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how a player can do without them.Yours truly, N. F, PFEFFER,

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BASE BALL.NEW YORK NOTES. .

Day in Trouble- Some of HU Players Kc- fuse to Sign Metropolitan Items.

New York has a sensation. Tim Keefe, Mickey Welch ami Tom Deasley refused to sign New York contracts on Thursday. Deasley is offered $100 less than he got laat season. Ewing got what he asked for, and signed. Gerhardt has not yet come to terms, and says he won't play unless he gets as much as he did last Beacon, lie is tn be cut down $400. The trouble with Kccfe and Welch .was that they demanded personal contract*, guaranteeing them their salaries whether they played or not. The un­ derstanding was I hut last year shou((l end all «uch arrangements. Mr. Day says of the mat­ ter: "Well, they won't get snob contracts from us this year, even if they don't pliy ball. We carfl fi>r our men when sick and puy good galarire, and I duu't tjPe wliy we hhouM bo compelled tu make u ptrsoiml contract wjilj them." Mr. Day expects that the trouble will be m-tll«d in a few dnyn. However, if he U furceil to do without Ko.-fe, W.-lch, and Dcasley, he will do ao, and they will not play ball at all.

O'ROURKE'S CASE.In reference to the continued absence of James

O'Rou'ke, one of NVw York's valuable players, who, it bttft also been intiniittcd, has reused to 8i»:u, President' Day aaid there was no truth in the rumor that he was holding off f<-r an increased salary. "I telagraplted him yesterday,1 ' he wild, "to know if he would play with us on Saturday, and here ia his answer." It reads M follow*:

"BRIDOEPOBT, Conn., April 1. JOHN B. DAY, ESQ. Dear Sir: In answer to yonr telegram, I may briefly ay that in consequence of not hearing from yon earlier I have neglected to ank or to solicit any special rraDKemements witb the Yale faculty iu reference to my examination.

"Unless I can make special arrangements satisfac­ tory to them I shall be oblk'ed to forego the pleasure f playing with the "Giants" earlier than June 26.

**If the weather is euittblo for playjug to-morrow, however, I will come down; otherwise not for the present. Yours truly, JAS. H. O'BoORKl."

MINOR MENTION.The uniform of the Giants this jpwno will consist

of a maroon and btack-uttlped ihirt and cap, white kme-breechers nad maroon stockings. Their prac­ tice uniforms will be inuff brown, with maroon trim­ ming.

Managing Director Watrous has a standing offer of a

wbo-has a bttttiDg cvurage of over .300 iittheeiidof the 60801).

Brown, tbe California catcher, has arrived. He tanda 6 tVt 1 inch in his stocking feet

The Metropolitans «re greatly plenstd with three of their new m«n O'Biieu, Morrison and Sommers. The latter is a Cleveland boy, and will mane one of the greatest eatcbera of all the young men in that pogltfOD.

Tiernan, of the New Torks, baa recovered from hta lecent illiieM and will report for doty next Monday.

George Gore la practicing base running. It Is raid be fcelievee be will beat Hull if a base-running tourney in

Manager Mutrio wit] give the Giants plenty of prac­ tice against left handed pitchers. Ho wants to win the pennant and leave Detroit in the shade.

We imagine that Donohue, Hall and may be one or two others of the Metropolitans wilt not be kept long on tbe team. The team has five pitchers and UTO catchers too many to b« retained. If It conies to the release of a pitcher Managing Director Watrous will h»Vfi a hard cht-jco to make. There are Lynch, May*, Shatter, Gush man and By an. The latter haw shown up In wonderful form at practice. Y*>t he wonM probably be the one of th-- fivt- to be disposed of not released, for he would be too valuable a man to throw on the market for any club to gobble up.

BEGINNING WITH DEFEAT.

The Indianapolis Club Beaten by Cincinnati in Their Initial Game.

