Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-26
THE MAN AT THE BAT.
The Race in the Atlantic Association
Fairly Opened.
HAVOC By THE RAIN-THE GAMES PLAYED YES
TERDAY-THE FIGHT FOR PATRONAGE IN PITTS
BURG-A RUMoRED CHANGE OF LEAGUE
SCHEDULE.


Every game scheduled in the Atlantic Asso-
citation of base ball clubs was prevented yester-
day by the rain or the wetness of the grounds,
and accordingly there is no change in the situ-
alton. Today there will probably be no game
here. but the chances are that by Monday
the weather will have settled sufficiently to
permit the playing of the second sched-
uled game with Jersey City. This club
plays here also Tuesday and the
Worcester club will be the attraction on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday. One of the
few determined facts about the race for the
Atlantic Association pennant is that Baltimore,
Washington. Hartford. Newark and Worcester
are about evenly matched, and this will ensure
very close race, for time at least. Balti-
more is weakened by the loss of ORourke's
services and Newark by the disabling of
Pitcher Miller. Washington is suffering from
lame pitchers. two of the best men. Mccoy and
Maloney. being very stiff in their throwing
arms, but Manager Sullivan thinks
that they will be all right as
soon as the weather gets at all
warm. In this situation the expedient of try
Ing amateur pitchers is spoken of, but this is
always doubtful move. Wise was once good
pitcher, but Of late he has not had much sue
cess IN the box against the amateur teams of
the District He is generally regarded as some
what of back Number, and the announcement
that he Is to be put in the box by the home
management is generally received with a shrug
OF the shoulders BY the enthusiasts Lyston.
the Baltimore amateur, is practically an IN
known quantity.
YESTERDAYS GAMES.
There were but four championship games
played yesterday, resulting as follows:
National League-Cincinnati, 10; Pittsburg,
l. Cleveland, 10; Chicago, 6.
Players League Cleveland, 9; Pittsburg, 8.
Chicago, 10; Buffalo, 8.
RAIN DROPS.
Twelve games were postponed yesterday.
There are good many open dates in the
Atlantic schedule for the playing OF postponed
games.
The New Ravens were in luck. The States
men had their teeth set for some more VIC
tories, when the rain came.
Rochester is the highest salaried club in the
American Association.
Cahill, the New Haven catcher who refused
to sign and was subsequently suspended. signed
yesterday and will report June Is. when his
medical studies at Philadelphia are finished
Burdock Is again playing in his position with
the Jersey City team. The club will be
strengthened by number OF new players re-
CARELESS of expense. Aeerdrk Advertiser.
John Clarkson, the high-priced Boston
pitcher, sprained his ankle yesterday and will
probably be laid up for several weeks. This
Will cripple the Beaneaters badly.
The Kansas City club has entered suit in
equity in Philadelphia against Pickett and the
Philadelphia Brotherhood club to restrain the
former from playing with the latter club. His
former contract with the plaintiff is the ground
of the snit
Jim Mutrie has announced that the league
has seen the evil Of trying to make rivalry pay
III having games in cities on the same dates
with the brotherhood, and that upon the COM
piet1on Of the present series the league man
ayers will meet and reOrganize the schedule so
as to hit dates when the players will be away.
The story of the transfer of the Buffalo
brotherhood team to this city has fallen fiat
This movement would be almost an impossi-
blllty at this time, when the schedule has been
partly played owing to the fact that Washing
ton Is In the eastern circuit and Buffalo is
classed as a western city. There is not room
here for more than one club.
The Pittsburg league magnates are begin
ming to despair over the small crowds drawn
by their team. They have steadily dwindled
down almost to nothing. Four hundred spec
tators saw the team trounced YESTERDAY and
on some of the other days there have been even
less. Two dispatches are sent ont from Pitts
the league club and says that the brotherhood
team has been drawing we'll. while the other
shows that the players game there yesterday
only drew $50 people. The latter says that
there Is almost no interest taken in the sport.
There is nothing like just enough of good
thing, and no more, but too much of a poor
article s probably hard even on Pittsburg
stomach.
In the two games played in the league yes
terday there were 80 hits and 16 errors made.
and in the two brotherhood games there were
43 hits and - errors. The thing has been run
ming about even as far the playing goes. but
far from even in the clicking of the turnstyles