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


The western clubs of the National League
will wind up their last series in the east for
this year tomorrow. Then they go home
for a final tussle among themselves.
Fielder Lush was left behind by the
Washingtons on account of his broken
finger.
Jack Glassccck threatens to sue the
Washington management for the ten days
which expired after receiving notice Of re-
lease
Manager schmelz told Glasscock satur-
day that he would take him back at once
If the veteran wanted.
Boyd was SO abusive Saturday that he
was removed from the game. The Wash
ingtons claim that they were robbed of the
second game.
Herman. of New York has not made an
error In the last seventeen games.
| OF the last eighteen games played by the
Bfooklyns they won fourteen.
Billy Nash of Boston is now spoken oil
as possible manager for the New Yorks
next year.
lowing sensible remarks about newspaper
criticism: I'VE have had a great deal of
adverse criticism showered upon us in Chi
cago, but thera is no need Of getting hot
under the collar Ny policy. to let the
they please. and thereby keep it before the
public. is a good one, for II the newspapers
didn't mention base ball. where would the
| NdtiOnal League De. II q mistake TO an
tagonize reporters because of harsh crit
icism, for they are all honest i'll their con-
vctions, and have right to say and write
what they please"
The Southern League has awarded the
pennant to Nashville, after spending two
days in heated disc ussion. Several games
were thrown out. Atlanta has appealed
from the decision to the national board.
The Cincinnatis have signed a young
pitcher named Davis, from Knoxville, for
next year. He has record of thirty-four
winnings in thirty-five games.
4 Uhe Skamrocks took the deciding game of
series of five from the Maurrays yester-
day at Highlands. The formers victory
was mostly due to Moran's great pitching.
Buckingham played short, and was very
successful. Boucher's playing at first was
a feature.
Sporting Notes.
The Princeton foot ball team will lose
over half CT last years players.
At Corey Island Clifford won the Omni-
bus handicap, one mile and an eighth,
I'M 1.53 is. beating Sir Walter, the to 5
favorite; Beldimere, to 1, was third. Cliff
ford's price was 3 to 1.
At the fifth annual race meet of the Nor
ristown Wheelnen, Walter G. Douglas won
the one-mile open from all the cracks.
At the Irish games P. ]. Griffin, the
champion collar and elbow wrestler Of
America, was defeated by Philip Cum
mings of New York, the champion Irish
style wrestler. Cummings won the first
fall, back hold, in two minutes; Griffin the
second. collar and elbow. in five minutes
and Cummings. the third, Graeco-Roman
in eight minutes.
Rain ended the cricket match at Toronto
Saturday between the English University
players and the Canadians. The Canadians
were only twenty runs ahead, but only one
wicket had fallen for the visitors when
'paay was stopped, and the game was
draw.
The winners in the Lake Ariel regatta
Saturday were Institute of Newark, N. J.;
Junior singles, Vespers, Philadelphia; ju-
nior doubles, Don Rowing Club of Toronto;
intermediate single, G. F. HilleRrass, jr,
of Philadelphia; international four-oared
Vesper Boat Club; senior single, Vesper
Boat Club; senior four cared gigs Metro
politan Rowing Club of New York
- j. H. Herman, manager of the Lakeside
Athletic Club of st. Paul, has matched Dick
Moore and Danny Needham for twenty
round contest. October 10, for a purse Of
1,5OO. The men also put up $500 each and
the winner will take all of the purse and
stake.
The Grand Prx of the wheelmen at the
Vendome du Leine was carried off in Paris
yesterday by the American cycist Banker