Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-03-10
CITY AND DISTRICT.
BASE BALL.
Preparations for Opening the Season
Next Month.


TEE NEW AUTHORIZATION OF THE TKAx-rEE
CHANGE or TARIFF AND THE CONSEQUENCE
GOSSIP ABoUI CLUBS AND MKS.
Nr. Walter Hewitt Is acting as secretary Of the
washington Club In the absence OF Mr. Burkett
With the team In the south. He Is very much
pleased with the result OF the New Orleans games
They show" he remarked TO a STAR reporter
shat we have a team that can pun out OF a bad
hole TIE men were very rusty only one OF them
having been on a field before this season and
their work has been excellent. IL looks as though
we have a team that will work together There
are no star players would not give 1ve cents
for stars they not reliable as the strong.
steady men OF a team. who frequently get but half
as large a sllary. These big salaries work injury
20 a club: the lOw-ngure men. Who as said do
Just much WORK as any, feel that there has been
ten they get careless. Now I'm glad 70 say that
we have no stars and no great big salaries There
feld or $50 difference in the outfeId And the
men know &c, too. / believe that this fact will
cause our team 70 pull together Ike one man, each
one working for the club, instead OF for an indi-
vidual record"
HABITS OF THE MEN.
'1Our new material Is first class. There Is one
thing can give straight, there Is going to be no
drinking done among the men this year. There
are only two men OF whom we are afraid, and
these we shall watch every minute. They are not
the ones people might suppose need looking after
either. Gardner, who has pretty bad record in
that line, is think going 70 be perfectly straight
this year. he has got his mother 10 support and
he knows that we mean business In view OF this
Tact think that we can rely on him. wilmot is a
good one, but Hoy is our prize. He Is little fel
low but you would know the moment you saw him
that he was a born ball player. Watch out for his
part OF the field when We begin work. Murray's
exhibition OF catching on Wednesday was as good
as you will md anywhere. IL was too bad that we
were shut out, but II was not TO be wondered at,
considering the short time our men had been on
the diamond am very wen pleased with the
weeks work
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
ait was a bad business In New York when they
made Us drop the thirty-nve-eent scheme Twas
AFRAID that they were going TO do II. You see
PfttsOury. Philadelphia. and " ashington each had
a special contract With the league TO be allowed
70 sell at reduced rates and the privilege had TO be
renewed each year. When got up and asked for
the new contract there was a hurrah In minute,
everybody talking at once: so thought IL best to
have vote taken, and found that the three cities
stuck together, but the others won. It's going to
either help US or kill US. II We play good bail there
VIII De almost as many people come TO the games
as before, but II we play bad BAH we are gone up"
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF the Washington club will be held on Monday
night. Among other matters to be considered are
Improvements at the grounds, the price Of season
tickets, and the award Of the contracts for the
ground privileges Bids for the latter were opened
day before yesterday, but e Is certain whether
or not any OF them Will be accepted, there is
some talk OF the club running the concern itself.
some anxiety. The price last year was $50, and
but a few were sold at that figure, but now, In
view OF the increased tariff at the gates and the
greater number OF games, IL will be necessary TO
raise on that price. Ii cannot be less than $50,
and IL may De So. Some OF the directors are OF
the opinion that there should be season tickets
issued except for the press.
VIEWS OF AN EXPERT.
President Young says that he Is very glad that
the league adopted the uniform 5Ocent tariff at
Is a matter Of pride with me-" he said the other
day. -for the league is 5o-cent organization and
there lots OF cities that able and willing to
have club at that rate hope that IL Will not
inJure the home team Brt IL VIII depend on the
kind OF ball they play. Ii seems TO me that there
could be no better time 10 try the experiment.
With long session OF Congress, the city will be
nned with people until late In the summer. l
think that we ought 70 pull through
THE NEW MEN.
