Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-22
CHEVY CHASE FIELD DAY.
An Interesting Program Arranged
for Tomorrow.


The third annual field day Of the Chevy
Chase Club will be held at the club grounds
tomorrow afternoon at 23O. The program
is an interesting one, and in addition to the
usual fiat races and jumping contests,
there will be added several entries of
horse show nature, among which are classes
for best appointed pair and victoria and
ladies' park pair, to be shown before four
wheeled vehicle suitable for ladies. Many
entries have been made and an interesting
afternoon is expected. Tickets admitting
the public to the track only have been
placed on sale. After the races the mem
bers Of the club will enjoy dinner dance
at the club house.
To Stop Gambling at Pittsburg.
Determined efforts to stop gambling on
ball games In the grand stand are being
made by the Pittsburg club management
Signs reading mo open betting allowed"
have been pasted about the stands, and po-
licemen will warn any persons caught
making bets. Two men were asked to leave
the stand yesterday. Since the season
opened perhaps half hundred sports have
occupied section Of the stand and bet
hundreds. The practice caused the Pitts
burg players many annoyances and, per-
haps, few games. for the losers yelled
like Indians when the Pirates erred.
No Joy in Qunkertown.
Even the change did not suit the Phillies
and they kept right along on their losing
way. Pittsburg beating them by the score
OF = to 8. Cross had finger broken by
batted ball, and the entire team had to be
shaken up McGilps wildness at the start
did the business, but even that is no excuse
for the eighth straight defeat. If the people
that pay their money to see good ball play
ing want to get what they pay for they will
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such time as the club shows that it can fur
nish what they are willing to put I'D their
good money to see.
Base Ball In the Departments.
The Patent Office team defeated the Sixth
Auditors Office team yesterday at Capitol
Park, by 10 to 6. Kirk allowed the audit
ing clerks but two hits
The Patent Office team will play the Cen
eral Land Office team tomorrow at CAPITOL
Park, and admission will be free.
Base Ball Notes.
Manager Ted Sullivan has released Geo,
keefe and Harry Caulifower Of the New
Haven team
Commencing next Tuesday, g. 80 and 10
cent seats for the ball games will be on
sale at M. B. Scanlon's, 9th and D streets
Louisville has released Pitcher CIausen
and 1ntielder Morrison.
Syracuse has signed Pitcher Keck, late
Of st. Louis.
McCloskey has been offered the manage
ment of the Quincy, ILL.,, team.
Danny Coogan, the University of Penn
sylvania player, last year with. Washing
ton, Is doing good work behind the bat for
Springfield.
Kid Gleason, in letter to his brother
Ike, who manages the Camden team. Of
fered to trade places with him. The latter
wired back to him: Not on your life.'
Pitchers will be scarcer than ever next
season. says the veteran Tom Brown.
The five-foot impost is putting them out
of the business. to my mind"
Thomas O'Brien and Everett Mcconnell
left this morning for Manassas, Va. where
they will play with the Manassas team in
ar exhibition game. O'Brien will pitch for
the home team and Mcconnell will play
short. H0'