi]ila, Wilson, Cooney, Anson. First on balls Chicago 1, Pittsbnrg 3. Struck ont Chicago 2, Pittsburg 2. Passed ball* Decker. Umpire McQuald. BOSTON vs. NEW YORK AT BOSTON Ano. 18. The Bostons won in the first inning by rattling Burkett so that h" did not know whether he was in the box or in the soup. He made eight errors and Clark made three more. These, together with five singles and one three-bagger, yielded eight runs, only two of which were earnad. The score: BOSTOK. AB.R.B. P. A. I'XBW TOR*. AB.B. B. P. A. I Long. ss...... 422 2 00 Tiernan, cf.. 311 Tucker.lb....6 law 0 U Claik, c_.... 300 Bennett. c_..2 1 1 Smith, 2b.....4 10 Clarkion,|<...5 1 2 0 0 0 1 Sullivan, If_5 I 1 0 0 0 Buckiey.c... » 0 0 1 00 Brodie, rf.... 321 2 00 Murphy, o.... 400 2 12 Lowp.cr....... 3 1020 OGlas-cock.se. 4 24141 JIcGarr, 3b...2 3 1 0 1 0 Whistler, lb.3 1 2 12 02 7 0 0 Basselt. 2b... 5 0 0 1 60 21 1 McMill»n,rf.4 0100* 0 8 U Busie, lf......5 0 1 110 Total...... 34 13 11 27 101: Denny, 3b... 1 0 0 220 I Burkett, p.... 1 1 1 0 7 1 I Total....... 385 10 27207 Boston ....................... 8 0003020 0 13 Sew York............ ....... 0 03020000 5 Earned rons B'*toa 3, New York 5. Two-base bits Tucker, Brodie. Three-base hits Tucker, Wbistler. Sacrifice hits Suiitb, Clark«oo, Tiernau, Clark 2, Ruste. Stolen bases Long, Sullivan, Brudie, McGarr, Olastcock 2. First on balls Off Clarkson 6, off Burkett 11. Struck out Brodie, Lowe, McGarr, Clarkson 2, Buckley, Murphy, Bassett, Wbistler, Rusie 2, Denny, Burkett. Double play Denny. Whistler. Passed balls Clark 2. Wild pitches Clarksou 2, Bork«tt 6. Umpirs Powers. CINCINNATI vg. CLEVELAND AT CINCINNATI AUG. IB. Leon Viau, the old Cincinnati pitcher, was put In by Cleveland against the Reds in this game, and be was baiteJ very bard. Burn!, 3b.... 5 231 Glenalviu,2b6 0 1 5 4 11. LaRoqilP,2b. 3 12 6 0 Oshimie, If... 4 0 0 0 1 0 Kiltnd|»>,'c..5 1010 0 Pliillips, p... 2 11060 Hutchin'D, p5 2 2 2 2 l|-undav, cf.... « 0 1 101 Wilmot, cf... 4 2211 OjW.lsjn, rf...3 10400 Total...... 4118H 27222iU»y»<"- . P 'l » ? 2 ?? I Total...... 34 3 6 27 18 8 Chicago......................0 2304243 0 18 Pitlsburg.................... 0 00120000 3 Earned runs Chlcajo 8, Piitsburg 2. Two-base blis E-irlc. Hiilchinsou, Cooney. TlTee-base hitr Cmmcy, G'eitalvin. Home rims Bn^s, Carroll, La- hits De:ker, ^j^Bull. ^'uul n Decker. 11. Pittsburgh. Quaid. NOTE. Rain prevented the Brooklyn-Phila- delphia and Cincinnati-Cleveland grimes. Games Played Wednesday, August SO. BROOKLTK vs. PHILADELPHIA AT BROOKI.TM Aco. 20. (p. M. ASD p. M.) In the first jrame the Brooklyns bitted Gleasou's pitching at will and rolled UD the runs from the beginning. Terry pitched for the home team until the sixth inning, when he and F jutz exchanged places. Tho latter did very well, the visitors getting only one hit in each of the last four inninzi. The Paillies began the contest with a makeshift team, but by the time the game was over Harry Wright would not have known the nine. Clements was out in the leg in the fifth inning, when O'Brien slid to the plate, and had to retire. Dr. Wilde put five stitches over the wound. Sohriver then went behind the bat, Mayer going to third and Gray taking Mayer's place at centre. In the eighth inning, while Burke was at the bat, a foul tip struck Umpire Lynch's mask with such force as to break the wire and tear a deep cut in his forehead. He also required surgical attendance, and had to retire from active participation in the game, ijushong undertook the onerons duties nnd accomplished them to the satisfaction of both teams. The score: PHILA. AR.K. B. P. A. Ei BROOKLYN. AB.ft.B. P. A.I Hamilton, If 4 1 2 1 1 o'Coilins, 2I>... K 3 2 101 Burke, 2o.... 4 0 0 4 3 2 I'inckney,3o5 2 4 Oil Maycr,cf,3b. 4 0 1 2 1 O.Burns, rr.......3 I 3 200 Thompson.rf 4 0 0 3 1 o'Fontz. ll.,p ..5 1 1 5 10 Clements, c..2 0 0 2 0 OlTerry.p.lb... 4 1 1 410 8chilver,3b.,2 0 2 1 2 1 Dalv, c........ 4 1 0 410 Mc()auley,lb4 0 0 8 0 0 O'Brion, cf...4 1 3 400 6 CSmitb, ss..._5 116"" Alien, ss....... 4 013 Gle:'.son, p... 3 100 00 Gray.cf.. .....30 0010 Caruthers, If 5 §2200 Total...... 