Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-12

| their arrival for the recent gales have spread
the wrecks Of vessels on many shores, and
Hatteras is nasty customer in Q gale. The
NationalA will have two weeks Of practice be-
| fore they return. A fine game will not be
sough. so much as acquaintance with each
others work. Team work will be the dislder-
atam. But two Of the nine have played to-
gether before. Hsrdie Richardson and Rad
ford we're associated on the Boston club. but
Larkin Dowd. Hoy, Wood, Duffee and Mcclure
| have not played together before. 1t is no
small task to get harmonious work from such
an aggregation. What makes it the more diff
cult is that Danny Richardson. who had been
selected to captain the team. has not turned
up and may not. But Manager Barnie under
stands the clubs weak ness and will at once go
| to work to remedy it. Fortunately he has in
| te!lgent and tractable men to deal with, and it
is expected that vast strides will be made in the
direction OF harmonious team work by month
| from today, when the season opens.
President Temple of the Pittsburg club may
be kicker of considerable strength as regards
the Lyons case. but the combined strength Of
the other members of the big league was too
much for him and he has gracefully subsidized.
Considerable funny talk was INDUCED in at
President Temples expense, the word crank
enjoying considerable prominence, but it has
come to pass that upon personal acquaint-
| ance Temple has turned out to be q level
in any company. 1t now transpires that Presi-
dent Temple is the only president, far as heard
from. that has advocated q "ladies' day." and
the Pittsburg club is the only member Of the
big organization that will admit ladies
free the coming season on certain day
of the week. To Mr.. Temple all hats are
tipped Ladies' day has become almost
gala day. The fair sex, besides being magnet
to draw many of the stern sex to the grounds.
inspire the players and make an otherwise
/ 1r,ll- off rant vUifh fha
beauty of their faces and the sunshine Of their
smiles. The local management might do worse
than set apart day for the benefit of the
ladies, keeping up tlme-honored custom in
Washington and gaining many friends by their
action. The league in general will no doubt
follow President Temples action before the
season opens.
The following contains lots of food for re-
Fiction:
"A very strong base ball team ha. been formed by
ton. Manager McGunnige has been asked TO take
Psfs G or s sad Il Murray and Dan Br
catchers; Crane and Person. pitchers; Harnes Shin
ieSS Sna and Ms eaS York
The players lines will be cast in hard places
| indeed the coming season. The above organ
ization contains . manager that previously
drew $500 a season, q pitcher-Crsne-tha
drew from d. 500 to $4,000. and an out and
infield that were generally In the 81, 500 class.
These men won't play In either the western or
eastern associations for 81 600, but would
rather wait and take chances on players of
their ability being wanted later in the season.
| From indications 1t appears al. ii their decision
| Is q wise one.
The st. Louis club has been picked out by
great many to occupy a tail-end position at the
end of the season. With Gleason in the box
no club in the big league has license to defeat
| them. The club will no doubt occupy the same
position in base bali that the old Indianapolis
creates this impression. That club could
handle the New Yorks, the Bostons and Chi
Cages with the greatest ease, and then come
TO a weaker club and consider itself lucky if
they secured one out Of three. The st. Louis
club at the end of each of tho short seasons
will be found lowering around the last Of the
first and the first Of the last six clubs
Director Scanlon is, without q doubt, one of
the best judges Of base ball ability that there is
| of the game, from players point Of observa-
ton as well as from the directors box. He is
particularly severe on player that does not
keep himself in condition during the playing
season and equally as lenisnt toward young
player who exerts himself to the utmost for
the benefit Of his club. At present Tommy
Dowd occupies q large corner Of the genial d.
rector's heart short time ago Mr.. Scanlon,
| in speaking of players IN general, brought up
Tommy Dowd and appeared to be content over
| the outcome OF the Richardson affair. He said:
Last year Dowd WAS experiencing his first sea-
| son in big organization. He put up great game
until badly hurt This season he will have ex-
perience on his side and by next season will have
ripened fully. and believe, will be the equal of
| any second baseman in the country. The boy is
plucky to the core and his action at the emo
| of last season increased q hundred-fold my re-
| gard for him. 1t at that time when every
player in the land was lying back for fabulous
| salaries. Tommy came into nv room here and
said. Mr. scan!on, l like Washington; I've
been well treated here and want to play with
you next season. I'll sign for the same money
l have received during the past season and III
warrant You my game will be an improvement
! know didn't show up very well toward the
! close, but WAS not feeling any too good and
the general play Of the club was not of kind
| to encourage . young player Those words
captured me and signed him. He knew how
| bad the club was of financially and simply
| used little common sense in talking business
| with me. Dowd is a conner aud don't think
l richardson shoes will be found any too large
for him to Ill during the coming season."
| The New Eastern League.
The Eastern Association has decided to COM
pose its circuit Of Rochester, Buffalo, Elmira
and Binghamton in the west. and Syracuse,
Troy, Albany and Philadelphia in the east
New Haven and Providence wanted franchises
| and had associations all formed to 70 into the
| league bat they were frozen out by Elmira
| and Binghamton. There were two greatly dis
gusted men among the passengers on an early
| east bound train out Of Rochester on Thursday.
| They were Manager Burnham OF Providence
and Manager Shannon Of New Haven They
waited about the hotel all night TO hear the
| decision on their applications aud we're much
put out at the decision, claiming that they were
| unfairly treated, having been promised fran
| ehises The league will meet again at Albany
April to adopt sch sduie and assign players
| 10 the various clubs.
The Southern League Organised.
The Southern Base Ball League met 1t Biz
mingham, Ala, Thursday afternoon and per-
fscted the organization. The circuit is CON-
posed of New Orleans, Mobile, Atlanta, Macon,
Chattanooga, Montgomery, Memphis and Bir-
minghAm. The season will open about April IA.
| Hard Hitting In the South.
A tie game Of nine innings was played by the
regular Phillies at Gainesville, Fla, Thursday,
minus . center fielder, and the remaining sill
with three extras. Score, nine runs each. Fiji
teen hits we're made by the 'six' OF Thorn
tons pitching. The eight hit Carsey fol
seventeen hits In the seven innings he pitched
a nigh WIND prevailed during the game.
Ansen sAd He Team.
iaikine about his team the other day Anson