Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-04
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Philadelphia has recalled the release of
Mark Baldwin, owing to the poor showing
of the other pitchers.
Pitcher Will Hutchinson of the Chicagos
adheres to his resolution not to play on
Sunday. His contract with Arson exempts
him from taking part in Sunday game
this season.
Capt. Nash has placed himself third from
last in Bostons batting order.
Chicago correspondent unkindly puts
washington" down by the foot-did you
ever notice what rotten shortStop Nichol-
sor is playing?
It's dead easy to tell some who won't
win it," says Albert Mott, the Baltimore
sporting writer, referring to the pennant.
In that catalogue you can place Philadel-
phia, Chicago, Pittsburg. Cincinnati, st.
Louis, Washington and Louisville
The new Louisville club has now partici-
pated in seven championship games three
each against PittSburg and Chicago, one
against Cleveland, and has demonstrated
that 1t is decided improvement over the
team of "a, and gives excellent promise of
giving good account of itself during the
season just started.-Louisville Correspon-
dent.
Pfeffer's preference is undoubtedly New
York He seemed to enjoy the errors Stat
ford made In a recent game. If Manager
Davis is out for the pennant Fred can give
him valuable assistance in that direction.
Poor old Louisville has struck her gait"
again it will be a question of whether
Washington or the Falls City team will
grace the tall end. On form the Senators
ought to beat out their nearest antag-
onists."
About the greatest surprise of the new
men on the Cincinnati team is young Gray.
He was not touted as being remarkable
batter. but In the games he has played at
second base he has hit the ball for an av-
erage OF more than two safe ones per
game.
running Is the resume, and no other, for
the nine has not been hitting or fielding
overly strong, says a Pittsburg base ball
writer.
Jake Morse writes of the Boston pitchers:
Stivetts appears to be in rare form, and
Nichols is pitching good ball. 1t looks,
however as If the young pitchers of the
team were far inferior to the veterans, and
that the third strong pitcher is lacking
From the way the Cincinnatis played ball
against Cleveland the ginger they put into
the contest, and the team work that was
done, !! am inclined to think the Reds
would be close to the top today if Ewing
had been in the last few games, writes
Elmer e. Bates, the Cleveland sporting
writer; His great knowledge of the game
and his ability to get honest work out of
every player were big factors in those in
ital victories.
Possibly it is little too early to pass
Judgment on the ability of Dusty Miller to
bold his own in fast company. A half
dozen games of ball are a safe criterion to
base an opinion on, but on the form he has
shown feel safe in claiming that he will
prove one OF the greatest finds of 1885,
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Won der Abe is trying to make a deal
with Philadelphia, trading Clarkson for
course, play in the outfield regularly.
Frank Richter of Philadelphia writes: Joe
Sullivan has made rapid improvement since
ne joined the Phillies. The ex-senator is
covering great amount of territory, and
he is batting with greater science than any
man on the team.
Richter says about the Phllies: The chief
trouble is with the pitchers, none of whom,
with the solitary exception of Taylor have
shown up at all strong. One of the most
unpromising things about the team is tho
apparent lack of confidence behind all the
pitchers. except Taylor.
1t is said that deal is on foot for the
exchange of Reilly for Joyce and a cash
bonus. Where would the Phillies play
joyce ?-Exchange On first base that's
where Irwin wants to put him.
Hart has caught on in Pittsburg He is
said to be pitching better ball than he did
for Brooklyn several years ago.
Kennedy says Brooklyn will be one, two,
three, and that the team will beat out New
York easily.
Capt. Tebeau is going to have his Cleve-
land men do more bunting than ever, rules
to the contrary Notwithstanding.
Umpire Murray is the same build and
has the general appearance of Stage.
The Washington scribes are trying. hard
What's the use? Do they want to help
along the sales game?-Exchange.
The record for penalties imposed upon a
single player in one game is now held by
Buck Ewing, who was fined 500 seven times
by Umpire Curry at Washington about
three years ago.
Dad Clarke wants his release from the
New York club. He says he has not had
fair trial since going there, over a year
ago, and he declares that he does not wish
to earn his salary by sitting on the bench
1nfielder Irwin, just released by Chicago,
would be a good man for more than one
league club-Washington, for instance
Sporting Life.
Joe Mulvey is playing third base in place
of Shtndle, who was injured in Baltimore
Shindle is recuperating at his Gloucester
home.
Monte Cross Is doing most of the base
stealing for Pittsburg. and he also leads
the team in run getting.
Pitcher Chamberlain has accepted the
terms offered by Cleveland.
Avoid premature exultation. It is long,
long way to the close Of the season.
Meekin is outshining Rusie as New York
star pitcher.
The will of the late John Ewing was ad-
mitted to probate in Cincinnati last Mon