Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-23
STANDING OF THE CLUBS.
PICK UPS.

The Boston-St. Louis game yesterday had
been transferred to Kansas City. but rain pre-
vented it and two games will be played there
today. Other games today: Washington al
Cincinnati ii, Baltimore at Louisville. Philadel-
rhia at Cleveland, Brooklyn at Pittsburg and
New York az Chicago.
George Shoch's broken arm is healing slowly
but is still in heavy bandages.
Manager Hanlon's handling of the Balti.
mores is beginning to show in concerted team
work.
feature of the playing Of the clubs in the
second season is the remarkable showing made
BY the new men,
Patrick Donovan ard Joe Kelly, the Pittsburg
new men, are just now doing the best batting
for the team.
John NJ. Ward doesn't like easy losers. He
wants fighters on his team who never know when
they are beaten.
The Brooklyns have taken big drop in thei,
batting and their fielding is not exactly up to
the usual standard.
Paul Radford makes great outfelder, but
his ambition is to play in the infield as he says
he wants to be in the game.
Players complain of the roughness Of the
Washington ground and the way it is laid out.
The sun bothers the players a great deal.
The last few games pitched by Chamberlain
seem to suggest that he is coming around again
into the fine form he showed in the early
spring.
The chief defect Of the st. Louis team is veal
hitting, which affects the good work of the ex-
cellent young pitchers Mr.. Won der Abe has
managed to pick up.
Boston won the first championship because
her players went after runs and Cleveland is
out for the flag in the second half with the same
general idea controlling the men.
Washington has been vainly trying to secure
second baseman Stearns Of the Boston Athletic
Association team. He was asked to name his
own terms, but declined with thanks.
All visiting pitchers complain of the Cleve-
lands left field. 1t is difficult for fielders in
that field to see the ball leave the pitchers
hand and SO many flies are converted into safe
hits.
The st. Louis team contains three Of last
years New York team-Glasscock, Gore and
Buckley-and the New York team has three OF
the st. Louis 1891 players in its service-Lyons
Fuller and Boyle.
Capt. Comiskey hasn't given up the idea that
he will bring the Reds around before the cold
winds blow. At the same time he doesn't Just
like the way that some of his men are handling
themselves.
Caruthers and Won der Abe both deny the re-
port sent out from Boston Of trouble between
them, and that Caruthers is to be released
Mr.. V on der Abe says Caruthers is about his
most valuable man, and that Caruthers il a
fixture on the Browns for the season.
Outfelder Joe Kelly's work since joining the
Pittsburgs has been wonderful, and it clearly
Stamps MN as the star ma OF the season. He
has splendid judgment in the field, is fas,
| runner, strong thrower and heavy, reliable
hitter. His work has earned for him tine sob
riquet Of king KEEL, jr.''
Tom Tucker is not popular in Cleveland. The
papers there are continually roasting him as q
dirty ball player. Manager selee, however,
says that Tucker is misrepresentcd and mis-
understood. He says that Tom is winning
player who will resort to tricks occasionally.
but nevcr to the injury Of an opponent.
Dalrymple, the old Chicago player, has been
released by the Spokane club for poor batting.
At one time Abner was one Of the league
heaviest hitters.
On July at Sydney, N. s. w., an Australian
ball club defeated . team Of Americans The
Australians seem to be making great progress
in Amsrica's national game.
1sw people know that the relations between