Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-01
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The visitors played snappy and aggres-
sive game.
The Senators this year are an aggregation
of heavy hitters, and Payne's work; yester-
day stamps him as being far more than an
ordinary pitcher.
McJames, another new man In the
league, was in the box for the Washing
tons, but he failed to make good showing,
the Brooklyns making ten hits, with a
total of fourteen bases, and scoring four
earned runs.
''Scrappy Bilr' Joyce produced pretty
good newcomer himself in McJames, Vir-
ginia pitcher, big, strong, iGsty fellow,
who bids fair to be second Rusie. Nc
James has terrific speed when he lets out,
and, If he stards the.pace, is going to win
many games for Washington this season.
He was an enigma to the Brooklyns for five
innings yesterday, and President > Byrne
Kept moistening his parched lips as he con-
tempiated the dreadful probability of the
Wasniagtons winning four of five games
from his high-priced artists.
But the strain told upon the big fellow
toward the last and in the eighth inning
the Brooklyns took first mortgage upon
the game by banging McJames's speedy
balls over the green lot. Capt. Joyce en-
deaVored to steady the young man. but he
Base Ball Notes.
The Phillies are making lots of double
plays these days.
New York has lost eight straight games,
five of which have been to Philadelphia.
II first appearances count, young Flynn
will be a valuable addition to the New York
club.
"A slice off a cut loaf is never missed so
they say, but you couldn't make Arthur
Irwin believe it," so they say in Philadel-
pha.
1T is very safe betting that the Senators
several al, ha
ends last in the race is what they say in
Quakerville
Early in the season somebody remarked
that the PhiIleS were a lot of has beens -
Would that New York had few of these
same has beens.'-New York World.
Wonder how Arthur Irwin feels when he
runs his new club, the New Yorks, against
his old club the Philadelphias, and sees his
cid club walop his new club as if it were
composed OF ten-year- old sand lotters?-
Baltimore Sun. a..
Pink Hawley of <tspurg is said to be
land four hits Tuesday and struck out six
men. The Pittsburg enthusiasts went wild
over him, feeling Lain that he has proved
himself all right for The season.
Arson Is making The Usual large number
of bets. He thinks the Baltimores the best
team, and Yet offers to bet odds that the
pennant will not be Heirs. He has bet
that Chicago will Feat, Boston and Cleve-
land and that the TAunant will go west.
High praises for CmI5re Weidman come
from the west now.
1t is reported from Wilmington that New
York has offered $2,;ID for Pitcher Nups-
Jerry Nops is the full name. 1t is added
that Wilmington wants 5000 for Jerry
Nops.
There are now three Delehantys on the
diamond-one with Philadelphia one with
Cleveland and one With the Quincy club of
the Western Association.
AL. Maui will make his 1896 debut in the
opening game at Pittsburg
Nets in the Atlantic League, doesn't seem
to be any more successful than Brother
Arthur in the big league.
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Cincinnati are
the old league teams which lead off the
batting order with the entire outtield.
Cuppy is now regarded as Cleveland S
winning pitcher. He has certainly display
cd better form than Cy Young thus far this
season.
If the Washington team holds a good po-
sition at the end of the season. Earl Wag-
ner will win more hats than he can wear
out in a lifetime.
Pitcher Harper of the brooklyn club uses
| little no speed. He depends mostly on a
wide curve. pitched in the old-fashioned I'M
derhand way.
Players of the stature of Shorty Fuller
are hard to pitch to, and, as a rule. the lit
tie fellows get to first on balls oftener than
the Sluggers.
The south-paw pitchers have been very
much in evidence in the early league con-
tests. Almost c,ery club in the league is
trying to secure left-hander.
Tebeau tool IS club to indianapolis and
it lost. When got to Cincinnati he said
that club would be easier than Indian
apolis. He won the first game and lost the
next two Last year he lost all three
Keister one of the best-known players on
the lots of Baltin ore, will become an Orole
Manager Ted Sullivan. now of the New
Haven team of the Atlantic Association
has had his eye on KeiSter for couple of
seasons. Last winter he went to Baltimore
and signed the young man. Keister APP
peared against the Baltimore team when
they played the Texas Steers recently. He
is cool infielder, a fast outfielder and a
good hitter.
Louisville to Strengthen.
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