Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-03
CITY AND DISTRICT.
THE BALL PLAYERS.
The Nationals Win n Brilliant Victory
Notes about Mines.


The Nationals Win Brilliant Victory
Notes about Mines.
The Nationals won another game from the
Philadelphias Saturday, and won it hand
somely, by score Of 8 to 2. This makes two
victories for the Nationals out of the first series
OF three championship games, Just two more
than the ball tossers from the city of Brotherly
Love calculated on. The home team did not
make fielding error, playing with the vim of
last Thursday. They handled the bat in a tell
Ing manner and earned four of their runs COM
pletely demoralizing their opponents at times.
The Nationals will be pitted against the Bostcns
on the first three days OF this week, and it is
only hoped that they will be able to treat them
as they did the Philadelphias.
Barr, who pitched for the Nationals In FRI
Phillies had no difficulty in gauging his curves
and sending the ball in every direction, while
the rest OF the home team were not very spry
in looking after it. Barr has shown himself a
very strong man in the box on more than one
occasion, and he is in every respect first-class
pitcher. When he has a regular catcher and is
well backed a good record is expected OF him.
The Nationals manager has done a very wise
thing in placing Baker in right field perma-
nentiy and assigning Crane to catch for Daily.
Baker Is too good player and too lucky a
man to be laid OH He is just as good i'm the
field as he is on first base and that is saying a
good deal. Crane, on the other hand, promises
to be valuable man behind the bat, and he
certainly ought to throw well to second.
Paul Hines played an unusually listless game
on Friday. His friends do not expect him to
knock the cover off the ball every time he steps
up to bat, but they want to see plenty of life
and snap. He recovered somewhat on Satur-
day, and gained rounds Of applause by sending
the ball sailing over left field fence tor a home
run, bringing home Carroll, who had just
| reached second on cracking two-bagger.
Was there ever a prettier working battery
than Shaw and Gilligan? II is pleasure to
watch them. The former twists himself into
all sorts of postures until one would think he
would wear himself out in "a little WHILE He
seems to twist the ball much as himself
however, and the heaviest hitters go down be-
fore him. He fields admirably and watches
bases like a hawk. He made balk Saturday
and got all tangled upin doing 1t. Such a CON-
bination of movements was never before seen
OIL Washington bali field. He has variety
of styles in delivering the ball. which would
prevent his being batted hard twice in success
sion sion, There must be- be some eor well de- de-
his little partner behind the bat understands
him perfectly, and seldom fumbes bail. Gill;
gan one of the cleanest baci1stops ever seen in
this city He is as active as a cat, throws accu-
rately and swiftly. losing not a bit of time, and
catches the ball scientifically. During all the
has he shown by the slightest motion That the
ball hurt his hand. The Nationals made no
mistake when they secured Shaw and Gill;
gan.
Andrews and Fogarty, of the Philadelphia
team, deserve the title of champion sIiders
With knees padded and hands gloved, they
dive for d base long before they near il, and go
sailing along the ground Is ii on runners,
catching the bag on the way II they have too
for the Phiiiies this year. The one earned run
Saturday was made by Andrews phenomenal
base-running. He stole second and third, re-
gardiess of Gilligan'S best throws. But Sacri-
ice hit was needed to earn the run.
Force Is playing very strong short stop. AS
fielder he is invaluable: He is popular with
he hits the ball. His batting is MS weak
ness and that according to the record, is better
than is generally supposed. He stood iortieth
among eignty-SiX last year-aboye the middle.
Mike Hines has been released and Will play
in the Southern league. No one will object.
The accommodations TOR reporters in the
grand stand are insufficient, or else some oc-
cupy their seats WHO are not entitled to them.
AT nearly every game one or more authorized
reporter is compelled TO take a back seat.
The Philadelphia Times says "Now tnat the
Philadelphia players know that it is possible
Tor them to lose game they will turn in and
play bail. The team is not overrated, but the
men have been spoiled by fattery, newspaper
gush and success against minor clubs"
Manager Seaman is said to be anxious to Sc
cure DicI, Efniay the cract, catcher of The Co
lumbi;L College nine, and will try to clinch q
bargain when in New York this week.
=, Gerhardt is prime lavorite with New
Workers.
Glaumon and Knowles are playing their posi-
tons we'll. They are not yet quick enough on
the touch, but are steadily improving in this
respect.
Clubs representing Howard University, the
High school, Lincoln school and the Junior as
sembly have formed a base bali associaI on to
lie known the District Inter-Schooi associ;-
ton. The officers are w. Handy Johnson, pres
ident; James Usher, secretary, and James
Shamwell, treasurer. A schedule OF games has
been arranged. 1he first game will he played
Monday between the Universtys and the High
school. The winners OF the championship Will
toe awarded a handsome silk banner, and gold
medal VIII be given to the player making the
best batting record
The Nationals go on their first tour Wednesday
evening, and during their absence the amateur
championship of the District will be contested
for on the Nationals grounds.
The Philadelphia Times says to-day that
Washington has offered the Newark club 81 900
each ior the release OF Smith, the leIt-handed
pitcher, and DAILY, the rising young catcher.
The Athletics and BrOoklyns played game
of eight innings in Brooklyn yesterday, which
10 runs, 81 base hits and i errors.
The Cincinnati club defeated the Louisvilles
in Louisville yesterday by u score of 10 to5.
who shall cosrectly guess the standing of the
League clubs at the close of the season. Out of
n batch Of $40 postal cards 436 place Chicago
first, 152 place New iork first, p place Detroit
first, place Philadelphia first, 2 place Boston
first and places st. Louis first
Suit by the Heirs OfStephen A. Douglas.
The heirs of stephen A. Douglas have begun
another suit in the superior court in Chicago
against the Union Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany to have the sale of the Chicago university
property selaside. The complainants are Robert
NJ. Douglas, Of Greenborough. n. c., son of
stephen A. Douglas, and Adele Cults Williams,
widow OF the latter. stephen A. Douglas, jr., is
made party defendant with the insurance com
pany. The compliments alege that the act of
the university trustees in giving mortgage on
the property to the insurance company was
contrary to the terms OF the agreement made
between the founders of the university and
stephen A. Douglas when the latter donated
the property, The foreclosure and sale and the
purchase OF the property by the insurance COM
pany We're they say, illegal, and the title re-
The CASE OF DR.. BRIsToR.Mr. William F.
Howe, leading counsel tor the Rev. DIR. Bristor
of Spring Valley, n. Y, has removed the in
dictment against his client, VINO is charged
with outrageOusly assaulting Miss Ida Downs
from the county sessions OF ROckland county
TO the Oyer and Terminer OF that county. Mr.
Howe obtained the order removing the indict-
ment from Judge Cullen, of Brooklyn. The
Hon. Abram Demarest has retained the Hon.
Charles Hoffman to aid him IN the prosecution
Of the case. Judge Groo, and the Hon. Irving
Brown are associated with the counselor and
the trial will begin to-day.
PREPARING FOR STRIKES IN PRUssIA.-The
Prussian government, fearing that strikes are
impending, has issued q decree ordering the
police 10 interfere in case strikers intimidate
workingmen. Extra vigilance is ordered against
strikes connected with social democratic agita-
ton, the leaders OF which make use OF the strike
Tor higher wages to widen the gulf between the
employers aud the employed, to increase the