Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-07

ton as when they left
| eighth. Then will follow a long series Of home
games with the western clubs and they should
! improve their position. If they are only left
alone and not needlessly disturbed by reports
| OF searches after crocus pitchers and phenom-
email minor league players or old league cast
offs. they should finish the first season well up.
They are perhaps realizing now over in Bal
tlmore that they started in with a nine intrin-
slcaiiy weak. This is what the News says
about it:
"The weaknesses and elects of the club be-
came apparent so early III the season that il
was the hope of those interested i'll its welfare
that no Eime would be lost in remedyng the
evils Indeed, when Mr.. Won der Horst made
| the announcement that he considered his team
strong enough to cope with the other clubs in
| the league and applied, therefore. but for two
| players in the general pool. the public did not
agree with him. This was last November and
| the sentiment of dissa tistaction has prevailed
ever since. Whether the manage ment or the
public was right subsequent events have, to
some extent, clearly shown"
There is liable to be serious trouble in the
! Baltimore club. Dissipation was not given
out as one of the causes OF the poor work of
| the team, but it seems this may have had some
| thing to do with the poor work. At all events
two players stand convicted of having liquor
burg.
The story reached Manager Waltz that
WEIGH and other players had bottle Of whisky
| under the grand stand. During the game the
| supply ran out. and the story was that Pitcher
Cobb. who was on the gate. Was employed TO
bring i'll fresh stock. Manager Waltz in
vestigated the charges with the result that
WEIGH and Cobb were found guilty. They
were fined. but whether the matter will end
| there or not was not learned.
Indio napolis is having as much trouble MS
Baltimore. One hoosier paper says: The In
dIanapolis management should not hesitate an
hour, but demand of the players committee at
| least eleven ball players instead of those now
on her pay roll. II is safe to predict that the
club will not win game on the trip, all of
| which is a burning disgrace to the wonderful
players committee Who made up the team.
The millennium plan SO exempiifed in the
Western League, is regarded as a rotten,
worthless fake
Chamberlalns home run that won the to
game for the Cincinnatis from Washington was
a little on the phony order. Ordinarily it
would have been rafting good single. but
Donovan, III left knew that single hit meant
a run. and he took a dying chance to get it,
| He jumped forward to get it upon the fly, but
| it hit right IN front of him and went on clear
| down to the hand ball court and four runs were
scored 1t would have been better to have
| stopped the ball and allowed enc run rather
| than take such desperate chance and let four
/ runs in. However, anything can be forgiven
! "A player who plays earnestly and exerts him
| self to the utmost. Donovan has been doing
! well on the trip and has been batting hard and
| opportunity.
| The Chicago Tribune saws: "The home club
| has been enigma thus far. That it is
| stronger than it was last year there is no deny
| ing, as it has three pitchers in superb condi-
| ton to one last season, and is stronger behind
| the bat; yet it does not win games. Pfeffer is
| missed at second. but that has not been the
| cause Of the clubs downfall. Weak batting at
| critical times, and that. too by men whose
past records would stamp them reliable, has
| been the trouble. These men must strike their
| clip some time, and when they do the club will
win its share of games. Its pitchers have had
| no trouble in holding the opposing clubs down.
but no Kind of work i'll the box win games
| for a club that Is making no runs ITSELF"
| There's mourning In Cincinnati. The En-
quirer waleth thus Either Jack Doian is a
greatly improved pitcher Or some one in the
| Cincinnati Reds was badly off in his Judgment
| of ball player. Dolan was under contract to
| the Reds i'll 1890, but Manager Lotus released
| him. although no one outside OF the astute
manager could see his reason for doing So
Doian only pitched four games for the Reds
| that season and three OF them were victories
Dolan worked a slow ball nearly all the time
| He sent speedy ones in under the Reds chin
| and out wide of the plate and put all the slow
| ones over the plate The Reds didn't connect
| with the slow ones worth a cent
| Irwin is enthusiastic over his team. He is
positive the Washngtons will make a good
! showing in the race. In his opinion the team
| has not struck its gait and will not until the
men work together for some time. '.If we win
half our games OH this trip will be satisfied"
] said he the other night.
You don't really expect such a record, do
your" suggested some one, doabtfuiiy.
| II don't know why shouldn't" said Irwin
| indignantly. I'VE have Il team that can hold its
own anywhere. We have six pitchers, and all
| of them are good l don't Know who to re-
| lease. / have three right-handers and three
| left-handers. 1 will send for Kiirov and Knell
| 20 join at Cleveland, and l will work my
| three left-handed pitchers against the Spiders,
| Pittsburg and Louisville. TLey can pitch two
| games each. and all Of those teams have a big
take half OF our games on this trip l will be
| disappointed"
President Won der Ahe established a record
several years ago in bringing Umpire Daniels
toSt. Louis on Special train hired for that
purpose. He Is now about to add to his repu-
iailon for enterprise by securing the Cleveland
| club to play the Browns postponed champion
| ship game in ST. Louis tomorrow
The Clevelands play the Baltimores in Cleve-
] land today and Monday, and it can be seen
| what fast time must be made in order to get
| the Spiders to st. Louis for Sunday and home
again in time for Mondays game The dis
| lance between st. Louis and Cleveland by the
| shortest route is nearly 500 miles.
Tho record of the preliminary home and
home campaign, which ended April q, showing
| the relative positions of the six clubs of each
| section in the pennant race. is rs follows:
|