Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-25

Steady there, Senators! Last year at this
date YOU were $40, now you're only .325.
Brace up and do as well as last year.
Con Daley, catcher of the Brooklyn club,
had a narrow escape Sunday night. In COM
pany with Griffin, Daley went bathing in
Sneepshead bay. Not knowing that the
tide was running out he miscalculated the
depth of the water. Daley dlved from the
pier and landed on his head. When he
arose to the surface he was grabbed by
Griffin, who managed to get him to shore.
DIR. Mclean telephoned to President Byrne
that Daley had sustained conclusion of the
spine and would not be able to leave his bed
for at least two weeks.
Irwin of st. Paul has been engaged by
Cincinnati for next season.
The Baltimore players are themselves ar
ranging for the publication of the score
cards for the coming Temple cup games.
Unlike last season, they will receive any
profits that may be realized.
Tebeau thinks that the crowds that will
attend the Temple cup games in Cleveland
will pack the grounds. He says interest
has been raised to FEVER neat there In the
last two months.
More than 10000 people have paid to
enter the Philadelphia grounds this season.
But Boyle dropped the ball. That saved
the day. 1t didn't win it for the champions,
but it served the purpose Of giving them an
other shy at it. Deliriums of joy came
Mhen Boyle dropped the ball, and the G,00O
people, SO long seated on the anxious bench,
jumped up en- masse and greeted the first
baseman's misfortune with tornadoes of un-
charitable cheers expressive of the widest
joy. 1t was tight hole to get out of, and
when Sullivan threw the ball across to
Boyle there seemed no earthly hope of get
ting out But Boyle dropped the ball, and
that one little miss may assure the pennant
again coming here.-Baltimore American.
Capt. Nash may transfer his services
elsewhere next season, possibly to New
York. Manager Selee and Nash differ as to
the handling of the club Selee wants
N-r, y, o1,- h nr1,
hand, thinks the same way of Selee. Presi-
dent Freedman would like to have Nash on
his team, he needs third baseman.
Manager Selee will leave the Boston club
after the last game here. and go with Her.
man Long for a six weeks stay at Hot
Springs. Capt. Nash will leave for Califor-
mia next week, and will not play ball this
winter.
The Boston club, under the management
of Jack Ryan, will play some exhibition
games around New England next week at
ter the close of the regular season. Ryan
has wired Manager Burns of Springfield to
keep his Eastern League champions to-
gether, as Boston would like to play them.
Boston will have for team Tenny, Ryan,
| Dolan, Sullivan, Tucker, Duffy, Mccarthy,
Nash, Damon and Harrington. Games will
be arranged with Fall River and other
clubs.
The first Of the series of three games be-
| tween the Nashville team, the champions
of the Southern League, and the Rich
| monds, the champions of the Virginia
League, for the championship Of the south
was played at West End Park, Richmond,
yesterday in the presence of 5000 people.
The Southern League club was outclassed
ard shut out until the ninth inning, which
was played almost in darkness, when it
placed three runs to its credit. The score
stood 16 to in favor of Richmond.
Yesterdays drawn gamewith Philadelphia
will be played off at Union Park, Baltimore
| tomorrow. The Baltfmores intended to play
off postponed game in New York, but as
the date comes Immediately after the Phila-
delphia series, it belongs to the PhillIes.
| Manager Irwin notified Manager Hanlon
| that his club claimed the date. The New
York Management was notified Of the