41 13 I" 2"7 102 Total...... 34 2 6 24 14 3 Phi'ailelpliia................ 0 00000020 2 Brooklyn....................! 5008010 x 13 Earned runs Brooklyn 5. First on errors Pliiia- adelpbia 2, Brooklyn 1. Left on bases Philadelphia 5, Brooklyn 8. First on balls Off Uleasou 5. Struck out Hamilton, Clements, Mct'auley 2. Stolen bases Hamilton, Mayer, Gleaa^n, Collins, Curulhers. Sicrince hits Foutz 2, Hamilton. Three-base hlls Burns, Terry. Two-base bus C.)lli«s, O'Brien, Carutbers. Double plays Thompson, Alien; Ma>er, Clements. Wild pitch Gieason. Passed ball Daly. Umpires Lynch and Bushoug. Time 1:33. The second game resulted in another victory for the Brooklyns, and, like the first, served to fatten the batting averages of the home players. Left-handed Smith officiated for the visitors this time, and fared very little better tuan did Giea- son. Terry went into the box again, and, with the exception of the fourth inning was as suc- cessful as in the first game. Shortstop Alien, of the Phillies, was a little off and had three errors charged against him. Otherwise the fielding was eood. dark's misplays were on thrown balls. The score: PHILA. AB.R.B. P. A. XIBROOKLYN. AB.B.B. P. A.I 0 1 Colllu-, 2b... S 23 4 50 3 0 Piirckney,3b3 103 1 0 01 Burns, rf.....3 212 1 0 OlFoum, lb.....5 228 2 0 OITerry.p....... 4 220 6 1 OlOBrien.cf.... 5 130 1 1'Smith, 83..... 6 Oil 5 3 4!Caruther«,lf. 4 1 1 KEW TOBK. AB.B.B. P. A. B! BOSTOH. ABB. P. A. B. B TiernM, cf. 5 1 3 1 1 olLong. n...... 5 0 t 230 Bnckley C....4 0030 6lT«rk»r, Ib... 5 1 0 10 00 ' ' 3 2'Sollivan. lf..'2 J 1 0 0 o'Brodie, rf.... 3 1 i! 1 0 OJLowe, cf......* ill 3 0 M:Garr. 3b...4 00" 0 0 Ounzell.c.... 4 0 0 4 0 Smith, 2b..... 3 0 2 Fire Mc- r.Uascock. 884 I 1 Wlnscltr, Ib. i 0 2 Daily, if. p... 4 1 2 B<ua»U, 2b... 400 McUlllan. lf.4 1 1 Denny.Sb.... 3 2 I Welch, r>...... 3 0 0 Burtelt,rf...O 0 2 0 0 0 I 0 0 5 0 2 0 7 1 0 1 O'clarkson, p.. 4 0 0 0 SO ? 2 °i Total....... 34 6 8 2* 20 S Total...... 356 12*2612 21 Sullivan out fur interfering with fielder, New York.......... ......... 1 0020020 1 6 Boston......................... 2 0300000 0 6 Karued runs New York 4, Boston 3. Two-base hits Glasscock. Daily,Burkett. Three-base biu Tiernan. Donny. Sacrifice nit* Bissau, Lowe, Ganzell. Stolen I'ases Loug, Sullivan, Brodie. First on bails Sulli- van 2, Baruett, Drnuy. First on errors New York 2, Boston 2. Hit by pitcher Brodie, .Smith. Passed ball Bnckley. Wild pilchen Daily 1, Clarkson 1. Struck ont Whistler, Daily, McGarr. Double plays Denny, Ba-sett, Wbistler; McOarr, Smith, Tuckor. Umpire- Powers. Time 1:50. Hamilton, If. 5 1 2 B.irKe, 2b..... 5 132 Mayer, cf..... 5 Oil Thompson,rf5 0 2 Gieaaon, 3b.. 6 0 0 Schriver, c... 4 2 1 McCaul'y.lbS 106 Alien, 88...... 3 1 1 Smith, p......3_l_l_ 0 4 OJCIark.c........ 4 1 0 6 Total ...... 38711 24 1261 Tolal...... 38 127327 14 5 Philadelphia............... 100500010 7 Brooklyn.................... 2 0513001 x 12 Earned runs Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 5. Left ou hasei Philadelphia 6, Brooklyn 8. First OB errors Philadelphia 1, Brooklyn 3. First on bulls Off Terry 3, off Smith 6. Struck out Collins, O'Brien, Carntbera. Hmnilton, Mayor, Gloason 2, Alien 2. Sacrifice hits Foutz, Caruthers, Hamilton, Burka. Stolen bases Burke 2, Scbrlvor 2, G. Smith. C..llm« 3, Smith, Clark, Caruthers. Hit by pitcher Clark. Three-base bits Foutz, Terry. Two-base hits Foutz, Terry, 0 Bnen, Thompson. Double plays Burke, McCauley; Gieason, Alien. Wild pitch smith. Passed ball Clark. Um- pire Bushoug. Time 1:54. NEW YORK vs. BOSTON AT BOSTON AUG. 20. The visitors won by hitting Clarkson hard. Welch started in to pitch, but in two innings the Bean-eaters made five hits, and it was deemed advisable to stoi> the slaughter before it began, so Daily, late of the Brooklyn Association Club, was called in from the field and Burkett took his place. The Bostons sized up Daily for three hits and three runs in the first inning he pitched.and after that not a hit was made by the home nine. The Bostons played a sharp fielding game and killed many runs that looked secure. Brodie made hi*, first