Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-13

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| NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Treuton's contingent Of colored athletes
came very near taking game from the Wash
lngton nine yesterday, the latter Just pulling
| away from the Cuban Giants" by the score of
3 to 2 There are folks who say and believe
| that the umpires aid was powerful factor in
| the Senators victory. The fielding was sharp
and clean, and the batting was very light.
heefe and Ebright were the battery for the
| earlier part of the game, and Person and Clark
during the last innings. Stovey and Charles
Williams were the workers for the Giants. The
work of the visitors was of as good an order as
any that has been seen here this season.,
and, in fact, there we're many specta-
tors who said that yesterdays game
was one of the finest ever played here. The
dlants played a game approxlmatlng to the
/ circus variety. making phenomenal stops,
| great throws. and keeping the crowd in a con-
tlnuai roar by their excessively funny coach
| ing. Each team made hits and errors.
U Brien played on third base and contributed
| home run to the record of the Statesmen.
and bringing in Myers. But eight innings
| were played, the darkness proving too much
! for the colored ball-twirlers Grant the Sec
| ond baseman of the visiting team, made atwo-
| base hit and a three-bagger.
The same team plays to-day, and Morriil,who
disappointed the public a little by not arriving
TO take part in the game Yesterday. will play
ms first senatorial game to-day, should the wea-
| ther permit.
| Chicago took the game from the All-America
team yesterday at Philadelphia by the score of
to 4. This accomplished through the
| poor fielding of the All-Americas. their oppo-
| nents earning but two of their runs off Healy.
Other games-Cleveland, 9; Louisville. Z.
Columbus g.; Toledo. 3. indianapolis. 8; Mil
waukee. 4. Jersey City. IS; Syracuse Stars. 4.
| Cincinnati, 9; Pittsburg, 2. Brooklyn. 8; Phil
adelphia. 4.
A dispatch from Kansas City announces the
suicide there yesterday of Frank Ringo, well
known in baseball circles.
The Emerson club defeated the Volunteers
yesterday by IA score of Is to s.
The Boston Globe. in announcing Morrill's
departure for this city, says: He will probably
keep o. rien on first and play the third bag
himself Whatever position he decides to play
he will fill the bill.
Ray has been doing some great batting for
Boston lately.
The following comment by sporting journal
OF recognized authority is encouraging to
WashingtOnians: If Healy pitches as well
when the league season commences as he has
for the All-Americas, Washington will not have
any of the worst of the Whitney exchange.
Monday the Chicagos only made two singles off
of Healy." - Boston Globe
The Ryan-Fogarty deal has encountered a
! hitch. and it is by no means sure that the
understood. has said that he does not want to
go away from Chicago unless he is not wanted
there: All depends on Mr. Spalding. who has
promised definite reply within ten days.
GOSSIP OF THE BALL FIELD.
Donnelly has been played on third base for
the past few days and has shown up very well.
But, of course, he will have to step aside if
Manager Morrill, is to do guard duty on the left
foul-line this summer. This probably means
that Donnelly will go. and gives a manager a
tirst-class chance to obtain good third base
man. Donnelly is sharp, steady infelder,
and plays ball with his whole heart Yet, when
the home management has secured such
player John Morrill,. there is nothing to do
| but to dispose of Donnelly
The whole problem to be solved before the
regular season opens on the Oath of this month
| is to find the strongest batting team possible.
| with due regard for the proper fielding condi-
! tons. At first it was a question of releasing
or retaining OBrlen, and he was PLAYED
| on thirdt to see how he compared with
| Carney. who was thought to be the COM
| ing first baseman. The result of this
experiment seems to be that OBrien is still
! batter, while Carney is good fielder and has
the material i'll him for heavy stick work. The
team cannot afford to lose the services of either
man. and the best solution seems to be to put
| O'Brien back in his old place and slip Carney
| into right field. Then comes the question of
| what to do with Shoch. There never was q
| harder worker or more conscientious PLAYER
! than the Little man who of late has been wear
ing green jacket. He is batter and is also
a fielder of the first order. Where, then, is he
to go?
MANAGER MORRILL, TO DECIDE.
These are questions that President Hewitt
has wisely left for Manager Morrill, to settle
He will have to look over the team carefully
place the men in all sorts of positions, play
them under all sorts of conditions and then
weigh the results in his managerial mind
| There is no use for man to have hold of
team with all of the responsibilities attaching
| thereto without fun authority to handle his
men just as he sees fit. This is the order that
Mr.. Hewett has very judiciously given. and the
public ought to be satisfied. Then Morrill, will
have to decide which of the catchers and pitch
ers will remain for the championship season.
THE BATTERIES.
There now five pitchers and four catch
ers on the roll, counting Healy as having
| signed-O'Day, Healy, Person, Haddock and
| Keefe. and Mack, Clark, Ebright and Banning
| The club cannot afford to carry nine men
| through the season merely for battery work
and some of these will have to be released.
| Thus, again, the question will come before Mr.
| Morrill, as to which men show the greatest
! promise, not only of good battery work alone,
but also OF the best all-around ball playing.
| DIAMOND DUST
| Tickets are out for the great series of games
between the reporters and the policemen for
the benefit of the police relief fund April 80,
June and July l..
| Sweeney stock has been looking UP in the
| base ball market of late. He has been PLAYING
| a steadier game at short. and has been doing
| some creditable stick work.
| Wlsmans great circus catch Thursday was a
| marvel of cool-headedness and pluck man
Is not apt to do any very accurate Judgment
of the erratic course of a fly ball while lying
| fiat on his back.
Wilmot is clinching his reputation as a
sprinter. He stretches out an ordinary two
base hit into triple. and takes advantage of
anything that looks like a sacrifice hit.
| Walter Hewett has probably obtained more
| wholesome advertising in the baseball worl d
! during the past few months than any other
league president ever had. He has shown pluck
! and judgment, and is being applauded for his
| success on every side.
! The Emerson club has been organized for
| 1889, under the management of Pitt Saum. 1917
NJ street Their age limit is eighteen years.
/ All of the New Yorks have signed but Ward
| and keefe. This has a flavor of the beginning
( of the 'SS season, when these two men held out
until the last day.
! Young Keefe. of Washington, is going to do
| some good work before the season closes He
has filed ont and is big man now. Besides
his pitching qualities, which are of a high
order. he has started reputation for batting,
and is very ambitious in that line.
The West Virginia Recount.