Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-30
BASE BALL NOTES,

Jones, the pitcher released by Cincinnati, has
been captured by New York and will accom-
pany the Gothamites on their western trip.
St Louis refused to give Shugart $500 adj
vance money. but Pittsburg, fearful Of the
deal falling through. advanced him the cash
and will collect from St. Louis.
Hart Of Chicago is trying to block the Gum
bert-Abbey deal.
Pittsburg has released Gastright.
O'Neill Of the Browns has been released
Another deal, by which Brodie il to be ex-
changed for T. Brown Of Louisville, Is contem-
plated.
Manager Ward yesterday telegraphed that
the Cleveland Club had released Davies to the
New Yorks. Davies Is a promising pitcher,
and he could not get enough work to do with
the Clevelands. He is tall. slim chap, and Il
said to be a good all-around player.
Frank Ward il an acquisition to the Cincin-
natl team. both in batting and base running.
Tom DAILY has developed into fine an in
fielder as he was q catcher when with the Chi
cago team some years ago.
Pinkney has braced up in his fielding, but
his batting is still too weak to suit Barnie, who
is looking for Young blood third baseman.
Rusie and Milligan are the heaviest hitting
battery in the league. In the seventeen in-
ming game on Monday they made seven hits
between them.
Farrell and Sullivan have been moved up on
the batting list and O'Rourke and Mulvey put
lower.
There will be no Sunday base ball in Louis
vile for some time, and the game scheduled for
the Orioles July will be PLAYED today. The
authorities have threatened the clubs with ar
rest il they attempt to play on Sunday.
Buckley has been released by St. Louis and
will retire permanently, he saws. from the dia-
mond. He has lame arm which, the doctors
saw, will never admit Of his playing ball again.
st. Louis is already regretting the release of
Hawke.
Baltimore was the only eastern club to lose
Yesterday and Louisville the only western one
to win.
By securing King Comiskey has added an
| other member Of the old St Louis Browns to
his Cincinnati team.
Again Philadelphia. Brooklyn and Boston
won yesterday, and these three clubs are still
on even terms in the race for the champion
ship.
Tip O'Nein. the hard-hittins outfelder, has
quit the base ball business for good. He has
taken the money he earned as q ball player and
it now serves as a bank roll for q book. Tip
and his brother George, who is an experienced
bookmaker, are running book at Sheepshead
Bay.
Gaffney considers it harder to umpire this
season than ever before in the history Of the
game. He has been doing as good work as any
umpire on the staff. II wish I had six eyes, y
said he, land then / might be quick enough to
see everything and even look around corners.
What makes our work harder this year is be-
cause, on account Of the heavier batting, there
are SO many more men on bases than there were
formerly, and e man has to be very quick to
watch the men on bases and call balls and
strikes Maybe this would be the time for the
double umpire system. but that has been done
away"
The present championship race is the most
wonderful in the history of the league Eleven
Of the twelve clubs are punched and it Is but a
short jump from eleventh place to the head Of
the procession. In six weeks there have been
six different leaders st. Louis, Cleveland,
Pittsburg. Boston. Brooklyn and Philadelphia
have all enjoyed the distinction Of showing the
way on some part Of the 1898 route.