Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-07-30

The grounds of the Athletic Club in Phila-
doiphia were so wet ycsferiay that the game
between IL and the NATIONALS had to be post
poned. Unless 1t should rain today there will
be splendid game at National Park this after
noon between the same teams. which will be
the last chance that Washingtonians will have
TO see their recognized club before il starts off
for the wild and woOlly region where they re-
lease players with invisible ink. The club will
not get so far west as Omaha where this trick
was said to be first tried on but it will 20 on a
very extended tonr, as they say of bridal
couples.
During this trip games will be played as
follows: At Cincinnati, August l. 2. 4; at CO.
lumbus. August D. g, Z; at Louisville, Angus; 3.
=, 10; at st. Louis, August IL II. -. Then the
team will return to play Philadelphia on the
18th, 18th and 18th of August on the home
grounds.
The game today will begin at 40 as usual and
will be free to ladies. II Is expected that the
batteries will be Foreman and Mcclure against
sanders and Miligan. Sutcliffe will play in left
held and the rest of the combination will be
the same as before. Beecher il not booked to
appear.
wAsHIsaroN's CHANCE.
An announcement comes east this morning
that might be the signal for the Washington
club TO take some important steps. This is the
word that Left Fielder Ed Andrews has been
released by King kellv and 10 now ut liberty to
sign wherever he may please Fe is spoil
'jng 10 come to Washington and he does not
fake any pains to conceal that fact. When a
man OF his ability wants 10 pav bsl in
tain place and there is q large nole 70 Re filled
in that place IL should not be n difficult matter
TO negotiate an agreement between them. if
the directors 80 wish II cannot be denied
that there Is hole in the Washington team
and it is useless &c Try TO PLAY out the season by
putting extra men III eft field. Every club
should have two catchers who dc nothing but
receive dellVeries thai there '. areh
an opportunity to get Sc strong man An
drews II would surely seem Wasting a chance
TO let IL slip by. He Is a rpn-getter and he
plays ball TO win every minute, besides bel &
an unusually gen.iemaEiv ball tosser and
easily disciplined payer. "" was not released
by Cincinnati because he was not good enough.
but because he and K@l.y die. not get along to-
gether- II is said that the man was stronger
than the master. and there vas ieaiousv.
THE c. A. c. AND TIE L.. I.C.
The game that was &c have bsen played yes
terday between the Columbia Club and the
team Of the ". L. l C. at National Park, in the
race for tine A. A Z. championship of the
south, did not materialize owing to some mis-
understanding between the clubs and the Ma
honal Park people about the grounds. Some
people went out to see the game, not very
many to be sure, but enough to form large
sized wad OF disappointed humanity, and they
were inclined to be wroth when the word WINS
passed out that there would be no game. The
contest will take place at Capitol Park This af-
ternoon.
NEXT YEARS CIRCUIT.
There is good deal Of talk floating around
just now to the effect that the association cir
cult Ii to be changed, and there are various
cities mentioned the possible successors to
certain clubs and additions to the list Buff
falo. for instance, is spoken of and Kansas
City has been said to be ready 10 jump into the
AT no frat inv itat,
isprobably very little truth i'll these rumors e5-
pecially that about Kansas City, which il the
stronghold of the Western Association. Per-
haps the best statement of the situation comes
from President Kramer of the American Asso-
citation, who las lelesraphed as follows to the
Baltimore San:
Il do not believe there will be anv changes in
the circuit this season. When the trouble with
the directors in Louisville vas announced a
few days ago applications we're received from
four larger anu stronger cities, but no action
was taken because Louisville wishes to con-
tinue. Next season Pittsburg. BROOKLYN and
Chicago will be represented in the American
Association, while Cincinnati will never be
abandoned by Us. and next year 1 will be rep
resented by much stronger club than the
present one. located on a lew ground close to
the National League Park. Ali sorts of
fairy tales are being concocted by the
league about Mr.. Brush buying our Cinein-
natl club and removing il TO Indianapolis
". L
call 1t the yeriest nonsense. AL We ask is
for the league to attend to Its own business and
we will surely let II severely alone. National
agreement Is now national humbug as admins
tered by the national board. Rest assured the
American Association will continue its indie
pendent existence Notwithstanding the leagues
intrigues. Pay no attention 20 any league ca
nards. The league can no longer practice the
'rule-or-ruin' policy with Our association or
with the public. do not believe any national
4 l.a.N L
a central or national beard. Its utter useless
ness has long since been demonstrated ana il
| stands today as the laughing stock of the coun-
try 1t dieo Young but died hard II the
league lets us alone We will treat it as gener-
Gus rival. but If it wants to fight it can have all
| IL wants. now and hereafter"
NV BALL CLUE YOR INDIANAPOLIS.
John i. Brush, the indianapolis ball mag
nate, has secured lease on the YMC.A. ball
park in that city and has had the grand stand
removed from the Old Athletic Park to his new
| acquisition. This l. interpreted TO mean that
| the deal of the Cincinnati league club will he
/ perfected and that the club will be taken IN
| Indianapolis.
BARSIE DISAPPOINTED AT BUFFALO.
Manager Bsrnie Of the Baltimore club arrived
at Buffalo: yesterday III search of players to
! strengthen his team. Mr.. Barnie particularly
wants Second Baseman Mack, who wore an
/ QultuIh lldltlnOr6 clubs
I most prosperous season. Liberal offers were
| made to the directors Of the Buffalo club for
several of their players, but at meeting last
evening they decided not to part with any of
| treir team. Manager Ih,rpie lett FOR Cincinnati
last night. lie said he was disappointed at not
| getting the men.
| GAMES ELSEWHERE.
1t was thoroughly bad playing that lost the
\ Pittsburgs . victory yesterday. There was not
| a Pittsburger who hail anything to do that did
even fairly we'll. except shugsrtat short. The
/ Rods did better, but IT was an pnIn terestlng
! contest throughout
Brooklyn wor yesterday from Philadelphia
| by heavy batting In the last inning. Both sides
played well il the field.
| The Bostons les, yesterdays game with the
Orioles through their own errors and the timely
batting Of the Baltimores. McMahon pitched
I for Baltimore and seven hits were scored
of him. hsddock aud Fitzgerald we're in the
box for Boston. the latter going in the box in
the seventh inning after Haddock had been
! batted hard.
The New York league game was pos.pon ed
by rain.
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