Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-10
LINERS.

There has been less base running this year
better work of the catchers.
There are sixteen players who have been cred
tied with fifteen stolen bases to date, Burke of
New York leading with twenty-seven in forty
two games.
Tom Brown, Hamilton, John Ward. Duffy,
Latham. Mccarthy, Van HGl:ren and S:ovey
have eAcelled in this most interesting depart
ment of tle national game.
Manager Frank Seele is still confident that
Boston viii win the pennant. The Cleve-
lands, said he. ''haye tremendous lead. but
conhdeut thEt We will catch them before
the close of the campaign They have a great
lot of pitchers, and in point OF fielding The
Spiders can more than hold their own with any
club in the league. but don't think they have
the STAYING qualities 20 last to the finish
Manager Hanlon attributes the beginning Of
the baltimore clubs downfall to the Halligan-
Stricken episode at Boston. and from that time
until within about one week ago things went
from bad 10 worse.
What the Senators need is more batting. and
Manager Richardson has been giving the men
splendid example of late He has been hitting
the ball hard, and this is calcula.e led to inspire
the others.-N. =. telegram.
Arson has not played a game of base ball
this season in which he has not called the um-
pire for not declaring balks on the opposing
pitcher. The joke OF it is that never once dur
ing the whole season has his kicking been OF any
avail.
The Chicagos. Cincinnatis and Clevelands are
the only clubs which have won five games from
opponents in the second series. The ChicagoS
and ,Cincinnatis have won that number from the
Washingtons and the Clevelands won FIVE games
from the CinciEnatis.
The friends in Boston of the late Pitcher
Darby o Brien have raised s400 for his family
Pittsburg decided to bring Stencil, the new
pitcher. east on this trip. Esper will so to
Philadelphia to try to recover from his present
illness.
1t seems as though the heavy battcrs were
decreasing in numbers the season draws to a
close rather than increasing. The sluggers of
Baltimore. Brooklyn. Boston and Philadelphia.
have fallen off remarkably.
Harry Wright saws: 1T is possible that two
Of the clubs in our twelve-club circuit will be
absorbed before the next base ball season
opens, but scarcely look for it. None OF the
clubs will lose any big money this season and
there is every prospect that the ball season OF
1888 will be twice as good as this year."
Nike sullivan o. the Cincinnatis has pitched
for the WashinCtons. Chicagos and New Yorks
was given 4 trial by the Boston Reds, but never
had the success tina: he has had with the Gin
cinnatis.
The Chic.gos have arranged no exhibition
games for after the championship season.
Manager Selee of sthe Boston club stated in
Cincinnati that he had received over SIC, 900 as
the Bostons share OF the receipts on the pres
ent trip
The Chicagos are putting up very stiff
game Just now.
A spiked leg is wha. has been troubling Ew-
ing.
The famous old center fielder Of the Brook
Ign club. Corkhill, has retired from the dia-
mond for good. He and his wife are in bust
ness together in Philadelphia, and it is said
! that Mrs. Corkhiu is a first-class dentist
nhDla xyaI 10 Io I<ot u
pitcher on the last western trip. He won six
and lost three Of the games played.
Pitcher Muller, Anson's new find, is with the
Chicago team on this trip.
Young Dahlen was very much in the game on
Labor day. He made six OF the Chicagos' twelve
hits and accepted all Of fourteen chances at
| third. He also stole four bases.
Base balloon has had some very odd names
among her pitchers and their fates varied She
has had her Krock cracked, Inks spilled, Knell
tolled. Wan dimmed, Hart broken. King de-
/ throned, Lynch throttled, Pears bit, King
stoned, Nichols coppered and Haddock foun-
dered
The nine league games on Labor day were
Witnessed by "a 1853 spectators.
Tucker now leads the Bostons in batting, but
his average is -2S5. In fact, Boston is falling
of remarkably in batting of late and has moi
one player with 800 per cent.
Robert Leadley, manager OF the Detroit
Athletic Club team, has written Secretary Sui
| Ivan Of the Amateur. Athletic Union that the
Detroit Athletic Club team will be in New Yorl
city October and will be pleased to play any
Of the strong teams in that locality on October
4, 3 and 6.
Morgan Murphy is not catching for Cincin.
natl on the present trip. He is too Ill to play.
Doyle is gaining reputation - . steady and
reliable ba.sman.
Brsitenstein has been suspended without pay
until he gets himself into condition to pitch
He has been guilty Of dissipation since his hand