Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-03-29
LATE SPORTING NEWS
WILL REPORT AT RICHMOND.

Joyce and Hassng,er Will he ON Hand,
Says ME-. Wagner.
Special Dispatch to The. Evening Star.
SAVANNAH. Cas- March 29I saw Mr..
J. Earl Wagner at his hotel this afternoon
and asked him if Joyce and Hassarner had
come to terms. "Yon can say" replied Mr.
Wagner that both ofathem will report at
Richmond on April 8, Hassamer has sign
ed contract at an increase of salary.
Joyce has not signed yet, but we do not ex-
pect any trouble with him."
When asked if there was any truth in the
rumor that the Washington management
was to trade Joyce for McGarr of Cleve-
land, Mr. Wagner replied that there was
none whatever.
1.-THE offer was made" he said, 'but not
accepted. It takes two to make a bargain.
you know
Pittsburg arrived from Augusta yester-
day morning, and played the Senators yes
terday afternoon. All Of the boys are in
fine condition and say they will have a soft
thing with the Pirates.
COlumbias and Cairos.
The team of the Cairo Bowling Club will
try conclusions with the winged arrow"
bowlers this evening on the alleys of the
Columbia Athletic Club. and the teams will
face the foot line as follows:
Columbias. Positions. Cairos
Jacobus S. Jones. Captain. George A. Stitt
Frank W. Stone. Right boWsrJ. F. Manning
Harry Mason. Center. .Theo. Friebus, jr.
Arthur Moses. Left bower.L. NJ Patterson
George E. Kicker ..Anchor.W. A. yesterday
An interesting match is looked for. The
alleys have just been retouched for use in
the club tournament, and are in the best
condition. The club members and friends
Of these teams have cordial invitation to
witness this contest. Game will be called
at o'clock.
New Record on the Island.
The feature of the racing at Alexander
Island yesterday was the making of a new
record for four and one-haIf furlongs, the
five-year-old ge]ding Meadows. by The
Jacobite out Of Susie Fuller, owned by Mike
Daily. being the one to break the record
The previous record for the distance was
"a seconds, held by Toano and Geraldine,
and yesterday Meadows knocked a full
second Off OF 1t. The race was run down
the shute. and the high wind blowing at the
time undoubtedly greatly assisted in the
breaking of the record. although Meadows
is an acknowledged Splinter. The racing
was fairly interesting, and as three favor
ties and two " ell-backed third choices won,
the other event going to an outsider, the
ta4ent had rather good day of it. The
winners were: Meadows, to 8; Tammany
Hall, q to l: Forest. to l; Adaxus, even
money. Johnny. to 3, and Bronston, 10
to /.
Yesterdays Games In the South.
New York defeated the Richmond, Va,
nine yesterday by ID to 3; st. Louis, Attain
ia, by to y; Philadelphia first nine the
second, by to 4; Brooklyn regulars the
Colts, by to u; the Baltimores the New
Orleans, by IL to 0.
PittsburE Couldn't Hit Safely.
The Washingtons outplayed the Pitts
burgs at every point at Savannah yester-
day. Mercer pitched five innings, and only
two hits were made. Malarkey finished the
game, and only one hit was made off him.
The two teams play again together today
Following is the score by innings:
Washington .............. 0 4 2O21OO %
PlttSDurS .................. U o U o.
Earned runS-PittSburg, /; Washington, 5.
Base hits-Pittsburg, ,; Washington, IL.
Errors-Pittsburg. B; Washington, :. Two
base hits-Cartwright. Three-base hits
Abbey and Beckley. Home runs-Cart-
wright and Nicholson. First base on balls
Off Mercer, =: off Malarkey, /; off Killen, 3;
Off Hawley, 6. Struck out-By Killen, L.;
by Hawley. 3; by Mercer 1; by Malarkey
/. Stolen bases-Crooks and Cross 81. Wild
pitch-Hawiey. Batteries-Mercer and Nc
CURE, Nlalarkey and Coogan, for Washing
ton; kilien and Sugden, Hawley and kins-
low, for Pittsburg. Time OF game-Two
hours. Umpire-Mr. Hart of the Pittsburg
club.