BASE BALL TOPICS
CUnnENT NEWS AND NOTES OF
THE CAME.
What tlio TIiotuaniMlollur Forfeit Ittil
Not Cover Fresldont Hiirfa Idea
Seem, to lie n Fonular Ouo Fruc-
tlonat Scoring.
The Now York club did not make lt-
Ben name to a penalty of $1,000 by fo
" " cuiier ni hi. ixmis or
"ew orKp ns has been erroneously
stated In tho dally papers. There are
only two Instances In which the $1,000
ue is incurred, to-wlt: tho withdrawal
01 n team from a game and failure to
report for a game. Tho penalty for
luneiture for other causes Is $500. The
iew iork team did not withdraw from
me game at St. Louis or Drooklvn In
a body, but Individual members of it
reiuseu to leavo tho field when nr
elored out of tho game by tho umplro
wunin one minute, as required by sec
tion C of rule 25. Section 5i of tho Na
Hnttnl T .nr. - 1 . .
,tl,6uu consuunon reaus as
follows: "Sec. 54. A club shall be
entitled to, forfeited games to count In
its series ns games won by a scoro of
nino runs to none In cases whero tho
umpire In nny championship gamo
shall award tho gamo to such club on
account of tho violation by the con
testing club of any section of this con
stitution or of nny playing rule; and
In the event of such forfeiture being
caused by the withdrawal of tho play
ers during the progress of tho gamo, or
by a failure to report with Its team at
the time Jlxed for the gamo, unless
written notice has been received from
the homo club that the game cannot bo
played, then such forfeiting club shall
incur a penalty of one thousand dol
lars, nnd in tho event of forfeiture for
nny other cause, five hundred dollars,
which shall bo pnynblo to tho secretary
of the league within ten days thereaf
ter for the use and benefit of tho non
offending club, but said flno may bo
remitted or modified upon appeal to
and n hearing by tho board of direc
tors. In addition to tho penalty abovo
referred to, tho captain or manager, or
tho person In charge of tho offending
team leaving tho field, shall Incur a
penalty of one hundred dollars, which
shall bo paid within five days to tho
secretary of the league, said penalty
not to be remitted under any circum
stances. In case such penalties are not
paid within tho time named, the club
and player cannot particlpato in a
championship game."
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' Areldonta on tho Field.
The animosities of tho ball field are
laid aside, as a rule, when an accl
dent occurs, hut such was not the case
when Wolverton and Nichols of tho
Chlcagos camo together In a collision,
which camo near putting them out of
tho gamo for all time. Not ono of
their teammates went to their assist
ance, and Manager Burns showed his
Indifference by remaining on tho play
crs' bench. Tho St. Louis players, who
arc frequently alluded to as toughs and
rowdies promptly did everything they
could to make tho Injured players com-
fortablo nnd Improvised a litter from
a panel of fencing, which they tore
down, on which tho sufferers wero
taken from tho field. Whon a sub
scription Is started among tho Nation
al League players for a deserving cause
Tebeau and his men always respond
liberally and promptly, nnd whllo they
go beyond bounds nt times In tho ex
citement of tho gamo, they never lag
when they have a chanco to do a ball
player a good turn nnd they nro not
hunting newspnper offices to have their
good deeds heralded through tho coun
try, either. Sporting News.
St. I.ntiU' New "Haiitlipnw."
Mike Donlln, tho premlor pitcher of
the California League, who has ac-
MIKE DONLIN.
cepted an offer from Manager Toboau
with the St. Louis club, was horn on
May 30, 187S, nt Erie, Pa., whero ho
mado a good reputation as an amateur
ball player. Ho mado his California
debut In L03 Angeles. Ho signed with
tho Santa Cruz club this season, and
his wonderful work has been n big fac
tor In securing tho lead for It. Ho Is
tho California League's best batsman,
his record to dato being .421, On the
lines he Is extremely fast and 1b a
clever outfielder, which position ho fills
for Santa Cruz when not on tho slab.
Donlln has lost but ono gnmo this sea
son and in that Jay Hughes of Brook
lyn, then with tho Sacramento club,
was pitted against him. Donlln's op.
ponents got but four scattered hits,
while nlno wero placed to tho credit of
tho batsmen opposing Hughes. Santa
Cruz last tho gnmo by rank errors.
