Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-18

Baltimore has secured Stricken, who will play
second Pittsburg got Stricken from st. Louis
and traded him for Terry, recently secured from
BROOKLYN. The Stricken deal is a good one on
President Won der Abe, Who the past few weeks,
has given it out that Baltimore under no cir
cumstances could have either Crooks or Stricken.
While mere President Won der Abe was asked
several times To release Stricken to the Balti
more club. as 1t was badly in need of a second
baseman but as he had but little good feeling
for the Oriole management he said no.
Strlcker Is in st. Louis and was telegraphed
to yesterday. He will prove valuable man to
the Baltimores. Manager Hanlon yesterday
said he was as much pleased as if he had gotten
u gold IS piece. Stricken will play second and
McGraw be placed at short. The latter is an
ambitious player and is doing well. Schoch is
likely to be transferred to the left field.
An important meeting Of the Eastern Base
Ball League is in session in Syracuse. At yes
terday's session the New Haven Club withdrew.
This action is understood to have been caused
by the high salaries the management have been
paving and small attendance at the games At
the evening meeting Of the league Manager
kuntzsch Of the Syracuse team made q PROPOSE
ton for the organization Of an eight-team
league. In case this scheme goes through Erie,
Pa, will be taken into the league. The question
of the schedule will also be settled; and it is in
tended to submit two propositions to complete
the season-One for a new schedule and the
other to divide the percentages Of the retiring
clubs among the weaker clubs of the league.
Pitcher John Healy, who was released by
Baltimore recently and who has since been get
ting into condition in st. Louis, has signed q
Louisville contract. Healy will join the Col
onels July /.
James Calvin has signed a contract to pitch
for the st. Louis club at the rateSof 3d. 800 for
the season.
Brooklyn is but forty-seven points behind
Boston for first place.
Yesterday the Philadelphias tied Cincinnati
for third place
Washington did not play yesterday, but as
Pittsburg lost, Washington passed them for
eighth honors.
Pitcher Dryer, released by st. Louis, is
likely to go to Cincinnati
The Cincinnatis now in st. Louis, has released
Pitcher Duryea and Fielder Burke.
Boston was in hard luck yesterday. Not only
was 1t beaten by the Phillies in the morning
game, but rain stopped the second game at the
end Of the fourth inning. when it was leading
by the score of 4 to 2.
from New York after having been twice de-
feated by it. 1t required ten innings to decide
the Pittsburg- Cleveland game, but the latter,
who at the present time Is putting up rather a
stiff game, came of victorious. st. Louis
managed to take fall out Of Cincinnati New
mark by its victory on Thursday, is back again
in the old rut The other clubs did not play.
The scores Of yesterdays games were:
Philadelphia. IA; Boston, 8.
Brookly n, 8; New York, 2
Cleveland, Z; Pittsburg, 6.
st. Louis, 5; Cincinnati, 8.
Manager Hogan stated Yesterday that the
Athletic club had practically signed "Jocko"
Fields Of the Giants.
Matt Kilroy has signed with the Athletics.
Freddy Dunlap, the ex-king Of second base
men, took in the Athletic Binghamton game in
Ph,isdsiphia Wednesday: He plays every day
Another umpire, Cudworth, Of the Eastern
League has sent his resignation to President
White. He says that while such men as Sham
non and Beecher of the New Ravens are play
ing ball it is not safe for q man to breathe the
same air with them. He has gone to his home
in Lowell, Mass, and will either 60 to Troy or
manage the Lewiston. Me-, club.
Umpire Mahoney of Lowell, Mass, has found
that he cannot undertake to fulfill his duties as
umpire any longer on account Of the state Of
his health and has returned to his home in
Lowell