Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14

The Colonies were never in II with the Sem
ators yesterday. The latter scored fours time in
the FIRST inning and were never again ap-
preached. The visitors batted Stratton freely.
but the home team could not hit Duryea- Score,
10 to2
Chicago celebrated the closing Of the first
season by winning from the Phillies. II Is the
story Of one run. Rysn's grounder in the first
was too hot for Allen to handle and the short
stop threw the ball under the gate between the
grand stand and the bleachers. Ryan making
the circuit OF the bases- The ChicagOs shut out
the Phillies by brilliant fielding. The score,
/ too
Pitcher Billy Rhines. who was suspended
early last May for disobedience, was reinstated
Tuesday and pitched In splendid form yestef-
day at Cincinnati. He let down the Brooklyns
with four hits, two Of them being hukes. The
feature Of the game was Holidays home run.
Score, s to l.
The washingtons have been playing very
creditably for the greater part OF the season.
The iil-advised experiments In the infeld lost
number Of games that should have been won,
and with proper management the local club
would have finished in the first division. As
soon as the manager grew tired Of making
periments the nine went steadily ahead. On
June II The STAB calculated that if the team
won two-thirds Of the home games and one
half Of the games played abroad it would finish
in seventh place, with . percentage of AS. Il
was believed that better results could reason
ably be expected. The result justiaes the pro-
diction. The club finished seventh, with a per-
centage Of ala The nine certainly deserves
great credit for it's work, Handicapped as 1t has
BEEN Manager Irwin announces that he will
experiment no more this season. He has
picked out good team and 1t should do better
than the old one, he says. He is satisfied with
his work so far. he has made no mistakes. he
says. but the club had a poor start and he
could never do any better owing to this fact.
Mulvey will join the washingtons on Satur-
day to play third base. and Robinson viii prob
ably be released.
In the last game Of the championship season
Glasscock, a wild throw, made his first error
in twenty games.
Stivetis, Burns of Brooklyn and Brouthers
are the first three batsmen of the league in the
order given.
The Boston-Pittsburg and the New York
Cleveland games yesterday we're prevented by
rain.
Cleveland is in doubt whether to release
Pitcher Davies or Rettger. a,
The Pittsburg Ball Club has signed Outfelder
Joe Kelly. His purchase was obtained from
the Omaha club. Kelly will be played in center
field and John Corkhill will be released
Ciarkson's salary from Cleveland IL said to be
$500.
humorist writes to the New York World a.
follows: without desiring to seem unkind il 1t
not possible that the owners Of the New York
club are endeavoring to maintain an assorted
menagerie instead Of a ball team? It would
seem SO from the fact that they have two
Lyons one Buck and Crane in the field"
The Eastern League race has narrowed down to
Providence. Albany and Rochester, and it is a
matter Of guess work who will win. The Provi-
dence team finish at home and this is in their
favor.
Big Dan Brouthers of the Brooklyns was the
first player in the league to make 100
hits this season and he was followed by Duffy
of Boston.
Childs is the leagues best run getter. He has
scored seventy-four times in seventy three
games. Joyce has made the same number in
games.
Jack Stivetts leads the league in batting. with
an average Of .377; Burns Of Brooklyn, second.
with 1868. and Brouthers. third. .344
Manager Wright has made application for the
services of Pitcher Knell. late Of the Washing
tons.
The Phillies need pitcher or two, q catcher
and an outflder just at present. That's all.
Tomorrow the second season opens. Washing
ton playing here with Cleveland. The team
left Louisville last night for Washington.