error on the home grounds in three months. Smith had lots of work to do, and to had Ulasscook lor his lido. Score: Games Played Thursday, August 31. BROOKLTX vs. CHICAGO AT BROOKLYN Auo. 21. This was a fine game. Lovett and Hutchin- son were the opposing pitcher?, and both were very effective, except that three of the hits made off the latter were bunched in one inning, aiding materially in Brooklyn's victory. Lovett's sup- port was perfect, Smith, Terry and O'Brien making some marvellous stops and catches dur- ing the game. The Brooklyns scored the first run in the third inning. Collins took first base on balls, stole second and came home on Pinck- ney's single. In the fourth inning hits by Foutz and Terry, sacrifices by Daly and Smith, O'Brien's force and Earle's bad throw gave the Brooklyni three runs. Score: CHICAGO. AB.B. B. P. A. E! BROOKLYN. ' AB.H. B. P. A. Cooney, ss... 402 Carroll, If.... 301 Enrle, rf..... 400 Anson. lb....4 0 0 Buru!,3b.....3 0 0 Glenalvin,2b3 0 0 Kittridge, c.. 2 0 0 Unlchis'u, p2 0 0 Collins, 2h.._3 106 0 0 Pluckney,3b4 021 0 1! Burns, rf......4 001 0 IjFou.z, Ib..... 4 1 1 11 0 olTerry,lf......4 113 4 olDaly.c........ 3 003 0 00 Biien,of._3 101 20 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 5 0 30 Total...... 3T 45 2f 14 0 0 0 Hmllh. SB...... 3 002 Lovett, p..... 3_ 0 Wilmot, cf.... 3 00400 Total...... 28 u 3 24 8 3 Chicaso......................... 0 0000000 Brooklyn.......................0 0130000 x t Earned runs Brooklyn 2. Two-base hit Pinckney. gacrifice hits Fontz. Daily, Smith. Stolen Uses Collina, O'Brien. Cooney, Burns (Chicago). First on balls By Lovett 3. by Hutthinson 1. Struck out Burns, Foutz, Teary, Earta 2, Gienalvin. L«ft on bases Brooklyn 4, Chioaffo 5. Hit by pitcher Burns (Chicago). Doul.le play only, Piuckue-y. Wild pitch Lovett. Umpire McQuade. PHILADULPHIA vs. PITTSBURG AT PHILADEL- PHIA Are. 21. Heard, who played a week's engagement with Pittsburg earlier in the season, was disinterred and put in the box, and but for a fumble by Berger in the first inning the Quakers would have had to hustle. Though the game was sharply played, it was absolutely devoid of feature. Umpire Lynch has not yet recovered from the injuries he received in Brooklyn, and pitcher "Kid" Gleison officiated acceptably in his stead. The score: PHII.A. AB.R.B. P. A. E : P1TTSBUE(1. ABB.B. P. A. E Hamillon, If 2 2 1 0 00 Sunday, rf... 4 00 2 00 Burke, cf.....5 1 2 0 0 Oj l'hilli|», rf... 4 0 0 0 00 Myers,cf.2l.. 4 2 2 2 2 OjMiller, 3b.....4 1 I 0 10 Tbompson.rfS 0110 0: Herder, ss.... 400 3 61 Schriver, C...3 1 0 12 0 1 Hecker, 11....4 2 0 10 01 Grav,3b...... 4 1 1 2 0 0|Decker, c..... 3 1 1 511 BlcCau!ey,lb3 00600 Osborue, If... 300 2 00 Alien, SS.......4 0 1 4 2 2jjurua.ii, cf.... 3 0 1 I 00 Vickery, p...4^0 0 0 13 0;l,ylle, 20......4 0 1 140 Total...... 32 7 8 27 17 3JH««*. p...... 301 0 30 I Total...... 36 45 24 15 3 Plttobnrg..........._....... 0 0030000 1-4 Philadelphia*...............4 1010001 x 7 Three-bn-e nil Gray. Sacrifice hits Burke, Vick- ery, Schriver,Gray. Bases stolen Hamilton 3, Burke, Tliouii'Suii, Miller, Decker, J..rdin, Sunday. Double play Alien, Myers. Left on bases Philadelphia 8, Pitleburg 6. Struck out Phillips, Hecker, Jordau 2, Heard 3. Lytle, Decker, Sclinver, Sunday. Fl'St on balls Huniiitou 3, McCauley, Myers, Schriver, Thompson. OU-orne, Lytle, Sunday. Hit by pitcher Jordan. Fussed balla Decker 3. Umpire Qleason. Time 1:35. NEW YORK vs. CISCISHATI AT NEW YORK AUG. 21. The New Yorka outbatted the visi- tors, but failed to bunch their hits except in one inning. The Cmcinnatis' luck was due to their hitting safely, after errors were made. Rusie was quite wild, which was not relished by Bttokley, who has sore hands. Denny, Latham and Whietler carried off the fielding honors. The score: r. A.BTCIXCIMN'I. AB.B. B. PHILADELPHIA POINTERS. The Reorganization of the Players' Club A Had Week For the Brothers -Misfor- tunes of the Other Local Clubs The Doubtful Position of the Athletic Qlub Current News and Gossip. