Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-02
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Bannon and Pears, the two young pitch
e-s of the st. Louis Browns, were not
much OF a success. Nineteen hits We're
made off them by Pittsburg yesterday.
Washington's chance OF beating out Bal
| ttmore seems TO have disappeared. Had the
senators won the past two games they
From now on the Baltimores should win as
many as the WashinGtons. and of course
can keep ahead.
Stricken wants to grow q few inches and
| he will be all right. On Monday he miss
| ed Reitz's liner by an inch and let in the
about two feet too short.-BaltimoreA Amer
! lean.
The Baltimores and washingtons have
played eight games this season and each
has won four Today the tie will be played
Frank OConnor the Dartmouth College
pitcher. has been signed by Philadelphia
and is expected to Join the team at Boston
today.
The first time he came to the bat yester-
day, Pitcher Stock sdale was presented with
a SIX umbrella by the members OF the
Towson team. for whom he used to pitch.
1t begins to look as though the Phillies
were truly on the downward trip. Only one
game has been won by the team in the last
six. and surely If they cannot take two
plain II other clubs fail to do So They
have made but ten hits in two games
against Boston. while their pitchers have
been hit hard. Unless they stop the losing
streak very shortly all chances Of securing
the pennant or Of even getting second or
third place will be out Of the question. as
Pittsburg and Cleveland are coming to the
front with rapid strides.-Philadelphia
Times.
Hammer Thrower Mitchelrs New Rec
ord.
The annual games of the Timothy D. Sui
livan Association of New York yesterday
were rendered of general interest by the
fact that a worlds record was broken
James Mitchell Of the New York Athletic
t 1hiun threW the hirty,six-pound weight
The actual distance for the throw was
thirty-eight feet II inches In an exhibit
ton half-mile run T. p. Connect covered the
distance in 20 is seconds.
The Dixon-Pierce Fight.
Interest in the fight for the feather
weight championship of the world between
George Dixon and Eddie Pierce which
takes place in the arena Of the Coney Is
land Athletic Club on the night of August
Z. is constantly on the increase. Prominent
states ana great many from the west are
expected to be present Both boys lave
trained ardently for the battle and a spiene
did contest is assured
English Opinion of the Navahoe.
American partisans aboard a steamer ac-
companying the racers, of the Isle of
Wight yesterday, became delighted over
the Navahoe's performance, contendiny
that 1t was all the more admirable, seeing
the other crews to their vessels To this
English partisans replied that the Naya-
noe had one of Lord Dunraven's old pilots
who knew every puff of wind I'm the district
The American consul at SOUTHAMPTON
who was among the enthusiastic spectators
expressed great satisfaction over the re-
Edwin White. the yacht builder of Cowes
IN an interview today said: The Nava-
hoe Is undoubtedly as good as any of the
er strong for her. In lighter winds she
WI prove too much for the Britannia and
Charles siblick, Can't. Matthews and
other noted yachtsmen of Cowes, agree
that the American boat has proved herself
extraordinarily fast in light winds.
Criminal Cases Nuiie Prosecuted,
District Attorney Birney, in his efforts
TO clear the criminal docket Of ancient
cases. in which, because of the death of
witnesses and lapse of time conviction is
not now possible. this morning entered a
nolle prosequi in the following cases. the
indictments running from 1869 to 1873: Geo
Schurman, counterfeiting, two cases; Chas
sault; David c. Baylaher do; Chas III
ClaSett, malfeasance in office: Jas Hutton
larceny; Geo l.. Hall. assault: B. II. Moses
false pretenses; Julius G. Nesser assault:
Henry Johnson. larceny: Patrick Cole. as,
sault; Thos. Stack. larceny; Jas. Reed, as
sault; Thos: b. Neat. larceny: John Cod
man, assault; Josephine Slade. do; Thos
Jackson, do: Augustus L. Evans, forgery:
Aaron Ricord, do: John Rodgers larceny;
Henry Davis. false pretenses; Jas. Grooves,
do; Geo. Burnett. resisting officer: Michael
F. Andrews, larceny; VIM. Butler, do;
samuel Taylor. receiving stolen goods;
iamS, do.