Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-20
Base Rail Matters.
OPENING OF TIE LEAGUE SEASON To-DAY-THE la
or TIE EXHIBITION GANEs-THE CONTESTS AMO.

or TEE EXHIBITION GAMES-THE CONTESTS AMONG
THE ASSOCIATION Clubs
The last game OF the exhibition series yesterday
between the Statesmen and the cuban Giants was
decidedly uDintereSting. The home team won by
score Of 9 10 ;. AT one time the score was close
The air was cold that both spectators and
players seemed TO have no heart In the contest
As result OF the rawneSs OF the atmosphere sew
eral very costly errors were made on both sides
Daily pitched a firSt-elaSS game, keeping the hits
Of the Giants well scattered except in the fourth
inning. Murray caught him in good style and his
batting was the feature Of the game He made
single, double and triple, besides a base on
inning. The hits were 10 by W ,shington and by
the Giants, and the errors by the senators and
THE GAME TO-DAY.
The home team to-day Will consist OF whitney.
pitcher; Mack, catcher; OBrien. Myers and
Irwin bases: Donnelly. shortstop, and wilmot.
Hoy and Daily In the neld- The New York manager
has brought the following men with him: Gore
Tiernan, COnnOr, Ewing. Richardson. Foster Muir.
pny, Ttcomo. Ward. Wech, Crane O'Rourke
Cleveland, Hatfield, >tattery. Harris and Smith
The appearance OF Wards name Is enough 10 show
that he Will undoubtedly play at short today and
probably for the remainder OF the season m il aid
that he has signed for -, 500 he Re sill holds
our, and has remained In New York. Either
Welch OF Crane Will pitch
For some days past Mr.. Joseph Rock one OF the
directors OF the Washington Base Ball Club has
been making strenuous, efforts 10 have the outieId
rolled.
IN OTHER CIrIEs
Boston opens mp IN Philadelphia presenting
Garrison against Gleason. Kelly Will probably
catch his twin $4,000 prize. Chicago PLAYS AT
Indianapolis, and Detroit at Pittsbury Morris
AM carroll are ooGked as PittSburrs battery
The f4VOrtJe combination OF winners to-day seems
70 D. Chicago, Boston PittSburg and Washington.
Philadelphia Is badly crippled. FOZarty and Fer
guson both being out. FOgarty has REUSED TO
sign, and Ferguson Is Ill Detroit is badly OFT be-
hind the bat. Bennett, their best man having very
sore hands There is no reason why Washi1rton
Goes not stand good chance. not only to win to-
~ YEA h,40 IN a
large enough to test the seating capacity OF the
grounds 70 the utmost
ASSOCIATION CONTESTS
The second days games In the American Associa-
ton race were played yesterday St Louis had a
batting streak. and pounded Pitcher Hecker of
the LouisyIlIes for Is hits, scoring - runs ami
earning 10 Louisyies made 9 his and runs It
was the hoIne-c4uOS day IN PHILADELPHIA the
Athletics Knocking out The BaltlmOrcS Dy a score
ds 10 HeyIng and Cunning were pittcd against
smith and TrOtt. The hits were 8 by Athletic a nj
by Baltimore Brooklyn repeated the dose OF
Wednesday, defeating Cleveland IA to B. The
hit SjeInmyer Ia times. while the Cleveland men
touched Terry but times. Pitcher TOOle won
the game Tor Kansas city. by keepln., the VISIT
lns team nom Clncian atl down 10 hits. The
home team Dattei smith freely, AMI won by a
score OF 10 u 4, By making runs IL the lIth in
nlnS- -. Louis anu BTOOkly have each Won two
Ship '0' '-' O-AiI p'0n-
Games elsewhere: AT New York-New York. 81 :.
9r.aer'Oh- D AZ Jersey City-Jersey City, 10;
Syracuse, i AT Mina-a pOlis-OIuahI Z: Nnnean
OIN Al Zanesyi!le-Detroit, ~ ZanesviI.e q
. Az New IorkmBo,,o1; .; Newark, 2. AT New
tOn-BiruinghaEI, ?; Charleston. o.
