Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-06
Base Ball Notes.

| Base Ball Notes.
Last chance at Louisville today.
| Mercer and Cunningham will probably
| do the twirling
Frazer is favored with a most peculiar
style of delivery.
| Tom Kinslow, wearing a picturesque
| Louisville uniform, made his initial ap-
pearance on the coach line yesterday.
| active manner
There is lack Of backing up" noticed
on the part of the Washington players
Three cheers for Louisville" persistent
~ shouted lone Kentucky rooter in the
| LETT field seats throughout the game, and
"Calliope' Miller cautiously whispered to
RS colleagues, Boys, we've one friend
Il had my boy out before early mass
| scrubbing that score board" explained
| Hon. James Saffe just before the game
| and he has been at it constantly ali day
| Just look at it, It's blurred worse than
ever Howsoever, a new board will be up
IN time for Mondays game. and then, l
nope, no kick will be coming"
| MI. Wagner took hand in the matter
| ara sent out man with a scrubbing
| brush. AS q result 1T possible to dis
| Germ the figures of the out-of-town games
win something approaching ease. When
| the remainder of the new stand is put up
| according to Mr.. Wagner, the score board
| VIII be shifted to position near the stand,
back Of first base. and within range of
|
| Say. Jack, you don't seem to be very
much in the game this year" was shouted
| at Crooks from the Louisville bench as he
was proceeding toward third base yester-
| day.
Strikes your entire club is not very
much in the game" was the prompt reply
and painful silence followed in Colonel
| Vile.
Catcher Zimmer's picture is in this week.
New York Clipper and it's a good one
Perhaps this honor was responsible for the
big chief striking out in Wednesdays
| game.
And Fred Pfeffer has at last got away
from Magnate Freedman. Lucky Fred.
He will play good ball for the Chirasos and
| strengthen their infield 50 per cent. Fred
was given the glad Iand in Boston, and the
! same greeting will meet him wherever he
is recognized; simple tribute 10 a gentle
man.
The Win Mercer button Is selling f. st
| That first Cincinnati game queered the sale
little at first, but his victory in Pittsburg
ana his great game against the Clevelands
| have restored the good-looking pitcher to
| the hearts OF the local fans.
Earl Wagner might trade Setback for
Delehanty, Duffy or Mike Griffin, but it is
| doubtful. The game the little German is
putting up at present is good and bril-
| liant as the best. and the pretty part about
1t all is that he likes to play
Where is all that ginger that Jimmy Reg
ers mad on tap the first part of the season?
he never opens his mouth now, or even
smiles: Come, Jimmy; there are lots of
fans that enjoy your lively work. and be-
| SIDES, 1t helps to enliven the other men
To think of Tom Brown batting over 300
There's luck for you. Everybody thought
MS good days were over, except Wagner
and Joyce. when he left Louisville hut II
| was only the company that deadened his
batting eye.
Jimmy McCauley will be back in the
game before long, and the 'old reliable"
! Will be given a well-earned rest 1t seems
| as If the more games Mcclure catches the
| better ball he plays, both behind the bat
| and with the stick in his hand Very few
clubs have two catchers that eclipse Nc
| CURE and McCauley.
The Cleveland players were pleased to
| hear of Pitcher Kings good form as though
! Tebeau. OConner. McAleer and Mexican
| are all personal st. Louis friends, and the
| others are close UP.
| Capt Joyce couldn't resist the opportun-
! ity to place a little on the BROOKLYN
| Handicap. He aud "Foghorn" Miller had
| a century apiece on Sir Walter at 7 TO /
| No wonder the Senators got in the game in
| the last inning. The results from Grave
send mad just come in. Charley Abbey had
Clifford. Jack Crooks won't tell the horse
he had, but Joyce is willing to wager he
| bet on Sir Walter for a place.
Did you notice how the hold OUT game
was played on Cleveland last Tuesday? 1t
made even the Cleveland lads smile When
the Senators were at the bat and ball
! went over the stand 1t never came back,
and new ball was put in play When the
Clevelands were handling the willow the
balls came back 80 fast a new ball was out
| Of the question.
Have you noticed that the Cincinnatis
have failed to quilt? Hardly good word
| was spoken for this club when It came east.
| yet 1t is sharing honors with the Spiders
Cartwright hit very OPPORTUNITY In
Thursdays game, all Of his hits bringing
In runs. In Tuesdays game it was the re-
verse Luck plays a big part in batting,
and unless a man hits every time he goes
to the bat it is hard to get line on him
Han Ed NIT in Tuesdays game as he did
IN the game Thursday, the Senators would
have won hands down.
The one defect in the Senator's play while
IN the field appears to be the want of
ers go after flies and then let the ball 90 to
the ground for fear of a collision This can
be avoided by promptly calling on one man
10 make the play. On the infield the play
is too fast to be called. Cartwright should
help out occasionally.
Delehanty strikes out oftener than any
other man on the Quakers
The Baltimore players don't mind holm,
hit with a pitched ball when 1t Will win a
game.
Breitenstein is getting bumped with an
astonishing regularity. It's funny that
story about playing for his release has not
been sprung long ago.
The triple play by the Pittsburgs We'd
nesday was the second made in the league
this season. The first was made by Reilly.
TRULY and Decker of the Chicago club, on
May 2.
Cleveland heads the procession Just now,
and Is bound to keep close to the band
with that hustling Tebeau at the helm.
Tebeau, like Hanlon, has the practical
knowledge to get good work out Of only
| medium players.-Sporting Life. Please
name the medium player on the Spiders"
reversal in form is in no way remark
able for the Phillies. For years thew have
played just this very kind of ball. Strong
at home, weak when abroad. Now winning
everything in sight, and then taking q
| losing streak, and being beaten by despIsed
tail-enders. Such is the uncertainty Of
base ball.
'I know it takes me or 10 seconds to
deliver the ball, but have an object in be-
ing monotonous," says Cuppy Of Cleveland
MY object Is to study the batsman and
get him guessing. OF course, they claim
they can study me at the same time, but I
think have a shade the best of the argu-
ment."
If Inks would only stop smoking CIGAR
cites he would be an excellent pitcher, but
no man INDUCING In that Notwithstanding
habit can expect TO be strong and healthy
enough to pitch ball or be At for any other