Evening star., 1896-06-18
sneers From PhiInde1phia.

a fortnight.
Sneers From Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia papers refer to yester-
days game in the following wise:
Now try 1t again.
Put out the flags.
Attendance, GS67.
How did they do it?
And now for Baltimore
And the goat grazed on.
Who said release Carsey?
Where are those new faces?
There's discord in the ranks.
And the parrot Is Still talking.
And now we must walt until Saturday.
The guessers have another guess coming.
Release Turner and keep Cross? Guess
again.
It's not a new manager they want, but
one that will manage.
So Grady will catch only when he wants
to. Good management.
What you do expect and what you don't
expect is sure to come true.
The teams of 1886, 1857 and 1888 would
make monkeys, figuratively speaking, of
the present aggregation.
Read The tale of a team, or how 1t hap
pened."
Carsey seems to be in FORM Better late
than never.
Notes.
One of the local players says he Is afraid
to read a Philadelphia newspaper.-Phila-
delpha Record.
Jones of Brooklyn figures very prominent
ly in every game. He comes pretty near
being the find of the season.
There Will be trouble among the Senators
soon. King is beginning to share MERGERS
popularity with the ladies.-Pittsburg
Chronicle-Telegraph.
In twenty-one games played on the local
grounds Washington has won 13 lost . and
tied /. This gives percentage of $50.
It's great race. with the chances in favor
of Cleveland and Baltimore.
A catcher's mask has been invented which
obvates the necessity OF player throwing
off his mask every time he goes for a foul
fly or when he stands back. The new mask
slips back on top Of the head on pivots. A
touch slides 1t up or down.
After Sheridan had put Kelley of Balti-
more out of the game, Tydines. the sand
wich man, walked out on the field and pre-
sented the umpire with ham sandwich,
done up in paper, which Sheridan put In
his pocket-New York Evening Telegram
Danny Daub Is certainly pitching the
game of his life for the Grooms this season
and promises to be one of the greatest pitch
ers in the country. Danny is as cool as
cucumber when men are on bases, and it re-
qures great deal of yelling to put him ''off
his trolley"
Says the Philadelphia Press:
THE way the members of the gentle sex
are taking to the game is surprising. and
what is even more so ts that the Senators
have now got the crowds worked up to
such pitch by their good playing that this
city holds about choice an assortment
of Take Him Outs as any city in the
country. In previous years the fans rooted
for visiting clubs as much as for the home
players, but success has changed all this -
Manager Irwin claims that while Presi-
dent Freedman is the closest business man
he ever saw, he is as liberal as a prince,
and spends his money freely for the good
of the sport.
Mr.. Irwin explains how De Wolf Hop
per's silver pass was dishonored at the New
York grounds. 1t seems that a gate tender
stuck to the letter of his orders from
Freedman, and the whole trouble was a
mistake and not Intentional.
Il was rather amused yesterday down at
the Quincy House, says Tim Murnane,
Ito find the members Of the New York
club strong in their praise of President
Freedman. Ball players are foxy and will
lose no good chance to play their own
game, and in one or two cases I thought
the extra amount Of praise given the mag
nate was for a purpose.
Dad Clark declared that Freedman was
bird. the greatest man on earth.
"They can all talk about the boss" said
Dad, but l tell you when he says get out
of the grounds, you might as well move at
once. He soaked me for 800 last fall, and
I let it go. What's the use of going up
against this man? 1 had a high old time
last year, and l guess 1 deserved what ]
got.''.
New York." said Arthur Irwin In Bos.
ton Tuesday, "is playing just as good
ball as any Of them, and all we want is one
more strong pitcher to be in the race"
Some one remarked that there was a
pretty clever pitcher loafing around In
dianapolis.
This caused Manager Irwin to wink one
eye, slap his hand on his knee and re-
mark:
"And we wouldn't draw a soul with that
hipr fa11nW attraction ~
Big Mike Sullivan has been signed by
Arthur Irwin. He appeared at the South
End grounds, Boston, Tuesday in uniform
ready for business, and, it Is said, was
Next game at National Park Friday
June 20. with Baltimore as opponent.
A brisk rain was in progress during the
early part of yesterdays game.
McCauley was warmly welcomed after ar
absence of several weeks from the game
Steps were begun yesterday to complete
the new stand. It will probably be IL
shape in time for the next game at the
park.
Washington plays to-day at Orange, N
e;i ciut' H''n the team 'N TIE orange Athletic
Philadelphia had ii mascot in the shap,
Of a small and ragged colcred boy. Wa!
he responsible for the victory?
Go rest your eyes!' was a remark fre
quently applied to Umpire Keefe.
1t was particularly neat work by Cart
wright and King hhat resulted In the re
tirement of Carsey at first base in the
sixth inning.
Brown reached first by speedy running
in the seventh.
De Montreville made a stop that wa.
simply remarkable.
One fatality resulted from the presence
of the bolrds marking the line of the new
stand A boy from the refreshment booti
stumbled and smashed several lemonad,
glasses. And the cruel bleachers laughed
President Young has consented to tax,
part in the benefit. game to be rendered
Phil Baker, catcher Of the old Nationa
club, at National Park Saturday. Sadi,
Houck, Collingsworth, Wise, Evers, Bielas
XII and Barr are some of the old National.
who will participate.
Tennis.
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