The evening world., 1894-06-13
BASEBALL CHAT.

BASEBALL C1AI.
For a game that was 80 well played
on the part OF the New York team yes
terdey. It must be admitted that the
spectators gazed with apathy at the
brilliant plays which abounded. The
rooters accepted the victory as matter
of course.
me "strong box" In the ticket office
doesn't suffer strain In weight when
such n club as the Louisvillcs visit the
town. New Workers feel that their
town Is paying for the best thing in the
line OF ball, and they do not think It Is
possible to get that article when tho
tag-enders and n No. club are stacked
up against each other.
Yesterdays game. though. on the Ncw
York side. was pcnnant ball-plhying
Tot Murphy's radiant running thke-lh
of Jerry Dcnny's low liner. and tn" dou-
bling Of Danny Richardson at the same
time, will scarcely be duplicated on the
Polo Grounds this season. And then, II
IL very seldom one, VIII see more, ef-
fcctive and timely batting, as VOL as
such excellent fielding as George Davis.
Johnny Ward. Jack Doyle and Mcekin
did yesterday. Mike Ticrnan, too, had
Tabasco In his arms.
Several letters have reached this de-
pertment; complaining that, innsmuGh
vogue. II is n source of Inconvenience
for lovers of baseball to wait around
town for the game to begin at O'CLOCK.
to start at 3 o'clock Messrs. ward and
Talcott might heed these suggestions
and compromise by starting. say, at 800
Surely all the Stock Exchange rooters
would have ample time to reach Har-
lem In season, as the Exchange closes
at noon.
1t is a question IL n considerably
larger number of brokers wouldn't at
tend Saturday games II they were begun
even earlier than $50, as the finish OF
the game would afford them plenty of
time 70 slide away to the seashore or up
ten that II Is just as long a ride from
the Polo Grounds as II is to them. Why
not Play ball" at $50 o'clock on Satur-
days?
And another thing which seems to be
timely to discuss is the establishment of
a, ladies', day" at the Polo Grounds.
gallantly set aside Thursday afternoons
as the day when the gentler sex are
Welcomed as guests at Eastern Park.
the New, York team management
shouldn't be as chivalrous as President
Byrne and his associates. Either Mon
day or Friday would be an uncommonly
good day on which to invite the ladies',
as neither Of those days attracts more
than an ordinary crowd. Where the
fair sex goes the men will follow, and
office not a little. Better try it, Mr..
Talcott.
This afternoon the "Colonels" from
Bourbonville tackle the New Yorks in
m nH NhA
! Three straight" is the "touted" good
| thing.
1t might furnish amusement of n GER.
tam sort II Chiko, the Central Park
G,himpanzee, were turned loose on the
diamond during the progress of a game
| u, the League pennant race. While he
may be able to play worse baseball than
| does Latham, -he buff0on of Cincinnati
| his antics might possibly prove more di
verting to the spectators. who are more
easily amused by crazy antics than by
earnest and scientific play. But, unfor-
tunately. Chiko languishes behind bars
| and scratches his hairy hide in perpleX-
ity. while the Cincinnati third baseman
remains without rival in his peculiar
line.
| So Disconnected was Tredway by La
| u am 3 1lbes during his first time at ba
| that he shook with laughter while Cham
berlain cut the plate with three calle,
strikes.
There Is rule against allowing field
ers to talk while a batter is up, Mr
| Swartwood.
DAILY seems to have n perfect mani
| for home runs now One each day oi
| Monday and Tuesday is doing well
Make 1t six straight. Thomas.
Yale and Princeton will play a gam
at Eastern Park on Saturday. 1t vii
begin at H. +. NJ. promptly. so as t
finish In time to prepare the ground TO
the Brooklyn-Cleveland game at 3.3O.
For the college game, the grand stan