Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-23

| getting down to the point where improve
ment was essential that the club should
live in the esteem of the populace. The
exampls set by Manager Snyder on Thurs
inspire the men to better efforts. There are
still some weaknesses visible on the team,
i particularly In the outfeld, where the men,
with the exception Of Paul Hines, are playing
| very loose and careless ball Indeed. 50 bad il
their work, that it savors Of indifference or
/ even Of something worse. Burns has been
warned that unless there is an improvement in
his play be will be suspended without pay, and
this may have . good effect upon him. Beecher
| 10 not half trying for balls that 60 safe when
almost any other fielder would take them in.
Both he and Burns are almost sure TO let balls
that are on the ground go through them, and
they seem to be unable to pick up things
cleanly. Il Beecher playing for his relesse2
powD's HAND
is almost well and he wanted to 60 into the
game yesterday, but Manager Snyder thought
that he had better rest and continued the nine
as it was. He will go west with the team and
as soon as he can play ball without danger he
will take his old place at second, while Smith
will go to third or short Lehman may take
the place Of one of the men in the outfeld, il
there should be Q suspension, rs Ii is not I'M
likely, and he and Mcclure will alternate at
this business 20 long as there is necessity. The
signing of Alvord may result in the ultimate
field on the lines, and whose ability as q cap
tain is 90 infnitesimal that it is not worth con-
sidering. If be should go MoQuery would prob
ably be made captain.
No more pitchers are required at present
So far Quarles is Just about right so long as
Snyder is in front Of him to keep him steady,
although it is a problem just how well he would
do working with any other catcher. Foreman
is a good man and, although he is hit hard at
times. he Is a run getter and generally good
player, so that his services are always useful.
Carsey and Miller are improving.
HITS AND ERRORS.
Snyder has found his money.
Visnsr 10 bench man for St. Louis.
Umpire Matthews has the largest feet in the
business.
Both Louisville and Brooklyn are after
Staley, but Pittsburg won't release him.
Pitcher Sam Shaw has been awarded to Roch-
ester BY the board of control
The Connecticut league has been admitted to
the terms of the national agreement.
Jim Davis is playing here in order to get
money enough to get home with, so it is said.
The Western Association is beginning to
weaken. Base ball does not thrive out there
on such a large scale all at once.
Visner is quoted as saying that good players
viii not come to Washington because the spec
make errors. Hardly. good player will 60
anywhere for salary, and he does not care for
the comments of the crowd. He is out for
money, and if he is really good player he will
not be roasted except for really bad work, for
which he should be given u howl. visner
played lazy ball here and was very properly
criticised. and he does not like the town be-
cause he was released
There were five three-base hits made in yes
terdays game. four of them by Washington.
This gave the home team twenty bases on its
hits. That's pretty good batting
The cry is already going up the country over:
''1f We only had a frst-rate field captain" 1t
is the same cry that has been made year after
year, and will be made for years to come. Com
petent field captains are so scarce that the
whole number In the profession can be counted
on ones fngers.-SportiEg Life.
The Ariels defeated the Visners yesterday for
the third successive time. The score was "a to
3, the winners doing superior stick work.
The Olympic Junior Base Ball Club was de-
feated yesterday by the Prospects by the score
Of 2S to 4.