Evening star., 1895-06-01
"1 was put there with two hours practice,

Il was put there with two hours practice,
and am doing the best l cam
Selbach and Abbey, both good men, are
badly off in their play. especially Charley
Abbey, who somehow or other, lately has
lost his nerve at times. In one game here
he dropped fly ball which he. didn't
have to move for. AS to pitchers, the club
Is pretty well supplied.
One manager here lately said that all
that was wrong with the Senators was that
couldn't hardly wait until they got the ball
to throw it. The undersigned did not notice
this so much as he did the weak spots In
the infield and Indifference Of a few men
to team success.
Mr.. Wagner Seeking a Short Stop.
1t has been apparent to Treasurer Earl
Wagner that the local team was weak at
short field, and he has been securing the
Eastern ard Western leagues for a man.
He says the Eastern and Western leagues
have nothing in the line of shortstops to
offer. and the material in the other minor
leagues is not tempting. 1T is all very
well" said Mr.. Wagner. turning to Presi-
dent Young, the other day at National
Park. "for people to say Why don't the
Wagners buy good man for the position?'
But where is there first-class shortstop,
outside of Glasscock, in the market?
would cheerfully give up 5000 for Long,
or an Ely, or Dahlen. Such a man would
be worth 10000 to me, and from busi-
ness standpoint alone a man would be
big fool who would not spend 5000 to make
$4,000 or more. There is New York, she
has been in the market for a first-class
shortstop for the past two years, without
success. If I can get Glasscock he will
steady the rest of the infeld, who are
little out of form by reason Of their anxi-
ETY. to encourage and help Coogan along"
Boyds Good Work.
Boyd's play at short field for the Wash
irgtons is first-class. At the rate at which
he got in the game yesterday he will soon
be very desirable man, and there was
tendency among the rooters yesterday to
declare that. his work left little to be hoped
for from the substitution of Glasscock.
This may be unjust to the veteran, whose
old-time record as the king of shortstops
Is rot wholly forgotten by local people.
Glasscock, in his best form, will unques-
ttonably strengthen the team immeasur-
ably, and it is sincerely to be hoped that
as the hot weather prevails he will find his
eye ard get his arm in shape. Yet Boyds
work demonstrates that he Is a most valu-
able man as an extra player. both in and
out of the diamond, while he is a very
clever pitcher He is probably the coming
utility man of the team. and his retention
for the season should be a settled fact
1t Is pity he was not discovered by
Manager Schmelz earlier, for with him at
short-in the fern he developed yesterday
Washington would easily have won
fourth game from Pittsburg, and would
doubtless have brought at least two more
Scalps out of the west.
Notes.
Hassamer's big red fan was of good SER
vice during the game. He worked very
hard out in his right-field potato patch.
Umpire Keefe had rot recovered from his
illness of the day before when the gong
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the Light Infantry team, was substituted
and served We'll He got his balls-alld-
strikes eye after about three innings and
was fair and clever on base decisions.
Few teams bat so hard as did the Wash
ington players during the series with the
league leaders. The total shows that the
Senators secured 80 hits as against e. by
the visitors in the five games, making 20
errors against by their opponents. This,
If possible, demonstrates still more forcbiy
the old truth that 1t is batting that wins
games, rather than fielding, yet strong bat
ting is easily handicapped by rocky field
work, as was shown by the game of We'd
nesday, when the home team made 13 hits
to 10, and lost because Washington ma1e
errors to by Pittsburg.
The most promising candidate for the
BOBBY prize of the National Base Ball
League, the Louisvilles. came over from
Baltimore this morning. They have Just
dropped four games to the Orioles. The
Colonels include Phil knen who PLAYED with
Washington in 1890, and Dan Brouthers,
the veteran of the big four. Besides that
there are a number Of other players. Fred
Pfeffer left the team in disgust some time
ago. Manager McCloskey has been trying
to strengthen the battery of the club. He
exchanged Tom Brown for Shugart, and
secured Collins from Boston. 1t is said that
McCloskey is trying to get DUNCAN of De-
troit to play right field. DUNCAN was with
Louisville for time last year and before
that played in Chicago.
Kelley, in Robinson's absence, makes an
admirable captain. He watches every point
and does not hesitate to demand what he
believes to be the clubs rights from the
umpire.-Baltimore Sun.
Herman Long, Bostons short stop, has
an illness bordering on pneumonia, and it
will be some time before he can play.
The Bostons yesterday played the New
England Association leaders at Lawrence,
Massand won without exertion-9 to s.
Chicago has dropped to fourth place.
It's an interesting race for third place,
Cleveland, Chicago Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Boston being punched.
Capt; Robinson of Baltimore is now able
to walk to the ball grounds and see the
games from the bench. The swelling in his
injured foot Is gradually receding and he
Is hopeful of getting into the game again
toward the close of next week.
The champions of the eastern league filled
an open date with the Cincinnati club at
Providence yesterday, and defeated them
by 90 to TO-
A paragraph Is circulating that VIII
good work for the Cncinnatis, was with
O'Neifs Pittsburg players in the brother
hood year. The writers are ignorant of the
fact that he played with Washington that
year much longer than he did with Pitts
burg. He played thirty-four games here,
and not enough with Pittsburg to secure
record
Jersey Bakeley is winning pitcher for
Manager Jack Milligan's Allentown team.
Pitcher Foreman has recovered from his
recent accident, and says his arm is as good
as it ever was.
President Byrne says he is unable to ac-
count for the poor work of his Brooklyn
team.
Today Ewing weighs from thirty to forty
pounds less than he did on January 1, and
it is doubtful if he has been in better condi-
ton In five years than he is right now.
OF the Pittsburg pitchers Hawley hit II
batters this season, Hart and Killen and
Colcolough 1 each.
Jack Crooks Is playing the game of his
life for the Senators.-Sporting Life.
Gus Schmelz is such a nice, genial man
ager that l deem it my duty to tell him
that there is one man In his club who does
not speak very complimentary or respect
full about his manager.-Pittsburg Cores
pondent Sporting Life.
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