Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-26


Leech Maskrey has signed to manage At
lanta.
The directors Of the Pittsburg club have de-
cided to admit ladies free to the grand stand
on all occasions, except on the opening day
and holidays.
Thursday witnessed the third successive
victory to the Clevelands over Anson's colts
for the Hot Springs champion banner. Pete
Browning umpired.
Uncle Nick Young has finally determined not
to resume his official duties in the Treasury
Department.
out of the game completely.
Cleveland patrons of the national game are
already proud of their team.
Big Jim Davis will most likely turn up in
some club Of the Southern League.
Frank Leonards terms have been accepted
and he will manage the Binghampton club Of
the Eastern League this season.
Norman Baker the sweet-voiced player who
sings In the choir on the Sabbath day and
pitches ball during the week, is to manage Free
mont In the Nebraska State League.-Iimes-
Star.
Buck Ewing says that Boston and New York
are the only clubs that will be in it. This will
be dlscouraging to the ten clubs that are ''out
OF 1t and will have depressing effect upon
the double season. Still the games may as well
%. DE played, for Buck is neither prophet nor
the son of a prophet.
Ward decided to send home Charley Carr,
the Staten Island Cricket Club catcher who
was with the Brooklyn team on trial Ward
says In regard to Carr: Il have merely sent
Carr home to reduce expenses. do not need
him on the remainder of the trip now that
hiuslows ankle is practically all right. know
what Carr can do. He is q good man, and il
either DAILY. Kinslow or Con Daily do not show
up properly Carr will be the man l will play"
Louisville is without an attraction for April
~, the first Sunday after the season opens.
Manager Jack Chapman wrote to the reds, but
he was lap or two behind Christopher, who
came under the wire first.
,Plpp, who has been trying to fill Pfeffer's
place on Anson' team, is not showing up well
In practlce at Hot Springs. Mark Baldwin
struck him out three times in one game
Lyons will play third base permanently for
New York and Fuller short stop. Back Ewin,
Will be put on first base to begin with, and if
he can play the bag satisfactorily he will be re-
tanned there throughout the season as captain
of the team.
Ted Sullivan has wired his acceptance Of the
Terms OF Eddie Ashenbach and that Cincinnati
boy will be seen in a Chattanooga uniform this
year. Ted has wired "Brudder Bill Gleason
and Sloppy Robinson to come over and see
him.
Powers Of New York says if Sharrott's arm
turns out to be all right the pitching force this
season will be limited to Rusie, King. Sharrott
and WEIGH the other pitchers being released
at short notice.
AhStL uceoE y. " DOyle OF the Baltimore Atn-
letlc Club has been secured by President Won
der Horst to give the members of the club q
hight course OF training until the weather will
permit them to practice at the grounds.
Pete Browning has been formally released
by Louisville.
President Won der Horst thinks Baltimore
should finish as good as sixth"
:, Mike Herman scored the first home run for
the Giants this year. The first time at bat he
sent the ball to the right field fence. When
last seen 1t was floating down the james river.
AS soon as possible the heavy roller will be put
to work and the ground in the right field OF the
Baltimore grounds will be graded and grass
seed sown. The club house for the visiting
PLAYERS Will also be begun soon as possible
1t Will occupy portion Of the carriage lot in
the rear OF the grand stand.
Silver" King OF the New Yorks reported for
duty on tuesday. From appearances he is in
fine condition. He has been training for over
a month.
Lawrence. the new second baseman for Chi
cago, acquitted himself in a most admirable
manner III his first game and proved without
doubt his ability to cope with the speedy class
that will represent the league the coming
year.
This is the way it looks to the Boston Post
man: The base ball clubs already in training
do not appear to be in very good shape. The
CievelanIs and Chicagos aren't doing extra fine
work. The Chicagos never do good work until
well along in the season. The New Yorks are
generally relied on for great finish. But the
Philadelphia team is always regarded as one
that Will just fail to keep up with the process
sion at the close OF the SERIES Ball cranks are
agreed that the race this year. despite the fact
that the Bostons are stronger ali round than
ever before, will be very close one. Many
think Cleveland will prove dangerous candi-
dates. The eastern teams are much stronger
than the western ones.
Last season. in Old Hoss Radbourn. the Gin
mn nf fhn nl.t =.
the profession. This season, in Kid McGill.
they will have probably the youngest man that
ever pitched successful profess onal ball. Nc
Gill was not yet sixteen years .. age when he
secured his first professional engagement with
the Cleveland brotherhood club.
The Lowell Times says that there is no
chance of a professional club ever being sue
cessful in that city for the reason that those
who like the game and would attend the matches
II they could cannot get away from their work
afternoons.
If Cleveland is first in either of the season
divisions and suffers no accident to players at
the end of the regular base bail year, the
national championship pennant will be just as
likely to grace the forest city as any other
town In the league-C leretdnd Leader.
Reddy Mack is a speedy base runner; in fact
that Is his strongest point He is also very
noisy coacher-one OF the Tucker Long Miller
Holiday order.
Ester brook. who tried his hand at captaining
and playing first base for the Louisvilles sew
eral seasons ago, wants to sign with the Balti-
mOres.
Pitcher Davis is said to be the highest salaried
man in the Cleveland club.
Pitcher Viau of Cleveland has been singing
in the Dartmouth Glee Club.
"Dickey" Johnston. one of the greatest
felders who ever chased flies. is likely to re-
turn to his first love at Richmond, Va, this
year. He left there a king and returns hum
bied with the only consolation that he wrought
his own downfall.
Buck Ewing says Arson has a lot of counter
feits this season and will not be in it without
Fred Pfeffer.
Jim Mutrie has signed to manage the
Elmira Eastern Association Club. He has re-
ceived numerous letters from players DESTROYS
OF signing contracts with him this year.
McQuaid, Snyder and Jones will probably be
three OF the four Western League umpires
If st. Paul had ''fiunked'' on the day of tho
westerns meeting Denver would doubtless
have been invited to the banquet j. ".
Speas in that Colorado METROPOLIS that
day-possibly to act. had the occasion arisen.
Louisville has signed Pitcher Sowders.
1.-The prince of JOnahs' is the Boston Globe 8
cruel title for Jerry Denny.
Capt Tebeau's name is Oliver. Pat is his
nom de guerre.
This will be McPhee's eleventh season with the
Cincinnatis.
Manager Buckenberger thinks that Raymond
will make splendid general player for the
Pittsburg team.
The Chants dropped pennies in the slot and
weighed as follows: Sharrott 166; Taylor, III /;
Sullivan, 1856: Murphy, l56; Boyle. 1871; Lyons.
2O2; King, POI; Bassett, It's; O'Rourke 1871: :