Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-24
HOW THE EECORD STANDS.
National League.

Philadelphia 30 20 Nv ashingtOn.-. 1O AZ
Americun Association.
st Louis-.--.-- 81 20 Cincinnati. 80 Al
Pittsburg.-.--.. AZ 33 Athletic. 80 80
g 81 g 4 4
STOLEN Bases.
Kansas City is after new players. So is Wash
ington.
$1,000.
Bennett. of the Detroits, is still the king of
Joe start is wanted by Kansas City. This fact
may prevent the Athletics from signing him.
Paul Hines is credited with more home runs
than any other man in the league. Thompson
William Murphy, of the Boston Blues, is a
2lo-pounds man, and yet outruns any man on
that team.
The attendance at the professional games
July 9th represented about $4,000 in gate
money.
Juice Latham has signed with the Uticas.
Joe Ellck. well remembered here, has been
appointed substitute umpire in the National
league.
mores this season.
Pittsburg is the best drawing city in the
American association.
In Az games at left field Dalrymple made but
6srrors. He had 6s put-o1ts and assists
by many the finest third baSeman in the
Memphis, Charleston and Nashville are said
To be the only paying cities In the Southern
Fred. Dunlap considers Ferguson of the Phil
Detroit has a nine whose aggregate weight is
81 30 pounds and they are anxious to meet q
team OF equal avOlrdupOis.
Yingling, who was tried once by Scanlon, has
joined the Northwestern league.
Ii Is still said that Dea,ly will be released by
New York.
What would you like to wager that Washing
ton will not come out square or at least with
little loss financially, In spite OF being the tall
eDder:-Sp0rtin9 LVe
Arson made one error in IL games, and 16
hits. with total of Is, in the eight.
Joe Gerhardt will have to be weighted down
II he will persist in jumping into the air and
pulling down safe hits.
Ganzeil, who was released by the Philadel-
phissns, and who didn't come to Washington,
had a batting average of 1853 in ii games.
short stop W bite of the LoulSvil e, is not
only fielding in great shape, but he mas not
failed 10 hill the ball in twenty-five games.
The New York World says that Joe start
like an old race horse, has been turned out to
Nike Hines is showing up well behind the
pat In the southern league. He cOuldn do 1t
In W Washington
McGeachy will not be signed by Kansas City;
he objects To playing with one OF the taiI-enders.
he Will go TO the Athletics
II is said that Joe Start will soon take up his
residence In Hartford and go into business
there playing with he Hartford team.
Dalrymple has a superstition that unless he
make hit during the game. One or two
pitchers have dropped to his scheme and
take advantage OF IL 10 have one strike called
Porter, o. the Brooklyns, always eats a lemon
before game in which he is TO pitch, under
the superstition that he will not do we'll if
Kansas City will lose more money than
Washington, even II higher in the race.-.SpOrt-
ing Lge.
Scott, the first baseman of the Baltimores,
has muffed but one fly for three years past
He has twice led the association first base
men.
Kadbourn, of the Boston, says: THE best
pitcher is the one who vans the most games for
his club and not the one who suffers tor fewest
base hits
silk hats by President Hauck for defeating the
BrOoklyn three times out OF four.
The Kansas Citys have been simply slaugh.
tered by the Detroits and Chicasos, yet the
Bostons could do little with them, and found
III them the hardest club TO beat o.: the tour.
McGarr. OF the Haverhills, who has made
sucn a splendid record a. "A fielder, batter and
base runner, has been sold To the Athletics for
$3.50 ScaulOn was after him, but the A tn
letlcs secured him.
Seven horne runs have been made by the
Kansas Citys on the home grounds under the
stimulus OF AN offer of a silk umbrella Tor every
home run made.
Not even Inc most heartless base ball punster
would refer To ScanlOn's team q capital
nine.-hdnSus city Times.
The Philadelphia club received 81 700 as its
share Of gate receipts on the last western trip.
w tins amount 81 ,coU was paid for expenses.
The balance goes toward paying the salaries
Tommy Bond, the old timer is again pitch
Ing with telling effect, and promises 10 do some
good wOrk In the box
The Athletic management has decided to
oHer sl,ooo IN cash 10 ANY physician VINO will
nA up pltcher coleman arm. The pain Is In
the elbow and Is not believed to be incuraole.
The Detroit> are great base runners. In the
Er>t Chicago game tney made four runs off OF
The Conway brothers. the Lawrence clubs
Crack battery, have attracted considerable at
tentiOn- Their paying has been noted by sew
tEal manaSers. They have Joined the Baltimore
team.
capt Comiskey of the Browns. SAYS his team
IAN beat the Cuicagos every time. Caruthers
And Foutz say that II the two clubs come To-
setnet this iaIi tney Will BET their year salary
"a I'm he aries
Manager Hart says that he will take the
Loui>VIlie CLUB next winter to California thence
through leXa, and Mexico to CuDa, where they
Will play soIne o. the crack professional ci a bs
o. That island Only nine players will be taken
battery. Manager Hart expects To meet the
New 4 orks either iii Calf sruIsi or New Orleans,
Manager Nutrie will handle the New Yorks
IA iorty-o games as catcher GiiIigau made
10 hits, IL put outs, % assists and As errors
80 oil which were passed balls. Bennett, in Az
games, made 80 hits, rs put outs, 90 assists,
and =. errors, IL "a winch were passed balls.
The antics which the superstitIuus baltimore
piayer perform with "a new ball are very anus
Ing Houch nrst gets IL and winds III vigorously
On the bottom of ms shoe. lie then throws il
10 Manning, VINO rub> The ball vigorously on
the grass spitS IL and gives 1t parting rup
on his lett elbow. Muldoon then gets tine bail
and wipes 1t ON his cap. after which ne stains
IL with a piece OF p!us tobacco. The ball Is then
supposed To be In good condition and IS passed
to- tue pitcher.
10. Quest, now OF the Athletics, gave the name
oi Charle horse To u peculiar contraction
Vi tehuOus vi
the tAlSl, 10 which base bail players are espe-
orally Liable from the sudden starting stop
ping In cnasiuy balls, as well the frequent
siIdes IN base running. A great many ball
tosseTs are troubled with "Chariie horse.
Ihe csehers OF the league outside OF the BOs-
ton club have made passed baIis AS follows:
hnurhe, IL genes, ID; Deasiey, s games, 3;
6~Ihe, Is games, IL; Glliisan, 81 games, p;
fsdheI - gaines, D; kingston. z game, - Viii
ting, game q; Mcclure. l. gaines, Ia; Cusick,
ogaines, !; Clements, Is gaines, u: Bennett, "a
games. IL; CANCEL 5 games Oc I,,lan III game
1V Myers IL games, -; Graves, 10 games, Ii;
FLnt, IL gaines. IL, Noodle, u gs.Ines, 10; kei-
ley, L. games. Is; Dug dale. 1 games .: BIiouy,
Is gaines, IL; hacAett, Is gaines, -.
Salisbury Reaches London.
HARTINGToN IN FAVOR OF HOME RULE PoR
THE THREE KINGDOMS.
On wall in