Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-04
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON.
Reconstruction of the National Hall Gu
Games Saturday and Sunday.

| Reconstruction Of the National Hall Club
Games Saturday and Sunday.
| The ball team is in luck. in that the present
| trip away from home will not last longer than
/ two DAYS more, for the men are such badly
shaken up condition tina. il would be little less
| than q miracle il they should chance to win a
game. The change Of managers and the con-
sequent searching on the part Of the new man
| for the elements Of defeat have made every
player shake in his shoes, and 1t Is no wonder
that there are defeats instead of victories to be
| recorded The latest change is the release OF
Davis, which will not be hailed with anything
but JOY on the part of the public here at home,
and the signing of old Pop Smith, whose work
with Boston last year showed that he is by no
means q Lack number. Hatfield. il il said. will
play third base and Smith will go TO short,
where he Is quite as effective az at the bag.
His original position was at second base. His
long experience with players and his good
judgment will probably cause Manager Snyder
TO appoint him captain of the team. Now the
directors and manager are looking out for
another pitcher, and if good one is secured
there will be little nothing to be desired, in
an abstract sense, from the team. The only
thing that will be lacking will be the infusion
OF enough team work to make the contests
snappy and victorious.
SETTING THE STYLE.
Washington has at least done one thing this
year; it has set the style in the dismissal of
managers. Saturday afternoon Manager Will
lam Sharsig of the Athletics. whose name has
been linked with that of tina. team for many O
season. was told by the president OF tho club
that his services would no longer be needed.
As in the case of Manager 9rott, lie declined to
accept the notice. and says that he will fight,
but in the meantime the team will be run by
some one else. The steady defeats OF the Ath-
letic team. together with the disasters Of last
season. are the reasons why Mr.. Sharsigs work
Is not held in the highest esteem.
HOW THEY LOST SATURDAY.
The Senators lost the game in Boston Satur-
day by the score Of to 1 because the other
side ba.ted harder. The fielding ON both sides
was clean and sharp, and the Statesmen seemed
to be recovering some what from the bad effects
of their Baltimore ser.es. The batteries were
Bakely anu Mcclure, and HaddOck and Muir
ply. II was another case OF fine work on the
part of Haddock, who has become Boston 3
main standby. Boston scored two runs in the
first inning on a single and a double, steal,
and wild pitch. Washington made its only
run III the fourth inning on single by Beecher
and an error by Brouthers anu hit by Dowd.
Boston pulled away from the close quarters in
the fifth by making one run on singles by Muir
ply and Haddock. IL the seventh two runs
were scored by Boston after two men were out,
by means of a single by Brouthers and u home
run over the fence by Farrell. The last ruin of
the game was scored by Boston in the ninth
inning. Washington made six hits and three
errors and Boston nine hits and one error.
OTHER GAMES SATURDAY.
american Association.
At Observation-Disclosures. 5; Baltimore, 4.
At Boston-Boston. 6: Washington. /.
At Columbus-Co Columbus. Z; Louisville, 6.
At Observation-Disclosures. ~; ST. Louis, ).
National League.
At Philadelphia-Phi Philadelphia, 6; New York, 9.
At Erooklyn-Brooklyn 4: Boston. l.
At Cleveland-Cle Cleveland, A; Cincinnati. z.
GAMES YESTERDAY.
American ASSOCIATION
At Observation-Disclosures. 5, st. Louis, 2
At Columbus-Louisvilie, 8; Columbus, 4.
WHAT THE CLUBS HAVE DONE.
American Association.