8lnco that gamo Donlln has held his
opponents down to from two to six
hlU, striking out from nven to fif
teen men a game. The great southpaw
weight 172 pounds and stands five feet
nine inches.
Fractional SeorliiT.
A Chicago contemporary who sug
gests a system of fractional scoring of
ball games advances this argument
nmong others in support of the
scneme:
"Tho Idea of fractional scoring is
receiving ferlous attention from moro
than ono follower of tho national
game. A present the puzzled scorer is
compelled to select some plnyer and
assign nim nn error, perhaps award
ing nn assist to an almost equally
guilty flolder; or he omits tho error al
together becauso he cannot determine
tho guiltier party. The caso of a low
throw to a base, which tho baseman
ought to stop, yet which cannot bo
charged against him, Is tho most com
mon Instance of this divided error. The
fault of allowing n fluke hit to drop
ueyonu tho Infield also might bo divid
ed oecween the pursuing fielders. Tho
present scoring rules, ns far as flehi-
lng goes, nro nn absolute absurdity.
except as regards tho number of
chances offered, whether accepted or
not, they arc never referred to. A re
form In the scoring rules Is needed If
fielding Is to be Judged correctly, and
perhaps tho frnctlonnl allotment of er
rors might bo serviceable."
A Kupplo l'rrfrcto.
Jack O'Connor Is an earnest, consci
entious plnyor of tho aggresslvo type.
whose playing has been praised bv his
critics. He became a professional when
a youth of 17. and Is yet ln his prime.
O'Connor not only excels ns n catcher,
but ranks high ns a first baseman, nc-
quits himself creditably a3 un outfield-
er and Is a rellab:o batsman. A closo
student of tho gamo and always alert
to secure an advantage, Jack is classed
among tho best "inside" workers in tho
profession. For years he has been Man
ager Tebeau's lieutenant, nnd when
tho Pcrfectos' leader is not In tho gamo
O Connor captains the St. Louis team.
Several clubs havo tried to secure his
release, but the Roblsons, acting on
tho ndvlco of Manager Tebeau, havo
refused to even consider nn offer for
him.
HIitRel n Comliia; Mnn.
From a conversation that J. Ed
Grlllo had with Comlskey in Chicago
recently It would seem that the Cin
cinnati club threw away an excellent
chance of securing Slagol, tho little
outfielder, whoso clever work for
Washington this season Is tho talk of
all critics. "I thought so well of Sla
gel," said Comlskey, "that I paid some
thing over $700 for him very Into In the
season, when It was very likely that
ho would be drafted Just ns our season
was over. As the drafting time ap
proached, and I felt that I would lose
my man, I went to President Ilrush of
tho Cincinnati club and begged him to
take lagcl off my hands. I felt sure
that ho would have been a valuablo
addition to the Reds, but Mr. Brush
couldn't seo It. I then went to Hart of
Chlcngo and tried to get him to tako
him, but ho thought ho was too small.
Look at Slagel today. Ho Is tho most
promising looking youngster In the
leaguo, and In another year will bo
regarded In the samo class with Keelor
and tho other top-notchcrs. I think
that Mr. Brush lias regretted many
times slnco that ho did not accept my
offer."
Itniri'i'it MNImp Hi'iiHini,
Bad Bill Eagan met with a mishap
which will put him out of the gamo for
many days. After ho saw that his hit
to center In tho Columbus gamo had
Jumped over Frank's head ho kept on
for third. Krnnk fielded tho ball
cleanly and quickly nnd It was a caso
of "boss and boss" which would win
out, tho runner or tho sphere. Ten foot
fro mtho baso Engan threw himself feet
foremost toward tho bag. His splko
caught in tho baso sack nnd his right
log was given a tcrrlblo wrench. Bail
Bill bcrcamed with pain and ln an In
stant was surrounded by tho members
of both teams, play having been sus
pended. Dr. Charles A. Bird, tho club
physician, happened to be ln tho grand
stand nnd he found that Eagan had
thrown out his kneecap. Ho pushed
tho cap back and then tho Injured
player was carried to tho bench, whoro
Dr. Bird nttended him. Tho kneo was
tightly bandnged and fifteen minutes
later Eagan limped painfully to tho
clubhouse.
