Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-27

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E%MSAS with sting IN every
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AL MYERS. or another. hut lac
makes dive for it. his long arms swing
down on 1t and he clutches 1t firmly. and then
II settles INTO the first haSfmans hands Just
in time. He plays with an ease and
certainty that Is refreshing. and ball
seldom goes Myers way without
pretty well defined sentiment all through
the grounds that tn" runner Is as good as out.
Once IN while he tumbles. but nine times out
OF ten he RECEIVERS 80 quickly that nothing Is
los And yet when H. first came here there
was hardly man who would say good word
for HIM. He out of ms position at short
stop. and there was howl for his release. but
he kept on playing, steadily improving. and
when he was properly placed ut second he
showed the city that the team was provided
with second hastman Of the first order But
he remembered his old eNperIcn and keeping
IN mind the misses and howls that used 20 come
10 him from the boards. hc will never take off
his cap or respond IN any way To the applause
oil the crowds which come to him pretty ire
quently.
IL OTHER CITIES.
Pittsburg's luck is thought 10y some to be in
dlcative of much stronger team than the Smoky
City had last year; but IL must be remembered
that Arson has hardly got has men down 10 a
playing basis yet after their jaunt around the
world. There Is good deal OF practicing and
managing TO be done before thew will be in
condition for championship work. even though
most of them spent the winter playing.
One of the surprises of the week Was tie way
IN which Boyle went 10 pieces m Indianapolis
ON Thursday IN the game with Cleveland The
Infants had an easy time with his delivery and
forced HIM Ia go OF the field. This shows one
of three things. that Boyle Is not yet IN shape
that he has lost his grip under the new rules:
or that the Cleveland team Is not composed OF
such chumps after all as many have thought
them 10 be.
The loss of the Polo grounds bv the New
York club will be a serious blow To the finances
OF all the clubs in the league. New York is re-
gardcd as being, with Chicago. about the best
city for a baseball crowd in the COUNTRY, but
TINS reputation WAS due much to the loca-
tlon OF the grounds as anything else. With the
baseball park situated within the CITY limits.
II was an easy matter, what with I. roads and
other means of conveyance. to run out 20 the
game. and thus the crowds numbered many
thousands. But with the game being PLAYED
ON Staten Island the thing Is very different,
since the only means OF reaching the grounds
Is by boat. IL has been estimated that the loss
of the Polo grounds will reduce the crowds at
the New York games at least a thousand day.
This loss is not all on the home club OF course
and many dollar will be missed from the
treasure boxes OF the league this year, all on
account OF Gov. HILLS veto.
AT HOME.
Washington is especially fortunate with re-
gard to its base ball park 1t is large enough
to accommodate the biggest crowds that turn
out, 1t is in the best of order is easily reached
by cars. lac rides. or on foot. and is surrounded
by interesting objects. such a. the dome III the
capitol. the smokc-stack of factory on the N f.
a row of elegant dwellings on the right and such
magnificent structures a. the Pension office and
the District buildings looming up on the hori-
he H. ut h.. AZ t..
the song of the peanut boy. and ms colleague
the score-card urchIn, to make a melody 10 rest
the ears OF the crank. rs he sits on the boards
and declares that lac would not take five John
Wards Tor two such men as Morrill, and Mise"
Ills. by the way, Is becOmmg-if il has not
already become-the prevailing idea. not only
In THIS city, but throughout the country as well.
THE PROSPECTS
of the home team are bright. and Wednesdays
defeat has by no means caused any general
drop in public confidence.
1t Is pretty well understood that Carney is to
play first base for the remainder of the season.
or until some turn of events comes To make a
change desirable. That Is 10 say he piaving the
position to the entire satIsiact ion OF Manager
Morrill,. and unless he falls from grace by bad
work or bad luck hc is liable to continue to
guard first bag. Morrill, l. getting better
accustomed 10 playing NJ third. but has not as
yet succeeded IN inspiring any great degree Of
a held captain and manager such as TO
cause what little he may lack at present as a
fielder 10 sink out of sight. sam Wise is des-
tined 70 great popularity here. and. well man
aged. wiii probably strengthen the team more
than amy other addition.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
Arson turned the tables on Pittsburc yester-
day. and with the aid OF his stone wall pounded
out game in great style. The score was to
/. The batteries were Calvin and Miller and
Tener and Farrell. The victory was earned,
Calvin being batted numerically. The Chi
cago men fielded a beautiful game and their
Opponents did pretty nearly az we'll Chicago
made IL hits and errors 10 lIttsburgs' o hue
and errors.
The Hoosiers. by defeating Cleveland yestcr-
day by the score of IL 10 :. pushed INTO iirst
place alongside OF fittsharg. The game was
full of hard hitting. total Of - bases being
earned 10y hatuuS. GttEvlu and Buckley. and
Spragae and Subtitle NvrU the batteries. In-
dianapolis made Is hats and > errors. and Clove-
land IS hits and 4 errors. From the fact that
indianapolis earned IL runs Il would seem that
they managed 20 bunch thrir hits while their
opponents wrrr not fortunate.
At ST. Louis 81 LouIs. :. Cincinnati. q
AL other games werv prevented by the rain
or the bad grounds.
HttSburg and indianapolis lead the league,
with two games won and one lost: then comes
Philadelphia third. with one won and none
lost; New York and Boston are tied for fourth
place, each having won and lost a game; Chi
cago and Cleveland stand together at sixth
position. with one won and two lost while
Washington is last, having lost one game and
had no opportunity TO play any more.
NOTES.
The ardent wishing of the base-ballists here
for clear sky and dry ground next Tuesday
might be taken as an evidence of strong pa
triotism in connection with Che New York CEN
tennial, but il has a more direct relation to the
anticipated game that is to be played between
the reporters and the policemen at Capitol
park that afternoon
The policemen have selected the following
nine of clubs for the game, given in the order
of batting: Casey, pitcher, Boardman, short
stop; Hagan, first base; Easser, second
base; WEIGH, center field Ferguson, left
field; BROKER. third base; Gherman, catcher,
and Narrower, right field The reporters
will play and bat follows: SImms,
shortstop; Fuller, second base: McGill, left
field; Jones, pitcher; Dwyer, catcher; McSween,
right field; Larner. center field; Doyle, third
base. and Burrill. first base.
The Post newsboys have organized for the
season with the following players: NJ. Sullivan,
catcher: II. Fitzgerald, pitcher; H. Valley, LIST
base, NJ Moran, % base; j. Hanlon, Sd base;
j. Quill shortstop: F. Schaffer. left field; T..
Harlow, center field; Vim. Harlow and L.
Riley. right field; Manager, J. II. Haines, No.
no LIST street. They played 26 games last sea-
son, winning % and losing 4.
The effect of the new rules upon the batting