The Patti Ticket swindle i'm Mexico.
BESsOSs CASE IN THz {. = SUPREME CorKr-ut-
PLOT TO ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK JAZZ
IN the |. ;. supreme Court, yesterday, In the
case OF George Benson, appellant. agt NJ. 7. Nc
MahOB T. : MARSHAL &c., a motion 10 advance
was granted and the cause assigned for argument
on Monday, the 3Oth instant This Is the case
Known = the Pain
city Of Mexico. Benson Is IN the custody OF tbs
l. - marshal at New York on a charge OF Syytpd-
~ the Mexlcdns out OI $1,000 by the sale OF
bogus opera tickets, he falsely representing him
seAi De PATHS agent. AMI he his liberty Nv
laoed5 corpus proceedings The Circuit Court his
aoEled the viii, and the case GENES here by ar
PEAL
The plot OF Benson TO escape from Ludlow. roo,
lnI "ts exposed IL New YORK last night. Keeper
NcCabe Was taken into the plot and Kept line
warden informed OF Its progress. The accom- plces
OF Benson were his servant, John krIly ana ia
NM1 a. beItne, who hired rOOm near the Iail
II was decided 10 have him escape by a rope lad.
Ger. wh.en was made under MeCabe's direction.
ne had received OeIw IN 500 and $500 for hi
services Kelly ana Berthe were arrested IasI
Asut IT cOnphcity In the plot Letters were
,olh1, carr4-i from Benson 10 Kelly by McCabe,
N1!ch ADVISED the killing OF all VINO stood ia Ban,
sons way OF liberty. After the escape IL was
Planned that Benson should go 70 Europe
The Canal Nay Wake Money this Year.
frO1u the Baltimore American To-day
Inc directors Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
49, 'SSeSANes AZ BafhHmS, President SteDhen
OamorilI In the chair. The president reao a mn
report OF the financial condition OF the companv
"Hen hI GaiAbriI took charge, on January 10
We noatlng d ot OF The company was. In rSunJ
Hsurs $4,000. Since then the exnrn..s 49,
been less than under any preyIOu, adI,fn,s -
tlOh- Ihe company was not able 20 90 INTO 0nera
tAOn as cary as uSUai, account OF IN ~ "a
weather IN March since naylgattOn nnan.S
ZoOcO tons OF coal have been Transported ana 4;
Eexpected that at least 800 600 tons Will he .
lied during the season. Ihe cOuup1nv heI,.sy,-t :,
hds enough SOUND boats 10 carry 100000 tons mn.
year. Mcssrs- Cambria, BerTst aud Mcclure 70
Gently went 70 New YORK and had An interytaSy
Win presidents Of the coal companies, who rron,
tsed u give the canal more tonnage this wear M
Cnieers oI the company say they hope 10 ps Ali,
10 run the canal al a prOTit This wear ANA 80
sStlsned tney Will do 50 II 10 Unforeseen mlsfor
tune happens The tolls have been nSe,l an al M
from Cumberland 20 GeorsetOwn and Aesan.
drIA and 20 and for eoastwise.
IT WAS AN OVATION TO BorLAsGER.-Parts dis
patches declare that bOulanSer received an unde
niaoe ovation on his way 10 and from the cham
Der OF deputies yesterday. In the Rue RiyOu adi,-
Down with the DICTATOR" In the chamber
sroup OF deputies and reporters Kissed cheeret
III the rcpUblc- The Chamber fxed SatursIa,
As the date for discussing the nomination OF a com
mittee 10 revise the constitution
SENTENCES INCREASED ON APYEAL---On apes
yesterday the sentence OF Alexander Blame, NJ r.
convicted Of inciting tenants TO violence was an
creased from fourto six months The sentence O
Father stephens was confirmed and that OF Agen
Smelling, OF the British Antf-coercion League wa
reduced from SIX 10 two months. The sentences O
three tradesmen convicted OF boycOtting were IN
creased Hom three 70 six months AT Ennis yester