Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-04
tors of the Louisville Base Ball Club have
decided to release Manager McCloskey.
Capt O'Brien will have charge of the team
until new manager is selected.

Capt. OBrien will have charge of the team
until a new manager is selected.
Base Ball Notes.
This is the day scheduled for Gus Schmelz
to join the club in Cleveland.
There is no doubt that Joyce is captain of
the team. At one point in Saturdays
game two balls were called on Mercer, and
McCauley, as usual, started 10 move up
behind the bat. Stay back" directed Mer-
Ger, but Joyce added, Come up Mac"
Mercer entered objection. but Joyces rul-
ing was carried out and McCauley donned
the mask.
Boyd will probably start off in the box
against the Spiders this afternoon.
Mercer is surely Brooklyn's jonah this
year. He has pitched in four games against
Grif1ln's men to date, winning them all.
The cranks have dubbed Washngton's
left fielder Murderer Setback. He GER
tainly killed an unusual number Of base
hits in the three games played
The Brooklyn beacherites are nothing If
not original Said one to another on the
smoking car on the way to Eastern Park
Saturday: Are you going steerage or sec
ond cabin today? II guess I'll go second
| cabin If can't get a good berth in the
steerage,' was the response All Of which
are esthetic terms for the bleacheries ard
pavilion.
The bleacherites had fun with Mercer
early IN saturdays game His slow move
impatient, and they tried to get even by
keeping tabs on each motion. When he
struck an attitude they chorused: "One,"
| his long sweeping motion was the signal
for a long-dra wn-out two and the de-
| livery or the sphere a sharp and decisive
three. 1t didn't bother him a bit.
NOT. NOT base on balls was given by Mercer
| Such pitching is sure to win. He maie
i record in fielding, getting two put outs
and six assists. He made two hits and
scored one run There is good DAVIS
| work for one pitcher
Inc senators did great team work at the
| bat In those last four innings. Seven hits
lncluoing nome run. two sacrifices, not to
speak of three stolen bases, shows that
| they were not lucky in winning their
game.
| MERGERS balk in the second was peculiar,
| to say the least. He made a complete
| swing as though about to deliver the ball.
| and then drew back for no apparent rea-
| SON. 1t was the first actual balk of the
| season and Mr. Lynch had no other re-
| course but to advance both runners, La
| chance scoring and Shindle going to third
| mats the matter with the New
| aorks! asked red hot crank Of Captain
| Grlfhn on the way down town in Brooklyn
| saturday. Il can't tell, I'm sure" replied
the captain I've got all 1 can attend to
| over here
Corcoran came near precipitating triple
play In the second inning. His sacrifice
! punt was little pop fly that lropped just
| in front of Mercer. Had the pitcher caught
the ball he could have thrown to second
| from where it could have been passed to
| ilrst In time to catch LaChance and Shin
| die. AS 1t was, Mercer caught it on the
bound and threw Tommy out at first
McCauleys home run hit in Brooklyn,
| when Cartwright was on first in the sixth
| inning, Saturday, combined with Selbachs
| phenomenal running catch in the ninth in
| mlns, won the game for the Washingtons.
| their own way early but Mercer pitched a
| fine game. He kept the home teams hits
We'll scattered, and his quick work on inneld
| Sun.
Griffin and Mccarthy have done no bat
ting In the last two games. They've got
| what you call poor batting streak" SAYS
| joyce, but when they get their gait look
| out. You've got great team here and
they'll be in the hunt before long It'll be
| great II when we come to Brooklyn again
our Two clubs are together near the top.
ANYWAY, Washington will be big drawing
| card when we come here next time"
Manager McCloskey Saturday traded Out
fielder Wright and Catcher Boyle to the
| Pittsburg club for Third Baseman Cling
| man.
Catcher Con Daley has been released by
| Brooklyn.
| Big Dan Brouthers is having a new lease
| OF life. He never played any better ball
| than he is now. And Louisville did not re-
| ceive a dollar for his release.
| Bowen and Zearfoss not going on the
| western trip with the New Yorks. They
| are both on the sick list. Bowen has a
lame arm and Zearfoss is troubled with an
| affection of the eyes.
The Philadelphia team, with any kind of
| LUCK Will be strong factor in the league
| race There are plenty of big hitters and a
| corps of excellent pitchers, besides equally
good fielders. AS Capt. Nash has absolute
| authority. he is almost sure to get win
| ming results.-New York Sun
| AT the opening game in Detroit the other
| day Charles Bennett, the famous catcher
caught the first ball pitched across the
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| who represented the mayor.
| First Baseman Cassidy Of the Louisvilles
who 1t was feared would be out of the
| game for the rest of the season, has had
| his wrist examined and the injury found to
| be comparatively trifling. He will be in
| the game again next week.
| Pitcher Nichols says that this will posi-
| lively be his last year on the diamond. He
| says he has made arrangements to go into
| a business next year in which there is more
| money than base ball. If this be true he
| Is evidently trying to make his farewell
| the most brilliant Of his career on the dia-
| mond.
In Pittsburg recently, when Shearon of
| Cleveland was at the bat, with a man on
third and another on second, Manager Te-
| beau walked up to the young man and said:
| If you get to first I'll give you 500 and $40
| If you make a safe hit" Shearon struck
| out. and Patsy was very sad. as the out re-
tired the side and he was the next hitter
| Manager Hanlon has released Pitcher
| Gray. who was secured from the Toronto
| team at the opening of the season, to the
| Columbus. Ohio, club.
| Will Keister. the new fielder signed last
| week, will relieve Donnelly at third base
| for Baltimore in some of the western
| games.
| John Smith, a brother-in-law of Pitcher
| Rusie. IS responsible for the story that the
| big twirler had to come to terms with the
| New York club
| THAT home run nit of McCauley's in
| Brooklyn was one of the prettiest l ever
| saw, said a Washington rooter who saw
| Saturdays game Cartwright had lust
| made a singing single, which went to CEN
| ter field SO quick that he could not possibly
| have got beyond first bag. He was waiting
| for chance to steal when McCauley's
| crack rang out like pistol shot l never
| saw ball travel so fast. 1t was a liner
| but simultaneously with the sound from the
! wagon tongue Mccarthy and Griffin turned
| and ran. They ran and ran, but when they
| reached the bill it had spent its energy and
| lay among the weeds in deep left center
| The ball went directly between the two
| fielders. The crowd was a large one, and
| they applauded the lively catcher very
| generously.
| ''Selbach shows his disappointment as well
as his JOY. and he shows both too much.
| In the game Saturday he struck out at a
| critical stage in the game and angrily
/ slammed down his bat. The crowd ieered
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