Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-09-25
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Stolen Bases.
The base ball season OF 1887 will probably
| be still more interesting than the present one
but holds the bali too long before throwing to
| first.
pr Mass the soa nsw sa:eher is
Dunlap would like To play in New York.
| II is very PROBABLE that had the Detroit club
the pitchers, it would fly the championship
Had the Black Diamonds played ball all the
s PEI as tney are playing now they would not
Just contemplate Camel standing amongst
the leading battcrs OF the country! PhiladeI-
phi:. didn't want to keep him and Washington
Phillips Was trying to secure Shock for Pitts.
Durx When the latter signed with Washington.
t mecke r., leads the Association and Anson the
The Delro.s nave lost all confidence in Get
zein. Az any time in contest he is liable to
get the sulks and pitch like a baby. 1t il said
nc VIII he released to Pittsburg.
The Chicago Ne,os says there IL Every intica-
Of this season and devote ali her energy and en-
thusiasm next year TO competing iOr the Gro
quet championship.
It IL said that the Cincinnati cluh will cose
the season $780, 900 ahead.
Now YORK, Detroit, Washington, Boston and
Chicago, with Ph:iadelphia and Kansas city
yet 70 hear from. have signitied their intention
OF signing Glasscock for next season,
base pail authority says taas young pitchers
pitching and neglect batting
Houck has fallen into his old style Of max ing
s1sl,y error or two in nearly every game
IL Is saiu that before purchasing Dunlap.
detroit tried to get McPhee, OF Cincinnati,
three thousand dollars is said to have been
VaLniy oHeISu Tor the great second baseuian,
Inc Now York club nave five men In view for
next season, aud will engage them this fail.
catcher, and Burns, third oaseman, of the New
arks, and Herman, OF the Jersey City club.
~ Is said That The southern league next sea-
sou VIII be composed OF Nashville Memphis,
New Orleans, Atlanta, Charleston, Mobile, or
possibly Birmingham.
its claimed tilat were the st. Louis Browns
III LIE league, they could win from the Chicago
Detroit or New York clubs without any trouble
VA the other hand the league clubs say tta;
fifth place, and would nave 10 play much bet.
Ter game than they do now 70 get even that
A month ago three hundred spectators Mt the
Maroon games in st. Louis was considered q
large crowd. Since they have been playing
WANING ball the attendance hos sprung up to
the thousands.
~ ansas City made great mistake when she
yet McGeachy 60 to 81. Louis. He is q gren:
neiaer land and u strong batter, says the Kansas
City Times; and asks: If Kansas City is 10
have league club next year, would it not be
a ~s ior shs 81 management to look out tor some
Alter the game between the Nationals and
Bostons last saturday the Boston GloOe said
tnat Ia Shock and Kreig Manager Carney mad
Nationals showed the dOStons how 70 play baIi
Asaruie Was hing ton piays game against De-
troll that II paye against Kansas City would
down mat ciub n1ne times cut VI ten. Why this
should DO SO puzzles Detroitcrs vastly.
the trophy which MIR. Winan, OF the Nets
offered to the ciuD winning the CHAM pon ship
was not myth after ali, out is a genuine arii
Gle. 1t represents u player, with bat ia hand
about TO strike at the bali. The figure isJnod-
tor his dne physique.
II Is tinted tnat at the meeting OF the league
directors at which the com alittee of thrce was
appointed to assign all disengaged players, a
definite agreement was sig ned that the ;yiuuer
OF The championship TINS season was not to
De given players with good records, such, for
instance, as Giasscoc9 or Denny, who were the
principal bones OF contention. IL is consid-
cred settled that in the event OF a chunge
Denny VIII go To New York, but there will be- :.
hot wrangle over Glasscock, Tor Spaldiny will
not give him up without d struaxic.-C1icuoo
ueratd 1t begins to look as il the M;lroons
What a trio Of catchers Boston could have
nao II they mad secured the ones they were
tonS.-BoxO,s Herald
Many Of the oid.time base bali players will
retire from the diamond at Inc end OF this sea-
son. More changes will be made In the Cnisa IN
club than i'll any Of the other prominent cInhs
ana 81 says ne WI! give up base ball at the
released. w
as al present put in the field, the Chicago
nine is almost invincible. With RYAN In Ian
and Flynn In right, Two strong Change pitch
ers are always available, and two good bat
ters Thus, Ia case either Flint or Kelly is hurt.
fsA 4 h..l,s
and play as well Us in their regular positions.
Williamson has only caught in one or two
games This season, but when he is behind the
pat no o:ie ever tries to steal second. His rcpu.
tation as u swift thrower IL too firmly estab-
lished.
fhe Bostons are greatly disappointed with
Radbourn's work this year. He is still reyarfied
~ many as one OF the greatest pitchers I'm the
country, when every thing is all right but he is
when he Is freely batted, or when he thinks he
is not properly supported. 1t is said that radi
cal changes Wiii be- made in the team next year,
Tate, Bufiinton and perhaps Sutton will be dis.
pensed with.
At the end OF last week Arson, Chicago. still
maintained his lead in the batting record. with
Brouthers, Detroit, u close second. Among
the first II batters, with averages over 400.
York, 8; ST. Louis and Boston aacs !: W Nsw
ington, 1; and Philadelphia, o.
sd c9 e shd asSs 81 the
average Of .319. The best batting team ac.
cOr0lng 70 this record, would be Butfinton ROs.
Ton, pitcher; Dcaly, Boston, catcher: Arson.
troll, second base; White, Detroit. third base.
Glasscock, st. Louis, shortstop; III. Richardson''
Detroit, left field; Hines, Washington, cen;er
held, and Kelly, Chicago, right field The heat
fielding team would be Flynn. Chicago. pitcher.
bennet, Detroit, catcher; Farrar, Phiiauelphta'
nrst base; n. Richardson, Detroit, second base:
Esteforook, New York. third base Force, Wash.
bsIp snGss stoR BOSTON
Philadelphia, right Held.
Inc n Atlonois won three consecutive gamer
The only time they won two such rames WAS
at the opening OF the season. the first two
games they played.
ington team now stands they are able to core
with the best clubs In the country.
Ganhey hes prize In Schock. He made seven
hits IN the t1rsL eight games he PLAYED win
the Nationals, and Is continuing TO do good
work with the bat
The 81 Louis Browns have won the series
from every association club except the Louie
viIies. The Chicagos have won the series or
every other club, excepting the New Yorks
Manager Carney Is said 70 be q strict disfinlt.
ingly.
Eve" next year, according 70 the Hartford
11,76O, 6chock $1,750 and Henry 81 800
Hayes u receiving $4O0 per month.
FarreA averaged one error TO . game white
playing with the Phillies, aud In seventeen
games made eleven nafe hits. He has MADE
seven teen errors 70 twenty -.svea gamsa with
There II every probability that Arson win
maintain bis lead In batting TO the end 81 che
SEASON. II he does he viii have the ramaf lrnnle
record OF havtng bean the leader three years ID