Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-03

course at this part Of the season i: is difficult
to get good men. The other clubs are not giving
them away. Yet there are men who are dis
satisfied with their present surroundings and
there are men who are doing Indifferent work
who would do better under a different manage
Inent- So that the task of strengthening the
team is not wholly impossible. 1t is b. no
means improbable that before long Joe Mnlvey
Will be seen in q Washington uniform. The
chief objection to his coming here was the
presence Of Manager Irwin. Now that Irwin
has gone every effort will be made to get Null
vey. While Badford is covering third base in
fair sort of way. vet il must be apparent TO
himself that he IS not filing the posi-
ton as IL should be played. His place
is in the field and he can cover q field as few
can he has proved himself to be one Of the
most valuable men on tho team. Every one
knows what third baseman Mulvey is when
he Is satisfied with his surroundings, and Of
course he viii not come unless be is satisfied.
He proved that by refusing good offers this
year and remaining away from the diamond
With him at third the infield will be much
stronger. With Radford In the ouifield that
viii be stronger.
1t looks as if Duffee viii have TO go. This is
much regretted. for he is an earnest PLAYER.
He has been kept after being once released IN
the hope that he would once more regain his
former grip at the bat, but he hasn't seemed to
show that he has got his eve again on the ball.
II is not unlikely that an effort Will be made
to secure ShortstOp Genins, who has just been
let go b. Cincinnati. He has shown himself TO
be a rafting infielder, and if he is obtained
Richardson will go back to second and Dowd
VIII return to the field. Dovd has kept up his
batting 80 well that there is now talk of rele-
eating him to the bench.
The fatal weakness however, has been in the
box. All the changes that were made by the
recent rnauaCpmeDf spRu1ai N ha cbapUaa for
the worse. Then, too, the club experienced
hard luck in the case Of Knen. who seemed to
be the star pitcher and who soon played out.
His weakness Of giving bases on balls more than
counterbalanced his skill as a twirler. and even
the Phillieb have not been able to do much with
him, showing that il was not because be didn I
have heavy batters behind him that he didn I
win games. Under the rule of making bases on
balls count in earned runs OF the pitcher he
might develop into a valuable man. but as il is
now he is too much afraid of allowing the bats
men TO hit his delivery.
The great fear among the Washington pitchers
has been that il they were hit hard they would
be released Under the present management
they viii be told to go in and pitch their best
and trust TO the felders to look out for the hits
II they don't obey these instructions they will
have to 90. Killen and Meekin are two good
pitchers and under the new order of things
should be good enough to keep. Another good
pitcher is needed. for Abbey has shown that he
Sbtiuot &c ftAAS0 UpOK ne bklA. pHt II
sporting phrase no sand" He ia easily ratified
and the opposing clubs have found it out. Could
Washington get q Mullane or Terry il would
be about what is needed. However. the man
agement Is keeping its eyes open and Mr.. Wag-
ner will snap up the best he can find Ii is
unlikely that the changes will be made before
the club returns. Then they will start in
afresh, and with long series of games on the
home grounds will try TO recover lost ground.
Milligal has fallen off in his batting. A home
run once in q long while is very welcome when
Il comes, bat steady hitting Is preferable. Just
now IL seems as IL there is a prospect of Berger
supplanting Jack behind the batter Berger
In hvelier than Miillgan, and unless Jack braces
up in his batting may supplant him. Larkin
has rejoired the team and appears 10 be batting
with his old-time energy. 1t is fortunate for
all hands that this is SO. The management
doesn't propose to carry any dead timber.
Disappointing as the trip Of the local team
has been, the western trip of all the eastern
clubs has been a surprise and disappointment
New York and Baltimore have been even more
disappointed at the fall of their teams From
being up among the leaders they have fallen to
the position of tail-enders. The New York
Telegram says in regard TO the trip: II the PEN
nant IL eventually won by a western club it will
be largely due to the disastrous playing of the
eastern men during the past three weeks. The
work Of their opponents should not, however
fail to receive the proper attention. for il is
deserving OF great credit. Every club has done
Its best to take the second flag from this part
of the country, and without the aid given by
the Pittsburgs, LoUisvilles, Cinciuua;ls and the
Chicago. Cleveland would never have It's pres
ent good lead In playing so well these clubs
had no particular intention Of helping the for
est CITY team. but tina. came as the result Of
their efforts 20 better their own positions.
By meritorious efforts Pittsburg has risen
from eighth to fifth in the race. and before the
week ends the team may be relied upon to 60
ahead of the Philadelphias. Anson's men have
come up from tenth to sixth. and NAV also
down the Phillies before the present series
closes. Brooklyn ard Boston are also in danger
Of exchanging positions before the week closes
While all these changes have been going on the
New Works have been steadily falling. until they
have struck tenth place. We're it not for the
fact that Baltimore, 81. Louis and Washington
were persistent in remaining a. the tail end
the Giants would no doubt go further down the
ladder before their return home.
The ST. Louis Globe DeYaocro, APPRECIATES
the value OF sacrifice hitting. recent issue
says: 1T is remarkable what a propensity the
PLAYERS OF the 81. Louis club have FOR persist
emily trying to pound out long hits on a pitcher
whose delivery they can scarcely touch when a
few timely hunts to the indeld would Yield
good results The hard hitters of the Browns
did not attempt TO use these sacrifice tactics
yesterday until the game was practically lost
The 'bunt sacrifice a factor in the runs
made IN the seventh and eighth innings There
Is no good reason why similar tactics should
not have been employed in the beginning of the
game and run or two more secured
The Louisville Commercial laments the lack
of nerve on the part OF the Colonies. II saws:
There Il a growing suspicion in local base ball
circles that Pfeffers Colonies have very little
II sny. OF the game blood that should course
through tie veins OF every Kentucky colonel.
Frol-. me chief, Col Frederick Napoleon, down
to Col Merritt who marches in the rear rank.
there is = iamentable lack of thlt-neyer-say-die
spirit that should be the most prominent char
acteristic Of q team Of coloaeIs."
Won der Abe laid Cliff Carroll oabecause of n
funny accident OBrien singled and the ball
broke through his hands and lodged ia his shirt
pocket Cliff danced around. trying 20 coax il
from its hiding place. with as little success a
usually attends .he efforts of n man to locate his
wifes pocket Darby, seeing CAROLS predica-
Inent, sprfnted 20 second, and continued on &c
third amid the convulsiye laughter Of the crowd
and CAROLS confusion. Hawke PLAYED left
field, BIZ direction of President Won der Ahe
and Cliff lo:tered on the bench during the resi-
Of the burlesque-
The abuse of Chicagoans Of "Old Ansee
called forth the following from Comiskey: III
a. a shame for the cranks &c treat Arson as they
do, but there Is Clique there pulling sgains
the team. and he has been picked out as a mari
for attack. That The natural result Of tw,
teams in the same city. / have had persona
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