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Aug. 22. "All things eome to him who waits," and accordingly on Tuesday last the Philadelphia Club was re- organized on a solid business basis in accord- ance with the programme long ago mapped out by J. Earle Wagner and steadily worked for through many trials and disappointments. At a meeting of the directory the resignation of President Love was accepted and J. Earl Wagner elected in his place. Franks. Elliot was elected to succeed Mr. Wagaer as vice president, and George W. \Vagner to fill the vacancy in the board of directors caused by Mr. Love's retirement. After the meeting Secretary Alien reported the club to be in a flourishing condition, financially and other- wise. There is no question of this, as the club, now that its internal troubles have been satisfactorily adjusted, is growing steadily in popular favor. The patronage is increasing, the newspapers are giving it very good sup- port now, and it will not be President Wag- Pally, rf...... Basnet t,2b...* 0 1 Hnrnnilil.lf...* 0 1 Donny.3b. ..300 0 0 J 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 _______ 0 13 eard, ...... 3 021 5 Olllolliiiay, cf. 3 004 0 u 1 Knight, If.. ..4 000 3 l!HatrlugL'n,c2 113 Kusle", p.......3 0 0 0 3 IJKhlnes, p.... 4 0 0_ '. 40 T.,tal ......22 3 7 24 17 61 Total......29 5 6 if 16 1 New York..................... 2 0000001 0-3 Cincinnati.................... 2 0030000 i 5 Earned runs Now YorK 2. Two-base hits VVtmUer,GI«»«:oek. Throe-base hit Tiernan. Sacri- fice hits Whistler 2. Daily, IWIIv. Stolen bases Tiernan. McPhee. Lmham. Flrtt on balls Off Ru«l8 7. off llhines 2. Struck out Tiernan, Buck ley. Daily, K'.Mie, Latliam, Rcilly, Knight. Bbinis. Left on ba*es _Xew York 5, Cincinnati 7. Hit by pitcher Denny. Double plays Beard, Beilly; Beard, McPhee, Evilly; Latham, McPhee; Buckley. Dussett, Whietler. Passed ball Buckler. Umpire Strief. BOSTON vs. CLEVELAND AT BOSTON Auo. 21. The Clevelands played like amateurs. lieatin was hit freely by the Eostons, while Nichols was effective throughout the game. The visitors failed to score a sinzle run. Tueker and Sul- livan batted in fins form. The fielding of Mc- Garr, Bennett, Long, Lowe and MoKean were the features. Charlie Zimmer caught bis one hundredth consecutive game, and after the first inning played his usual steady gamine. Score: BOSTON. AB.R.B. p. A. « .CLKTILAND. AB.B. B. P. A. 6 liGilks.lt.......4 00201 1 liMcKean, ss..4 013 0 1 Smalley. 3b..4 013 0 0 Davis,cf...... 4 012 0 oi Virtue, lu... * 0 1 12 3 olWest, rf....... 4010 1 l) ! /.immer, c... :i 0 0 4 2 0 Del.uiny, 2b. 2 0 1 I Nicbols, p... 4 0 2 0 0 (TBaatin, p..... 2 0 0 0 Total......39 8U*28 1331 Total...... 31 0 6 27 16 7 *Smatiey out for running ont of line. Boston ..................... 2 0001310 1 8 Cleveland.................... 0 0000000 0 0 E«rned runs Button I. Two-bass hit Smith. Stolen bases Lonft, Lullivan, McGarr, Double plays Lonir. 3IcG»rr, Tucker. Struck out Lowe. Mc- Garr, Suiall.-y, Davis, West. Firnt on errors Boston 2, Cleveland 1. First on ball* L<>rig, Sullivan 3, Brodie, Lowe, Bennett *, Nichols, lieatin, Dulaney. Umpire Powers. Lon», «s...... 5 I 0 Tucker, Ib.. 6 2 3 Sulliv.iu, If..3 2 3 Brodie. rf... 512 Lowe, cf...... 510 McGarr, 3b.. 5 1 1 Bennett, c.,-1 0 0 Smith, 2b..... 6 0 1 FAYING FOB EXPERIENCES. Good, Hard Cash Thrown Away by a Poor Club on Experiments. "It lias leaked out," says the Pittsburg Times, "that with all of its vaunted economy the Pittsburg National League Club has ex- pended a great deal of money in securing talent. Not to say anything of what it put out in securing Beckley and Miller, it lost $4,200 in advance money to the youn£ players it opened tlie season with. After this it con- tracted with many men, paying each advance money. Latterly it paid John Coleman $100 before he had entered the box and released him after two bad games. It then entered into a contract with ths much-abnsed Ban- dall to furnish players, llandall received $300 for securing the subsequently released Gilbert brothers and Denny Fitzgerald. Zeic:- ler followed with $00 for a single game in which he figured more in the atmosphere and space than in the score. "Gienalvin was