Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-19

4 IuStOu anu JUG WHICH
Will make the larger cities clubs move lively
to down. The club, in command Of Manager
Barnie, arrived Friday on the steamer Decatur
ID. Miller from Baltimore. The passage was a
rough one and all the base balists experienced
| the Inconvenience of sea sickness to such an
extent that they were too groggy to practice any
that day. Next morning Manager Barnie got
his men down to work and twice day since
| then. except Sunday, he has had them batting
| the leather over the field and skirting around
the diamond. The base ball park is about a
mile from the Pulaski House, which is the
headquarters of the visitors, and the boys walk
| 1t every day four times, so as to keep them
selves limbered up.
| WORKING WELL TOGETHER.
The team is working we'll together and
Manager Bsrnie is delighted with the players
he has secured. No lameness has been ex-
perienced by any Of them and Savannah's
| climate just now is of that bamy, even tenn
| perature. neither too hot nor too cold. which
fires the blood Of base ballist and inspires him
to the activity which never would be acquired
on a northern diam ond at this season of the
| year.
The washing.ous are fine lot of gentle
manly fellows and are making friends by the
| score. Everybody likes them and Savannabians
will take great interest in the progress Of the
capital city team during the coming season.
| Manager Barnie has made himself exceed
| iuGy EopuiaT anu TIE general sentiment mere
is that Washington has in him ball manager
| OF which 1t can be proud, a man who thor
| oughly understands his business and one who
| will give the city the best ball that can be Sc
| cured.
THE PITCHERS.
| Kilroy is rapidly getting back into his old
form as a pitcher, and Washington may expect
to see some effective twirling from him this
season. Kilroy is special favorite in Savan-
nah on account Of having been a member Of
the old southern league, in which organization
| he made his fame.
/ Gastright and Dolan are showing up we'll
also. Both are speedy and have excellent con-
troll of the ball. GastIight's up-curves are
especially deceptive.
Mcclure and Milligan are doing well behind
| the bat.
Daffee's batting capacity is great. He seems
able to pound the leather almost where he
pleases. Milligan, Wood. Shock, Radford Nc
CURE and Hoy, the deaf mute, are also batting
| heavy.
Hoy is the favorite with the team, and he
| puts In his spare time teaching his companions
| the deaf and dumb alphabet.
| THE FIRST GAME.
| Tuesday afternoon the Washingtons PLAYED
their first game with the local club, the Catho-
lie Library team. Over 600 people went out to
the grounds and saw the home representatives.
| practically wiped off the diamond by a score of
| ~ W Inc team Is MaQe I'D OF the
] best amateurs in this section of the state and
also has one professional, Curtis. who used to
| play with the Washingtons, bat is now in bust
ness here. They played good bail. but were no
match for the capitals representatives
Up to the eighth inning, which was the last
the Washing.ons had the locals shut out. but
in this inring Gastright pitched rather a high
| ball, which MCGUIRE let pass. giving the C. L.
A. boys the only two runs which they got out
| Of the game.
| noIan C,s+r;ob% x;xoh a e.. x,..
and Milligan and Mcclure did the catching.
| The pitchers showed up to great advantage
seemingly being able to strike out a man when,
| ever they pleased. More than half a dozen
times the C.L.A. filed the bases without an
| out only to have the next three men Idle" at
the home plate on strikes.
| Duffee made great hit in the fifth inning.
driving the ball to the extreme corner Of the
left-feld fence. Itwas the longest ball knocked
| on Savannah's diamond ia MANY wears and
Duffee, in making his home run, almost had
time to walk around the bags The crowd
yelled itself hoarse. and Dufiee had to respond
to the applause with several doffs Of his cap
| In the same inning Dclan made a three
kind from Milligan and Daffee. Milligan's
| was long ball In the same direction that Duff
fee had sent it, and il the big catcher had little
! less flesh upon him he would have been able to
share donors with Duffee for home runs The
| base running Of the big blonde delighted the
spectators in a great degree, and as he moved
along with his flesh perceptibly shaking, the
crowd guyed him and yelled, Run, fatty,
| run"
Foreman umpired the game, and his deci-
sions we're SO remarkably fair that there wasn't
even the slightest kick.
Manager Barnie hasarranged two games with
Philadelphia for next Monday and Tuesday.
and is also trying to arrange dates with
Brooklyn.
The Washingtons have become such favorites
with Savannah that the park will be crowded
at the professional games.
MANAGER BARNES OPINION.
In speaking Of his team to The SrAR's corre-
spondent Manager Barnie said: II am highly
pleased with the club that will represent Wash
inston on the ball field this year. The PLAYERS
| thoroughly understand their business and are
o gentlemanly and willing set of men. There is
no request make that is not cheerfully com
piled with. and there is 9 harmonious feeling
between the players which denotes the finest
ball for Washington during the coming season
that It has ever had. The club is a great ag-
gregation Of batters, and any of the big CITY
teams which think they will have an easy time
with Washington this year will be badly mis-
| taken"
BASE BALL GOSSIP,