The Washington times. (Washington, D.C.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-10

playing in his place.
In Western League circles the Minneapo-
lis team, with their manly bosoms decorated
with flour sack labels, are being alluded
to as THE Sandwich Men. :"
Pitchers KiIlen and Colcolough, having
proved failures so far on the trip. Pitcher
Jordan was ordered to join the Pittsburgs,
and did so last Tuesday at Brooklyn.
Pitcher Nichols, OF the Bostons, was en-
phatic in his praise of the umpiring OF Tim
Keefe in the Boston-P ittsburg games. he
said it was all that could be desired.
The New Yorks are in a bad way. Capt.
Davis has thrown out his arm, aud Stafford
and Herman are incapacitated by that
dreaded, mysterious disease, Charley horse.
Rusie seems to have the worst luck of any
| first-class pitcher in the league this sea-
SON He had better hang horseshoe over
bis door, or get a rabbits foot from South
Carolina.
Before Arson left New York last week be
made bet of $500 with President Freed
man that the Chicagos would beat the New
Yorks out in the race. The money is up.
J.H Humpbries, once a noted catcher, is
now a professor, and is in charge OF young
ladies' high school in Philadelphia, there
being about 2 .0o0 of the fair sex under his
charge.
Arson still says that the Chicagos will
win the pennant. he declares that Pitts
burg and Cincinnati are away beyond their
speed, but be shows considerable respect
| for the Cievelands.
Capt. Wilbert Robinson, ofthe Baldmores,
| is of the impression that Johnny o'Brien,
of the Louisyilles, Will be one Of the best
| second basemen in this country before this
season is over.
Warm weather is beginning to unloosen
the Joints OF veteran batsmen in the league,
and the consequence is that phenomenal
young pitchers as winners are slowly melt
ing away.
the endurance to play regularly on
] league team. He further says: AS Tor
replacing Fuller at short, there is no man
| in the business who can do that.
| In his day ex-Presdent John b.. Day
! was a cool one and in defeat and victory
| he preserved the same calm exterior; he
was man who never betrayed MS feeIlngs
| by any untoward emotions.
President Pat Powers believes that there
| isn't a weak team in the Eastern Leagne,
and that the rivalry displayed between the
| towns on the circuit is actually greater
| than that shown by National League cities.
Jimmy Galvin,t the once famous baseball
| pitcher, expects TO get on the league starr
! Of umpires before long. President Kerr,
| of the Pittsburg club, has written Presi-
dent Young indorsing Galyln's application.
One of the difficulties the Baltimores
have been laboring under, We are told,
is that this season they play as champions
who know il all, whereas last season they
were willing to learn and accept advice
from Manager Hanlon.
When the PhilIies are ahead AL. Reach,
| who was the McPhee of his day and genera.
| ton. wears q satisfied smile. looks as III
he were at peace with all the world ana
had just received an order for CARLOAD
OF balls and bats.
| William Il Soper dental student at Ann
| Arbor from GreenSburg, Wis, while making
| a throw home from the outfleld, gave his
arm twist and broke il near the Joint
] The of the accident rs DuZZlllT the
1 physicians.
Catcher Robiuson's injury is worrying
! the Baltimore club. He Tuptured several
| OF the llgaments in his leg. and it may be
a month before he will be able to play
| again. McGraw has split his hand at
practice. and will be out of the game also.
Bug Holiday is pretty near as strong and
as well as he was before he was seized
| with appendicitis. The alarmists who
said Bug would not be able to play ball
| this year made g. mistake. He could, II
hard pressed. 20 in and play good ball
right now.
Manager Connie Mack still resents the
allegation that the Pittsburgs are dirty
ball players" In refutation of the charges
| of that character so frequently and per-
| sistently circulated about his team, Man.
ager Mack points to the fact that not
one OF his men has been subjected to q
fine this season.
This is a pretty fair year for the old
timers in the league. and most of them are
| playing great ball. The players on this
years list who have passed the thirty
five wear mark are Latham, Mop hee,
Ewing, Thompson. Buckley, Arson, Hutchin-
son. Brouthe-S. Glasscock, ana FIeIIer-
the last named being now temporarily out
OF the business.
Regarding the Western part OF the league,
MaIiaEer hanion sad the other day: Our
| trip has been extremely successful financi-
ally. Except in Louisville we have never
taken less than $500 for GENE, and very
often our share has been 81 800. Base
ball is popular this year, and the fact of
the Western teams doing so well is making
| business better"
The offer made by President Andrew
Freedman, of New York, last week, for
Burkett and Mexican brought rather prom
inently to the front again the fact that
Cleveland is iu baseball TO stay-uot for
this season alone, but permanently. In
snite OF deDials the fact remains that the
offer Of Sc 600 was made and as promptly
refused by President Robson.
Cleveland needs rafting good fielding
and hitting third baSeman to make hers
the best infield IN the league. Young
Greminger has been valuable man for the
Cleyelands. because he was on hand when
badly needed He will hardly do as yet,
however. as a permanent fixture Nc
Cars best DAYS are over. His fielding
has not been good this season and his
hitting is weak.
ming the P1ttsourg team must be beginning
to realize that this thing of making the
pace" for eleven other teams isn't what it is
cracked up to be. The team at the fore
| in the fight is the mark OF every other nine
in the league. To beat the leaders is the
sole ambition OF everybody. Evidences are
accommodating that the Pittsburg aggre
cation has shot its bolt.
No one can realize how important Bid Nc
Phee is TO the success OF Cincinnati until
he is off the team. Once before in 1887
the Reds went East with good lead fol-
| first place. Their chances for the peunani
looked very bright at the time. Just when
they were at their best McPhee was injured
and had to lay Off During his absence tht
Reds lost eleven straight games. aud Eel
from first place TO away down the list.
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One Of yesterdays pleasant excursions
was that to Colonial Beach, made by
steamer City OF Richmond. She left hel
pier, this city, with about 500 people
aboard, and after enjoying lovely sal
of nearly five hours the boat was made
fast alongside the wharf opposite the
hotel and pavilion. A stay OF over three
hours was made and then the Richpond
with her crowd of pleasure seekers aboard
started for home and the up-rivsr triI
at sunset and dark was delightful one
and thoroughly enjoyed by all. The mex
regular trip by this popular steamer vii
be made on Sunday, June 16, leaving
Sixth street wharf at 6:45 a. N.