Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-04

has been i'll for a week and today Miigan will
have to play first base. Kelley has sore hand
and he too, will have to lay Off until it is healed.
In the meantime McGraw will play in center
field.
The Washingtons leave here tomorrow night
for New York, where they will play the Giants
on Saturday. They play at Passaic on Sunday.
Capt. O'kourke cannot understand how Ward
and Mr. Talcott profess ignorance Of the trans
fer of Saturdays game.
The championship season in BROOKLYN will be
opened today with the Philadelphia club as the
opposing team. A full brass band will be in
attendance and large crowd is expected to be
on hand.
Philadelphia at Brooklyn. Boston at Balti-
more. New York at Washington, Chicago at
Cleveland. Pittsburg at Louisville, st. Louis at
Cincinnati
Dave Foutz says that Washingtons in6eld is
the toughest of any in the country.
Memories of the past! John b. Day, Jim
Mutrie and Walter Appleton. Who thinks Of
the great trio as the Giants take the field these
May days? They made the game in Gotham
Ne,c York Recorder. What rot. Ewing. Ward,
ORourke, Richardson. Gore. Conner and host
! OF others-not to speak of the famous Metro
politans-they made the game in New York, and
grasping capitalists and boosy managers nearly
killed it.
Davis has become decidedly popular with the
polo ground patrons by his heavy hitting at
opportune moments. and Buck Ewing's SINH
lar feats of arm and eye have endeared HIM to
the cranks of Cleveland.
Buck Ewing's brother John died in Cleve-
land Tuesday of consumption. During his
career he pitched for st. Louis, Louisville and
New York.
Cranks with Utopian ideas are already begin
| ming to bet the New Yorks.-Netc York
| World.
The directors of the New York Ease Ball
Club have decided to invite all the United
States and foreign sailors in the harbor to a
game on the polo grounds next week when the
| team returns from its trip to Washington.
President kuchstuhl of the Louisville club
has protested every game played in St. Louis,
claiming that Retz. GARRISON and Griffin were
lnehglbie; la wing been reserved by the Eastern
League. President Won der Abe laughs at this
| action OF the Colonies president as his con-
tracts with the men in question have been pro-
mulgated by President Young The Eastern
League disbanded last year before the season
was over and failed to pay many of the players
their salaries. and this. Won der Abe claims
| gave the men a right to play where they
pleased. On the other hand, the board of con-
| troll decided that every Eastern League man
| must be returned or paid for. Why should any
| exception be made IN Won der Ahe's case?
Now that the pleasant weather is coming the
| local management might consider the question
| of ladies' day. All tine other league clubs have
| one or more days in the week when ladies are
| admitted Free In Philadelphia there are sew
eral such days. Setting apart such a day here
would be found to popular as we'll as profit
| able step.
Nichols is the only pitcher tina. Boston can
now depend on. Stivetts is unreliable Staley
is very uncertain quantity, and Garry is a
dead cock in the league pit.-Tim IL. Nurndne.
Arthur Irwin, the old Boston favorite. was
| present. doing his best for Boston," and yet
| they lost. Is to Z.
Mat Kilroy says that he is in good condition
| and would like to play with Boston. Tim MUIR
| name says that good pitcher is badly needed.
Harrisburg has blackiisted Pitcher Mace.
Caylor has been guying Treadway of the Bal
| timores because he advised a fellow Oriole to
| 'move up fudder" and another to ''put you
weight up agin it,