Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-08-18
Base Hall Notes.

Base Hall Notes.
There were six double plays in the Phil
adelphia game Thursday.
Capt. Arson. in Uniform, coached his
team from the lines during the three games
just played at Eastern Park, Brooklyn.
The Professional League of Foot Ball
Clubs will play their first game this after
noon at Eastern Park. Brooklyn, just after
the Brooklyn-St. Louis base ball game has
been played. picked eleven will meet
the strong kearney eleven; The game is
being played to let the public see the ex-
cellent work the leagues players can do.
A lady. who signs her name Dolly Var
den." has sent Capt Ward very handsome
silver-mounted cane. to be presented at the
end ot the season to the member of the
team who makes the most base hits frQ:n
August 10 to September 80, inclusive. Muir
ply has calculated that about two feet
will have to be sawed of the stick" before
1t will fit him. .--.. 49,
The suitcase of the defunct Manhattan
Athletic Club Of New York on Manhattan
Field was sold at auction recently and
bought in by the Metropolitan Exhibition
The Scranton Club has signed Pitcher
Quarles, late of Wilkesbarre.
Jack kerins has resigned from the West
ern League umpire corps.
The Bnghamton Club Of the Eastern
League was announced to disband August
II.
First Baseman Carney has retired from
the Toledo team owing to an injured leg.
Ollie Record is his successor.
The Roanoke Club of the Virginia League
has been purchased from the Roanoke
Athletic Club, by syndicate Of sixteen
Roanoke business men.
George Munson left the secretaryShip OF
the st. Louis. which he had held for many
years, on "Wednesday, in order to go on the
road in the interest of a new drama.
There will be meeting OF the national
board at the Fifth Avenue Hotel New York
city, on August 20 to consider the Eastern
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES League dispute.
Manager Barnie of Louisville declares that
the story sent out from Pittsburg in refer
ence to the Louisville franchise being for
sale was a fake, pure and simple. Neither
the club nor any of the players Is for sale, ="
said Mr.. Barnie, emphatically.
The Louisville Club has decided to enforce
its claim upon Pitcher Hodson, now with
Boston. The Scranton Club agrees to re-
lease him to Louisville for $500. which
amount was, as is customary, deposited
with President Young until the player was
signed.
The players of other teams declare that
the Phillies' team work is the poorest in
the league
While pitching in a game between Johns
town and Amsterdam Clerks N. Glynn, who
was in the box for Jamestown, broke his
arm in a peculiar manner. He delivered a
ball. which was strike. and his arm fell
to his side, broken between the shoulder and
Manager Irwin no longer shows himself
on the coaching line at home The news
paper criticism of his coaching methods
seems to have been too much for Arthur.
Joe Sullivan is strong where Allen was
weak. namely, in quick and accurate throw
ing.
Tom Tucker and Patsy Tebeau have been
dubbed The Heavenly Twins
Capt. Tebeau says he has not given UP
hope yet of winning that pennant.
Tony Mullane announces that he will not
attempt to play again this season. The in
dex finger of his left hand is in bad shape
Blood poisoning set in from an ingrowing
nail and II is possible that Tony may lose
the affected finger.
The Reading Herald suggests that 1.-The
epidemic of base ball fires is probably due
to the fiery epithets which are hurled by the
gentlemanly spectators at the gentlemanly
umpire
Since Killen's injury Pittsburg has been
more handicapped in the pitching depart
ment than any other team.
Underwood, one of the new BROOKLYN
pitchers, is sick. and President Byrne has
laid him off without pay.
The Boston players say they will win the
pennant. They also declare they can win
a series of games from either the New York
or Philadelphia clubs for money They
would be also willing to include the Baiti-
mores
The closest race in the country is that of
the Western Association. The next most
evenly balanced set of teams is to be found
in the Western League followed In order by
the New England League, Eastern League
Virginia League. National League and Penn
sylvania League.
Young Pitcher Mercer of Washington is
as game as a full-bred fighting cock. He
never knows when he Is licked, and the
team play harder behind him than they do
behind any of the other pitchers.-Sporting
Life,