Evening star., 1896-08-04
Notes.
In Boston tomorrow.

In Boston tomorrow.
What has become of Norton?
Silver Kings arm is in a sling
The Wsshingtons play postponed game
in New York today.
Catcher Clark of Baltimore is heartily
hated by WaShington'S women fans
great cheer went up from the rooters
when the score board showed New York
victory.
Farrell took all his four fielding chances.
O'Brien had several easy chances and
took all of them. but two came his way that
were difficult, and he missed them both.
There were loud calls for Schmelz when
the New York score appeared The rooters
in the stand cannot forgive him for sitting
in Joyce's seat on the bench
Joyce made four singles out of four times
at bat Yesterday. and scored two runs He
also made two outs and five assists besides
stealing a base. He electrified the crowd by
his snappy work.
MCGUIRE tried hard to score Selbach in the
fourth inning, after the Baron had hit ont
a nice single to center. He swatted out the
sphere to right field several times and drew
foul after foul. Then he grew tired and
brought his bat around lazily and sent a
got with one hand.
In the sixth inning, when two men had hit
safely and no one was out the word wa,
passed from the bench to Selbach to line
out the ball instead of trying to sacrifice
Selbach obeyed, and flied to Jennings AS
he walked back to the bench there was a
| smile on his good-natured face that be-
tokened the entire absence of a feeling of
responsibility.
When King was injured in the west IT was
thought that his arm was only wrenc1ed
and strained. He nursed it diligently :or
two weeks, and yesterday morning finding
that it grew no stronger he consulted 2
surgeon. who examined 1t Thoroughly and
discovered that one of the small bones was
broken He accordingly put the wounded
limb up in splint and sling. and warned
'Silver" not to use it for some time This
puts King out of the game for at least two
or three weeks. and perhaps for the rest of
The bunting department of the Statesmen
needs renovating. The men try for high
pitches, that are almost sure to rise when
hit and twice Yesterday the easiest kind
Of chances went to Baltimore's fielders on
this kind of sacrificing. Brown seems 10 he
the only man who has mastered the bunt-
ing art. although at times De Montreviile
makes some peau.l1ul ,'. little hits along the
| line. McJames did some fine work yester-
day in fielding short bunts toward first, get
| ting his men out each time.
The lack OF enthusiasm among the rooters
was strongly evidenced yesterday when the
| old lucky" seventh came along Time was
| only last week, when every man. woman
| and child in the grounds loyal to Washing
ton would stand up at this juncture, but
yesterday the seventh came and one or two
women in the stand arose from force of
habit. Then, seeing that no one else had
followed them. they sat down again. in a
their friends for this breach Of the new
order Of things.
1t seems that the reason Jimmy McJames
did not go in the game until the second
inning yesterday was because he took a
nap and no one woke him up When the
game started he was not on hand. He was
hastily sent for, and went into the box
without having pitched preliminary ball
Local Cycling Notes.
The United Wheelmen will hold the first
| regular meeting since their organization
! this evening at o'clock at $40 11th street.