allowed to go to Chicago, when they could have secured him without money and without price. Ted Sullivan then breaks on the scene withThillips and Under- wood. The latter was a spectral thing, as he appeared only in imagery. Phillips cost the club $120 delivery, fsicol and Viau, in defi- ance of National League rules, skipped the Pittsburg Club, the one to Kansas City anil the other to No Man's Land, after they bad extended terms which had been accepted by the PittsUurg National League Club. To-day the club is after Dolan. pitcher of the defunct Evansville, Ind.. Club. All he wants is an opportunity to play. Will some other club step in and for a paltry consideration secure him?" Ball Flayers Dave a Narrow Escape- MAY'S LANDING, N. J., Aug. 17. The May's Landing Base Ball Club, returning from South Vineland late last night, after playing that club, had a narrow escape on a heavy grade north of this place of being run into by the 12 o'clock freight train. The en- g ine had parted from the train and they eing unaware of this when the engine passed started across the track. When half way across they discovered the heavy train load of cars bearing down on them. The driver, with great presence of mind backed the wagon ofl'just as the train, went by. ner's fault if it ishall not become a permanent and representative Philadelphia institution. At any rate, the club will he run on business principles, and neither labor nor expense be spared to make the club and its team a credit to the city. Mr. Wagner brings capital, en- ergy, enthusiasm, sound horse sense and some base ball experience to his task, and cannot fail to succeed. He has moreover, the good wishes of a host of friends, as he has a faculty of making himself popular with all who come in contact with him. THE BROTHERS' EXTRAORDINARY BAD LUCK. The Players' team came home full of high hopes and confidence and immediately struck a snag which has played havoc with their pennant chances, as the four straight defeats sustained at the hands of the Brooklyn team has given our boys a set-back which it will lie a heavy task to recover from; although the task is by no means hopeless when we consider the long home series before the team and their ability to hold their own on foreign diamonds. It was perhaps in line with all the other bad luck the team has steadily en- countered that Brooklyn should be scheduled for this city jurt at the time when the team was settling into a fast gait, because the Brooklyn team has undoubtedly been a gen- uine "Jonah" to the Philadelphia team. The Brooklynites have had the most extra- ordinary luck against the Phillies and have beaten them more than any other club so often in fact, that Brooklyn's high standing and Philadelphia's inferior position is de- cidedly the result of the series between them. In other words, the Phiilies have lost enough games to this one club to make the latter a probable pennant winner. Had they been able to even split even with the Brooklyns they would to-day he at the head or right at the heels of the leader. Of course, the Brook- lyns played good ball, but are indebted to singular combinations of luck for the most of their victories over the Phillies, as the two teams are too well matched to make it oossi- ble for the one to beat the other nine times in ten without the help of favoring chances. However, there's no use crying over spilt milk, although it is hard lines for the boys, especially when they consider that they have suffered through no fault of theirs, as they played good ball in all of the games, espe- cially in the last series. The only thing now to do is to get even with the other clubs less lucky than Ward's Wonders, and to recover lost ground as fast ns possible. This they have .started to do with Chicago, and now that they have once more broken the losing streak, a series of successes is among the proba- bilities. At any rate it's about time the team struck a little luck, as it hasn't had a particle of it this season; in fact we cannot recall a single game, at home at least, that has been won by the team except upon its merits and through hard