The evening world., 1894-06-15
BASEBALL CHAT.

Those men who pay the freight" in
the maintenance of the National Eek
hibition Company. the Incorporated
name under which the New York Base
ball Club is conducted. slept on the
ragged edge OF despair last night. To-
day they are saying a whole lot of UNI
complimentary things about the teams
play Yesterday. And those same men
too. for the New York players, with
one or two exceptions, acted as If they
had lead weights on their heels. They
didn't ave the remotcst chance in the
worid to VIII; 1t was as II they said
know you can do us handily, but for
and don't make us hustle too lively"
A most astonishing feature, too, was
the yen YEN playing Of George Davis.
legion of admirers were amazed at his
slovenly and drowsy work. The char
acter OF the game that the New Yorks
pbbayed yesterday was such as to keep
Hundred and Fifty-seventh street and
Eighth avenue. and when the freight
paying" magnates OF the National Elk
the'e1l be no Joy In the camp Of the
players.
Pitcher Clarke should not be con-
demned. Had half a dozen Of his fellow
PLAYERS struck the gait he did. the
=" Clinkers' would not now be throwing
bouquets at themselves for their victory
of yesterday.
OF course. there will be the usual
bowl Tor a new player to take So-and-
lows position. but-and It's a big but
at that-one doesn't figure with players.
good players. when one Is anxious 10 en-
FaEe him for his team. Al the negotia-
clubs, and, the players figure only in
heavy thinking parts.
We hear talk OF how fine 1t would be
kett or Setback for the outfcld: Breiten-
stein for pitcher, and Shriver or Glenn
ents for catcher. or course. it would be
Beckley? Boston with, Tucker? Cleveland
with Burkett? Washington with Sell
bach? st Louis with Rreitenstein? Chi
e Cis1e with shriyer? or Philadelphia with
There isn't a player in the land but has
a hankering to play on the New York
team. This city Is the greatest supporter
can boast Of. and It is the quickest mu-
niclpality on this planet to show that it
hasn't any use at all for losers. And
there you are.
The .Yale-Princeton game at Eastern
Park tomorrow will begin at 12.45. a
great crowd is expected. The West
Point graduating class has been invited,
and VIII probably be present to ming!e
and the snari Of the tiger. PITCHER itch; 't Car.
Princeton, are Brooklynites, Arrange
meats have been made to accommodate
drass, four-ln-hands and other vehicles.
ular Northumberland game will be
called at $50. as usual, on Saturday.
Umpire swartwood was hardly ut to
give hppIgipns nj EaStnrn JDurk yaStar-
day. He has a sore throat. and Is suf-
fering, from a severe attack OF malaria.
That his Judgment on balls and strikes
was so yellow Is hardly TO be wondered
at. yet the effect upon the game was
just as bad as though they were inten-
tionally made. He has written Presi-
dent Young for lea.e Of absence,
Patsey Tebeau. whose patience Of late
has been phenomenal, gauged by his old
practice OF getting in a gentle protest
stand 1t any longer when Shlndie's vi
cious swipe at one OF Young's plate di-
viders was called a ball" When he
his sis't demo %n ir3m 'H With Raf His 50 s ffSpei'S Sans
was awe-inspiring. But the kick
didn't go.
rs an old trick, this throwing the
ball to left field to have 1t trampled out
OF shape. and Tom Burns knows It we'll
enough to insist upon a new ball.
McAleer's circus catch OF Burns's long
liner was a feature OF yesterdays field
ing.
a home run was made under very Pc
culiar circumstances at Eastern Park
yesterday: MtAleer hit along the right
foul line back Of the pavilion. There Is
a little clump of high grass there which
hid the ball from Burns. while Mac and
Teheau both scored, The ball has NOT
been found yet.
DAILY had butter all over his hands
YESTERDAY. md his fumhles contributed
10 .Ceveland's victory. Tom can pick NJ
n hot ball and snap II to first In elegant
style, but q SLOW roller puzzles him and
he dabs at 1t as though t were a hornet
Buck Ewing, the erstwhile Goliath
among the old Polo Grounds Giants. was
H. the right garden yesterday for Cleve,
land. His prominence uOon tho tally shoe
consists OF IA lot of zero marks. one assisI
aul one error. Buck ISN'T working over
time these days,
The "Nceiham Twir.ers." Of Need
hams d~ry-goods house. would Ike I.
arrange anne with all d~ry-Soois nine.
having full dress uniforms. Address tn,
II, A, Needham Club. EOS Gold street
Brooklyn.