Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-23
BASE BALL NOTES.

The reports of the playing of the Sena-
tors in the south have a very familiar
sound. IF Schmelz's boys had feded
better had been able to hit the ball when
a base hit needed. and had shown bet
ter judgment on the bases they would have
stood good chance of winning" The cry
of robbery by the umpire has not been
heard Yet.
The i;ostons and Washingtons played an
exciting ten-inning game at Charleston
yesterday. Boston finally winning out by 3
to =. FOR four innings neither side scored
Sullivan and Dolan pitched for Boston and
Stocksdale and Anderson for Washington
Boston made eleven base hits and WASH
ington five. Maui arrived last evening
Other practice games yesterday We're: At
Little Rock, -Ark.-Cieveland. II; Little
Roc .. Montgomery, Aia.-Baltmore. 10:
Montgomery 1. AT New Orleans-New Or
leans, .. St Louis, !.
A deal is in progress for the release of
Catcher Schriver by Chicago to the New
York club Schriver is one of the most re-
liable back stops in the country, being able
to hold all kinds of pitching, but the new
catcher, Donahue, has shown up SO well
that it is probable he will dispace the
veteran. Pitcher Abbey will probably be
released also.
admitting that they had made good cash
offer to Won der Abe for Arthur GARRISON
state that they are sorry that the fact
leaked out. They also say that they would
like to secure Tom Brown. but Chris has re-
fused their cash offer for that player.
Last season there were, on an average,
eighteen men on the Philadelphia pay roll,
SIN of whom We're pitchers, three catcherS
five intielders and four outfielders. This
year the number is likely to be reduced to
sixteen, SO that six of the men who go
members of the Philadelphia team. Four
pitchers.one back stop and one infelder will
be turned loose. Manager Irwin will do all
his experimenting this year on the south
q 1lIrin ftn
championship season.
Gus Sclmelz says the Washinstons will
do better this year than they did last sea-
son. It's a cinch they couldn't do much
Worse.-Sportug News.
McCloskey. the Louisville ball clubs man
ager. is reported as saying that Luby and
best McCloskey can do the Colonies are
assured the tail-eiId place in the big lea que
once more.-EXchange.
Manager Schmez would like to have the
New Works play series of three games at
Charleston while OF their way north; but
Davis declines 10 meet league teams before
the season opens.
The experience of the championship sea-
son of 1924. and the general course of the
legislation taken last fall. and again at
the recent meeting of the league in New
York, all tend to show the early dissolu-
ton of the twelve-cub circuit. 1t is quite
among the possibilities that the year 1896
will find an eastern and western league
Boston Correspondence Sporting News.
the New England League; his stronghold
is in being left handler, and he has ar ex-
celent chance of gaining fame and fortune
In Boston uniform. He played with
Washingtons crack nine of 1882. until
Manager Irwin causelessly released him,
why. Capt Richardson never knew.
Charlie Petty, who played here last sea-
son ard will play with Toledo the coming
season, has commenced to get in condition
His arm is as strong as ever and he says
he VIII show some of them that he is not
has been"
Like most of the teams. the Pittsburs
club has its weak points says a Pittsburg
correspondent. Pittsburg's is third base.
There are two asDirants for that place.
Niles and Clingman. and ii is hard to de-
eide which will capture the position, as
both are after it red hot. 1t might be add
ed that short is very poorly covered Cross
is rot VI to the standard of Giasscock or
even Miller.
Morgan Murphy has given no indication
that he has changed his mind about play
ing ball this year and the Cincinnati clubs
official IS very wroth because he has not
answered the letters sent him. Ewing
favors trading him for a pitcher.
Most Of the Browns pitchers are troubled