Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-24
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.
The Washingtons Advance Q Bit in the
League Raoe.
aIorsllo's Great work ut Chieaxo-HsnIsn
and Gaudaur to Row Again-Dixon
and Pierce - Fight.
The league record il - follows.

The league record Is - follows,
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Yesterdays games resulted as follows:
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Pitchers-Gieason. Hawiey and King:
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Pitchers-Clarkson and Parrot.
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Pitchers-McGill and Hemming
The championship games played Saturday
resulted as follows:
S washington II: Philadelphia-
Baltimore. 8; Brooklyn, l.
Baitimore, .: Brooklyn. 2
Louisville. II; Cleveland 10
Plttsburg, 10. Chicago. 8.
St Louis. 8: Cincinnati. l.
Defeated the PhIllies.
The largest crowd ever assembled on the
philadelphia ball grounds, numbering near
ly 15.O00 persons, saw Washington win from
the home team Saturday by better all
rourd play. Weyhing started In to pitch for
philadelphia. but retired at the end of
made by the visitors. Hallman's mum of
9 thrown bali in the first was responsible
touched up rather freely. but he kept the
hits well apart. Sullivan's two fumbles
gave pniladeiphia two runs In the eighth.
played hrst-cIass ball. Sullivan was hit
by the pitcher three times. and given his
70 first on balls four times. Weather clear
and warm. Score: Il TO T.
Base Ball Notes.
The Senators are weak In pitchers and II
they can secure about two good twirlers
vvf he I'D to
Inquirer.
Negotiations are pending looking to the
transfer Of all the Philadelphia games
things stand now that would be an advan-
taseous move all around.-Philadelphia
II Is patent that Boyle and Clements
ting right-handsd. Why then not abandon
PSi,a doguba IpslIacy. and bat naturally
The Press man should have seen Glenn
day. One hit scored two runs
Meakin has returned to Washington, hav-
inT had an attack of cholera morbus com
,, Ssoeksdale has reported and is with the
Cincinnati has tried twenty-nine pitchers
Tim Keefe pitches on an average two
games week. and generally wins them,
Pitcher John Stafford has been released
Dy Cleveiand. His brother Jim has been
JscS ne,, IN New fork's center field by
The New York club has requested Keller
and sim draw his salary from the e Sorm aaa
Miller. the suspended catcher of the
Harrisburg. He WIFI Be sisned D for t tbe
balance Of the season.
The BaltfmoreS have temporarily signed
Doc Kennedy to help out Clarke behind the
bat This Is not the old league player. but
q H,i ySod lns1 man man; who has made his mark
Nearly 1000 persons saw the league
games on Saturday.
..Reddy' Mack has been signed by the
Macon club Of the Southern League.
the Leagues best ie}t"hsnded pitcher.
Stencil. the Pittsburgs' spare catcher,
Hamilton Of the Philadelphias has made
more runs than any other league PLAYER.
inston in Muivey's ABSENCE and is doing
IL we'll New York Sun
Mark Baldwin either pitches a whole
game effectively or Is knocked out in one
So far three triple plays have been made
this Yearly Pittsourg. Brooklyn and Bal
thinner viii not play with Cleveland
again for fully a month. owing to a broken
Jimmy Peoples has signed with the Erie
club OF the Pennsylvania State League as
While at Louisville recently the Brook
lyls visited the grave Of their dead COM
Biz Higgins the old league second base
man; has joined the Memphis club of the
Won der Abe has offered his St Louis
players $500 II they win half of the next
forty games; besinning July 1S.
year as Boston's third baseman. He Is as
Pine player as ever and immensely popu-
Jack sharrott is himself again. He can
pitch just as effectively for Philadelphia
now as he did for New York two years
Just outside ST. Louis there is a town
named Foutz. while near Cincinnati there
ere two villages named Lovett and conis-
Dixon TO Fight Eddie Pierce.
The next entertainment to be held before
the Coney Island Athletic Club Is sched-
uled for August 7. There are two events on
INIT % ntsh foP parse os BE se
tween George Dixon, the feather-weight
champion Of the world. and Eddie Pierce.
tered the professional pugilistic arena
Morello's Great Performance.
The crowning performance Of the WASH
ington Park Clubs Worlds Fair race meet
ing was reserved for the last day. Satur-
the three-year.oid Morelio flashed through
one mile and quarter OF hot July sun
light In two min minutes and i've seconds
the reason that 1t was as a three-year car
ryinS eight pounds above the scale, while
Ealvator made his record as a four-year-old,
carrying the exact weight assigned him In
the scale for age and sex.
Morello carried III pounds, whereas his
scheduled weight would have been 109
Salvador carried 10. Morello's performance
age.
HanIan and Gaudaur to Row Again.
The single sculi race for the champion
ship Of America between ]. G. Gaudaur and
Ed Hanlon on Saturday at Orilla, Ont.
resulted In disappointment for the 10000
spectators who were present The men
were called out at 7 o clock and at the word
60" Han on secured a slight lead. They
were rowing dangerously close together all
the way up the course. and at the first mile
their oars became locked, and the men
ceased rowing for several minutes. After
the scullers became separated. Hanlan con-
fiuued alone. and roWed over the cOmrSe