Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-02
Caught on the Fly.

Caught on the Fly.
The Cleveland. have a strong infield.
The Pittsburg club has the finest batting
aggregation in the league.
There will be one or two new faces in the
Boston club before long.
There is no chance for New York to pro-
cure Tommy Tucker.
Manager Barnfe would like to trade Scott
Strat.on for one of the Boston players,
but here will be no trade.
1t will be hard to pick out the pennant
winner before the LIST Of August.
The throwing to bases by the Boston
catchers on the home grounds this season
is very poor
Mike Sullivan will join the washingtons
June 9.
The Boston directors hope to be able to
adjust matters so as to begin In about a
week rebuilding the stands recently de-
stroyed by fire.
held on the Washington public. Gus
Sohmelz and his crowd or Coxey and his
army, says an exchange.
Mrs. Mcclure. Mrs. Cartwright. Mrs.
Tebeau and the two children of the latter
attend the games at National Park daily.
Pat Dealy, once a catcher in the Boston
club and later of the Washingtons. is now
elxing out a living with the Johnstown
club. He was his own worst enemy.
Won der Abe has secured Connor of the
New Yorks.
Pete Browning has caught on in great
shape in Allentown.
The champions are losing abcut all the
games this season when they start off with
runs in the first inning.
When Selee's men get beat this season
they generally get II hard. The men lei
up when a hard. uphill game comes on:
Messrs Reach and Shibe, who constitute
the famous Reach Company. are now
united In family as well as in business.
as young George Reach recently married
Miss Shibe.
The Pittsburgs won IL games out Of Ia
from the Baltimores last season.
Sam Wise made seven hits on Saturday.
including two doubles and home run.
Tom Tucker is apparently made of iron.
Balls that would knock out an ordinary
man have no effect on him.
Speaking about fires In ball grounds
recalls to mind how careful the New YORK
club officials are in such matters. Barrels
of water and innumerable buckets are ais
tributed under the stands.
THE more you do for that man, the lesa
he appreciates II" says Secretary Won del
Horst of the Baltimores, speaking OF Null
lane.
The New York club Is after Camp. re-
Gently cast off by the Chicago club.
The seas en- has already seen three first
basemen replaced IN the big league. Wer
den in st. Louis. Brown in Louisville, and
Connor in New York. while Boyle in Phila
delphia came within an ace of being re
lieved.
Supposing the teams representing thos,
western villages. Cleveland or Pittsburg
were only located in New York. 1t alnos
takes ones breath away to think Of tn,
patronage they would draw.
Captain Donovan Of the Pittsburgers de
MES that he ever ordered his men to spik,
an opposing player.
Davy Force. the old-time back stop o
from twenty to thirty years ago, occasion
ally takes in the games at the Polo grounds
and Eastern Park.
One great cause Of the rough conduc
of many of the players is the example Sc
by their captains or managers In tn
cases of Miller and Tebeau this is quit
observation-disclosures Dispatch
The work of Umpire Stage is commendes
to your chip-on- the-shoulder arbitrary UNI
pires, who seem to be always looking 70
trouble. Stage does not notice any player
but the captain of each club.