Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-10-14

The official averages of the league players
during the past season were published yester-
day. Brouthers leads the batting list, having
played in 1876 games, been 4S5 times at bat
made los runs. I8l base hits and 81 sacrifice
hits, percentage of 1873. GlasscOck is second
with 1853; Arson third, BAL; Herman fourth,
.334; Carroll FIFTH, $3.50; Ewing sixth, 1926; Ryan
seventh, 1874; Van Haltren eighth, 1922
ORourke ninth, 800; Connor TENTH .3i6
Seery eleventh. .313; Fields and Duffy twelfth,
81; Gore thirteenth, .305; Fl. Richardson and
Hines fourteenth. 1904; Andrews and Mexican
hfteenth, .3O2; Wilmot sixteenth, .301, and DAILY
(Washington) seventeenth, 800. The other
Senators stand thus: Beecher tied with Thomp-
son for nineteenth, 1856; Mack tied with Dele
hanty for twenty-hrst, 1872; John Irwin,
twenty-third, .2S9; Hoy tied with Denny and
Tebeau, .2S3; Clark forty-foureh, .257; Wise
Irwin tied with Tom Brown and Flint for sixty
first, .232; Haddock sixty-sixth. .223: Krock
seventy-seventh. .1S6; G.. Keefe eighty-second,
.163; Ferson eighty-ninth, ia
Arson leads the first basemen, 1892. Morrill,
ranks fourth, Mack ninth and Carney tenth and
last.
Dunlap is still king of second, .949 Myers
reached fourth place and Wise ninth, .9l6.
Denny also holds his rank of first third base
man, 1913. Brother John is ninth and Peter
Sweeney tenth.
Bastian, Chicago, is ranked first shortstop,
stands sixth. 1892, and Sam Wise twelfth.
Gllks OF Cleveland played in 20 games as a
fielder and, not having made an error. is the
owner of the wonderful percentage of 1000.
Fogarty Is second, 800. Wilmot is tied with
HanlOn. twelfth, .9l9 Shoch and Mack are
nineteenth, 905.; Hoy twenty fifth, $50;
Beecher twenty-ninth, $3.50; Carney thirty
second and last, 1856.
Bennett is first among catchers, .916. Ewing,
CAMEL. Darling aud Tom Daily are in order
after. Mack Is seventeenth with .799.
THE FUTURE OF THE WASHINGTON CLUB.
A special in the Philadelphia Press this morn
ing says that Walter Hewett has announced
that he has had enough of the base ball bust
ness and the material at Capital park will be
sold a. auction next week. 1t is rumored that
he has disposed of his league franchise to the
Brooklyn club, but it Is hardly probable that
such deal has been consummated. During
the past year the Senatorial team has been a
constant drain upon the Hewett estate, and as
executor of his fathers will he does not feel
Justified in drawing any further upon the FAM
lily treasury for funds to invest in base ball. He
realizes that he cannot attend to his real estate
business In conjunction with a base ball club,
and as the latter yields him no profit it will
have to CO."
This is not strictly true. Mr. Hewett, as has
been well known here for almost the entire
season. has serious inclinations to leave the
business, but, as he stated only day ago to a
STAR reporter. he is perfectly willing to con-
tinue if he can find two or three other men who
will advance equal shares Of stock. Mr.. Hewett
says, very wisely. that $4,000 is not enough
capital for first-ciass ball club, that 1t should
be increased 70 $4,000. or better, S25 600 He
wants to find some partners in the concern, for
he likes base ball and would continue in the
business gladly if some one would share
the responsibility with him. He is
not going to act hastily in the
matter. for he has all winter to look around
him. He will reserve his men with the rest of
the clubs and will occupy his spare time be-
tween now and the opening of the next season
looking for capitalists. The sale of the goods
at the park is simply necesstated by the ex-
piration of Mr.. Hewett's lease, which will occur
November He would have to vacate on that
day and he concluded that it will be cheaper to
sell the fences, stands, &C., than to store them.