Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-03
LEAGUE.
ASSOCIATION.


Three more gamesl
John Irwin had batting average Of 500 in
eight games, September 2O-2s.
New York has been shut once each by Cleve-
land, Chicago and Boston.
Mutrir threatens to play of some postponed
games in Cleveland and Hart is kicking already
Boston has been shut out without a run seven
times this season; three times by Cleveland,
three by Chicago and once by Pittsburg.
There were only eleven errors made in the
eight games played yesterday, rather re-
markable record
Wouldn't it be comicsl il Boston and st.
Louis played the worlds series after sll?-New
York Herald yesterday. Yes. They have
changed their tune today and are now yelling,
I'VE are the people in the good old style.
Fogarty stole SIX bases last week and leads
the league with a total Of II; Kelly stole seven,
making his total SO. Tom Brown has "a to his
credit. Ward Sc, Hanlon 80, Glssscock 40 and
.nday AZ.
President Reach Of the Philadelphia club is
OF the same opinion as John Morrill, in regard
tn the change IN the rules He thinks that the
cher should be set back feet and that the
number Of balls should be increased to five
He also fsyors the substitution Of rubber bases,
set tush in the ground, for the Gripping arti-
cIes now In use.
Manager Mutrie says: ''If New York needs
the games to win the pennant five games will
be played with Cleveland, Boston's protests to
the contrary. Two games in one day are as
legal now as they were earlier in the season,
and the constitution makes it allowable to play
Oh postponed games in either city, providing
there be not time to play them on the grounds
from which they were postponed"
President Young says that he cannot pass
upon the legality Of such games until they are
played. but that they will have to be referred
u the board Of directors
Mike Kelly has disgraced himself again. He
was SO thoroughly disabled by tangfefoot yes
terday that he could not play, so he sat on the
bench wrapped in an overcoat and made maud
lin comments on the game. The Philadelphia
Press special from Cleveland says:
Barring Kelly's removal from the grounds
tie game was uninterssting. Kelly's conduct
was disgraceful in the extreme and the crowd
appreciated Umpire McQuaids action in hsv-
ing him elected. In the sixth GARRISON who
had been given his base on balls, scored on
balls aud Nash hit safe TO right. Richardson
started home from second, but Radford re-
ts.rned the ball quickly and the runner was
called out at the plate. Kelly was sitting on
the bench and objected to the decision, saying
McQuaid was robbing them. He then started
ward McQuaid and yelled: "You came ives,
just to rob us out of the championship so you
could umpire in the worlds SERIES" The UNI
-e called upon policeman to eject Kelly and
the officer caught hold Of the player, who
threatening manner. Several Of the Boston
players held him and two more policemen
came and pushed Kelly out Of the grounds. He
stood at the gate for awhile and then got into G
carriage and drove to the hotel"
Hart claims that some Cleveland players
made Kelly drunk, but the other side deny this
Indignantly and say that Kelly went it alone. y
Philadelphia has offered el5.00O for Capt
Comlskey OF the 81. Louis club. II 10 the
largest ofer ever made for base ball PLAYER
Pittsburg made an offer Of $4,000 for Auson
but il proved to be only bluff Won der Abe
shook bis head and said that as long as he had
ball team ComiakeY would be NTH IL