Now York' Melitnrlioly Ditju.
All records pertaining to small at
tendance In any series of leaguo gamc3
played at tho Polo grounds woro
broken last weok. Only 1,000 jtersons
witnessed tho four games between tho
New Yorks nnd Clovolands, and tho
visiting club hardly got enough money
from their share of tho receipts to pay
tholr expenses during their Btoy in tho
city. Boston Globe.
TlIEATllTCAL TOPICS.
SAY INGS AND DOINGS OF THE
. PLAYERFOLK.
Tho I'uU (lemon Wat II Kurroiifiil Ouo
from tlio Illinium Stutiit point Mra
Curler li n Munjr tdded Aetrcas Vir
ginia Kurt unit Delia Fox.
Last season was prolific ln sensa
tions. More than ever before hnvo the
leading stars nud productions been fa
vored with unqualified success, and It
is doubtful If any prevlcus theatrical
season has Involved tho passage nt
such vast sums of money from popu
iaco to box office Reports ot nn un
precedented Interest In tho theater
hnvo como from every section of tho
United 8tntes. Traveling combina
tions, stock companies and stars hnvo
nllko been favored with tremendous
patronage. To be sure, there has beon
an occasional failure, but disaster In
one place has merely resulted in In
creased success In a dozen others. Tho
lending cities of the country have wit
nessed tho untiBUnl sight of nightly
crowded houses nt all tho leading thea
ters, nnd It Is safe to my that thou
sands of play-goers have been de
prived of the pleasure of seeing many
a populnr production simply because
the seating capacity and standing room
were taxed to tho utmost. The vaudo
vlllo houses have also had their full
sharo of tho golden rain from tho
theater-going purse. In New York
tho condition of nffalr3 Is representa
tive of tho entire country. Tho long
runs of "Cyrano do Uergornc, I'ho
Christian" and "Trclawny of tho
Wells" havo already been commented
upon here, nnd In tho cities visited by
theso plays elncc their departure from
New York tho treasurer has been
busier thnn any other official connected
with tho business management.
Tho mid-season In New York, how-
sver, was not without Itn speclnl suc
cesses, tho most noteworthy being tho
production of "Tho Great Ruby," and
Mrs. Leslie Carter's reappearance be
fore a Now York nudjence at tho Gnr
rlck theater as the tltlo hnroinn nf
"Zaza," David Delasco's EnKlish nuiin-
tntlon from tho French play in wnlch
Rejnno was tho sensation of tho last
Parisian season. "The Great Ruby"
turned tho tldo of favor towards Daly's
theater so strongly :iut It will re
main thero Into tho month of Juno.
nnd ln consequence tho engagements
uooKed in other cities for Ada Rohan
and her associates havo been canceled
In favor of "A Runaway Girl," nn Eng
lish musical comedy by means of which
Mr. Daly is winning back tlio precious
metal which ho lost through his unsuc
cessful ventures with "Cyrano do Bcr
gorac," "Mndaino Sans Geno" und .-e
Merchant of Venice." Is It not moro
than singular that tho representative
American theatrical IIlnnri'Ter nlimilrl
bo forced by tho public from bis nn.
sltlon as producer and reviver of hlgh
class dramas Into tho not wholly ue
Blrablo seat of tho purveyor of English
melodrama and English musical com
edy? But what could ho do? Tho puu
llc would not havo "The Merchant of
Venlco." it would hnvo "The Great
Ruby." Mr. Daly therefore had to
chooso between two evils. Ho must
either produce "The Great Ruby" or
ho must close his thenter. Naturally
ho chose the lesser evil.
Of "Zaza" and Mrs. Carter much
has been and much moro will bo said.
But for tho present It Is sufficient tnnt
"Zaza" will complete tho current sea
son at tho Garrlck theater, and that,
u mo pressure for a lengthy return
Now York engagement next season Is
not too Btrong to overcome, It will then
bo seen In other theatrical centers
The Biiccess Is of course moro Mrs.
Carter's than "Zaza's." Ever slnco she
lumped Into public favor by her act-
' ,ng ln "Th0 ",nrl ot Marmml" thon3
' uven mnuj critical, many
con
iorIoti3 oburvers of the American
theater who hnvo looked upon her na
one of tho very few women whoso place
in tho first rank U nlrendy assured.
