Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-05
Standing of the CLUBS July s, 1894:
OVER $4,000 PERSONS.
The Attendance Record for Base Ball
Games Broken.

The Attendance Record for Base Ball
Games Broken.
All known records for the size of Chicago
base ball crowds and probably for the at
tendance at league games were broken at
the West Side Ball Park yesterday. a total
OF 35,&'3 persons passing through the turn
stiles to witness the games between Gin
cinnati and Chicago. The crowd at the af-
ternoon game alone was almost q, 1000 and
1t was SO uEwieldy that at times its dimen-
sions threatened to interfere with the
game.
Following is the turnstile count: Morn
ing, 1920; afternoon, 22,913. The nearest
approach to these figures was In New York
on decoration day, 1894, when 3D. 100 saw
the New Ycrk-Cleveland games. 1t was an
orderly crowd in the sense of keeping
peace, nut the eighteen policemen on the
grounds found II absolutely unmana seshIe
once an lncipient riot started, and as a
consequence reinforcements of police were
ordered' and eighty additional officers sent
TO help look after the crowd. Their work
was the only thing that permitted the game
to be finished. as they cleared the field.
Base Ball Gossip.
A considerable shakeup was Caused in
the standing Of the clubs by yesterdays
games AS the result of winning two
games from the Spiders yesterday the
and are but sixteen points behind the
Baltimoras while the Bostons, by losing to
the Brooklyns. drop to fourth. Chicago, by
taking two from the Reds, go from nth
to third the Reds dropping from sixth to
eighth, Brooklyn and PHILADELPHIA iump-
ing to sixth and seventh, respectively.
1t has become SO now that whenever a
club loses the umpire is blamed by the
losers as matter of course. The New
Yorks yesterday outbatted and outfielded
the Baltimores and yet a Baltimore paper
says: ITO tell the plain truth, the New
forks won the game, but it was a gift on
the part of Umpire Tuthill."
Doyle of the New Yorks, as The Star
stated. went to Springfield to see Short
Stop Shannon play, and in behalf of the
New York club told the Springfield club
player, but they wouldn't sell him at any
price. as his release would severely weak
en- their team.
Today will be an eff day for all of the
eastern clubs. Tomorrow they will begin
the last western series.
Nearly all the papers have been triae
mixed up over the kilroy trouble. 1t was
not the famous Matt who was released and
resigned by Grand Rapids. but his brother
Mike. also pitcher. Matt has been with
Syracuse all season and is doing good work
Cleveland base ball writer says: Mr..
YounGs staff OF incompetents have been
levying fines right and left without cause,
until now ball player is unsafe as soon
as he leaves the bench and steps into the
cCGcnerS box.
Mr.. Freedman of the New Yorks SAYS:
Il have offered in good faith 10000 for
Burkett and Mexican. 5000 for Breiten-
stein, 5000 for Ely of st. Louis. $3.50 for
Turner or Delehanty and $500 for the
pick of two men in the Louisville team.
I also told Arson to name his own terms
for Short Stop Dahlen. In each one of
these cases 1 have been unable to make
deal, because the clubs can't afford to
let the men go while the present season is
on. But l want to say right here that
1 will not spare expense to land the best
players in the country when the time
comes"
When Arlie Latham. third baseman of
the Cincinnati club. was in Louisville the
other day he was arrested by a constable
on bail writ fer sS4 for money alleged
to be due a whisky company for goods
bought four years ago, when he was doing
business in Cincinnati. Bond was fuSnish-
ed by a Louisville director and he contin-
ued in the game.
All the clubs are posing willing
have offered $4,000 for Brett, Ely and
PETIT. but Won der Abe did not reply to
the telegram.
President Freedman says that If Nc
Donald is sent to New York to umpire
game he will not allow his team to go on
the field With this statement and the
further outrage of the personal attack of
Gus Schmelz on Umpire Emslie in Wash
ington the other day it would seem entire
ly proper for the National League officers
to turn their attention away from McGraw
and Kelley for brief moments and look to
the magnates News