work. The team plays one more game with Chicago Saturday. Next Cleveland and Buffalo put in appear- br six games. The < boys may not \i' hese games, but they'll doubtless ' _ get awi^ , "' J h all and £, strength a fact that ti last awakening to. THE LEAGUE TEAM'S STEADY SLIDE. I The Philadelphia League team has nothing to be thankful for during the past week, as it finished the trip as poorly at it began it, losing, since our last issue, two games out of three to New York and three out of four to Brooklyn, thus winding up one of the most disastrous trips in the history of the club. The team is now at home for a long series of games and is fortunate in having the Vitts- burgs to brace up on ere the stronger West- ern clubs strike the town. It is to be hoped that the lads will avail themselves of the chance to recover their nerve and strike a winning gait once more in order to make a brilliant finish, even though there be little or no chance now to v.7 in the pennant, with still another Western trip to be gone through before the season closes. The club which was very lucky in the early part of the season in having its players in good condition and a strong nine out in every game has now struck a streak of that bad luck which comes to al- most every club at some stage of the season and has a number of valuable men on the sick or disabled list. Clements. Myers and Mayer are all unable to play and this neces- sitates costly experimenting. Myers' illness at this time is probably the most serious mis- fortune for the club as it weakens the club at the old spot where several championships were lost in former years. The pitching de- partment is still weak and several other posi- tions in the team need strengthening, but no move in that direction has been apparently made. It is not likely that the management is asleep, but the probability is that no material that would be an improvement is in sight. But if the team is to be strengthened at all it must be done quickly. At the best, no matter how well strengthened at this late stage, the team's pennant chance would be rather small, but, small as it may be, it is a chance still. Without strengthening or with much delay in the doing of it^ the proba- bility is that the team will not finish better than fourth, which, though not a bad position, is scarcely what the local public was led to expect and which the liberal support accorded the club entitles the city to. The series with the Pittsburgs will be finished Saturday. Next week Cleveland and Chicago will appear, in the order named, in three games apiece. With the Chicagos' advent more hard work will be cut out for the crippled Philiies. POSSIBLE ABSORPTION OF THE ATHLETICS. The rumors about a possible absorption of the Athletic Club by the Philadelphia Players' Club, which had been flying about the city, during the week finally found their way into print, and the matter is now public property. The Record said: "J. E. and U. W. Wagner, wlio own 148 of the 200 shares of stock of the Philadelphia Brotherhood Club, aiay soon also own tbe Athletic Ciub. The Wagners have so inuch money invested in base ball that they are willing to put in still more if necessary in ordur to protect that which they already have in. They autlclpatu an arrangement between the National and Players' League clubs by which the latter may agree to cliMDze th4 names of its clubs in order to avoid the pteceut confusing repe- tition. In such a case it wt.uld be of great value to the Philadelphia Players' Club to play uniler the Lame ofAthleilc. The American Association team of that name i« not doing *ery vrell flnunciaily, and sevprnl of its heaviist stockholders, including Treasurer W. H. Whitaker, b»v» expressed a willingness to sell out. There b'.s boeri no conference l.etweea the Athletic shareholders and the Waguf ri, but the latter say tbi they know about what it would take to buy tho club outalde of the 89000 outstanding bonds, S8000 of which are held by B. F. Shibe and 81000 bv TUB SPOBTIXO Lin Publishinz Company. The Wagners «ay that, with the possible exception of catcher Hoblnson and Denny