Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-07
CLOSED FOR A.-TIME
League Headquarters Shut Up
During Mi. Young's Absence.
AIR FULL OF RUMORS OF DEALS
Where the Senators Have Shown
a Lack Of Strength.
NOTES OF THE YERS

League headquarters are closed temper
arily. as President Young Is taking advan-
tage Of the western series to enjoy q short
Vacations trip to Boston and return by
sea. Uncle Harry Wright Is supposed to
be on the western circuit. looking after the
umpires. and all Is well. for the time being
The washingtons dropped three games In
Cincinnati. much to the surprise Of the
local patrons. and again we hear that old
familiar gag about the umpire robbing
US. Some of the New York papers criticise
Arlie Latham for working on SO many old
chestnuts on the coaching lines Why,
Latham Is not in the same class with
Gus Schmelz an alleged humorist. For
instance. few days ago the Senators
stopped on at OH City. Pa, to play an ex-
hibition game with Guy Hecker's ,eo-opera-
tive team. The Senators were shy several
OF the best men. and cut up a ragged team
and played tattered ball The result was a
victory for the OIL Citys. The next day the
waggish Gus good-naturedly Informed us
that an OIL City umpire caused the down
fall Of the Senator's --'--'
There are now a number of good free hitters
IN the local team. but the records will show
tfat a few timely hits would have enabled
them to close the season ahead of St Louis
and. probably. Cincinnati. The trouble with
the senators Is lack Of team hitting. In
one OF the recent games In Cincinnati NC
Guire opened with a safe hit The next
Two men walked to first on balls filling the
bases. with no hands out. Dugdale popped
Up an easy ny to Canavan. who threw to
tne plate and held Mcguire on third: Mercer
struck out and Scheibeck few out to Hol-
fday; thus the side was retired without a
run The same display has been witnessed
on the home grounds many times this
season.
The air Is filled with rumors Of deals and
transfers for next season. New York ia
salo 10 De negotiating for the purchase of
the entire Cleveland club, with a view to
disposing OF It's surplus players to BufYaIo.
VINO aspires to league membership The
Iact that the Cleveland club is on the mar
Ket and that Buffalo Is q candidate for
league honors has been fully set forth IN
this column. 1t seems to have been forgot
ten by some of the base ball speculator
tnat no change can be made in the league
II Is hardly possible that New York can OBJ
tam general permission to "snag'' all az
the stars OF the Cleveland team, while SO
many Of the other clubs need strengthen.
ing. In view Of the lack Of interest Shown
by the western cities during the past two
seasons. II may be about time to give the
much talked Of Eastern League" scheme
q trial. There Is bound to be some lively
wire pulling at the next general meeting Of
the league. and 1t behooves Brother Earl
wagner to get into the push He need
only to look at Baltimore to understand
what a winning club in Washington means.
All of the visiting managers, excepting
chris Won der Abe. are highly delighted
Win their share Of the gate receipts at
National Park. Chris does not get his full
snare mere. because OF some financial tran
saction between him and Mr. Wagner.
growing out Of the defunct Brotherhood
deal.
If any one doubts that base ball is the
national game. they should take a run
over to Baltimore. just now and circulate
IN some OF the back counties of "Gorman-
VILE AT every cross road post Office pol
tiles Is dead issue compared with the
success Of the Baltimores. A well-known
Maryland politician was in Baltimore coun-
" a rev days ago. at a small railway sta
ton. to take the monday train into Balti-
more. The little store and post office was
kept by an old gentleman, with long white
hair and beard. evidently sixty-hve or sew
enty years OF age. The politician had to
wait Tor the train, so he tried to engage
the old station keeper in conversation.
my good friend. inquired the politician.
nave you morning paper for .sale?'' &C..
NO" replied the old gentleman, II loan
ed my Sun paper to Mr. Carroll. up the
Was there any startling news in the pa
per this morning?"
THE Baltimores gained a few points on
the New Yorks ana Bostons," responded
the old gentleman. as he chuckled to him
self and tugged at his beard. Just like Gus
Schmelz when an umpire Is giving him
the worst Of 1t. You see" continued the
old gentleman. enthusiastically, New York
and Boston each lost q game and the Bal
timores did not play, consequently our
boys gained several points on their nearest
rivals"
rs base ball SO popular in Maryland
now?'
Yes replied the old gentleman. IF a
state election was held tomorrow, I believe
our captain and catcher, Robbie, would
beat both Brown and Rayner for the gov
ernorshp." -
The politician took the next train back
to Baltimore wondering how intelligent
people can be so carried away with base
ball. especially on the eve Of a great politi-
cal contest
One OF the most striking instances of the
uncertainty that clusters around a game of
base ball was the performance of Pitcher
Meekin in Cleveland a few days ago He
started In to pitch the first half of a double
game contest. The Clevelands knocked his
lightning curves all over the lot and he
chased himself to the bench, German re-
heving him. A short time afterward the
second game was commenced, and Meekin
insisted upon having another try at the
Tebeauites. The result was q complete
victory for the New Yorks only four safe
hits being scored against Meekin. The man
who attempted to account for the sudden
change and improvement Of Meekins effec-
dveness, in this particular Instance, was
removed to an insane asylum a few hours
ago.
Huyler Westervelt is telling his friends
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