Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-14
CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD.
THE WEEKS WORK,


The past week has been better than the average.
There have been two victories and three defeats.
on Monday, when every body expected to see the
Detroits take revenge for Saturdays defeat the
senators took advantage OF Deacon Whites errors
and won by their fayorlte score or TO =. Whitney
and Conway were the pitchers. ON Tuesday the
inevitable result was defeat for the Senator's.
The score was to In favor OF Detroit, and the
pitchers were Shaw and Beatin. No one thought
that the statesmen would win in Chicago on We'd
neSday, and so no one was surprised TO see the
score stand TO ) IN Anson's favor. The pitchers
were ODdy and krock- On Thursday there were
II possible less hopes OF winning than the day be-
fore. but great was the surprise OF the home pa
irons when the news came that the Senators had
defeated the Chicago team worse than any other
club has been beaten this year. Whitney, Byrnam
and Ryan were the pitchers.
In these five gaines the senators made 80 hits
and % errors 10 "A hits and 81 errors by their OPP
ponents.
shaw has not shown up very well yet, but there
first OF the season, and IL Is said that he has de-
termined to pitch good ball for Washington.
DonDe!ly is becoming one OF the regular safe
hitters OF the team. Up 10 the presen: time he
Il hits
Daily, wimot, and Hoy are leading the club in
batting on this trip. They have each played In
all 10 games, and their batting records are as
follows: Daily ID hits, with total or 81 bases;
Hoy ID hits and p bases, and Wilmot ii hits and
% bases.
Umpire Lynch was pretty badly hurt in Wedpes-
day game, and Will take week of under a doc
tors care President Young was very anxious TO
obtain the services OF FeSSenden, the Northwestern
League umpire, TO nil the vacancy temporarily,
but IL was impossible, and so he telegraphed TO
put Dave sullivan in. The latter Is an umpire OF
some standing
Mr.. Young says that Fessenden has a good repu-
tatlon, but he knows nothing about him beyond
that lie has 10 keep stock or men In mind TO
Ill up Just such gap as this one, and usually
tres 10 get hold OF new man OF promise TO give
him trial He believes that three games are
enough 10 test an umpire, and he either shows
promise or demonstrates his unfitness BY that
time.
lie IS of the opinion the Won Der Abe makes a
mistake when he accuses Bob Ferguson OF unfair
ness for, he says, there is no sQuarer man in the
The High school nine defeated the Columbus OF
East ashington yesterday on the grounds corner
OF l1th and u streets northeast. The score was z
Mike Kelly played right field In the second game
In I1ttsburg yesterday. He started on with a
couple OF errors. and after that refused to try
get The balls, folding his arms indifIeTently and
letting johnson cover his field for him. There may
De such thing as being too high priced, ana how
II would surprise Michael 10 be released or sold
The Riversides defeated the d. c. club &C Can't
tol Park yesterday, score IL to-.
Detroit made big jump for first place yester-
DAY, winning twice 10 Chicago'S once.
Shaw's contract has not been received by Presi-
pent Young yet He thinks, however, that he has
Mr.. X c. Hewitt is in a slightly improved condi.
ton There Is but little hope, however, enter
tained for his recovery.
some OF the Washing ton felders are doing bril-
liant work. Here are few figures based on the
records OF the men In the sixteen games on the
present trip: Hoy, 10 games, 81 put outs assists
and errors; Wiimot, 10 games, AZ put outs 4 as.
sists, and errors; Daily, IL games "A put outs 4
assists, and errors; Myers I6 games, As put outs
oil assists and errors seven Of the latter being In
TWO games; OBrlen, ID games, LAG put outs, 2 as
slsts, ana errors; Shoch, 10 games, u put outs
% assists, ana 10 errors, and Donnelly, IA games
IA put outs III assists, and errors. In the out
nelu Daily mas the best record accepting 4S out OF
% chances and Myers In the inleld, accepting IOs
ou. OF US chances OBriea has a higher percent
age, out IL must be remembered that a second
baseman has a harder duty than a first baseman
inc latter taking most OF his chances on balls that
are Thrown directly into his hands. Myers work
Is IN every way commendable,
The Pallas club Will play the Columbus on Mon
DAY AT Capitoi Park. Both teams are strong and
VIII no uouot give good exhibition. The Pallas
team mas been reorganZed by their new manager
oscar Burton. They will leave for their trip e
Philadelphia and Newark about the 25th.