Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-09

list Manager Hanlon is visiting several Of the
| Western League clubs and promises some new
members for the club by the time 1t reaches
| Louisville.
President Hart of Chicago has signed First
Baseman Decker and Second Baseman Corners
of the Joliet club. The men will play in the
Chicago-Boston game next Monday. From
present indications the team before il starts on
it. long eastern trip will be greatly strength
ened Heretofore there has been a scarcity of
players. The league was not allowed to draft
from the Western League in the playing sea-
son, but the Western League is now upon its
last legs.
! The Washingtons have played at Cleveland.
Pittsburg and Chicago this week and have split
even. This sort of work kept up will land the
| club at the head of the second division-not
quite rs high Barnie promised last winter.
But then many things have happened since
BGrnie left. Today and tomorrow the boys
play the st. Louis Browns and wind up on
"wednesday with the Colonies. Then will follow
I the beginning of the second season in WASH
| ington, opening on Friday with the Spiders
and following with all the other western clubs
before a short trip Is taken. Washington should
do better than seventh in the second season.
! The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette says of
the Washingtons: The Senators are good team
and no mistake. If they do any bad playing
I they always perform it before they come here,
~ they have so far this season put some very
| good work off their hands in Pittsburg. II
they displayed any shortcoming yesterday it
| was in base running Had they been n little
better in that respect they would certainly have
had a run more and mavbe two. They were
very clumsy and slow on bases in the seventh
/ inning. Their first two men at bat made a
double and single respectively, and not run
was scored, all because of Milligan's ice-waGon-
| like movement in getting round the circuit
| The visitors have good pitcher in Abbey, and
he pitched an exceedingly good game yesterday.
! Only eight singles were made off his delivery.
/ but. unfortunately for him. the majority of
these hits were made just when they were most
/ effective.
! Hardie Richardson is playing short for New
/ York and the New Workers have discovered that
the old man hasn't outlived his base ball days by
a good deal. He is the kind of a man who is
worth a dozen Anticipated youngsters who pull
balls off the clouds one day and fall down the
next-men you can't depend on and who are a
positive weakness to any club. The New York
! Sun says of recent playing by Harder "Crane
received great support, the work of Richard
son. DOYLE and Ewing being of an especially
| high order. Richardson put up one of the
greatest games yet seen at short. He was every
where, and his pick-ups and throwing were eK-
cellent."
Burns and Brouthers are having an exciting
race to lead the league batsmen of the first
season. There is a slight difference in favor of
Burns at present. Brouthers is number two.
Tommy Corcoran. Brooklyn's clever short
stop, was formerly a Western Union messenger
boy in New Haven. He graduated from the
lots and joined the New England League. With
New Haven, four years ago, he made n remark
able record ut short field and was snapped UP
by the Pittsburg Players League team in 1890.
Last year he was with the Athletics.
Capt John NJ. Ward is one Of the representa-
tive men of his time. He is noted for his
courtesy on the ball field and for the modera-
ton with which he accepts rank decisions of the
umpire.
Capt. Arson wishes that bunting could be
done away with What. does he mean the PEN
nant .bunting?' No, we will have to keep that
right here.-BOstOn Globe.
The right field on the Washington grounds is
apt TO knock out any but experienced players.
Donovan, the new Pittsburg outfielder, saws it
Is awful hard on the eyes, and that Paul Rad
ford is the only Washington outfielder who can
get the ball every time.-EIchdnge.
Frank Bancroft was manager of the Provi-
dence team when they played the memorable
eighteen-inning game with Boston in 80 and he
has the double honor of being with Cincinnati
In Its reeord-splitting game this year.
Said the biggest stakeholder in the Pittsburg
club the other day: 1--WE will reduce no salaries
but our men must earn their money or expect
to be released. Next season the pay roll of this
club will not amount to over $50, 000.'
Cub Stricken is doing very creditable work at
second for the Baltimore club.
Roger Connor is about the best waiter in the
business. In nearly every game this season he
has had one or more bases on balls
Arson Is looking after some hard hitters to
build up his batting strength for the second
season.
The Chicagos draw well and make lots of
losing.
Early in the season Capt. Arson offered
prize of $50 to Kittridge and Hutchinson. The
one who has the best batting average at the end
Of the season will rake down the money.
Burns Is still batting heavily and viii prob
ably lead the league.
Morgan Murphy, the star catcher of the Gin
cinnatis, is dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
II Will be long time before he plays again.
Shortstop Smith is also in very bad shape.
The difference in team work between the New
lorks and Brooalyns is notable that no one
who has watched both play can be surprised at
the difference in their relative positions.
The Pittsburg uniforms dark blue, with
faring red stockings and trimmings. They
make the players look like a lot of bill board
pictures
The Cincinnatis never come in from the field
but what Comiskey calls up one two men for
lecture. without any curtain. Petey Brown
ing and Tip o Neill are the most frequent re-
clplents OF admOnltlOn.
Capt. Comiskey is very angry over President
Young's interference in the case of Pitcher
Meekin. who has been awarded to Washington.
Ward is sure to lead the league in base run
ming in the first half
This is funny business" says Bug Holli-
day. I'VE get paid to knock the cover off the
ball and pitchers get paid to keep us from hit
ting it,"
Mr.. John B. Days salary as president Of the
New York club suffered material reduction at
the same time the players received their cut.
Burke Is making quite number of errors at
second base for New York, but he is hitting well
and running the bases to win.
Pietro Browning let out an awful 'holler'' on
the cut made in his salary. At first he kicked
over the traces and said he would quit but last
night he took good sober thought on the sub
ject, woke up Treasurer LLOYD and put his name
To a new contract at the reduced rate.-Er-
change.
Pat Powers says it is not the catching that
affects Amos Rusie. He simply hasn't the speed
and control of last year
Stein, the old Chicago pitcher, is doing good
work for Brooklyn.
Charles Farrell, Pittsburgs all-round man, is
one OF the biggest favorites in the profession.
he can play anywhere but pitch, and some day
he may be a box stare Globe Democrat.
Won der Abe says it is a dog-in- the manger
trick for the league to keep Lovett out of work
all summer, when there are several teams that
need his services very much and BROOKLYN does
Z that team now having tho fhirteap vpap