Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-05-18
end I think the wasbingtons made mis-

take in releasing him..
Maui pitched pretty, well for the sena-
tors, but nobody could keep Willie from
winning. The Washington team is no bet
ter than last year, and will have no diff
hculty In staying at the bottom. There
isn't a man on the Washington team who
could displace anybody on Anson's pay roll
Chicago correspondence.
They have dubbed Won der Ahe's aggre-
cation the Done Browns" in st. Louis.
The Senators did more kicking and howl
ing here than the Browns and Orioles COM
bined.-Cleveland correspondence.
Chicago makes the claim that Dahlen is
the fastest shortstop in the league.
Billy Barnie is very popular in Scranton,
and about owns the town.
Mack is not saying much, but feels GER
tain that the Pirates have good show to
course he remarked, its a long race,
and that's why 1 won't say we will be on
top all season. That would be winning the
flag. and you know I never said we would
do that"
Malarkey has been doing excellent work
this spring, and stands well at the top for
successful pitching. His worst fault is his
Inability to control the ball--Sporting Life.
When a strike was not called on Burkett
in Fridays game Mcclure turned angrily
to the umpire and threw down the ball
savagely. Now you're such good UNI
pire, let's see you fine him." shouted
Tebeau, but there was nary fine.-CleVe-
land letter.
Chicago is the surprise of the season in a
base ball way. Who knows but what An
sons Colts may this season duplicate last
years feat of Hanlon's Kids?
Speaking of Staffords work. the New
York Evening Sun say: Stafford is fielding
superbly. He has taken brace in his bat
ting, and 1t now looks as If he would prove
insisted that he is
John Irwin has got the prettiest ball park
in the New England circuit in Lawrence.
Larkin is leading the Pennsylvania State
I.eaPne hating
ing
Hamilton is after that base-stealing
record again. He had ten to his credit in
his first thirteen games.
Pfeffer has made good his threats and
voluntarily retired from the Louisville
team. 1t is not likely the management
will ever be inclined to show him any
further consideration, but he remains the
property of the Louisville Club, and, should
the penalties now resting on him be re-
moved by the league, any club desiring his
services must consult Louisville.
Here is how Tim Murnane sizes up the
Washington team: THE Washington team
is worked too much on theory. Manager
Schmelz can win more games than any
man living with paper and pencil. but
bis team usually plays losing ball. The
Senators can play good ball, but die easy
when the work is hard on foreign grounds.
Mulvey has fallen off in his work at
third, and Snindle has been requested to
replace him.
Lancaster has released Pitcher Buckley
and Center Fielder McKeever, and Is ne
gotiating with George Wood and Aleck
Donohue.
The Phillies attended the Derby while in
louisville and plunged in a body on Po-
tentate Reprieve and Cattaragus. AS a
result the boys all have money to burn.
Irwin alone pulled down" 500.
New York has declined an offer from
Detroit for Yale Murphy.
Col Rogers has great faith in Irwin as a
manager, and thinks that the team has
greately improved under him.
Jim" O'Rourke, manager Of the Wash
1rgtons In 1893, was asked to go to Port
land, Me-, but the reply came back that he
was through with further participation in
as captain and to fill one of the outfield
positions.
That President yanderbeck and Manager
Strouthers were in earnest in their declara-
tions that Detroit should be represented
by winning team in the Western League
this season was evidenced this week by
the purchase of "Parson" Nicholson from
Washington, together with the release of
Frank Sherlock Originally Sheibeck was
oIly released to Detroit for the season.
The purchase price for the two has been
placed all the way from 500 to 81 100, the
former figure probably being the correct
one.-Detroit Correspondence.
Brouthers made his first appearance with
the LoulsViiles yesterday and made two
costly errors.
Baltimore is thick with gloom over the
poor showing of the champions Hanlon is
blamed for playing Pitcher Gleason in the
infield instead of Bonner. Two games were
thrown away thereby
The Baltimore players are said to have
won 5000 on the races yesterday. Now look
for slump.
Tommy Bannon, who has taken Burke's
place with the New Yorks, made three hits
yesterday, one being a triple. Such bat
ting will keep him there. Jimmy Bannon
his brother, on the Boston team made a
double. Hard-hitting familyi
Mr.. Schmelx Blames the Umpire.
The Cincinnati Ennnirer Irrhnrsda,A eo,.r.