Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-15
Base Ball Notes.

Pittsburg has again taken the lead in the
league race.
The Bostons played two consecutive
games at Louisville without fielding error.
Hawley has lost the last three games he
pitched. All were not Pink's fault.
Umpire Gaffney has already fallen from
grace.
Pitcher Campfield's work will be watched
with interest. Between Irwin and Won
der Abe he has made a name for himself.
With all it's borrowed plumage in the
shape Of loaned players, Charley Reillys
Syracuse club is not setting the world on
fire with Its success.
It's a pity Dad Clarke hasn't a press
agent like Bill Joyce. Perhaps some of the
many things Dad says during game are
real funny.
Manager McGunnigle of Louisville is con-
templating few changes in his team. 1t
Is reported that he would like to trade Out
fielder Clark for Connaughton of the
Giants.
Rogers tried to spike Gray at Cincinnati
Sunday. The latter pounded Rogers twice
with the ball, and Hurst separated them
Ewing and Cartwright had a sparring
match and Ewing almost jerked the shirt
off Cartwright.
Won der Abe has EXPRESSED himself as
heartily in sympathy with Freedman Of
New York, and is willing to help him at
any time financially. He absolutely denies
an alleged interview in New York paper
recently, in which he is made to roast
Freedman for pursuing his present policy
There was funny play made hit by
OConnor in Cleveland the other day. Zim-
mer was at first when the ball was sent to
Cross, who fell upon 1t ailtir juggled it about
until 1t lay on the bag, when Mailman took
hand, and both paved It about trying to
get hold of it until thinner safe.
Ansons small boy treat scheme was in
vogue in New York last. season. with the
result that the visitors were subjected to
indignities, not the least of which was a
concerted attempt to rattle the pitcher of
the other team by the. youngsters thus
treated to free admission. a.,
Only the great pitching Of Mcmahon and
some clever. scientific bunting and base
running saved the champions from a defeat
Monday at the hands OF the Browns Tax
en- altogether 1t was about the hardest
game the champions have had to face this
season, with perhaps one or two excep-
lions.
The anonymous letter writer has been
getting in his work again. and after Sat
urday's game in which Breitenstein was
knocked out of the box by New York, Pres
the great southpaw pitcher had been dis
sipating. Brett was suspended and the
matter was investigated ard found to be
false.
credit, without one defeat to mar it. Mer-
GERS nerve and grit have as much to do
with his phenomenal success In the box as
his curves and shoots. Mercer does not
know what the word weaken means
There are other pitchers who would be
wonders If they were as game as the star of
the senatorial northumberland En-
quirer.
Now that the last Washington game has
demonstrated that an attempt to kill the
ball will not win when up against a first
class pitcher, 1t is to be hoped Manager
Ewing will switch his thoughts and make
his men bunt the ball when such course
will advance a man with safety. num-
Der of chances were lost on Tuesday by not
bunting, as they were by not being able to
hit the ball to the outfeld. These are
days of modern base ball. and not the times
when New York's heavy sluggers won the
pennant. And. besides. we have not the
sluggers. Play modern ball.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Hill, who pitched for Louisville yesterday,
Is the name Of an attenuated country youth
who halls from the wilds of Tennessee Last
season he played with an amateur club. and
this is his first season against professionals.
He again demonstrated yesterday that he
can puzzle league batsmen, even the heavy
hitting Phillies, and only once during the
game did they make more than one hit in an
inning, and that was in the ninth