The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-02
VIRGINIA LEAGUE GAMES.
DIAMOND DUST.
Monday will be ladies' day.
That man Hoffer did it again.

| DAA4NAVAND DOS4S
| Monday will be ladies' day.
That man Hoffer did it again.
St. Louis continues to play good ball.
Charley Abbey pa yed right field yes
| terday.
Boston again put the kobosh over the
| Phillies.
scrappy Bill and his (new) band Lost at
| Brooklyn also.
New York is too close on our heels for 1t
to be pleasant.
| The Senators returned from Oyster Town
| Immediately after the game.
Silver King will probab bly, be able tn take
his turn 10 the box this week
The Giants seem disposed to "scrouge''
the Senators out OF ninth place.
| Bucks Astonishing Braves have DEVELOPED
| a penciiapt for shOOtin' the chute.
II 10 well to remember that no one man
| Is necessary tn the success OF a ball club.
| 1t was the fifth shut ont of the season.
The Senator'S lead the League In this respect
Now II we had Jimmy Rogers to take
| be lovely
Louisville pia yed In tough luck. The
CoIonels Outbatted the Chicagos two To
| one, but lost by the score OF . to 8.
Tomorrow will be tire last game at
National Park until August g, when the
Senators VIII play the Orioles their good-by
Maul's arm is steadily improving Smil-
ing Al Is confident that he will be able
finish.
factory voice officiated at Baltimore go did
Hoffer and Mercer and as ON Friday. the
baltinores got the best OF Win.
Charlie Farrell Will play third tese to-
morrow afternoon. He would have played
at Baltimore yesterday il he could have
Iouid IA uniform to lit his aide rma mic pro-
portions.
Joyce was given great ovation on COM
in the game at Brookiyn yesserdav '
scrappy played third. had one assist and
no errors.
Talk about scrappy inffeld, what's the
matter with beckiey, Gleason and Joyce?
All the Giants need TO complete the bill
Is a shorsstop with plenty or sand and play
ing ability.
The Western clubs will come East Az
gust 10. Patsy Tebeau's Spiders will open
the campaign with the Senators at Ma
uonai fark on that date. We shall all
want to see Patsy-s
AS between New York and Brooklyn at
Eastern PARK yesterday, in the latter city.
scrappy,s new band played better bali
close score OF to /.
The first chance the local fans will have
70 see Scrappy Bill in the uniform OF q
Giant will he September 10, when the
the Senators on the home grounds.
"Hotsafus'' Norton. the new pitcher,
has sandy hair, a rlorid complexion, and q
nose that is classically Roman in its curves
HE'S ant-napnered young man and
is sure to ma Ike friends as he travels along.
The New York papers do not say that
Joyce Will be made captain or the Giants,
bnt It is quite likely that he will be made
captain and given full control OF the play
ers on the diamond within the next few
days.
Beckley didn't do a thing to the bah
Wednesday. He cracked Qua "a home rua,
triple and two singles, a total OF nine
bases. The oest he did with the Pittsburg
team this season was a total OF fiItet-1
bases In one week.
Carney Flynn has Notified Mr.. Wagner
that he will report at once The young
.,P9r paw with the Celtic name viii prob
first practice work as a Senator tomorrow
morning at the, park
Baltimore is rubbing close m c,nc,:inau's
heels and II is only a mater ~ few
be fighting for a place in The Temps. crp
race. ANA Patsy Tebeau ami ~ Sp,cers
viii argue that question wi-h ihrIn.
There was time when New York had
baseball team OF" Giants" and IL Freed
man keeps up his present gait the metro
polls can again boast such an aggregation
IL looks as 70 the New York magnlte means
business whsu h. secures such players as
10y oht DNeAity-
Now that there has been n chapee-a
change that the management Of the club
deemed necessary to the success OF the
team-the fans hope that the Senators
n reasonable portion o; the games remain
ing TO be played.
The game tomorrow afternoon between
the Senators and the Orioles at NatiunAI
Park Will be mex, TO their last meeting On
the local diamond for the season OF sac.
Each club viii struggle hard for victory
III the contest, as the Senators need IL To
get tighter hold on ninth place and Il Is
necessary TO the Orioles for chanpinushtp
rea sons.
contest on the home gro unds for the
season. The Senators viii travel TUESDAY
and open at Boston Wednesday for a series.
Eastern tr,p and after playing Baltimore
Philadelphia and New YORK will return
home August Is and finish the season.
ney VIII close with Boston SATURDAY.
September 20.
Catcher Dexter now leads Lou;svilIc's
battug order. This is rather odd in these
da US when the backstop is generally placid
In eighth place, the pitcher bringing up
otten led OFF with the bat for II, cubs
for which he pia ye6, and even such good
hitting catchcrs us Mcclure, ZiInIner aid |
Clements are never placed lower than firth |
Or sixth.
From the complimentary notices of the
papers OF New York, Scrappy's popularity |
II mat city IS assured. Inc press or the |
metropolis is not prone to give much !,
space 10 bail games and ball players, but |
yesterday their columns teeineu with praise |
,r the ex-senator. and with one accord 4
they heartily welcomed him to the club /
md to the city. They stated that it was |
ne deal OF the season, and in exulting |
over the trade aad saying nice things about
scrappy they put aside their differences
with fTeSiGent r reesIDan and threw many
at him for concentrating such
exchange.
1u talking TO The Times man after the
game Friday afternoon Mr. Wagner said lie |
would manage the Senators personally |
Il propose TO resolve myself into j Chris.
ION Der Abe, Andrew Freedman, and
ioan j. RUuxcis IOtistlieu.' IutitlnLeu The |
magnate, land will attempt to |
make II success or my new role. 1 SHAH
.xpect the men TO play up to-date baseball. |
am intent Oh having a winning club and
will work from now ON to accomplish that |
or the team. That will be settled In |
ew days. Tom Brown is very Capable of |
Hing the position, but that he is an out |
ie!der is against lis usefulness some what |
may name you new Captain in a few |
lays that Will surprise and at the saIne |
ime please you" This latter intimatiun
reated the impression that the third basc-
nan he has in view is major Lacquer aud |
man capable of handling the club on The |
lcld. And come to think of it Billy Nash |
s not beyond his reach.
Young DeAonfs Are Winners.
The DeMontrevfiies (originaD defeated
% la Af.xrs NO. to |