Lyons, there are p'ayerfl on tbe Athletic team that they would be able to ( «, and that if they purchased the club it wouK be solely for the purpose of getting bold of the name.' The A'oi-lh American goes into the matter even more deeply than the Re cord, and makes some sensible comment upon the possibilities of the deal. It says: "Is tbe Atbletic Club for sale? It was announced that tbe franchise could be purchased at a very rea- sonable nyure, the buyer to ai«8iimo the bondud iu- del.tedmss, which amounts to$9000. lu the preseu status of base ball the most valml.le thing in th« pos- session of the club Is III 1x1110, and it is more thai likely that it Ihe proposed amalgamation scheme lalli through, tbe \\agner Brothers would like to purchase the charter, il only to secure tb« right to the name o Athletic. In the present raiitd-np condition of ttilnrt in bate ball no oue co*ild think of buying the club as) a legttlinaie invrttnieiit, fur with th* exception of it* bonded (lel)t, tht- charter and the l?a*e ou tue ground (if they have any) lh« purc: i; M»r would ba«» u 0 [' Q|,jg> to show fur hispu'cUse otis'.u* ol In. claims upon Ib* ?Sr y K(l 5 c, i u ^ pikers, snd as those claims would only he honored by National Agreement clutu, they w>uld pract callv amount to nothing. If It wa« assured lhat yv "!Co, L*>'i », uobinsou and one or two others would remain with the club Dtxt season, a purchaser could probably be found who w<>ul>i bt* willing to put B> good figure an! lake chances of making, himself wbol* later on. JJut as the three playttrs uam*d are apt to jofu Players' Leaene clahs next year, there Is not likely to l.n HIIV great ru«b of buveis. unless tbe local L-a<-ueclubs try to secure it ID order to keep the other out." The Record has the facts right, and tha North American sizes up the possibilities of the deal properly, and no further comment is needed. Whether the deal will ever be consummated is a question, and depends al- together upon how events shape themselves between now and the closing of the season. It is possible that the Athletic Club maybe made a subject of bidding, as it is said that the local League club will also endeavor to secure control. Of course, if the price is to be forced up beyond reason,the Wagners may be counted out, as the only use they would have for the club would be for its name, as they could not realize anything out of sale of the players, without the reserve rule to hold them, or under Players' League rules which prohibit the buying and selling of players' releases. If the Philadelphia Club secures the club it would doubtless play the team at the League Park, taking care to have the sched- ules so fixed that the Athletics would only conflict with the Players' Club pro- vided, of course, that there be an American Association next year, and that it be a party to the National Agreement. It is a queer tangle, and the situation is so decidedly mixed as it stands that the final outcome can- not be even guessed at. The only thing that seems assured is that the Athletic Club will not be able to continue in business success- fully under the present auspices, as all con- ditions are against it. Amalgamation with one of the two other clubs seems to be the only way out of the hole the club is in. OUR WANDERING ATHLETICS. The Athletics have not played their full quota of games during the past week, owing to rainy weather, which greeted them at Louisville. They did as well as expected at St. Louis, where they captured oue out of three. At this writing they have lost one game to Louisville by the usual margin of but one run. After they get through with Louisville they play three games at Roches ter on their way home, and then open al Twenty-sixth and Jefferson streets for a series with all the Western clubs, who will make their last appearance for the season in this city. Columbus will be the opening at- traction on Wednesday next. The team played pretty good ball since last writ- ing, despite bad luck in various forms and against some atrocious umpiring. The work of Peoples, at Toledo, and of Emslie, in St. Louis, we are informed, was simply awful, and had the boys fairly standing on their heads. The decisions of these two were enough to provoke a saint, and it is small wonder that fines were plentiful. The men have behaved excellently throughout the en- tire trip. Manager Sharsig was quite ill for a few days and confined to his room, but is now } change Estei'da; at prescr will ren,. strong in hardt is x from the son he w-: ; : cover second ai. at short field, be an imr- that Hii.