Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-02
TO PLAY REAL BALL.
Getting In Readiness for the Opening
OF the Season.

Getting In Readiness for the Opening
OF the Season.
The exhibition date with the Lehigh Cniyer-
sity team has been cancelled and consequently
there will be no base bail played here until
Friday the 9Th, when the Hamilton, Ont, team
Of the International League will be the sttrac-
ton. This club will also play on Saturday. In
the meantime Manager Ted will give his men
all the practice possible and will endeavor to
locate the strong and weak points. Most of his
attention will be given to the formation Of
the batteries, which are still doubtful. Malo-
ney will probably pitch to Nicholas, Mccoy TO
Riddle and Phillips to Bird. The last named
man, however, will have 10 be utilized to cover
the center field since Slower has been released,
although Mr.. Sullivan has man or two in
mind tor the place.
The local Federation of Labor has instituted
boycott on the team on account of the en-
Pio!-nent or non-union men in improving the
grounds. Mr.. Hewett saws that il any such
men have been employed il was without his
hhowiedge, and he does not known anything
ABOUT the matter. The trouble will probably
be amicably arranged
IMPROVEMENTS At THE PARK.
Inc postponement of the date OF the OPEN
ing game at the new grounds has been as a
fall OF MAMMA to the contractor for in the soggy
condition of the earth il has been almost i'm
possible to do any grading. Considerable
WORK was done yesterday. however. and il will
DC pushed today. As matter of some interest
IL may be stated that it takes Just - minutes TO
so IN 18th street car from eth street and the
avenue TO the corner of 18th ard [, which is
81 squares from the entrance gates Taking
this figure and expanding il to suit the altered
conditions OF the increase of traffc az the base
ball hour and making allowance for the shor.
walk TO the grounds it should not take one
more than thirty minutes at the most to go
from 9Th street, which is well down town. to
the turn stile. The herdics will run to the
corner OF 10th and L. square and halt from
the gate.
EXHIBITION GAMES.
The local magnates are figuring on some
new exhibition dates to i'll in the idle days be-
tween now and the 18th. There are three of
these dates, the 18th, 10th and 18th. The
games now arranged are: 4th and 9Th. HaInil-
ton; 9TH. Williams College; Sth and 9th, Bos-
ton; 10th and 18th. Cuban Giants; nth and
18th, Richmond; 18TH Gorhams
There is a lively possibility that the Brother
hood will. at the meeting to be held in New
York today, change its schedule of games 10
be played in Pittsburg to avoid unnecessary con-
dict with League games there. IL this be done
the League viii probably mako corresponding
changes in its schedule IN order to neutraliZe
the effect of this move. 1t is now a fight for
life or death. The Pittsburg managers have
offered Beckiey $1,000 IL is said, If he will re-
turn to the fold, but hc has declined with
thanks. More down-trodden slaves.
At Philadelphia yesterday the Athletics were
defeated by the team from the University of
PENNSYLVANIA, TO s. by virtue of better hitting
and all-round playing. This is the second de-
feat of the Athletics by college men and the
Philadelphians are beginning to look blue.
Rochester was prevented from playing III
10 rsfnNr hN..
row the Hamilton's will cross bats with the
Orioles. and this will give Mr.. Hewett a chance
to observe the comparative values of the two
teams, Washington and Baltimore. since Ham
ilton will come directly here. The Hamilton
team includes as battery, Powell and Fulmer.
who played in this city in 1855 and then went
to Baltimore. Powell manages the Canadian
team.
O'Brien and Gleason will play with the
local team on Friday, the former on second and
the latter at short.
NOTES.
Keep patient!
Washington goes TO Baltimore five times this
year.
Friday is an unlucky day. and the 4th falls
on Friday. Mr.. Hewett is rash.
Whistler has had a good natured lecture
since Saturdays game, and will play more
sprlghty ball next time. There is good stuff
in him.
Mulvey has crossed the Rubicon. Yesterday
was the day for the Phillies to report for duty
but Joe stayed at Brotherhood Park. He has
not returned the advance money he received
from Rogers.
The Boston Brotherhood team defeated the
New iorks yesterday al Richmond. II TO 1,
seven innings. Boston made 9 hits. errors
and New lork hits, errors.
The Brotherhood guarantee trust fund which
was to have been deposited yesterday. was not
forthcoming. This was 10 consist OF 5000
subscription from each club, making $4,000
Tim heefe says there was no occasion for the
deposit. as a number of wealthy stock holders
have signed bond guaranteeing payment
Tom Beasey is quoted in current Dall note
as saying that he will play better ball than ever
this year. Two years ago Thomas made that
same remark TO STAR reporter just before the
season of 1858 opened. Thomas may have in
tended to keep his promise, but he failed. 1t
Is the annual parade of every down-hill player.
II Tom were on the up grade. colt with a
record to make, this announcement might be
believed, but, unfortunately, he has begun to
slide, and his yearly utterance stands as an ex-
ample OF great many other spring promises.
There is an unusually large crop of men IN
the field this year who are going to play the
game of their lives. Nearly every string of
base ball notes contains two or three of them.
This is interesting and tends to show that the
men are nervedup to every effort by tie abaor-
NAL condition OF things.