Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-08-06


1t has already been shown that this cut down
to thirteen men in the National League is bad
business. The public will not stand this kind
of economy if it will prevent club from being
| ready for any emergency. Each club shoGld be
allowed to carry as many men as are necessary
to play the game. A nine needs at least fifteen
men. four pitchers, three catchers, seven in and
outhelders and emergency piayer.-Ne,r
York Telegram.
Did You ever such improvement as in
Charley Bassett's work? He is fielding sharply
and batting in great style. Truly a change
works for the better sometimes. Boston. Post.
Ehret is certainly Pittsburg's most successful
| pitcher.
Pfeffer will hardly finish the season as man.
ager of tine Louisville club. He seems to be at
his wits end now and it will be worse before he
gets through.
Berger of Washington is the proud possessor
of gold piece which he won in a long distance
throwing contest at Kansas City. He captured
the prize with a toss of 12I yards. Eiteljorg
Lake, Letcher and others threw against him.
Let the PhillieS early in a game take the
lead and they play like fends to maintain it,
but let their opponents get the bulge on them
and they lose contideuce.-Nelr York telegram.
The catching department OF the Boston club
Is In a bad condition. Bennett Is disabled from
a split thumb. Cancels leg still bothers him
and Rev is all used up from lameness.
Murphy. the heavy hitting outfielder who was
Senator last year, is now one of Ted Sullivan's
Chattanooga.
The poor showing made by the Bostons in the
second division of the championship season has
so disguised the owners of the club that re-
Gently they have not hoisted the Champion
| ship flag on the Boston grounds.
Crane and Rusie are doing nearly all the
J pitching for the New York club.
Umpire Tim Hurst will winter in San Fran
cisco. Most of the base ball patrons are wish
ing Umpire Mitchell would decide to summer in
Alaska and lose his return ticket Cincinnati
| Enquirer.
/ Some people wonld not be satisfied if the
/ local club had Dan Brouthers. Pfeffer. Jen-
nings. joyce. Duffy, Hamilton. Oyster. Burns.
/ Stivetts. Rusie. King Kelly and Morgan Murphy
/ on the pay roll-LouiSriUe Co,uaet--JourndL
The millennium plan is practically discarded
/ by the Eastern League, and in the second cham
\ pionship series each club will be at liberty to
/ secure any player 1t pleases who is not under
| contract elsewhere.
! In the last New York-Brooklyn game Denny
/ Lyons drove the ball over the left-fieId fence
ard nine-tenths of the cranks thought the bali
/ fair. Umpire Snyder, being in "a position to see
called it foul. round of groans greeted the
/ decision. That honest and straightforward
player. ORourke. quieted the disturbance and
did justice to the umpire by shouting: 1T was
| foul by five feet" How many PLAYERS would be
as fair as the Orator! "-.SdIa Crane.
| Won der Abe hopes to get Mullane if Cincn-
natl does not conclude to retain him. The
| president of the Browns is also negotiating with
First Baseman Breckenridge. late of the West
ern League. who is now with Troy and John
/ Reilly. formerly of the Cincinnatis Werden' 8
| leg Is III bad shape. Healy will pitch against
the Lousvillss next Sunday. and if he wins his
game he may be signed. Mr.. Won der Abe says
he has great find in Hawke. the young Mary
| lander. Gleason has a bad arm which a sur
geon is giving gnlvanic-battery treatment
About the worst disappointment of the sea-
| son has been the showing of Cooney. The lat
ter admits himself that he is not playing a fast
game. and cannot explain the cause. He is
slow In the field and at the bat is very weak
Manager Powers of the New York club never
believed in smuggling team. maintaining that
| a lively fielding and fast base running team
played more interesting game, and would win
in the end.
Hawke. the Browns new man. has n very
peculiar ball, more of raise than ANYTHING
else, and plenty of speed. He lives at Elkton
Nd He has record of striking out nineteen
men against an amateur team. Last year he
was in big demand, and the Philadelphia club
offered him big salary.
/ Little Fuller has been batting in good stvle
Of late. He belongs up among the leaders now
| Baltimore Is grieying no more over lack of
enthusiasm. The Orioles had a great blue Mon
day crowd-2. 023-and led the country in at
tendance. Wherever there is a winner there is
no complaint OF a lack of interest in the ma
tional game
The feature of the second season is the bellig-
erent attitude of the Baltimores. The erst-
while meek and lowly Orioles. who were foot
balls for the other teams in the first half. have
lately been distributing kicks and cuffs with
impartial generosity and are now one of the
leading teams Philadelphia Inquirer
Emmett Seery has joined the New Orleans
team Of the Southern League.
What a farce ii is to play man Ike Whistler
az first base and keep Taylor one of the best
hrst basemen in the country, in the outfield.
No wonder Pfeaer is becoming unpopular III
Louisville. Exchange.
Jake Beckley is field captain of Pittsburg once
more He was restored 10 that position by
Acting President Buekenberger. Miller was
satisfied with the change and may be depended
on to do about much talking during thu
game as he ever did. Beckley does not loss
many Of the points.
The rumor Is that Brooklyn will give Lovet1