There is no dissenting voice ns to hor
dramatic ability; opinions differ mere
ly nB to tho height eho has attained.
and as to tho height It is possible for
her to attain. Ono thing not always
remembered U ln her favor. Her pub
lic career ln tho pngt eight years has
been ono of steadily upward progress.
Sho began, nnd she did not succeed.
She tried again, and again sho failed,
first In "Tho Ugly Duckling," thon In
"Miss Holyet." Then tho subjected
herself to a sevcro courso of dramatic
training under David Bclnsco's tuition,
nnd emerged an actress who had won
her way by sheer hard work, and an
Irrevocable determination to conquer.
"Zaza" hns shown that her Maryland
Calvert was richer In Its promise than
In Its actual achievement, and more
than all that, Mrs. Carter Is a many
sided nctrcFB as well as a many-sided
woman. If wo tnko exception to some
points in Mrs. Carter's present Btylo of
acting It Is because they are capablo
of removnl through experience and
study, nnd because they simply ncccn
tuato the mnny hrllllnnt elements of
her personality and artistic capacity,
which even tho most casual theater
goer can discern without having his
attention directed to them.
"Vnrlcty turns" wero not nlwnys as
remunerative as at present. It Is true
that a few years ago thero woro a few
teams that received large salaries, but
not until the continuous performnnco
theaters enmo Into vogue did salaries
for this kind of work take a rise. Now
there arc several tcanni receiving sal
aries so large that tho "variety" actor
of a decado ago would scarce bellcvo It
possible. Two hundred dollars a week
is a low salary for u team of any pop
ularity, nnd ns much ns $1,000 a week
has been pnld for single performers.
JoBophlno Cohan, with her parents
and brother, completes tho quartet
known ns tho Four Cohans, which Is
ono of tho most popular attractions In
the vnudovillo business. Miss Cohan
shines principally us a dancer, but sho
hns gained promlncnco nlso for her
clover portrayal of a Parisian Ingcnuo.
"Sho looks Just llko Delln Fox" Is
what persoiiB used to say about Vir
ginia Earl. And It must bo confessed
Hint Miss Earl did everything sho
could to Increaso tho resemblance
8ho cultivated tho "littlo curl In tho
mlddlo ot her forehead" which Delia
i'ox had mado her own, nud, probably,
owing In great measure to this resem
blance tho part In "Wang" which Delia
Fox had played, was given to her whon
Mlns Fox, that sprightly soubret, re
signed from tho company. But slnco
Hint tlmo MIes Enrl has gained a famo
entirely apart from nny rcscmblnnco to
any one. Especially slnco sho Joined
Mr. Daly's forces her work has been of
a high order of merit, and bus boon
marked by a daintiness und graeo that
aro as unusual as they aro agrcenblo.
Tho character of tho work demanded of
Miss Enrl In tho musical comedies at
this theater has given to her a position
a peculiar prornlnenco In New York
theatrical affairs. And bho maintains
her popularity with her audiences
solely by her work, nnd not by any ox
trancous menns.
A Mlaupprelioiialon.
"Havo you succeeded In locating tho
hlnmo for HiIb Dreyfus affair?" naked
tho friend. "locating tho blnmo!"
echoed tho worried official, "why, that
isn't tho object. We'vo been trying
to dislocate It!" Washington Stnr.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Is Kpendlng the
summer near Montpellor, Vt nnd, It
Is said, Intends to tako up her perma
not residence In that city.
NOTES OF THE WHEEL
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO DE.
VOTEES OF THE UICYCLE.
tlrcnt intherlnK f Wheelmen Nntlonnl
Meet nt HoMou to lie ()0 of tho Ileal
liver Held- Toun Tlirotmli Now Kiic-
land Added to Frogrom.
Boston Is to havo tho greatest meet-
Incr nf UMlnnlmn.. iui. .
-o - u mm country nos over
seen wncu tne League of American
Wheelmen holds Its national moot
mere in August. Although this nnnunl
meeting of the members of tho organ
ization Is usually successful In every
respect, the conditions surrounding
tho coming one nro even moro nuspl
clous than nny of Its predecessors. Tho
prlnclpnl reasons for this aro tho his
toric Burroundhigs of tho city, tho flno
roads and the many beautiful resorts.
