Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-06
NATIONALS DO NOT PLAY.
They viii Open a Series Today With
st. Louis.
Cincinnati Gamblers Start . Scandal That a.
kefuted-Dispute over the Southern
'5a1ls7 League Cham pionship-Notes.

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b'1ols7 League Championship-Not.s.
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The Nationals took rest YESTERDAY. or.
rather, they spent the day travelling and win
open at St. Louis today. The Browns have
been putting up stiff game lately Breiten-
stein held the New Yorks down to two hits.
He has been easy for the wsshingtons, how
ever. These games will decide whethsr the
Nationals will take tenth place. II the Browns
are twice defeated it will give the Nssonals
\ lead of four games, which win probably BE-
enough to keep them out Of tsnth place before
they return. This will be better than was ex-
pected when the team left The WASH :. cons
have played half their western games,
winning three Of the ten, one be-
ing Washington game postponed
Nine games more remain to be played, with ST.
Louis, Chicago and Pittsbnrg. Certainly three
OF these should be won This would give the
club twenty-eight games won and thfrty-eight
lost The club should do better than this.
But II all depends upon the pitchers. We seem
TO have about as unreliable quartet a. any
club in the league. They pitch good games
and thew pitch poor games. The club, how
ever. keeps up pretty good game, batting and
very rank, but IL about the only really POOR
game played on the trip.
IF We had two good pitchers that could be
relied on. with our present batting and fielding
10 back them up, we would be in front or az
least right next to the band wagon" sid
U Rourke enthusiastically 10 a Cincinnati rs-
porter the other day.
Maui pitched good game at Cincinnati, and
proved to be one Of the most troublesoms
pitchers the Reds have faced this season He
| won the FIRST game Of the series by his rood
pitching and did fine work. After the ground
became wet from the heavy rain Maui resorted
70 clever scheme TO retain control Of the slim
perry ball BE had his hip pocket full Of resin,
AND every time he pitched he put his hand in
his pocket and coated it with the sticky sub
| stance.
SCANDAL AT CINCINNATI
Some Cincinnati gamblers who have been
| losing money on their team have started n
yarn charging Elton Chamberlin with being in
league with Joe Brill, local gambler. TO throw
the Tuesday morning game TO Philadelphia
Brill Ii said to be an intimate acquain lance
Of the pitcher. The story originated from .
weli-known sporting man who was in Kemp's
pool room on Monday night. The charge IL
without shadow Of proof. When Chamberlin
was taken from the game the Cincinnatis were
ahead and Comiskey sfterwsrd said that he
was sorry he had made the change. Then, too,
every paper in Cincinnati and every reporter
1t the game said that 0utfelder Ward was re-
sponsible for the loss Of the game. Chamber
lin did not know until Just before the game
that he would pitch The gambling element 10
the curse OF base ball 1t would be .
good thing for the game il they would coufins
their attention TO the race track and pool rooms
Harry Mace, the local pitcher and the man.
ager Of the Harrisburg Base Ball Club, had .
controversy yesterday, and suit for assault and
battery was the result. Marks has . black eye
and fracture Of the right leg below the knee,
Mace having knocked him down and jumped ON
him. Both suits were withdrawn, and Mace
left for his home in Washington Mace had
been discharged for incompetency and claimed
that Marks owed him money, which the latter
denied
THE PIrrsBURo GAME
The Orioles didn't score . run In yesterday
afternoons game at Pittsburg. but you cannot
get single Baltimore player or official TO be-
heve that Pitssburg won the game. They call
na gift from Umpire Mclaughlin, who wasn't
In the game ten minutes before he had fined
two Baltimore men and removed one from the
game, a move that hurt Baltimore's chances, for
the new mans errors gave Pittsburg runs-
President Won der Horst Disguised with
Mclaughlin and said: II complained 70 Presi-
| dent Young that this man was the worst homo
umpire in the business. He cost us two games
in Washington in the spring. The visiting club
has to play"
The principal causes Of the trouble were the
umpires decisions on strikes and balls and the
calling out Of McGraw for alleged interference
after he beat . ball to first base and Becklsy
dropped the throw. Mclaughlin decided that
McGraw interfered with Beckiey. McGraw
objected sfrenuously and was then ordered 70
| leave the field.
McGraw retired in the third inning and Jon.
nings was thereafter afforded an opportunity
OF playing In an 0riole uniform He made
great catch Of . low fy ball which looked like
safe hit, but had two errors. All the OrioIss
played great beidlng game in spite Of their
errors, as is shown by Pittsburg having fifteen
men left on bases
Mullane pitched well, but the Orioles did not
bat. and this was the principal cause Of thar
defeat Pittsburg won by 2 to 0.
SOUTHERN LEAsuE DISPUTE
There was intense interest in the base ban III.
nation in Augusta yesterday. Tuesday night
the first series in the Southern League ended With
the Augusta club ahead, having Lost only seven
teen games out ofsixty-one. Charleston holds NO.
ond place, and claims that If she can win IT,
President Hart ordered the game to be played
Ut Augusta yesterday, and the Charleston club
came. accompaniedby several hundred Charles-
tonians- Augusta claims to have won tas
pennant on her inertia and decided 10 refuss -
play, but heavy downpour Of rain fell shortly
otter noon, and rendered the grounds unit for
the game. No umpire appeared. but both clubs
were on the grounds. SPECTATOR, however, soe
being allowed admittanceL Charleston VIII ooxzy
the question before the league directory. Tho
eecouo eettcc opots tooS.p Nooo Aoxu3e ok44
Charleston will meet again
NOTES.
The St. Louis Browns have loaned Jed
Dolan, the Newport pitcher, 10 the NashvilleA
He can be recalled Whenever the St. Louis tsaa
desires his services.
Old Man Arson has turned loose on the cold,
cold world another one Of his phenounaA He
yesterday released Pitcher Lon Shaw.
Gus weighing holds the league pitching REQ.
ord to date, having PITCHED twenty-ons games
and won eighteen Of them
Hadiock was batted for twenty-one hits BY
Cleveland. He has pitched nothing but Losing
games this year.
The "Kurnels" have OF late shown aettvs
signs Of Q resurrection They are playing Mn
stake horses instead Of selling plsters
This is Q bad time for the Brooklyn team 10
be disabled by accidents, but such seems 10 b
the case. Burns has bad case Of ~Chariey
horse" Griffin has . bad ankle, Stein hss Q bad
leg and last SATURDAY Lovett was hit In the
thumb by pitched ball and viii be prevented
from pitching for several DAYS.
Pitcher Lucid, who started in with Louisville
and then signed with the Nashvilles, has been
dropped by the latter.
Danny Richardson ID nov playing regularly
with the Brooklyns.
The Louisville authorities have shut down On
Sunday ball games.
Games scheduled today are: Warrington aS
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