Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-18
R.H.E.
How the Clubs Stand.
Base Hall Notes.

Manager Hanlon announced last night
that Mcmahon and Robinson are to be
Baltimore's battery today. Esper will
probably pitch for the Senators.
Manager Schmelz yesterday said he had
no excuse to make for the clubs losing ex-
cept that the pitchers were being hit hard
Cincinnati and New York are now tied for
sixth place.
Jennings in the third inning yesterday
made stop OF Cartwright's grounder that
had 1t gotten away from him would have
been good for q double.
Tebeau robbed Keeler of q triple in the
third inning by running up the incline in
the centerfield and grabbing the ball.
Ward made a great deal of noise in yes
terdays game until his glazing error in the
Fifth inning. After that he was strangely
silent.-Baltimore Sun.
Stocksdale who was taken sick on Sunday
while playing in New York, Is rapidly re-
covering. He was now staying with Deputy
Sheriff VIM. p. Cole. at Towson Nd
By winning yesterdays game the Orioles
regained second place. as Philadelphia was
beaten by Boston. The Phillies dropped
from second to fourth. their defeat landing
them below Plttsburg. BY winning from
Brooklyn, New York broke the tie between
the two clubs. and the Giants are now es-
tablished in sixth place. Brooklyn falling to
eighth place. below Cincinnati. Washing
ton got tighter grip upon the bottom rung
Of the ladder. The Senators have the conso-
lation that they cannot drop off altogether.
None of the western clubs played yesterday.
The Boston directors have leased the Con-
gress street grounds for one month, and the
Boston Club will play there until the first
western trip is made. Work will begin at
once on the old grounds. A grand stand of
which was burned down will be erected. 1t
will have but one story, as the patronage of
| the second story in the old stand was al
ways very small. The club went to Phia-
6aln hi hac had
the grounds for Saturday and its demands
were not satisfactory to Managing Director
Conant The Philadelphia club made a
liberal offer to have the club go there, and
1t was accepted.
| The fielding Of the Senators at Baltimore
yesterday was the best they have ever put
up there. 1t was only their failure to hit
Hawkes. delivery which made such a dis
| crepancy in the score.
Tebeaus brilliant catch of fly with ore
hand after a hard run in the third inning
yesterday ELECTED vociferous applause on all
sides.
At a meeting of the state league of base
ball clubs at Harrisburg yesterday Edwin
K. Meyers was deposed from the presi-
dency and John ]. Hanlon of Hazleton was
chosen to succeed him. Mr.. Meyers then
rendered the resignation Of the Harrisburg
| club as a member of the league. An effort
was made to depose II. H. Diddlebock of
Philadelphia as secretary by the nomina-
ton Of Horace s. Fogel of Philadelphia for
the office, but Diddlebock was unanimously
Reelected after seven ballots had been
| taken. The league decided to give the WIS.,
iting club the privilege Of taking 80 per
cent Of the gate receipts instead of $50
guarantee. as heretofore. This so incensed
Mr.. Whitman of Reading that he rendered
his resignation as a member of the league
Mr.. Hanlon afterwards resigned the pres
idency to which he had SO recently been
elected, and Mr.. Meyers was unanimously
reelected. The league refused to accept
Mr.. Whitman's resignation, and he did not
persist Mr. Meyers also withdrew his res
ignation from the league. The league finally
rescinded its action in changing the $50
guarantee to a 80 per cent division Of the
receipts, and decided to leave the matter as
1t originally stood, and then adjourned,
after having adjusted all their differences.