Besides, Boslon Is the pioneer cycling
city of the United States; tho pastime
first got nn enthusiastic welcomo thero
and its wheelmen have always been In
tho front ranks of tho great cycling
organization
Tho programme of entertnlnmcnt for
tho week, abounding hi attractions, Is
already woll known to wheelmen, but
tho "benn-cntors arc going even fur
ther to make tho meet a success. They
aro now arranging for a series of tours
to places of Interest In New Englnnd,
nnd tho louring department of tho U
A. W. will have direct chnrge ot them,
Insuring their success. This addition
to the meet will bo appreciated by the
wheelmen from other parts of tho
country, for It will enable them to seo
mnny of the places of historic Interest
nnd thoso that nro fnmous for beau
tiful scenery and other attractions.
Tho tours will be of from two to six
dnys' duration each, nnd will com
mence immediately nfter tho closo of
the meet. Ono tour will probably bo
to tho White mountains, and nnothor
to tho Berkshlios, whllo several will
Incltulo tho mnny summer resorts In
tho vicinity. Theso tours will ln no
way Interfere with tlio one-day trips
planned to take plnco during tho meet
proper, but will tako tho riders far
ther away from tho city of Boston.
Tho American Cycling nssoclntlon's
nntlonnl meet will bo held nt Wnl
thnm on tho snmo dnto.
re
Wlicrlmcn n l'ouer.
Ten years ago a blcyclo rider was
considered a crank, or nt best a nui
sance). To-dny, ns a class, thoy aro
ono of the powerful fnctors of our na
tional advancement. Tho "cranks" or
"nulsnnces" hnvo proven to everybody
that cycling Is productive of health,
becauso of Its oxerclse and recreation;
thnt It facilitates travel; that it Is
economical (tho poor man'B cnrrlngo),
nnd that It enables people to see some
thing of tho vicinity In which thoy
live. But ln addition they hnvo awak
ened tho country to tho knowlcdgo
thnt our country roads nro In bucu dis
graceful condition ns to bo almost 1m
practlcablo for tho purposes of tranB
portntlon. They hnvo shown, through
tho Leaguo of American Wheelmen,
thnt millions of dollnrs nro wnsto.l
every year becauso of trying to run
wheels over surfaces not Intended for
them.
AVIII He Jockojr.
Jimmy Mlcnncl will bo a Jockoy nfter
nil, having Blgncd with ono of tho
prominent horsemen for a long senson
starting Aug. 1 next. Michael has
beon waiting for this, and has beon
Jogging along twice dally upon his
horso Flying Jib, who Is said to bo
now a pretty well worn old nag as tho
JIMMY MICHAEL.
result of tho hard training to which
tho midget cyclist has put him whllo
himself preparing to rldo better horses.
Clinrrli for King 1'ln.
Charles Church was tho whole thing
nt the raco meet at tho Point Breeze
track Saturday afternoon, June 17. Not
only did ho win his heat and tho final
of tho professional mile handicap
(from scratch), but In flvo-mllo pursuit
race, with Akcr as his mato, rode down
Stnrbuck and Turvlllo In flno style.
Akor wns moro of a hlndranco than n
help to him, nnd, after pegging away
ror a muo unci a naif, Church, who nor-
celved that tho other team was hold
ing ItB own, cut looKo, and, riding un
paced, whllo his opponents teiok turn-
nnd-turn-abotit, gained over 200 yards
upon inem ueroro ino rorereo's whistle
sounded tho finish of tho raco. His
time for tho llvo miles was 11:21, which
Is 1 3-5 seconds bettor thnn tho unpacod
record, but is not regular, owing to tho
fact that Alter started In tho rcco with
him.
Tho flnnl heat of tho mllo handicap
was a beauty, tho limit mnn having
120 yards on Church, who stnrtcd from
fcratch. It was hammcr-nnd-tongs,
from tho pistol, und not until tho head
of the stretch was reached on tho last
lap did Church catch tho field, and
then ho let out n few moro links nnd
enmo nwny.llko a fresh ono, winning
by three lengths In 2:05 3-5.