Special to KPORTINO LIFE.INDIANAPOLIS, April 2. The opening game

of ball was plnyed ye.-terday afternoon between Cincinnnti and Indinna|>oli3, the home Uam being defeated by a score of 10 to 4. This was expected, as the local club has had no practice of any account, Meyers, who caught, arriving at 10 o'clock Friday. All things considered, the team did exceptionally well. The ground was covered with snow this morning, and although it melted oS by noon, the weather was cold and nDfitfiTbali|la\liig. However, at least 2,000 siiiver- ing people wniched the game out and how led them- elved hoarse. The team lacked the services of Denny, wfco will arrive lo-ufght and pUv in to-mnriw.'s game. Henley, Oitssett, McGeachey and Graves have itined, and will 1« here not later than Monday. This leaves only Hackett and Klrby unsigned, and they will b« within the fold sot.n no doubt. Score of game: Indianapolis............... 000001120 4Cincinnati.......... ....... 10201213 j 10

Karned ririf ImllawapoHs 1, Cincinnati 2. Base Mt« Iurtlaii«»olh9, Cincinnati 13. Bases on balls- Beery 2, GlHHMOck 1, Cahlll 1, Hi ers 1, Kicol 2, Jones I, Carpenter 1. Tasted Ull Myers 1. Wild pitch tlnl:anel. UiitterieM ln<!iauapolis, Boyle and Myers; Cincinnati, filullaueaud Baldwin. Umpire Brtmuan.

MIMVAUKEE TIPS.

Wo;ild-bc Critics Making Blunders- Grounds Not Yet Selected, Etc.

MIL\VAUM;B. March 2^, Editor SPORTING LIFE. James A. Hart arrived in Milwaukee last Friday, and will now remain with us until the season o[;cii?. He is making many friends by hid quiet, g-ntUniinly ways, and the only way lie can keep the crowds from seeing tho Miiwaukeea play will be to close the gates. Gieiter enthusiasm over the National game never prevailed thun there does at the present time. Tlic La Cro-ye correspondent of a St. Louis paper and tio Nothwc&tern Sporttman, of St. Paul, take Mr. Hart to tusk about the sched­ ule*; the t.-ruiw writing that Mr. Hart fixed the ci.cduly tu tust hi matt) f, iiytwithstttudinrf tbe Hil- WHII:-'-C^ travel 774 jnUes mom than tho La Crosse lean. Tbc Ij-i Cio«i« pt-uple hu»e mislaid their prtio- tioil tintliuititit:. lt.);urdtuKJniii|«l uiiy sensible per­ son 1:0111,1 B 'U it "a, ,i lyiMJintiduHL error and oot an eriui ol th*! c^ntMJitU'w. Tno Xorthtreslern Sportsman makes a iiotf uf citoTn in the schedule, giving -uoio cunsideralile I'Mimim-bco iu its iteue oi Mureh 11^, The cha.ni^ui i-l t:'f co.iiiuUtce will prQtfbly bo plowed wtu n Ih. Northirextern Spo.-kmau disco\er« their blui d L'i iu trji--^, o uu&uvur tl.e blunders (?) of others, If ib y " ij! si e tht nutttr the same prwmiuonce then as V'iij di: Leiuiti.

Mr. Hait lius iu,t jet decided where he will play the COL.u.£ M-HtioM. ^iih a Htilu outlay of niuney ih« old Wiijibl-att*-' t j.r -uiid^ would prove the b: nt, although tht i.iHUujdii' nt ul the Fuir Oruandn uru tryiug to m- dnt.B Hr. liar to rtnt their ^rouudd nud ai'c iibtrut ia thei-|'iotui:>»-<4. Th.ByryiiuJ question will be settled by A [Hit 1, wheu C. M. Iii|.'p is expt-ctfcd in Milwuu- »ee.

w. U. riiirriyjiton, manager of the La Crosse team, wa-in'.hi.-city t!) (' [>u t twu days. Orto Shomberg let'i fur ImlUti.ipoli* je'-t'-niay to rt^ort. Otto j>l!ifi'js, li-o A'-o-iati'-u t 1 - ihf 1 L a^iie. P. tiestun aiid I'at S'-l^vau, .of Noi'tlii'- s-'.-ii; and Western League fame, ftih p;i-, wiiii Utf >la; I-u,*J8 tli? comiug qeiuon, a

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BASE BALL. BASE BALL. Athl-tic Ground), Twenty-sixth and Jefferson Sts. Games for This Week Local Championship;

Monday, April 4.......Tuesday, April5....... ATHLETICWednesday, April 6... Thursday, Apiil 7......Friday, April 8.........Saturday, April 0.......

