Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-13
BASE BALL NEWS AND GOSSIP.
The New Players Of the New York Club
Pittsburg Going Up.

The New Players OF the New York Club
Pittsburg Going Up.
Stafford and German, whom New York has
just Sc cured, are old Atlantic League players,
and ware often seen here in 1890, when WASH
ington belonged to the Atlantic League. There
are two staffords, James and John. Both
pitched and folded for Worcester in 1890.
German pitched for Baltimore in that year, as
did Baker, whom Baltimore tried early this
season. By importing a lot Of minor league
players who have been PLAYING for years and
never demonstrated any startling ability Ward
is following in the footsteps Of Pat Powers who
tried to make . team out of the New Yorks
last year With similar material. As to German,
too much should not be expected OF him; he
has not been pitching against league batsmen.
Boston has signed Gastright the pitcher who
was with Pittsburg portion Of the season and
with Washington last year. He 10 said to be in
good shape and is at his home in Covlngton,
XIV. He will join the Bostons at Cincinnati
His pitching arm is as good a. ever. and he has
said that the Pittsburg club wouldn't give him
good support
Ward says: "Our team has been crippled,
and then, with the treatment We have rsceiv,
from the umpires, II has been positively i'm
possible for rs to make any kind Of Q shown z.
some fsvors from the umpires, and maybe We
viii play better together. The only new man I
have IL Outfelder Stafford, and he promises to
be great find He is . fast runner. q good
batsman and fine fielder. believe New York
VIII come to the front before the season is over"
Capt Foutz is Respondent. On Saturday the
Brooklyns had lost their sixth straight game.
Foutz said: I'VE have struck q bad losing
streak, which We will suddenly turn into
twice as good winning streak. Our team is .
fne one, and when our pitchers round up again
We will be ~ good as ever. You know every
player IL liable to have time when be is q little
OF in his work, and our pitchers are Just little
on: Wait until We get back home and then We
will be in good order to win nearly all the games
we play on our own grounds"
Yale defeated the University Of Virginia team
in the Chicago intercollegiate tournament yes
terday by to q The Virginia's held place in
the intercollegiate tournament longer than any
other players. but yesterdays defeat is their
second and will debar them from further play.
Hume appeared on the field for the frst time
for Virginia. He was knocked out Of the box
IN the first inning and Stephens pitched the re-
mainder Of the game. The Virginia boys put
up Q slower game than usual and Yale took ad-
vantage Of it.
The scores Of Yesterdays games were:
Philadelphia, 4; st. Louis, 8.
Boston, II; Cleveland, Z.
Pittsburg, S: New York, 4.
Louisville, 10; Brooklvn,7.
Pittsburg crowded Cleveland ont Of fourth
place, which was the only change made in the
championship race yesterday. Washington did
not play, but will today at Pittsburg.
Base Ball With Girls.
The "New York Ladies' Base Ball Club will
begin series Of three games at National Park
this afternoon with the Monumentals Of Balti-
more. with whom they played tie game yes
terdsy in that city. The uniforms Of the girls
are red and white skirts and caps, with black
blouses and stockings. The occupants Of the
open seats got plenty Of amusement out of the
game yesterday. When not addressing some
personal remarks to the players they sang in
unison ''The Bowery," keeping time with their
feet.
Mr.. YounR's Latest Bulletin.
President Young has given out the following
base ball bulletin:
New York has purchased the release and &C.
cepted the services Of German and Wilson OF
Augusta. Cleveland has purchased the release
Of McCarr Of Savannah.
Services accepsed-By New York. Petty of
Savannah, Colcolough Of Charleston and Nc
Ginnity of Montgomery. By Brooklyn, Geo.
Lachance. By Boston. II. Gastright.
Released--By st. Louis, John Dolan.
Contracts-Eastern League, T. Smith, Hold
son, F. J. Boyd, R. N. Barr, G. Nichol and E.
II. Deadly.
suspended-By Erie, J. J. Healey.