Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-07-01
Notes.

King may pitch the game.
Ladies' day seems to be hoodoo.
Duffy killed most of Washington's
chances to score.
DeMontrevilles work was without a flaw.
and he atoned for the wretched exhibition
he gave in Baltimore.
Mcclure has fallen off terribly in his bat
ting. He has failed to hit the ball safely Of
late with the old-time regularity.
With an ordinary amount Of safe hitting
when men were on bases the game would
have been won. Few teams take such a
tumble in fielding as Boston did and yet
save the score.
Joyce's failure to get those three hits in
the second inning should not be marked up
against him. II he had reached them safe
ly he would have been doing the most re-
markable work Of the season. To give him
errors on those plays is to put a premium
on Sinking hot hit balls.
Umpire Lynch'S course on the ball field
while seemingly harsh. is the only one to
take If the standard of the national game
is to be MISUNDERSTANDING Life.
President STICKY of Louisville has adopt
ed the proper method to stop rowdy actions
on the ball field.-Pittsburg Telegraph.
During the famous game at Louisville a
spectator asked OConnor this question:
Are you gentleman when you're not
playing ball?' He got no answer.
George Miller is the quickest dresser in
the business. George can change his toys
In two minutes. That was lighting
U
He was out Of his uniform and in street
clothes on his way down town within Ten
minutes after the last man was OUTPUTS
burg Telegraph.
Third Baseman McGraw will probably
coach in the game at Baltimore today.
Arife Latham's errors, with those of an
other player. lost an eleven-inning game
for Scranton to Syracuse yesterday.
Baltimore, Cleveland and Cincinnati are
going at the pace that kills
There will never be a winning team in
this town until the owners keep their hands
of the players. "-Philadelphia Times.
Treadway. recently released by the Lou
isville club. is playing left field for the
Syracuse Eastern League team.
Pitcher Doheny, the promising left hand
er Of the New Yorks, will leave in a day or
so for his home in Vermont, where he will
give his troublesome arm a two weeks
rest.
1t seems that Rusie has no recourse but
to report to the New York club, and 1t is
stated that he will be exchanged for Pitch
er Jack Taylor and Outfielder Deehanty Of
the Philadelphia club.
Umpire Belts who was on President
Young's stah of umpireS last year and be-
gan this season with the Virginia League.
officiated In yesterdays Baltimore-New
York game. His unpiring yesterday has
not been excelled here this season."-Balti-
more Sun.
"Tebeau says that if the policeman had
not come into the field at Louisville the
Crown WOulu IlOl nave CINE IN. IN OC0er
words, IL he and his gang had been al
lowed to knock the stuffing out Of Weld
man unmclested there would have been
nothing more to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
American.
'Toboggans sure are fearful things,
And yet they're restful, rather:
For though the team is falling fast
They soon can fall nc farther"
Philadelphia Times.
The st. Louis club will play in Cincinnati
Thursday on their way to Cleveland The
game will be brought forward from the Au-
gust series.
Turner and Sullivan will join the Browns
in Cincinnati Cooley left st. Louis last
night to join the Philadelphia.
Washington and Pittsburg changed
places in the league race yesterday, the
Senators dropping from fifth to sixth and
the Pirates moving up from sixth to fifth.