Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-10
How THE RECORD STANDS.
Base Stealing.

The managers say that the Newark club is
not 10 be sold. Tney are making money, and
intend To hold out.
Cincinnati thinks Fulmer of the Baltimores
one oI the best c;Itchers that has been seen in
that city this season
II Bob Barr can secure the position he is after
In the mercantile business he will retire per-
manentIy from base ball. He dsiiAes the
travelling feature OF the game.-hdasas GUY
Times.
Buffngton's arm has given out. and the Bos-
tons are compelled To depend upon kadGUurne
and SIcmmyer.
Dan Brouiners has a brother who leads the
bathing of Dams old club, the BunaIos.
The Iotes said Kansas City ought to win
three straight games from " ashinston. Sorry
To say she Gld.
Nash, oi The Boston club is said To- be anxious
20 secur. his release. The Athletic MANAGE
ment want him and have Ieies raphed Soden
repeatedly asking " hat price would secure him.
Burns, lrOti, casey, smith tlIid Greenwood,
of the Newark club, viii get Ide., that they
wan.ed IL the managers OF the association
clubs do not STOP masking big oilers for their re-
lease.
President Byrne. OF the Brooklyn club, be-
lieves in strengthening his team with youag
men. HE Is not far wrong. AS the young mate
IlaI which he has secured la, turned out g od.
Not only bo>tonians, but Harry wright and
other equally good authorities consider NASH
Bosions third oaseman, is the coming inaa on
that bag.
SOME of the greatest base runners in the pro-
fessioD the BOsJOns nave-Na>h, Johnston and
Poorman. The Is,t .er Is the best vi the trio
81. LOUIS DeSi~ftch-
The Interest LII base bali is alIing off in Bos-
ton, and unless the clue makes Il better show
Ing there will oe another club in its place next
year.
hi, second-Uase play III every town where he
plays.
OKourke, Arson and Common are having a
race among themselves Tor the leadership of the
lea. ue an batting.
II Is understood that the management of the
Nasnin.t OI. club made Finley offer oi So 900
u eaten Tor them. finley, however, Thought
that he better OFF where he was, and re-
fused It.-Nete lOTK sun.
Irsn hall
Ia. very small, and tine average vi the club,
both IN batting and EeIdns, IL failing oil, says
Inc Kansas Clty Itfaes.
A wA!te dog took place near the Chicago
players seat Oh Saturday and refused To va
cate ior the mascot ilil;iinson and Gore
drove the eur away with clubs and Iuen both
men struck out Tine seIiw was lost.
The Nationals Will sign sweeney, recently
TClcasGl b. the BlacA D!siInuLds.-EUiiudeiv hiu
-NsUs. The N.,tioual, al this rate will soou ue
IA EIte OI pitchers
AIIruy, OF The Baltimore club. is no longer
effective. loo much work las broken him
down.
a iew more batters would help the Washing-
DevIn j. expected to do soIae fine work for
the Ne" 1orhs- All he leeds /, practice with
the team.
The Sportsman predicts that the order at the
nnlsH Nil Je: ieag0e-CAIcasO. Detroit, New
OTk, Pbiadei pima, Boston. >. Louis, Kansas
City an, ,,shIu.iou. In the AssocIation-St
Lois Bfown-, AetrUpOl!taHs, PItt>Uurgs, Brook
Eho, Athletics, CincInnatis, LouisvIIIes and
BlitlmOre-.
4ea-ue Will never be "a financial success under
the existing high salaries. The B,.aHer pro-
poses mat the clubs employ home talent, only
at iiss4! tiIe present. Gust There one hundred
and Two players under contract III tine southern
league.
After pitching In sixteen winning games.
MGCOrmlch TIE pride Oi Chicago, fell DtIJr,. tn,,
New \ OTI.> 4ast SATURDAY.. Tue greatest Num-
ter OF base Lit- made against MIN wa, sixIe.n
10y the Wa>hiu-.O ctuU June lYtn, and the
lowest na!aUcr three by the Bo,toIls. Inc total
nDmOeT vi single mis- credited against hin is