Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-26

The Nationals Bad Luck-Critfcism OF
the Management

The Nationals, as usual, dropped game TO
the Chicagos yesterday. The score was 10 to
o. Twelve of the sixteen runs were made in
the first four innings. Barr was knocked out of
the box and Gilligan was used up; Shaw and
Whiting were substituted and did we'll. The
Nationals played bette7. and the Chicagos
worse, towards the latter part of the game. 1t
| has been evident to the base ball public here
for some time that the Nationals needed a
change of some kind. Many thought that
Start should be made manager of the
team or else dropped from the roll, or that he
should be dropped and somebody else made
manager. A new right fielder would be an adj
dltlon, some thought, and perhaps third
battery question, that a pitcher and two CATCH
ers were necessary to give the Nationals a
chance of success.
/ 1t is learned now that a beginning has been
maoe. Inc Nationals are playing catcher
named hitting, who promises to be an addi-
tloE, and it is stated that Larry Corcoran, the
weil,known pitcher. and Hilbert, western
twirier, have been engaged. That will make
| Iour pitchers with but one catcher, Gilligan,
unless hitting should prove success. 1t re-
mains a mystery why the Nationals failed to
secure Camel, who was taken in by the De-
thirty-four chances out OF thirty-ive. and
Wleided the willow as successfully as the rest
OF the wolverine sluggers.
The Philadelphia Press says on this subject
that 1.-THE w ashington management have much
10 learn: Before notice of Cancels release was
given the Philadelphia management offered
that player to Washington for a very small
sum- This they refused TO pay. CAMEL was
tnen released and was around here for ten
days, but still they did not care to take him.
1hey are now negotiating to exchange Hines
Tor Gillespie and Deasley. Soden says If this is
done there will be war, as he gave Hines to
washington with the intention that he was to
be kept there
There has been no lack of negotiations since
the season opened, but until some other
club has always carried Off the goods. There is
lingering suspicion in the minds OF the public
here that the team is not being managed in a
N 0llff hnS
wisdom OF Manager ScanlOn in hning Hines,
Crane and Knowles 500 each for Indifferent
playing in the New York game last Monday is
questioned, not only here but in other base ball
Cities although there may have been GOOD and
sufhc1ent reasons. The Boston Globe doubts the
advisability of filming OF the first ten batters
in the league (Hines) for falling to capture a
game in Chicago Thursday says: "JOe Start
muffed oall in the eleventh inning that lost
the game tor Washington. 1t does not appear
that ScanlOn fined him 500 for it," The
washington public only hopes that the team
Will return much strengthened instead OF being
in winning the majority of games on the home
grounds. Washington hasa weakness for the
National club and will rally to its support with
any kind OF encouragement.
OTHER GAMES YESTERDAY
The Merchants defeated the Government
Printing office nine by score of 81 TO 1. The
Invincibles, of the city post Office, defeated the
Agricultural department. nine by q Score of II
To 16. AT st. Louis-St Louis 3; New York
Al Brook iyn1Brooklyn, 8; Baltimore, Z. At
nnatl-Clnclnnai, z; st. Louis l, At
Observation-Disclosures, 10; Pittsburg, S.
HOW THE RECORD STANDS.