Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-27
BACK IN EIGHTH PLACE.
The Senators Dropped Saturdays Game
Owing to Inability TO Hit Safely.
The league clubs rank as follows:
weighing pitched for the Phillies on satur

Weyhing pitched for the Phillies on Satur-
day and he proved 10 be an enigma for the
local players. They had always been able to
bat his delivery before, but Saturday they
could secure only four scattering hits. which,
with errors, gave two runs The Phillies how
ever, sized up Killen without trouble and
whRcked the bean bag at will After seven runs
had been pounded out Foreman was put in
and he kept the hits well scattered, only two
runs being made thereafter Had Foreman
been in the box from the start, while the home
team might not have won, the score would have
been closer. The home management seems in
tent on working Killen for all he's worth, and
more, too. Foreman was Wild giving six men
bases on balls, forcing in one run that way.
The trouble is he hasn't been utilized enough
to keep him in trim.
Other games Saturday resulted as follows:
Brooklyn. 6; Baltimore, 5.
Boston, 3; New York. T.
Pittsburg, Z; Cincinnati, 8.
st. Louis, 5: Cleveland. / first game).
Cleveland. 8; St. Louis. 2 (second game).
Chicago, 8; Louisville, e.
With the score standing 8 to in favor of the
Reds in the fifth at Cincinnati yesterday. with
two men on bases and two out. George Smith
hit for home run and clinched the victory.
Score. to 8. Attendance 5,2S.
Cleveland plays Chicago today, Pittsburg st.
Louis and Louisville Cleveland There is not
much prospect Of regaining sixth place today
even by winning, for Pttsburg Is likely to defeat
81. Louis, although the Browns have lately been
putting up q winning game.
The Philles now have the record of the Sec
son for consecutive victories. The Senators
will probably spoil this record this afternoon,
IL it doesn't rain.
Woodcock doesn't seem to be a bowling sue
cess In the professional ranks. He pitched
splendidly for Brown Exchange
What college pitcher has proved a success in
the Lacquer
Curt WEIGH says that in Baltimore. when they
want to release a man, they play him in left
field. and then over the fence he goes.
President Temple says the Pittsburg Club
offered Calvin to sevenleague teams, but no one
wanted him but St. Louis.
Capt. Comiskey will make no change in the
Reds outfield. He believes in letting winning
combination alone. Tom LOTUS once took
little Nicol out while the Reds were winning
simply to add individual strength to the teams
batting and the result was that the Reds went
to pieces.
Columbus is the pennant winner OF the West
ern League for the first season. BY defeating
Milwaukee Saturday the championship was as
sured to Columbus and the flag was run up on
the Columbus grounds.
This week the eastern clubs will go west,
burg, Boston in Cleveland, Washington in Gin
cinnati, Philadelphia in Louisville, Brooklyn in
st. Louis and Baltimore in Chicago
Boston papers are accusing Billy Hamilton Of
record base running. They say he tries to
steal when there is no sense in it.
The first base ball championship season Of
the National League will close July 10 and the
clubs will begin the second season July 15
Matt kilroy has for the present turned his
attention to horse racing. He is q daily fire.
quenter Of the Gloucester track.
Rochester claims Sam Wise. and not Bestian
10 entitled to be considered the best second
baseman In the Eastern League.
The Chicagos sre In q crippled condition.
Gumbert has Chariie-horse. tuby a bad arm.
Wilmot lame leg, Kfttridge three smashed
fingers and Ryan Is generally broken up
There are three umpires who are not wanted
In Pittsburg by that club, viz: Hurst, Sheridan
and Maenllar. President Young has been no
titled to this effect
Roger Conner has a fielding average of 1887.
He has been given 81 bases on balls in "a
ting average, .3sS
As far Is charity and good will 90 every
newspaper man Outside the metropolis viii tell
you that for holding up losing team there is
no press Ike that Of New York.-Ner York
World. Well, well. this IL about the funniest
thing that has appeared In q long time. The
New York papers have been doing little else
but roast their team for two months. OF
course they have had some cause. Unless the
New Yorks can bat out game they are help
lees- II their pitchers can hold down the op-
posing batsmen they can win, but il their
pitcher is pounded they are gone, for they can
not field.
Philadelphia people are actually thinking Of
winning FIRST place. There IL no sure thing that
You can finish second. Brooklyn Ia yet In the
hunt. But their place Is very creditable
Washington has just as good claim and will
be satisfied with sixth.