Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-28


ments." Mr.. Powers is wise in deciding to
make no experiments at this stage of the sea-
son. Efforts will be kept up by the local club
70 get another third basemn4n and it is believed
that Mulvey will come here from Philadelphia.
He has not been playing well for Wrights team
and the New York sun explains it in this way;
''JOe Mulyey is not at present playing with
the Philadelphia club. and the Indications are
that he will soon cease TO be "a member of the
Quaker city organization. Mulvey's retire.
ment will not be due to illness any falling off
in his ability, but simply because he cannot put
heart into his work for the Philadelphia Club.
Mulvey's slack Of enthusiasm Is due to the fact
that he has not. ~ to date. drawn any salary
from the Philadelphia treasury this season.
While the idea Of ball player PLAYING ball and
not drawing his salary NAV sound prepOSterous,
still N the case of MIlvey il Is literally true.
The sad affair is the OutgrOwth of the broth
erhoCd revolt Mulyey signed for 1890 with the
National League club OF Philadelphia and re-
coivei Il go advance money. Then he went
with the brotherhood team of the Quaker city.
Reach and Rogers have since been looking for
chance 20 even matters with MulTey. and the
consolidation scheme gave them their coveted
opportunity. In the distribution of players
NiUlvey was assigned to Philadelphia and he was
signed at a salary OF $1,000, which is about 500
per month of the playing season. When the
first pay DAY came around Joe marched up to
the cashiers desk and cOnfidingly put out his
hand for a roll of the long green. With chilly
stare the cashier said there nothing coming
to Mulvey. The latter betoOk himself to Mr..
Rogers and was Informed that he would have to
work out that dead horse of y $50.
This crushed 1Iulvey's gentle spirit. and he
has not been able To play with his accustomed
vim. Col Rogers now has seveTal hundred dol
lars of JOes money and is reaching out for
more. As result of AIulvey's mourning. he
has been practically useless to the team and
been laid oil. Negotiations are now in progress
which will result IN hi transfer TO Washington.
where he will once more begin to draw salary.
rs the Washington club will pay Col Rogers
what is still due. George Wagner yesterday re-
ceived a communication from Philadelphia
which led him to believe the deal would be
closed in a day or two"
However. there are other lines out for play
ers. The Washington management has not vet
given up all idea Of getting Stricken. after whom
q try was made early in the season. When Irwin
was in ST. Louis recently he opened up negotia-
tiOns with a view TO an exchange for Stricken.
but as Cub was In high favor then nothing was
done. Irwin wishes To give one of our pitchers,
probably killen, for Stricken.
The New York Times intimates that there is
no prospect of getting Denny Lyons. 1t says:
"There is no truth in the report that Lyons is
to be exchanged for Dowd of Washington. The
New York management would not part with
Lyons for any third baseman in the league
Washington had won five straight games and
was in fifth place when the experiments at third
and short began with putting Robinson at short.
The experiments have resulted in putting
Washington III tenth place. Local cranks think
II would have been better to let well enough
alone.
For long time it was toss up which nine
would win the game at National Park Yesterday.
but Jack Milligan's two-bagger into center
field with three men cd bases, saved the game
for Washington. A series of disastrous PLAYS
had given four runs to the visitors. Milligan
was guilty of one Of them and was all broken
up about it. Calvin was on third base and
started for home on an infeld hit The ball
was passed TO Milhgan, and had he touched the
runner would have put him out. But Jack
In some way got the idea that Calvin was
forced, and he merely put his foot on the plate,
and of course Calvin scored Everybody in
dulged In immoderate laughter, but Milligan
was mad enough at himself to chew nails.
wait till get chance and / II hammer the
ball" he muttered. Well, his opportunity
came when three men were on bases. Then he
fell on the ball and nobly retrieved his error
About the only time the Washington people
ever saw Hoy In rage was when Hoy hit long
ny into deep right field and scampered to third
on IL. As he reached the base hammond re-
ceived the ball and touched him, or seemed to
touch him. The umpire declared HOY out 1t
was such a close decision that most umpires
gesticulated and to the spectators seemed to be
swearing in the deaf and dumb language How
ever. the umpire was uncertain about il and
didn't impose fine, which shows what an ad-
vantage Hoy enjoys.
II was a demonstrstive gathering az. usual.
that assembled on the bleachers. and il was a
gOod-sized assemblage too despite the threat
ening weather. Umbrellas had to go up several
times during the game, but every one stuck to
his seat like good fellow, and they saw an old
fashioned smuggling match, - in which Washing
ton singers" came out ahead. The outfieid
was slippery and made fielding difficult Owing
TO the wet ground in right field one hit got
by Farrell. The fielding OF balls was generally
good, however. WashingIon's errors were on
thrown balls, high throw by Knell of a hunted
ball letting in several runs.
Connie Mack, the old local fayorite was the
visitors baekstop. and he made some remark
able catches. One foul fy he seemed to pick
OF the clouds.
Duffee played good game in left field and
caught one fly very low after long run that
seemed a safe hit.
Radford PLAYED on third and put up a rafting
good game In fact, no better third base play
Ing could be asked for. If he can play that sort
OF game right along. and there seems to be no
reason why he cannot. there is no use looking
any further for a third baseman. He batted
well. too. DOyd PLAYED on second, as he did in
Wednesdays game, and Richardson at short
The combination worked well. Irwin has got
the night men in the right places at last Rich
ardsons shOrt-stop work a marvel and he
fully justified the high praise given him in New
York last season when he played that position.
Dowd PLAYED good second and batted well
II would please local patrons if the same in
field were kept awhile in the same place. Mr.
Wagner Is said to be on the lookout fo- another
second baseman, but he will make a mistake il
he displaces Dowd.
Washington was the only eastern nine that
won Yesterday. and in consequence Of Philadel-
phia losing stepped up peg. 1t il a little sin
gular that Wellington was the only eastern
nine winning when the eastern mines PLAYED the
first day in the west. 1t was an suspicious in
auguratlOn Of the home SERIES
Irwin did not don q uniform and appear on
the coaching lines as formerly. but Tom Burns
Etely OF Chicago, did for the visitors He
seemed more Ornamental than useful in one
case allowing man on first to try to steal Sec
ond on a strike out OF course the runner WAS
easily put out.
In the fourth Pittsburg began scoring on hits
by Shugzrt and Raymond and Knells wild throw
20 first to catch Beekley. who, however, was de-
ciared out for running out of the base lines in
trying TO Obstruct knell. In the next inning
Pittsburg gathered in three more-"Old IT.
Calvin lifted the sheepskin far out over Hoy's
head Miller hunted and took first on Larain' 5
null of kadfords throw. Biertauer hit to
Richardson. who returned TO Milligan. The
latter didn't attempt to touch Calvin thinking
he had been forced Beekley dropped a tautal-
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