Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-09-05
St. Louis and Boston will now battle, bu. tho

St Louis and Boston win now battle, but the
latter Is too far ahead.
=, The Colonels laid of here yesterday rather
than go to Philadelphia.
McTamany made five hits in the game yester.
day with Milwaukee, all singles.
| Foreman gave five bases on balls, hit three
men, struck out four and was hit for three
| bases.
The Statesmen have done pretty well this
week, taking three out OF five games played,
| two from their most deadly rivals.
The ball team of the printing Office job room
beat that of the specification room yesterday.
to B. and it is now champion Of the Office
| Washingtons iufield was q veritable stone
wall and the outfeld was a combination for
/ tress and catapult. The eyes of the Orioles
were opened widely Mt the exhibition of snappy
bail playing given by Shaunon's men.
Wild Bill Widner is now pitching for an anna
teur team in Cincinnati. This is the man for
whom Washington went to law against the
Texas League and won. After he had been Be-
cured he was found to be largely addicted to
| other liquids than Potomac water, however
great the provocation may have been, and lac
| proved q future.
| sporting contemporary defines a 'glass-
| arm player rs one who is drawing his salary
| on his past reputation. The class is large and
growing. but the time will come soon when
! their arms will be broken and their salaries
will cease.
Foreman is the only Washington pitcher who
has won more games than he has lost.
communication has come to The STAR in
the following language, and it is printed with
the mare OF the author reserved for ''obvious
reasons IN order to show the pitfalls that are
in the path of the compiler Of those notes:
The exaggerations and praise which the
Otympics attribute toward themselves in their
report of the defeat of the Orientais on Thurs
day last were numerous. There being several
mistakes"
W. Z. Abro writes to The STAR to say that
ne Is anxious to form a four-club circuit of
| amateur clubs representing the various sec
tons OF the city to play for the championship
OF Washington. Clubs should be composed of
players under seventeen years Of age, and all
letters relating to the subject should be sent to
Mr.. Aibro at 1916 street northwest. One
club has already been formed.
The Dukes played the Dowds yesterday to o
tie. the score being II to IL. The Dukes have
released Boncbrake and signed Hannah, the
first baseman OF the Comiskeys--salary not
named. The manager of this team, c. j.
Gockoler. would like to receive challenges from
all teams of players OF sixteen years and under
reached by letters addressed to 4th and X
streets northwest
The American Association is following in the
footsteps of the Washington club. 1t bias had
three presidents already this year and the Ma
tlonals have had three managers.
The once famous $50, 600 battery Of Boston
Clarkson and Kclly-is once moro working to-
Sether, but at what a cost to the triumvirs
A note comes in to say that the Young CO.
miskeys have signed the southern pitcher aud
short stop Gilmer off of the Alabama Base Ball
Club. They claim to have the strongest team
of boys under fifteen years in Washington.
Challenges should be sent to Ivan Leavey, $40
9TH street northwest
The team OF the Columbia Athletic Club tied
the series for the A. A. L. eastern champion
ship by defeating the New Jerseys at Bergin
Point to 2. punched hits did the business
Columbia playeQ we'll together and won by
good team work. The battery for Columbia
was Leach and II. Wright. Columbia made
seven hits and two errors and New Jersey six
hits and two errors