The Philadelphia grounds not being In readiness for the spiing game*, all the above games will teplay<tl on tiw Athletic grounds. Book ticbtfa of the I'hila- delphia Glut) will admit to the games on the Athletic grounds in the above series.

Admission, 25 cents. Play at 3:45.

vs. PHILADELPHIA.

SNEED'S LADS AT WORK.

Result of the Game* So Far Flayed and Deductions Therefrom.

MEMPHIS, March 28. Editor SPORTING LIFE: Syracuse played here Monday and Tuesday last, losing both games to Memphis by tbe scores 5 to 11 and 1 to 5.

Dea Moines were defeated by the Browns on Thursday. Score Memphis 15, Dea Moines 8. On tbe following day the Des Moines turned the tables on Sneed's sluggers, beating them in a miserably played game, or rather half a game five inuingp. Score Dea Moincs 9, Memphis 6. Tosh St'tirs pitched fur Memphis in Friday's gume against I>e» Moim-s, and with the tame support that n-ould have beon given a professional would have won the, game. Wells, late of the Ailtuitaa, did the twirling fur Des MoiLes. Seven base hits, with a total of twelve, were made off Wetla. He gave four men bases ou balls and struck out two. Sears *as hit safely eix tim* e, for a toral of ten based. He gave five men basea on tails »nd struck out two. Yet the Memphis papers say tbat fears is no pitchf-r and praiee Wells as having few equals. S;'ats ia guilty of being an amateur. While lUou'ttbluk that Sears ia the equal of Black, German or Wtijrr-ifle, I do believe in giving tho boy a "showing f«>r Ma ally."

Davy Force, by bis wonderful stops, has caught the town. Duve is batting well under the new rules.

Dick vhelun ia regaining his old-;ime form. Krch* ard nui'le fjur bits with u total of seven in lust Tues­ day's game.

Wally Andrews ia a great favorite here. His pick- ops ol low thrown bulls are simply beautiful.

Joe Grotty is as fino a catcher aa will ba seen in our League this year, lie is another Cal Broughton, George Baker ia a splendid hAC&Stopj tut bis throwing u aw.ay off. Uaker is aalu^gtr iiom Slug«crville.

Weigr-'-fle wil! proVfi our main-stay of pitchers.McAuier is one of the fluent ficUUrj I have ever

seen. lie will be heard from during the season.Harry Lloyd ia a cpltmdid batter and lightning

base-runner, but put between such fielders as McAleer and Sliced, his work BI centre does not show up well.

On Doyle hurt his hand last week and is on the "lay-off" for a few days. Junnie umpired Friday's game and did it welt, too.

The new rules will not go through the season as they tiuw stand. Five bqlls and three strikes would be about ri*:ht,

Smith bu£ established himself as a favorite. He pitched a ^reat game Against the Dos Moines.

Doyle is a fine third basoinau. He id the best bat­ ter in the iiiuo and no si -ucli at base-ruuniog.

The State championship games will draw tremen­ dous crowds. CHICKASAW.

They Really Can't Help It,nager Scbmeiz, of the Cinciiiuatis, la havfng

le w!!h clubs that have CftiiceKed dates for April without giving pryper notice, and he wants th« tion Couaoit'.cc to take a hand in the mattyj: scribes a penalty of not le.-s than $60 o_r more 00 f< T each offcuse. He says that Wlkoff has

ed his co-operation to break up this prftctico ants Preaideut Young to fall in lino, too?' £&-

don't be so hard. They couldn't help it, }MU know. That confounded Inter-State Com­ merce Bill knocked out all calculations. A spring trip with the great additional expense entailed by the provisions of the bill would have been a crippling tax upon the resources of many minoj cluba.

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