Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-05
LATE SPORTING NEW S.
NEW BASE BALL RULES.
! President Young Doesn't Think Ma
| terinl Changes Are Needed.

NEW BASE BALL RULES.
President Young Doesn't Think Ma
terial Changes Are Needed.
President Young does not advocate any
| material changes in the playing rules for
the coming season. He is not member of
the committee authorized to consider and
report such changes may be deemed nee
essary for the improvement of the game.
but he has very pronounced views on the
subject and he does not hesitate to express
them. There has been considerable COM
ment on the subject. from various sources.
recently, and some of the advocates of CIV
ing additional power and influence to the
pitchers have put up some very strong
| arguments in support of their contentious.
1t Is observed, however, that the appeals
| for strengthening the pitching department,
| by removing some of the handicap which
| the twirlers have to carry, emanate, pr1n-
| clip ally, from those clubs who are not gen
| orally supposed to be formidable in that
| branch of the game. President Young says
| he does not believe the restrictions now
placed upon the pitchers are too severe.
About 2 per cent of the regular patrons OF
| the game. may prefer to see what used TO
| be so frequent in league cOntests-a pitch
| ers' game. The other 50 per cent demand
| free hitting ana a brilliant fielding con-
| test
| Last season the Washington club suffered
| more from poor fielding and inopportune
| batting than from poor pitching. Mercer,
| Maui and the other young men who twirled
| for Earl Wagner did not appear to be over
| weighted by the pitching rules, but in many
| instances they found that the burden of an
| infield full of holes was more than they
| could overcome. even If they had been al
| lowed to deliver the ball ten feet from the
home plate. Then the Senators were not
| q
| safe hits might have turned d threatened
| defeat into probable victory. Time and
| time again last season the Senators were
thrown down because their batSmen neg
| lected to use good judgment when run
| ner was on second or third with no one out.
| Who was to blame for this lack of team
work is not known, but Manager Schmelz
| was generally charged with it.
| The pitching rules are nearer right now
| than they have been for many years past.
| twirlcrs of the league to monopolize all
| the glory of a base ball game. while the
| other eight members of the team stood
| AROUND and tossed pebbles out of their
path or chatted with persons on the seats,
in order to keep awake. while the pitcher
| and catcher were doing the rest. Under
| the existing rules almost every member of
! a team has an opportunity to distinguish
| himself either at the bat or in the field,
| and the pitcher, with a few exceptions.
| takes his chances with his comrades
Earl Wagner has out his long-distance
spyglass, and he is searching the base bail
| horizon for a first-class change catcher to
| assist Jim Mcclure in his afternoon recep-
| tons behind the bat One thing is certain
| unless the catcher secured is equal to Nc
Gure.-and his equal cannot be found in a
| minor league-the fans wi i'll grumble
| every time he takes Macs place.
: Dave Foutz. the long-legged first base
man who captains and manages the Brook
Il lNrn oh c fI,a to, NnzL
| ington. Dave is interested in the races
being run across the river in Virginia, and
from his personal appearance he is picking
a good many winners. He says he is TAX
ing good care of himself, and he expects
TO be in good form to resume his old posi-
ton under Mr.. Byrne when the season
reports about the financial condition of the
Brooklyn club He contends that Messrs.
| Abel and the other stockholders of the
organization are amply qualified to adjust
| whatever differences exist without any in
l'terference On his part.
Base Dali Notes.
The cleverest thing Manager Schmeh
has done in a long while, says the Gin
| cinnat Commercial Gazette, was to get
a contract with Manager Frank Selee of
the Bostons for a series of twelve early
| spring games in cities of the far south.
This arrangement means that Manager
| SchmelZ will probably gather his team in
Jacksonville, Fla. or New Orleans on the
| 1st OF March, and remain in practice until
| a day or two before the first one of the
games with the Bostons About the 10th
Of April they will arrive in Washington
| and get in shape for the opening of the
Irregular championship season.
| l. is a peculiar coincidence that the ST.
Louis club has had no good fortune since
Manager Conlskey left that city, while the
| manager has not been successful as a
| handler. of men elsewhere.
Capt. Robinson of the Orioles will coach
the Lehigh University players in the
aspiring in each of the cities of Savannah,
Augusta and Atlanta, Ga.
= What will Washington do with two
ond basemen-Crooks and Nicholson
| Sporting Life.
Paul Radford, formerly of the Wash
ingtons will play with the Toronto East
ern League team next season, and likely
| captain the nine
| Brooklyn fans don't want to see Tom
| Burns and Tom Daily released.
| The big mitts must 60 is the tune that
| is being whistled into the ears of the new
committee OH rules.
Louisville now has twenty-five men
signed from which to select it's club for
| 1895.
Catcher CANCEL has resigned with Bos-
! ton.
There is hitch in the building Of the
! new grand stand of the Boston club. The
| department of public buildings insists that
! the two wings be separate from the main
| portion, while the Boston triumvirate want
| the entire structure under one roof.
| Mike Herman is taking the best of care
| of himself and will be in better shape than
| ever when the season opens.
| ST. Louis has signed new pitchers in
| Mcdowell and Flanagan
| Manager Chapman of Rochester has lines
| ont for John Healy, for pitcher; Frank
| Ward, second base, and Edward Krone in
| fielder
Tho Eastern League will, from the names
mentfuned, have 4 very strong corps Of
| umpires. The list contains the names of
| Doescher Snyder, Gaffney and Swartwood
| At the coming meeting of the New York
| club about half of the $33OO0 worth of
| bonds issued two years ago will be called
| in.
Treasurer Talcott of the New Yorks said
| recently that Stafford would play second
| base for the New Yorks during the exhibit
| ton season, and that if then he didn't
| prove success some other man would be
| secured for the place.
| 1t is now-"Leave the league, become
| big toad in little puddle, and cease to be
a small toad in pond full of other ba
| trachians." Frank Houseman furnished
| the latest example of this kiEd. He is
| under contract with Washington for next