Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-30
SPORTS TN GENERAL.
What is Going On in Turf, Base
Ball and Pugilistic Circles.
THE BALL SEASON OPENED.
Over Five Hundred Persons See the New
Senators Play.

Over Five Hundred Persons See the New
Senstors Play.
Yesterdays game between the Washingtons
and the George town University nine reminded
one Of past contests between-well, the WASH
| ingtons Of by-gone days and the Bostons or
New Yorks- The young players put up q credit
able game and apparently had the result in
doubt, but when the professionals wanted they
settled down to work and came out ahead. II
was the same old finish the Bostons used to
make-victory snatched out of apparent defeat.
However, 1t enabled the boys to timber up
bit. although with gymnasiums Astounding there
is no reason why ball player should not
always be in condition. young man
from the south by the name of
swayne, who had applied to Manager O'Rourke
for a trial. was put in center field Tom Kins-
low played in right and Charley Snyder on first
The other positions were filled by members of
the team. Over 500 saw the game q surpris-
ingly large number more than have seen the
games in the south in several instances. Maui
pitched for the professionals at the new dis
lance, 601a feet, and the difference Of five feet
did not seem to increase the hitting any, for
only six hits were made of him. while only five
were made off Carmody the college pitcher
The opinion was expressed by Sam Wise after
the game that the increased distance from
pitcher to the plate would not affect the batting
professionals winning by 8 to 8.
GENERAL EASE BALL NEWS
The intercollegiate season opens today. Yale
and the University of Pennsylvania meet at the
latter's grounds.
nine from Columbia College of New York this
afternoon at Capitol Park
The Chattanooga Ball Club Yesterday easily
beat the Chicago league team. outbat.ing and
outhelding the Chicagoans. The score So does
not give an idea as to the briiance of the con-
test Chicago tried three pitchers. McGill.
McGinnis and Mauck. in the box. Chatta-
nooga's sluggers batted all freely but McGill
did better than his colleagues in holding down
the base nit column. Dahlen for the visitors
mt hard every time he came to the bat. Nevins,
the Chattanooga twirler, fooled all the Chicago
heavy batsmen excepting Dahlen almost at will.
The score WAS: Chattanooga, 8; Chicago, g.
Errors-Chicago, 8; Chattanooga. 3. Hits
Chicago. g.; Chattanooga, 10. Umpire, Stephens.
Atlanta defeated Cleveland yesterday Is to
8. Pettiger, Cleveland's discarded pitcher,
pitched for Atlanta. Augusta defeated Charles
ton to 6.
There was game between the Baltimore
and the Savannah clubs Yesterday at Savannah
on account OF cold weather. The Orioles will
remain two DAYS longer. playing games today
and Friday. Manager Hanlon says the reason
his team was defeated by Charleston was be-
cause his men had not all worked together be-
fore and did not understand one another.
Lowe and Charley Bennett signed with Bos-
ton yesterday. This leaves Nash, Duffy Nc
Carly and Staley out yet
Hamilton the Philadelphia left fielder. said
yesterday that he would never sign with his
old club for the salary offered. The manage
ment has raised the first offer, he says. but
must come up several hundred yet before he
will pay any attention to them
The Philadelphia club will open its spring
season OF practice games tomorrow, when
they will cross bats with the Livingston club
Who the men are that will compose the local
nine it IS impossible to tell, as only eight men
have thus far been signed, and Of these
four are pitchers.