Evening star., 1896-08-22
Base Ball Notes.

base ball NOtea.
And now for Buck Ewing and his Gin
cinnati braves.
There will be two games with the Reds
Monday, the first beginning at pm
McGarr made a great stop of De Montre-
ville's hit In the first.
There were a complication of errors in
the fourth. but happily no runs resulted.
Good running alone gave Lush his hit in
the fourth. A slow man would have been
beaten by the ball
Mercer made a plucky slide to first in
his effort to win the race with the sphere
in the fourth.
The girls continue to turn around In the
seventh. Perhaps that Is what changed
the luck yesterday.
the big first baseman of the Philadelphias
La JOSIE" His right name is Lajola, and
is pronounced "Lawzhooee.' Il means JOY
or pleasure. When "Scrappy Bil' Joyce
heard this definition he wanted to bet that
the player was an Irishman incorporating
as Gaul. His name is Joyce, the same
as mine, but he's ashamed 10 admit it. How
would 1 do as La Joycey? Farley VOC
sleur. Sacre bleu!'-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Nick Young should assign a compe-
tent umpire to games IN this city when
Cleveland and Cincinnati are he-e-Balti-
more American.
The Baltimore folks should rest easy
Tim Hurst will ofaciate in championville
today.
The best pitchers have no terrors for
Anson. He sizes them all up.
Captain Joyce has great faith in Gettig.
He thinks the young man will do.
Pickering, Louisvile's new center fielder,
Is said to be very fast on the bases and
in the field.
The Philadelphia Inquirer gives Boston's
new pitcher the name OF "Clog Dancer"
Con Lucid, recently released by the Phil
lies, has signed with Tom Burns Newark
team.
The B;lt;mores can make runs faster
when they get a-going than any team on
rth-Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
To keep him In steady practice, Captain
Ewing of the Reds has decided to send
Chauncey Fisher to the Indianapolis team
for the rest of the season.
Those home games the Baltimores re-
lied SO much upon are not proving the sure
thing anticipated. The Orioles must brace
up.-New York Advertiser.
/. An exchange says that Cleveland wants
to trade McAleer for hard-hittng out
fielder.
this season. He is within one Of the best
record made last season, when jennings
of Baltimore led the league in this respect
with twenty-eight to his credit
Tim Keefe umpired the first game in the
Eastern League yesterday at Scranton. 1t
was close game, the Scrantons defeating
the Rochesters by the score of 4 to g.
There were many difficult decisions, but
kee fes decisions were thoroughly salts
factory to both sides.
Tucker has pull with, the Boston right
field bleachers, and Wave of his hand
means a noise a la pandemonium. Deck
er, the long left fielder of the ChicaRos,
has the same following at home, and the
Chicago bleachers are never satisfied un-
less Decker is on the line. 1t is Al Maui
here, although Mercer = captained the
bleechers yesterday during the yelling
that marked the exciting eighth inning.
=, What has become OF that steel flag pole
Tebeau was talking about early in the
Sam Thompson has fallen off in his bat
ting average. So did Arson last year but
he is now near the top. Thompson's days
as he has taken excellent care Of him.
SELF Next season he win probably be
found among the first ten hatters
To the excellent work Of Manager Han
Ion belongs most Of the credit Of keeping