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Show mf:w; National League News. Pitcher Frank Corrldon of tho Chi-:agos Chi-:agos Is n violin virtuoso. McGraw Is said to bo angling for ono of tho Cincinnati pitchers. Manager McGraw Is now giving his Giants regular morning batting practice prac-tice Frank Soleo says that Mordccal Brown Is tho greatest fielding pitcher ho over saw. Tho Pittsburg club has purchased Pitcher Pat Flaherty from tho Chicago American leaguo club. Aco Stcwnrt, tho Boston National leaguo pitcher. Is booked for a long stny nt Hot Springs. You can't make Charley Nichols be-llcvo be-llcvo his St. touts team hasn't n good show for the first division. Jnko Bcckloy, now with St. Louis, is nbout tho liveliest old-timer cavorting cavort-ing around tho diamond this season. Frank Soleo snys that Chanco Is tho greatest first basoman In tho world to-day, excepting only Hnrry Davis. Manager Buckenbcrger denies buying buy-ing snld that Tenncy, Wllholm and Plttlngcr must play Sunday ball noxt year. Pitchers Ewlng nnd Walker, Catcher Catch-er O'Neill nnd Third Basoman Stein-foldt Stein-foldt aro not with tho Cincinnati on tho present trip. Walter Gamfter, a Cincinnati pitcher, pitch-er, six feet threo inches tall, and weighing 225 pounds, has been recommended rec-ommended to Pittsburg. Mnnagcr McGraw says ho had no Idea of releasing Pitcher Georgo Wlltso, and will not do so under any circumstances this season. Pitcher Brackcnrldgo and Catcher Marshall havo been unconditionally released by tho Philadelphia club. Now York has claimed Marshall. American League Notes. Lajolo was tho first player to mako fifty hits. Pntsy Donovan says Southpaw Jacobson will do. Wild Bill Donovan Is finding rough sledding this season. Weo Willie Kceler Is laying them down in his old stylo. Tho Detroit Journal alloges dissension dissen-sion in the Detroit team. Lajolo mado his first sacrlflco hit of the season the 28th ult. "Duko" Fnrrell says ho feels hotter this year than ho has felt slnco 1879. Baltlmoro Is said to bo flirting for Washington's placo In tho American. Tho Dotrolt club has secured Outfielder Out-fielder Hulseman from tho Chicago club. American Association News. Toledo has released outfielder Hub Knoll. ColumbuB leads all other cities in tho Association for big attendances. Pitcher Lundboam has been reinstated reinstat-ed by Toledo and Is now on his good behavior. Tebeau Is blessod with having good hitting pltchors, with tho exception of Swormstcdt. Minneapolis fans nro urging Wat-kins Wat-kins to sally forth and get somo bitters bit-ters men that can laco out clean drives. Big Ed Walker, formerly of Columbus, Colum-bus, Is pitching for Coshocton, O. Mc-Cord, Mc-Cord, tho former Loulsvillo twlrlcr, Jumped tho team and Walkor took his placo. . Indlana-llllnols-lowa League. Pitcher Raymond has been lot out i by Rockford. Cedar Rapids hna signed catcher Ludwig, lato of Minneapolis. Davenport has released catcher Wilder Wil-der and outfielder Cnsslbono. Tho Rock Island club has clgncd pitcher Edward Reed, into of Tcrro Haute. Nell Ball, tho Cednr Rapids Recond baseman, is also n very good pitcher. Tho Bloomingtou club has suspended suspend-ed second baseman Glenn for Insubordination. Insubor-dination. Mnnngcr Hincs nf Dubuque has started start-ed u contcet with Minneapolis for "Rusty" Owens, who hns been farmed to Duluth. Victor King, the ox-shortstop of Davenport, has bden appointed umpire by President Holland, succeeding John Beedlcs, resigned. Central League Gossip. The Terre Hnuto club has released pitcher Edwnrd Reed. The Marlon team will henceforth bo known ns tho Peoria team. Tho Evnnsvlllo club has released third baseman nnd captain Bcrryblll. Grand Haplds has weather tho financial finan-cial storm which threatened to wreck It. Tho Evnnsvlllo club hns released Jnck Went, nnd put O'Rourko back on second base. Tho Dayton club has released first baseman Callahan nnd signed first bascmnn Bllxscn O'Brien, from Charleston, S. C, and outfloldor Hub Knoll, Into of Toledo. Iowa League Notes. Guy Blair, who played n brief en-gngoment en-gngoment nt short with tho Rock-fords, Rock-fords, has been signed for "Snapper" Kennedy's Ottumwa team. Burlington has lot Manager Sullivan Sulli-van out nnd appointed First Basoman Stovall as temporary manager of tho JCmrPWMF ZfrZOP team, Thero has been complaint in tho way Sullivan has been handling tho team, and It resulted In his release. re-lease. On May 12, Pitcher Schaub of Ottumwa Ot-tumwa shut Burlington out without hit or run. On tho following day Pitcher Mlchclson of Burlington disposed dis-posed of Ottumwa without hit or run. This Is an unoqunled record for two successlvo games. Missouri Valley League. loin has signed pitcher Killaly of Leavenworth. Pitcher Wollver has been released by Leavenworth. Tho Pittsburg has rolcasod second bnseman Mosor. Sprlngfiold has signed pitcher Gum, lato of tho St. Joseph club. Umplro Franklin has been let ouL His successor Is nn Iola barber named Shanks. Tho salary limit In this leaguo Is $800 a month, and It Is boliovcd that most of tho teams are over it. Catcher Louis Armstrong has boon appointed manager of tho Topeka team In place of Jako Behno, resigned. Bauer of Sodalla Is touted as ono of tho fielders in tho leaguo suro of promotion. pro-motion. Ho has batted 480 up to dato and has made but two errors. Iola will probably lead tho league In baso stealing. They stolo nlno bases in ono game recently nnd followed it up tho noxt day by pilfering soven. Western Wlnnowlngs. Sioux City has a growing battery In pitcher Jarrott and catcher Hess. Tho Sioux City club has signed outfielder out-fielder John Lnwlor, lato of St. Paul. Sioux City has a good catcher In Hess, and Kostal and Llndaman aro both good pitchers. Tho Omahn club has laid pitcher Schnftstall off without pay ".ntll lio gots into good condition. An Omaha dispatch states that catchet Tom Mossit hnd to havo hla arm amputated to savo his Ilfo a fow days ago. Ho had a finger split In a gatuo and blood poisoning set In. |