Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-29
Base Ball Notea.

Reports Of engaging new players and re-
leasing old ones are premature, says Mr..
Earle Wagner. Manager Schmeiz is in
Philadelphia today, in consultation with
President Wagner. He has just been at
Providence. taking a look at some Of the
Providence Players. The report that Hoy
and Radford will be let go, IL can be posi-
aVeiy stated, Is wrong. Other reports are
mere conJectures. Mr.. Schmelz is expected
mere before the team leaves. and viii pos
sibiy bring some young players with him
to try them on the western trip.
Manager Bancroft of Cincinnati on Au-
gust 20 wrote to the Washington manage
ment. asking TO have the games scheduled
here this week transferred to Cincinnati
Offering the Washington club one-half the
receipts The Messrs Wagner refused.
Manager Bancroft, on August &c has him.
self interviewed, and declares that the Wag-
ners' practice of transferring games is ex-
tremely reprehensible: in fact, they should
be disciplined.
The Bostons have transferred two of their
games with the Pittsburgs to the latter
city. TO be played during the western trip.
Frank, the new ST. Louis outnelder is a
hAture. He made five hits yesterday In five
The Eostons had a chance to secure Ar
thur Garrison from the Browns.
u, feitz viii be played at third for the
The impression seems to prevail that Gu
Hatfield, Brooklyn's third baseman, is a
back as 1876 which puts him among the
old-timers easily.
Joe Hornung is keeping up his excellent
arguing, and the slightest approach to abuse
brings forth an effective warning.
in ecep All eSe old % aeSis the have SeeS
paid and Treasurer Talcott is said to be
$4,000 ahead on the season already.
Hawley of St. Louis is said to be the
swiftest pitcher in the league.
Tom Burns was sick Yesterday, and Shoch
took his place in left field for Brooklyn.
killen and Ehret will 90 nearly all the
pitching for the Smoky City team from this
out.
Buckenberger says his new catcher. Joe
In fact he considers him Pittsburg's best
back stop.
is, fifty years old. Upon being asked
day the old man" indisnsntIy replied,
Milligan is decidedly off In his catching,
throwing and batting..New York World.
J., KillsI disposed Of the Giants six times
Capt Donovan Of the Pittsbures, treats
his men very severely and keeps up the dig
Keller, who was released by Manager
Ward and subsequently signed by Brook
Ign. has gone back to the Binghamton club
Of the Eastern League. Thus the young
Corcoran played with the Brooklyns yes
terday after an absence of a few games.
pitching in the recent Pittsburg game has
made him a prime favorite with the Brook
Ign cranks.
The Bostons have a new way Of securing
bases on balls. They stand within an inch
of the plate and never bulge. This gives
the pitcher one of two alternatives-either
to hit them with the ball or pitch II wild
The Pittsburg players are the latest To
condemn the methods of the Cleveland
team. They say that in a recent game In
Cleveland Pitcher killen, Sho is very sen
sitive and hot-headed, filled his ears with
cotton so that he might not hear the abuse
and insults heaped upon him from the
coaching lines.
Glasseock and Ward have never spoken
since the Brotherhood trouble. Here is
ager: While / don't speak to Ward, nor he
to me- I'll admit that he is a wonderful bali
player and of great value to any team as
captain and manager. He IL a worker and
the players all like his methods"
The Baltimore management has compile ted
a deal by which Brodie he star center
fielder of the St. Louis club, will be trans
ferred TO Baltimore. and he Is likely to rlay
In the game today. Brodie was for,ne rly
with the Bostons, and for the past two sea.
sons has been with the st. Louis He is a
hard hitter, and one of the best FEEDERS In
the league.
Larry Twitchell Of Louisville leads the
league in batting-average 40, total go In
seventeen games. He has hit safely in each
game since he Joined that team. lie couldn',
bat VII en- here.
Herman Long still leads in runs scored
1913. Duffy has made l21 Delahanty lJ7:
Chiids. N3; Van Haltren, 10. and Burkett
lO7