Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-23
Base Ball Notes.

Perhaps the New York papers now have
learned why Sullivan Is played instead Of
Stricken.
Mu!vey is still under the weather and Farrell
took his place at third yesterday, Mcclure
going behind the bat.
Roger Conner has not made . safe hit for
three days.
Baldwin has lost the last three games in which
he has pitched.
Ward seems to be leading the Giants at the
bat in every game OF late.
Baldwin weakened IN the last three innings,
when the Phillies got In ten runs
The WashinRtons are now tied with the
Giants for seventh place.
OF the last five games the washingtons have
played away from homo they have won four, q
record not to be sneezed at.
Sam Wise did not put up a better game at
second in his palmiest DAYS than he IL PLAYING
at present He is also welding the stick with
good effect.
II the washingtons had not recalled the re-
leases Of Duryea and Mcclure the Giants could
have used them.-Nen York Recorder.
Shoch made two wonderful stops in yester-
days game.
The Brooklyns and washingtons play again at
Eastern Park today. Kennedy and Mea kin will
be the pitchers.
Before Farrell left he said he could not see
why there was SO much criticism Of McGuire's
catching. He thought Mcclure was doing very
we'll
At last the boys succeeded in hitting Stein.
Duryea was Wild. giving five men their
bases.
Manager Barnie returned to Cincinnati as a
missionary begging for the services Of "Jud'
Smith yesterday afternoon. All he wanted was
to borrow" the infelder, but Cincinnati Is
not willing to let the Montana youngster 20.
Chamberlain failed to report at the Cincin-
natl Park yesterday, u circumstance that did
not please Comiskey.
Silver" King has remained under cover all
week. and Comiskey started for st. Louis last
night to dig him up il possible.
Rain prevented the Boston Baltimore game
yesterday.
Philadelphia hit Baldwin hard Yesterday aud
won from New York with ease. Keefe, on the
contrary. was steady and effective, except in
the ninth inning, when he eased up, a base on
balls and four singles netting three runs for the
visitors. Clements terrific line drive over the
wall in the eighth, when there were three on
bases, was the batting feature. Delahanty and
Burke played particularly we'll in left field
Weather warm. Attendance, 9,40l.
Great pitching and fine batting won for
Cleveland yesterday, while brilliant fielding
came within an ace Of defeating the team. The
Pittsburgs were unable to hit Cuppy, and but
one hit was clean hard single Cleveland
ought to have won the game early in the
fight. Twice there were three men on bases
and Cleveland could not get run. McKean's
oosohS hoiPcu SioNcionu, duu Living mace TWO
fine catches. Weather warm and cloudy.
Attendance 2,400.
Breitenstein pitched mastery game yester-
day, and had he been perfectly supported
would have shut out Louisville The Browns
backed him up, except in one inning, finely.
and they won the game through their superb
work on the bases and timely hitting. The
features Of tho game were the all-round work
of Glasscock. Quinn's fielding and Breiten-
STEMS twirling.
Pitcher Mauck covered himself with glory
yesterday. The Cincinnati team could do
nothing whatever with his curves at the proper
time, while Dryer proved an easy mark At
tendance, 1900.
Jennie Fraser Still in the Lead.
The rain track at Kernan's Lyceum yesterday
was put to good use and was beaten down by