Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-28
His Contributions; To- Base Ball His
ssSs isoiIt--..-
tory During the Week.
ENTHUSIASM EX-SENATOR HILL
The Abolition of Loud and Bois-
ferrous Coaching.
THEY ARE ALL SLUGGERS

Earl Wagner has Eaade more base ball
history. during the past week than all of
he other league mssna,es combined. In
ne first place he recovered his long-lost
oiack dog; secondlx.hs discarded three pitch
-sTEsper. Petty and alike SuIIivan-and
hirdly. the senatoffa1'eon1bination defeated
ne famous PhladeIehfa team in two out of
.hree games If apy: Of fhe other pitchers
EXCEPT Sullivan shad ibeen in the box the
second game mishtshave been credited to
Washington. - -
There is further occasion for rejoicing in
Wasnsrian society over The successful debut
IF ScheLbsck at short field. His work In the
Philadelphia, series WAS Of the pure gold
eNce}lence-severaI dsgrses above gilt-eige
Not only does ne cover i vast amount OF
territory. but he is.IfsIicIS in action and Gear
Hs&,ied when Confronted with tangled con-
iitiohs. Risht hefe 1-,.1essre to state upon
The authority vi my German professor that
the cefnition Ofsthe name Scheibeck is to
shove back" ts~shltercept.- to stay pro-
sress," or words to~ THAT effect. The ex-
Pittsburs lad surrey "ashoyed back to the
bench several PhiIad all,hians- after they had
Ait the bah apparently safe
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The local "fans;'s1yrno have criticised the
local management fsr releasing Joe Sullivan
o the Philiies for a Consideration of 81 100
re nov paEtaking Of crow diet since max
ng comparison between Scheibeck and
-1ullivan- Earl Wagner says it was not a
ease OF luck that he sold Sullivan for sl.0D
ma received Scheiheek as gift from Pitts
Jurg. but siGaply an exhibition of business
tact on his PARTICLE says further that the
only mistakes he mas made in disposing of
players are the cases OF Patsy Donovan and
Tommy Dowd. 1t is Due 10 him to say that
10th of these players are 80 per cent
stronger now than they were when they left
Washington In the FarrelI-Meekin deal
Mr.. Wagner cerIafnly showed keen finan-
cial ability.
There will be but few tears shed at Ma
tlonal Park over the announcement that
Nike Sullivan and Charlie Petty have re-
csived notice of their coming release. big
Mike does not 60 about his work in the
box like winner. and the team behind him
lacks confidence in his ability to do his share
Of the labor. lie won his release in We'd
nesdsys game. when he pitched four bad
balls in succession to such a weak hitter
as Kid Csrsey. Petty Is a hard-working
Industrious chap. but he is hardly up to the
league standard. There Is conflict OF
opinion over the disposal of Charlie Esper
Many persons regard him as the best left
Iand twirler in the league today. However,
Ills work here was not satisfactory. 50 he
vas at once seized by Baltimore. His per-
iormances with that fast team will be
closely watched by his friends in this city.
He was put in against New York Thurs
Jay after the game was lost. but he held
the Giants down pretty well under the cir
Cumstances-
washingtonians are curious 10 know what
has become of handsome George Haddock
who was transferred from Brooklyn to
Philadelphia He promised to become one
Of the star pitchers of the league. but sud
denly disappeared from -vissSs and his nu-
merous friends here are anxious to know
where he is at" Georges popular in this
city, and he likes TO live here. 1t is sug-
yested that Mr.. Wagner look into the Had
dock case with a view to engaging his
services. if he is in condition.
Ae-..-f - - 80
Senator Hill is probably the most en-
thusiastic base bail crank in Congress The
national game is the one sport that seems
20 arouse his boyish instincts and recall
he days when he used to play third base
iOr an amateur team in Elmira. During
IN exciting ball game he becomes thorough
- saturated with enthusiasm and frequent
' gives vent TO his feelings against the
umpire unsatisfactory players. with
much vim. but in better language. as the
.lverage ''b,eacher." He is pronounced in
lis opposition to the practice of allowing
very member of team to dispute the de-
,'isiOns of the umpire. and he is frequently
-,eard joining in the chorus from the grand
stand: Make them play ball" Those
who sat near the New York Senator during
Wednesdays game with Philadelphia were
FULLY convinced Of the fact that he is a
full-hedSed tan" when he started the ap-
Dlause for Buckley when the latter resumed
play after having one of his fingers knock
ID out of joint.
Every time i Washington ''fan" reads of
the remarkable performance of George
Schoch. with Brooklyn. he heaves a big
sigh of regret that such a valuable utility
man should have been allowed to escape
from the capital city. He stands before the
base ball world today as the star general
utility man of the league. 1t is understood
hat he does not command princely sal
Iry. nor does he need watching by his man
dger. Schoch's home run hit Thursday
helped to knock out Boston.
Charlie Farrell is being played every day
by New York. When he is not behind the
hat. he is stationed either at first or third
base. Those New York critics who were
disposed to Jump on Farrell early in the
season are now shouting his praises the
.)udest. AS has been said in The Star
ali player. who. like :old Move Up
Joe" Gerhardt, wants to be in the game at |
every stage in the proceedings.
Il
very strong outield, when their hitting,
fielding and general ability is considered.
HaSamaear does not rank with Paul Rad
.ord as a fielder, but he outoiasses Paul
With the stick. The latter is a very good
man to have around in case of an emer-
gency. He jumped in and took Frank
Wards place at second base on Wednes-
lay. and covered the bag with the skill of
4 McPhee.
The PhiladelphiaS miss the services of
:heir jolly Ieft-handed catcher. Clements.
He has been SO long identified with the
Phillies that 1t seemed ike another or
SANITATION. owing to his absence from be-
lind the rubber. His generalship and his
influence with the umpire, without beng Of
tensive. was a great help 10 the ITwir.tes.
Never was there better demonstration of
ne utter uselessness of loud and bolster
Gus coaching than an incident of last
Thursdays Philadelphia game. The Wash
.agtOns were in the lead and the Pnillies
we're anxious TO overcome the three runs
f advantage. 1t was "a point ii ,le con-
est where every PLAYER was supposed to
5e on the alert. Cross, one of the .cievereSt
PLAYERS in the league, reached first base on
/ hard drive at Pitcher Maui. which near
- disabled the latter. Manager Arthur r.
win, who is supposed to be losing flesh
from carrying around in his frame more
base ball signals than all of the other league
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