Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-02
IN AND OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Weights Assigned in the Handicaps.

Following are weight findings of the hondi-
cspPers for TIE er tries in the big handicaps:
Brooklyn hiEdirlp-LOnSstreet. q. IesS. Tenny. 6,
IL. Kingston, aged lc7. Raceand. s-.d. 10. Ecn,
q. 10, LosutIka, q. iiS judge Morrow, l16. Bar-
nlldA 4. IFS, Pe~sgra. 4. 1I5, Clarendon, =. III;
strathmeaih =. ll4 Picknicker 4. III Terrher. =.
~ hnsseil. .. III Re- dSl hey. T. ia Bsnrhief.
Il ~ Ambuianrs = III. Liniris1lntsi = III
no HIS II shIe~s no: aa-,icTI.5 los Cas- us O.
LIS leGfon, "a, los Re"iate, >. l';,; san Juan. J.
Ia Ina s!r5 a. 20 ! y. I.,"yIi.,;s
sf,s 5. 100: Allan B,hs. 4 10; india Rubber. l.
iS VORTEX !. It6. ainsnakes. = 81. celia. 1. u
sslnPost. 8. !si. Aturo>, 3. - . 500, - i,
12s; KINGSTON. assd. 10 LGn. .. I24 lsaS el@nd.
Jndse Morrow >. IsO. LoaniaEa. g. I5I; Dernuth. >
rs Bermnia. . iIs S;r7tia.nsslth. 4. lIS Poet
Del Esy. a. TIC. F1cEaicksr !. Us. EecEon 4. ii3,
t.ns IN Po4eher Haor Ia 9nG fsS + I
Terriner. 3 IL san Jutn.4 llI, LonEfort. D lib
liz: kinEman 4, Ii:,. TeGton. ). III: banquet. 5
lI2; Msstone :, III 6OseInite. a no CI1Ieni2p.
McClell~nd; g 100; sir John ). lp>. Chaos, ; io7;
Grsnds. !. ia Peter. - I63 Inc s Lay. 8 iGs
Castawsy u. q, l03 v G. Morris. ), lO5. ia ia >.
beT ), loo. frsnidi 4. ic6 ialaPii ef 3 100 80
pal y 100 asPG s;I 8 100 Ma Mh' /. ksg
Ssdaais %; TslTyiTT. :: -; WarVish. 4. 90
Proposed Changes I'm the Playing Rules.
A J. Reach, who is chairman of the commit
tee to revise the playing rules. has turned the
work over to Harry Wright. II is announced
that there will be no radical changes. and that
Dir. Wright's chief efforts will be in the direc-
ton of simplifying the rules and so reconstruct
ing the wording to render them PLAIN and
easily understood 1t il quite likely that the
portion of the rules relating to dirty ball
ME rrfn mi ar nlH
the penalties for Offenses IN that line will be
made severe.
The blocking of base runners at the home
plate by catchers or at first base by the first
basemen will be attended TO, and catchers will
be forbidden to place bats or masks on the line
to obstruct sliders. On the other hand rule
will be framed 20 prevent batsmen swinging
their bats in front of a catcher for the purpose
Of interfering with a throw to a base. Noisy
coaching Is TO be abolished and even the cap
tain is not 20 be permitted TO question UNI
pire's decision on any point whatever.
The most important recommend Will be
one to reduce the number of balls from four to
three. thus making the strikes and balls equal
This Il done with the idea of helping the bats
men. The point is raised that the effect might be
TO so increase the number of bases on balls as to
neutralize the benefit of additional stick work.
Work Of the American Association Pitchers.
The averages OF the American Association
pitchers for the past season show that knell of
Columbus and of this years local team stands
ut the top Of the list IN effectiveness. the aver
age Of earned runs to times at bat of opponents
being .0i0. He pitched in 80 games. faced
1873 batter5 and gave 1S9 bases on balls Davis
Of Milwaukee, who pitched in but II games.
has IN earned run average OF .03S. killen. the
Milwaukee pitcher and another member of this
years Local team, has average of earned
runs to times at bat of .0l0 but TOOK
part in but 10 games Ed Crane, who pitched
% games for Cincinnati. hi. safely ls3
times, gave lO2 bases on balls and has earned
run average of OIL. Stivetts, VINO will hurl
the ball for Boston next season, stands third in
the list OF pitchers tie was in the box ~ games.
faced 1.469 batters, was hit 307 times, struck
out 2S2 men (eading the association in that
spectl, gave lg2 bases on balls and has an aver
age of earned runs TO times at bat of .0i2. Buff
linton IS next with oh.
HaGdock of Boston. who will pitch for Brook
lvn next season. played In AZ games faced .236
batters, was hit 275 times, struck out 14o men,
gave ll2 bases on balls and has an average of
earned runs to times at bat of .0iS. In the
matter Of average runs per game knell leads
with Lib; Crane. I36; Stivetts, 1-2l; Bufin-
ton, 1.26; Haddock, 1-42-