The evening times., 1896-09-03

washington Although his wonderful per-
formance prevented the home team from
scoring the long-looked-for run, he was
given an ovation is he came into the bench,
the entire audience rising and greeting MN
as the star fielder OF the League. He had
previously made two other startling plays.
and his base running and batting was con,
spicuous feature OF the game.
Capt E wing has sent Holiday to take
look at Jerry Nops, who has been pitching
such good ball for Denny Longs Whining
ton Blue Hens. If Long Will permit 1t, Nops
will be tried in New York.
Harvey Smith the young third -basemanof
the Senators, holds the pace splendidly.
He is fielding in way that makes scrappy
joyce seem but memory 10 Washing
toDians.-Chicago News.
Lush, the Senators 'cleverright fielder, first
attracted attention is a member of TEN
perance team in Connecticut, where he now
is president of three total abstinence so
cietics. what's in name?-New York
Commercial Advertised.
Everett has an unequaled record. He
played all last year without missing u
single game and haS not been out oil game
this season. The man must be exception
ally lucky in escaping accident or iiiness.'
II he should be laid up right DOW the team
would indeed be i'll pickle.
The toughest players in the country can
be found in the Pittsburg and Cleveland
clubs. There are about three men ON each
OF those teams who should not be allowed
TO play In the National League, which at
tracts TO its grounds a class OF people that
are insulted by the rowdy conduct or these
pia yers nearly every time they 20 TO see
games in which they play.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
The Boston sports arc surprised at the
fine work OF KlobcdanZ. To the patrons
OF the New Z ngland League games kloby'S
work is no cause for surprise. ANY pitcher
that can hold his own in the New England
League this year is fast enough for the big
League. There are four or five pitchers
in New England who are better men today
than two-thirds OF the national twirlers.-
New Bedford Journal. With all this pitch
ing talentthcre must be some terrific hitters
in the New England League. Some have
very high batting averages.
The Minneapolis Times, commenting on
q game between the Saints and tie Mill
ers recently said; Now let the floods de-
scepd and the whirlwind OF natures wrath
be sportiye for 10 IT has come to pass
even as we did all hope and pray for.
Walter wilmont and his handsome young
stalwarts pclted Comiskey's bail team to
the death at st. Paul yesterday; whipped
them out OF their boots before their own
people; humiliated them on their own
grounds, left them dead upon their own
moor and glory and honor be unto the VIC
tors evermore."
Talking with Manager McCloskey
Yesterday, he said: II may take Onia-
has franchise next year. l think IL Will
pay Inc, and then l VIII be in position
10 run the club to suit myself Speak
ing OF the Louisville club he said: 1t
appears TO me that McGuDnigle now has
some very fast young men, and II bat
ters are added, the team next year VIII
prove winner. No team can win
without heavy hitters. Dolan, the new
man at short, is the most promising
youngster l ever saw, and Pickering Is
very fast. He played under Inc once,
and l think he will recover his batting
eve eventually. j believe IL heavy bat
ters are secured the club Will prove next
season almost as great surprise as did
Baltimore the first year Hanlon won the
pennant. Louisville is a good baseball
town. That is proven by the support IL has
given tail-epd club
The Chicago Records Washington special
has the following as To how the single run
wa scored in the great eleven inning game:
Viewed from both the popular and scien-
tific point of view it was an ideal confess,
on the ba ses and in the field, and nip-and-
tuck combat of the pitchers-Merccr and
Friend. Not 4 run was scored until the
eleventh inning, when Selbach, after reach
ing first on balls aud advancing to second
on a sacrifice by Farrell, stole TO third and
scored on grounder by Wrigley to Pfeffer
wrieley's grounder Heated over the grass
to Fritz at moderate rate OF speed, and
Selbach whiskcd up the line from third as
fast as his eager pedals could carry him
Pfeffcr returned the ban too high for 'Brid
get" Donohue to handle. and Unclc's HI
.l.1k.. .szt.
himself. While he was reaching aloft for
the sphere Selbach was fast nearing the
| home base, and. by long slide, planted
| himself across the rubber before Donohue
| tagged him. Sheridan promptly awarded
| Selbach the runand the Senators the game. -