Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-16
Base Ball Notes.

Base Bell Notes.
The "wreckers" want Manager O'Rourke to
60 after Eastern League pitchers.
Irwin wrecked Washington's prospects last
year by experimenting. The wreckers want
O'Rourke to do the same thing this year.
Rhines has been released by Bsrnie. He was
one Of Louisvilles numerous experiments this
year.
stafford. the amateur pitcher just signed by
Cleveland, was tried yesterday in Brooklyn and
was a decided failure.
No wonder good ball players dislike to come
to Washington. The bleachers here have
almost as bad reputation Pittsburg for
roasting the local team.
Their playing is SO listless," remarked one
spec ator. Just then Wise ran fifty feet to-
ward first base to stop grounder Had he sue
ceeded the play would have been remarkable
1t was Sans silent reply 10 the captious
critic.
The Senators were Missed in Warrington yes
terday for alleged careless playing. This Is GER
tainly not the way to make the home team win
games.-BostOn Globe.
Capt Comiskey last night denied that Cana
van was to be released and that Long John
Reilly to be given trial The report
originated in Philadelphia.
President Hanlon yesterday received letter
| FROM Jennings. saying that he had the chils
and fever and would not be able to join the
club in Philadelphia Jennings is apparently
q sick man. Baltimore evidently was puncoeo
on that O'Rourks deal
President Young said yesterday that WASH
ington would win ten Of the twenty-four games
on the coming trip. Let Us hope for as good
I IL not better results
Manager Barnie has his host of advisers a
| well as O'Rourke. The Louisville critics FOR
week past have been advocating the release OF
| Pitcher Hemming. Yesterday he held the
heavy hitting Washingtons down to two hits.
Cleveland and Pittsburg are the only western
| clubs which have game scheduled for tomor-
| row. 49,
Dowd, the Georgetown College pitcher. will
! have to plav with Louisville If with any league
| club according to President Youngs decision.
We are now more than ever convinced OF the
! truth Of the assertion that there Is nothing
4 sure in this world save taxes and the rent DAY
\ Washington is with US in this belief. too And
SO the Louisvllles did win game, and from the
Senators at that Well. ali thing. are yet pos
| sible.-PihsbGrg Commercial
There is a difference of only ten games be-
| tween first and eleventh place.
Stocksdale, the Johns Hopkins pitcher loaned
TO Wilkesbarre by Washington. was hit for 3
total of thirty bases In his first game. which
| merely proves what TIE STAR said when he
was engaged, that our own pitchers were al
far better than amateur ''phenoms.
Vice President Kerr complains Of the treat
ment the Pittsburg club has received on thu
trip east, and says that offending teams ant
their friends need not complain hereafter Il
they are coolly received in PIttsburg.
Darby" O'Brien, captain Of last year
Brooklyn team and one of the best known
most popular players in the country, died at hi
home in Peoria yesterday from consumption
His demise was expected, though not 50 sud
denly as it came.
Ward has ordered Milligan Of Baltimore t.
report at the Polo Grounds.
There il no truth in the report that Arson II
to sign Derry, the second baseman. At least
the old man saws so. That team 10 as good a
any in the country" he said after yesterday
game, land I'll make no change in it. Wen
win all right.-Ne,c York World
The New York club has signed Seth Sigsby,
pitcher of the Union College nine He viii
Join the New Yorks on Wednesday. Sigsby 4
only nineteen years old, but lacks only on
inch Of being SIX feet high. He weighs II!
pounds.