- from hi tW" ' ; ' inn ! - to ' '. fall A 'TO, i) he md i ler- .:md : ^ sea- could iiis place e would to note judging . : least yet iow ild me , at certainly insh is workin.- j.>n_*L .iiiia I.M.S. rxvTi' 1 Tiiy «: "-fr*^:"* since PWlaJal- ......_ floated a championship pennant. Harry Wright heard his first Brotherhood ;ame last Saturday. He is not yet abl« to sea nbright ! - '''. All c:i : sider it a c;. ' 'ly note- worthy ; "'tf Fostar 1 . -:.i -.-; .-ind. May;;- "iay n that re- covers. All of 'tea n this : est 'avorite to ;hat of.«; The Au con- solation IOOK irop. That was eve: i «* umble. Buffinton's pitcin '9 ame. owinj; to a. co!> .u*fe tht ' ' " L and uiir s mi iM^ i The . :i the fce»». card in .- Sam Thompson has not been knocking out as many home runs as in former years, but he is credited with thirty-two baggers more than, any other League batter. It is reported that catcher Andy Sommers of the Evansville Club has been or will be signed by the Athletics. On the last Eastern trip the Phillies lost seven out of the nine games played. Eddie Fusseibackwill probably play third base for the Phillies pending the recovery of Mayer." Philadelphia Times. He cannot, as he is under suspension in the Western As- sociation for deserting the Des Moines Club. Bufiinton's shoulder has been quite lame from the effects of a cold which settled there. Hustecl is a very clever pitcher and ought to get more work. He ought to be given hu turn in the box regularly. That bad knee of Fogarty'sis tronblin^him again and his physician has compelled him to lay off for a few days. He had white swelling in it some years ago, and every once in a while some injury from sliding starts the old trouble again. Harry Wright's visit to the Philadelphia players' games during the Brooklyn series grently pleased all of the players of both the Philadelphia and Brooklyn teams. It showed them that the "grand oid man"still holds the boys in kindly remembrance and that the war had not entirely estranged all old friends. The public also regarded Harry Wright'* visit with approbation. F. C. K. JAMESTOWN JOTTINGS. The Team on the Down Grade A New Pitcher Signed, Etc. JAMESTOWN, Aug. 18. The Jamestown, ball team has been going from bad to worse during the past week until Thursday it landed in fourth place, the lowest point it ever reached. The cluo, however, took a game from Olean on Friday and ascended to the place above. The standing on Saturday was: Olean, Erie, Jamestown, Bradford Mcadville, Dunkirk. Olean has a good lead and the three teams coming next are closely bunched and Meadville and Dunkirk are but a few points apart. This is the first time Meadville has been beyond the tail of the procession. Now the club has taken a start since its reorganization and has been taking falls out of the leaders in the League lately. Payne, a pitcher from the disbanded Youngs- town (O.) Ciub, has been signed by James- town. The Dtiukirks have been almost en- tirely reorganized durina the week and now a good part of the team is composed of men from the Youngstowns. Where Is That Reserve Fund? If the notes for that Indianapolis deal are allowed to go to protest the query naturally arises: "Where "is the $40,(XK) that the Na- tional League boasted as holding as a reserve fund?" The millions it claimed to have at command to wreck the infant Players' League seem to have been woefully wanting at the threshold of a season in which war and ex' termination were the battle cries. ^-THE SPORTING LIFE will be mailed post paid to any address in the United States and Canada one year for $4.0u. &J.25. tlir«« mouths for
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