To scttlo n dispute of long standing
two of tho fastest local nmatours,
Kusol and Cuthbert, met in n match
race, best two In three heats, nnd to
everybody's surprise tho latter won In
straight heats (tho first unpriced, tho
second paced) In 2:18 and 2:67.
Kglofra Wonderful Itomt llldo.
As a recommendation for ice-cream
ns a diet for athletes under arduous
physical Btraln tlio 1.000-mllo record
rldo of Gub Egloff In 108 hours 20 min
utes on the roads of Long Islnnd. was
a distinct success. Perhaps, however.
If ho had confined himself to egg-nog
Instend, which would havo been moro
appropriate, he might havo dono even
better nnd broken tho world's road
record of 1,000 miles In 105 hours 10
minutes, mado by T. A. Edge ln Eng
land In 1890. But Egloff can consolo
himself with tho knowledge thnt ho
has won distinction for nccompllBhlng
something which ntibody elso hns yet
attempted In this country, Just na
Teddy Edwards Is "tho only" In hla
line. Egloff wns paced over tho inn.
GUS EGLOFF.
cadam roads by a number of otho.
wheelmen who nlso ran up thoti
mileage by sovoral hundred miles each.
Tho fnct that Egloff broko tho multlplo
century record from 300 to COO and
from 700 to 1,000 miles, pnles Into ln-
slgnlflcnnce, however, In vlow ot hla
diet of strawberry lco-crcam and ginger
crnckekrs. Ho ought to bo luillod as n.'
coming rival of "Oysters" Wallor. But
history sayeth not that his romarkablo
freedom from punctures nnd nccldonts
was attributable to tho Innocent char
acter of his diet. The Cyclo Ago.
Tho MeUurfou-Tiirlor Vlr.tln.
Seventeen thousnnd pcoplo loft
Chnrles River park track recently dls
nppolntod nnd nngry. Major Taylor1
and Eddie McDuffeo had boon sched
uled for n twenty-flvc-mllo paced race.
Manager Ducker spent $2,800 In ndver
tlslng nnd snowed Waltham complotolyi
under by his liberal expenditures. Tho'
race was a flzzlo from tho very outaet,1
however. Tho steam motor machlno
which was to pace Taylor did not nr
rlvo, nnd ho used Frank Waller's
petroleum machlno. McDuffeo's stcntm
englno went n mllo nnd ono-hnlf and
then Hplt out cold wntor. Ho quit aud
went to his dressing room. Taylor's
petroleum machlno went wrong, too,
but he carried the gamo on for fifteen
miles nnd thon quit himself. Tho peo,
plo left tho ground with a bad tasto in(
thnlr mouths.
When Mnjor Taylor wns seen In Bos
ton after his contest ho promlsod somo
news of Interest In a nhort tlmo. Blrdlo.
Mungcr, who Is mnunglng Taylor, nlso
said there would bo something to toll,
and tlio major Bald earlier In (i'.o
evening thnt ho would llko to have nat
ono moro chanco nt tho pro-xr.icut
white men bofore nnd then ho quit.
Later In the same evening It was whis
pered In cortaln quarters that tho ma
jor Intended forsaking tho American
shores for Kuropo, and that ha would
take nn early doparturo.
"eiutliiwa" nnd I,. A. V.
The "outlaw" cyclo racing leaders
are finding thnt tho L. A. W. Is not
so easy nB they thought. Thoy forgot
that tho leaguo has successfully com
bated several vory strong comblnu
tlons ln Its agitation for good road a
and wheelmen's rights, and thought
they could do something that some of
the strongest organizations In tho coun
try could not do. And Uioeo who know
say thnt theso same leaders wish somo
one would show thorn a graceful way
of dropping a very hot potato,
Nowa In llrlof.
Tom Linton defeated Champion by
three laps In a flfty-kllomcter raco In
Berlin, Incidentally breaking nil Ger
man records from tho twentieth kilo
meter up.
All Belglnn records up to thirty kilo
meters wero brokon by Luyten, a Bel
gian rider, In an Interesting meet given
at Antwerp on Juno 4. At thnt dis
tance ho had n fall, whllo Dlgeon had
much troublo with his pacing machlno.
Tho race was finally won by nn out
sider, who covered 49 kllomoter 100
meters during the hour.
Our own happiness would mako n
wilderness bloom like the roso,