IL looks as though Washington had struck pay
dirt In Wilmot, Hoy, and Murray, especially the
last man. He showed up well In Wednesdays
game In New Orleans putting out twelve and
throwing 10 bases with wonderful swiftness and
accuracy. bringing DOWN game every time. Daily
md not seem 10 puzzle the Crescent city boys
enough 10 win the game, although he struck out
ten men II Is said. however, that he was In
strucJed not to exert himself Of account OF the
raw weather. Taken altogether the work In the
three games played in New orleans showed good
material among the senators. On Sunday after
months OF idl eness and absence from the diamond,
without even a practice game by which TO learn
each others conf itiOn and manner OF playing, the
senators pulled victory out OF a deep hole by
pounding TIE Orleans pitcher in the last inning for
two earned runs. The only error was made by
Mack on wednesday the home team put their
star pitcher In the box. and managed 70 WHITE
wash the visitors because OF their inability nd
the ball IN bunch But while the fact OF the de-
rat Is perhaps 3 little dscourag1ng TO the ultra
enthusiasts. the records OF the men show that
Washington's team Is stronger than IL was last
year az this time.
GAMES ~ THE SOUTH.
YESTERDAY however showed that there Il a oreaf
deal OF hope for the Senatorial athletes They won
the game by a score OF to 2, although New Or
leans put Weber, said 10 be their best pitcher in
the box The WasbInstOns made eleven hits. Hoy
leading with three. Myers became III Friday
morning and LETT Tor home, so that the infeld had
70 be RECONSTRUCTED Daley went TO right, Schock
played at short. and Gardner went on second.
Eight errors were made against seven by the
Crescents. ODay was In the box, and but three
hits were made on his delivery. he struck out
seven men Hoy Is doing great work with the bat.
In the three games played he made eight hits.
But his relding In yesterdays game mas sur
prised the orleans people. In the sixth inning ne
threw a man out at home from deep center In the
ninth there were two men on bases, and Weeden
lifted the sphere away out into the right. over
Daiiey's head The game was in danger, but Hoy
was In the neighborhood. and by magnih-
cent ap he caught the ball high
Ing the spectators. who were unable 10 realize
what mad happened There Is one fact on which
Hoy and the Washington base ball pubic is 10 be
congratulated III he should continue MS marvel
Gus work during the championship season there Is
little likelihood OF his being spoilt, many good
man has been. b. unwise applause at critical mo
ments- His affiictiOn will help him Wllmot
made i've hits In the three games and stole bases
with perfect ease. The final game OF the series
IN New Orleans will be played on Monday and tue
home am Will make extra efforts 10 win, putting
Dunn In the DoN. the man who shut the Senators
out on Wednesday.
BALL NOTES.
Objections TO the three-stnke rule are almost
unanimous among the players
Harry Wright says that Detroit can be set down
as In the race for the pennant until the last game
Is played
b. the way, what Is the prospect OF an amateur
league here this season. Let Us near from some OF
the enthusiasts. The sooner they bexin thInkiny
about 10 the better.
one OF the latest sensations in base ball saws the
Chlcago Herald, l. a team that i composed OF
studentS OF the Deaf and Dumb school az Flint
Tue Herald then INDUCES In an essay on the lows
Of mute playi and sets iOrJh elaborate system
by which the team II 10 b managed In the nel 4
This may b. strange TO ChicagOans but when IL Il
remembered that IN washington we have had a
nrst-class amateur team Tor a number OF years ar
Kendall Green. the Deaf Mute College II Is not 80
strange after all The hendalis have managed 10
hold their own 50 Tar with any other amateur
teams here
The trouble In Kansas City over the right OF
way between the American Association and West
ern League clubs was left undecided BY the arbi-
traitor committee in consequence or a tie vote
The QUESTION Will now have 10 settled either by
= cOmprOmiSe or through the courts
GetLein signed with Detroit for s21Oo
Tne Indianapolis Club Will issue a season ticket
for ladies for $40.
without an error for Boston In 1878 and that Is
still the best catcnprsS rat. nd