Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-03-25
GETTING IN TRIM
What the Washington Club Of Bas
Ball Colts Will Do.

The local problem in base ball circles as to
who is to run the Atlantic association team
here has been settled jus. % TIE STAR said
yesterday II would, by Mr.. sullivan's return to
the old fold and joining forces with Mr..
hewett once more. To-day the genial Ted
took his colts over TO Georgetown and put
them through their PAGES on the University
grounds. He will repeat this operation on
Thursday, and on Saturday the team will begin
actual work by appearing for the first time
together In game against the Rochester club,
and will probably be defeated. 1t will take
some days for the new men to get accustomed
to each other, especially now, at the very be-
ginning OF the season, and IL would not be
surprising. and 1t should not be dscouraging
If they lose some Of the first exhibition games
here.
TIE NEW GROUNDS.
The work on the grounds at Stand Pipe park
has been resumed and will be pushed ahead
at q dollhouse rate during the remain ing days
of this week. The fence il nearly completed,
the bleacheries are beginning TO look like
something akin to a grand stand. The stills for
the covered stand are in position and active
work on this part of the job will be begun to-
day or tomorrow. The weather has been SO
bad that the grounds have been almost too
soft for working and as a result almost nothing
has been done in the way of grading or roll
ing. But Contractor Gleason says that he will
be ready in time and Mr.. Hewett is satisfied
with this assurance.
THE WARD CASE
was tried yesterday in New York before Judge
Lawrence Of the supreme court, the suit being
brought by the Metropolitan exhibition COM
pany, John B. Day, president to restrain
Short-stop Ward from giving his services to any
other club for the season Of 1890. The trial
was for the purpose OF testing Judge O'Brien's
decision against the granting of . preliminary
injunction. At the conclusion Of the evidence
and the arguments Judge Lawrence said:
Gentlemen, really cannot see what / am to
try in this case. 1t is not the custom OF this
court to reverse the opinion of a supreme court
judge" Finally, after further argument to
show him that q decision on the reserve rule
was expected from him, he agreed to take the
case under consideration and said that he
would reserve his decision. 1t is the general
opinion that the decision will be unfavorable to
the league.
BRUSH AGAIN.
A rumor has come from Columbus and has
been denied to the effect that the Columbus
association team has been sold to Brush, the
silent Hoosier. The truth ID that Brush tele-
graphed to the Columbus president soon as
the league had dropped indianapolis asking
him his figure for the sale of Columbus. He
was told that there was no figure. An idea has
gone abroad to the effect that the story was
given circulation for the purpose of stirring
up the local enthusiasts and booming the sale
OF the season tickets.
TROUBLE IN THE BROTHERHOOD.
The Boston brotherhood team has stubbed
its toe rather badly against an unforeseen OBJ
stacle. The carpenters at work on the new
grounds quit work yesterday by order Of the
carpenters union. The trouble comes from
the claim Of the labor union men that the
1rNk ha. kaa d. Al
them 10 let out contracts only to such men as
agreed to employ union labor, pay union wages
and enforce the union regulations as to work.
ing hours. This was to be done in exchange
for the agreement to indorse the brotherhood.
The union claims that the brotherhood, not
only in Boston, but also in Philadelphia aud
Chicago, has failed to conform to the require
ments of the union. This trouble may com.
plicate matters for a time, but will probably
be patched up by concessions by the brother
hood.
MOTIFS OF THE GAME.
Harry Wright is very much afraid lest the
efforts of the brotherhood to seduce Myers,
Clements, Gleason and Thompson will succeed.
1t comes on pretty good authority that each Of
these men has been offered $500 If he will
jump. The men refuse to talk, beyond Myers
and Gleason saying that they have no inten-
ton of going back on the league. 1t is said
that Reach is on his way to Norfolk, where the
Phillies are now stopping.
Yesterdays games resulted as follows: At
Observation-Disclosures 8; Richmond, 6. At st.
ugustine-Brooklyn %; st. Augustine, /. At
Charlottesville, Va.-Boston, IL; University OF
Virginia. 4. At phia--Athletics, IL !;
Picked Nine, 1; Gree game.) At Jacksonville
Philadelphia, IL; Brooklyn, 8; players
League)
President Brush received telegram yester-
day from President Mills, of the international
league. inviting him to put team in that asso-
citation. Brush answered that he could not
consider the offer until he had returned to In
dianapols. PHILADELPHIA Inquirer.
Brush is very much sought after il seems,
He ought to set up training school for players
for Days benefit
Dunlap has decided that he will do better BY
abandoning the ''ungrateful brotherhood" and
has decided to sign with the Pittsburg league
team.