Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-21

than III Will lose against majority OF the cIuDs
in the league.
No club in the country needs a good, expe-
rienced pitcher worse than does the st. Louis
Browns. II the Brooklyns cannot come to
terms with Lovett the management OF that club
should be liberal enough to permit Mr.. Won der
Abe to negotiate for his services.
Nothing would emphasize more strikingly the
revival OF interest in base ball than the fact that
on Monday in st. Louis 5000 persons were
present to witness the game with the Cincin-
natis, Notwithstanding that the races attracted
many persons who especially wished to hear
the result of the Brooklyn handicap announced.
In Baltimore the same day the attendance was
5000. These two clubs are almost hopelessly
at the bottom of the list for the first seasons
positions In view of tais fact the attendance
was remarkable. Then there are the Louis
villes. The management of the club state that
more money has been taken in at the gate thus
far this season than taken In during the
entire season last year.
visner has signed with the Omaha team.
Big Bill Brown will play with the Oakland,
Cal. club.
Pitcher Woodcock Of Brown University
pitched his first professional game for Pitts
burg and lost by to g. but not well sup
ported.
II, as report says, Umpire Sheridan swallows
q raw egg before each game to mellow the tones
of his musical voice there j. reason to believe
that some farmers feed their hens on dyna-
mite.
Leon Wan. the well-known pitcher. has a
number of offers from minor league clubs, but
will not accept any of them. as he thinks some
OF the big teams will soon be in need OF n good
pitcher Viau was released by Cleveland solely
to reduce expenses.
The New York sun prints this wall of the
bleachers: Spectators at the Polo grounds APP
pear to have jumped out of the frying pan into
the fire. Last season their lives were made
miserable by an army of hoarse-voiced men
who climbed through the stands exhorting all
present to have sandwich or drink of some
sort. They were finally banished and the
cranks sighed their relief. Now, however, a
horde Of shrin- voiced boys skip around in front
Of onlookers, beseeching all to have peanuts or
lemonade, while the cranks grind their teeth in
impotent rrge.
The New York team will have to do a great
deal to regain their popularity in this city,
Titstmrg Commercial Gazette.
Il don't know why they call the Bostons
the bean eaters, remarked Editor T. Stevens,
the fat Herald apostle. There are only three
Of them who eat them"
Darby O'Brien had a funny experience at
Louisville. He made the circuit of the bases
on a base on balls. a steal and a passed ball 1t
was then discovered that he had Gatted out of
his turn and he was declared out by Umpire
Lynch.
Said Arson in Chicago: 81 think every club
in the league owes me game for that one we
lost to Louisville. and you can bet that will
come pretty near making money on that cush-
@ U Us plopos'ion uelore .he season ~
over. why. there Is scarcely game we play
in the east that the spectators do not crowd ON
the field in the last inning"
Hereafter John Irwin will guard third base
for the Binghamton team.
Ioii Es'erpiooh Is ABOUT 10 start pilliro
rooiii IN Droohi!h.
OF. LOUIS VIII proDaply engage Lotus Tor team
'iia MaEar u,n,o, rr wo,. n.;
munger naiioh. treasurer "oitZ ana fresl-
ueh' tohaerhorst are more cheerrul now thin
'ne. ma oeen ior ionS tiihe. ihey are iuiiy
SoiiS inceu 'nat TIC Orioies are on the eve VI
oie squirt.
as ,ne season progresses the veterans are get
my uoNh 10 enectNe WoTK. whiie Inc young
Pnenols are peihs pttteu hara-
Capt. Comlskey Is convinced that Billy HALL
gan Is hasui'u pattef, Dnt tiat ne Is Just now
III run OF pau luck, when comes 10 every
prayer. snort nay on on tne Dench, ne Is
eons iceu, VIII prihS MN around.
DIeEtor iaIGo't s'iiu Yesterday; lhere no
use talking. ward must be given credit for
making the BROOKLYN team play hne bail. lie
mas s''lu nothing, put mas kept rlght AT WORK
winning games, anu WIN crippled teahi 100;
II iose th't Det hade WIN MN last winter OF
twenty shares OF my stock IN the club against
nis zen tnat tne New 1orks Wouid beat ont
BROOKLYN shaH not complain at all 1t would
ers as the Grooms. -Herdtd.
Inc Drooklyns nave formidable crowd OF
Datsineh ana VIII make many pitcher weary
TINS season.
Inc supreme court decision, unfolding the
actloh OF tne baitlmore ana ONO railroad In
SiHns reduced rate 10 parties OF ten or more
passengers VIII prove a good thing for base ball
claos; Manager fowers stated that on the last
UP lne New FORKS Travelled 3OOO miles at cost
OF Soo per man. Cnder the new arrangement
the cost Will be reduced by ol5 per man.
hardie Richardson made good play when
ne left washington .-Boston Gt0te
Inc lineage inter-Ocedh, speaking OF the
two knock-downs given the Washingtons by the
Colts, says: president Jeems features during
the progress OF the two games underwent a
series OF contortlons which Is likely to forever
transform a usually severe countenance into
one OF patronizng beplgnlty. After an ac-
quaintance OF twenty-1our hours with Mr. Hart
an expert can sit with the back to the diamond
He has set grlmace for base hit, fairly
robust utter Tor a two-bagger. a resonant laugh
III 1i ~ anu noMi iot noii.e run
scowls and scolds for strike-outs. fouI onts and
put-outs, and are simply adjusted and reversed
to suit the condition"
Inese are uays "heh eN-Manager JIM Mutrie
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