Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-15
hardly look like the old grounds at all."-

hardly look like the old grounds at all."-
Baltimore Herald.
From the present outlook Cleveland will
fight for first place, with but little help from
the other western clubs
Arlie Latham hash been appointed captain
OF the Scranton team of the Eastern League.
Six players of thesPittsburg team-Smith.
Ster eel, Ely, Donovan, Bierbauer and Beck
iey-have taken Part in every game played
George Miller Il Z, footing I his calliope for
Emerson Hawley.. who, from the cailiope's
league.
base rep 9ds = Jack b.,; is covering frs,
spent the major Portion Of his base ball ex-
fstence on it. ..i
Old Jim Davis. who played third for
washington In the old association, is re-
ceiving $40 a day as official caller at Won
der Ahe's st. Louis race track.
NO team ever played more ball than my
olo team, says Anson. "I>like my present
Yea team put IT has not the fine team work we
had In the days Of Kelly, Williamson and
Burns This compliment to the world
peaters from Chicago of ten years ago was
natural from their old captain. and others
believe as Arson.
Arson thinks Mccormick, the youngster
ne picked up to play second base, is going
10 De one or the conirg infielders of the
EegCe' bIt while Pfeffer lasts Arson will
let Fred play the second bag and give Nc
Cormlck a place on the bench.
mira Baseman McGraw of the Baltimore
eral health.
Red Ehret revenged himself on the Bos-
ton1ans Saturday for their treatment of his
curves on Friday, when he was batted out
OF the box. He pitched a remarkable game
SATURDAY. one run and three hits was all
Boston could get.
Inc Plttsburgs made it three straight
from New York Saturday, playing an up
mn game, and winning in the last inning
Ilhk naW!ey was batted out Of the box in
LODI 1,xA
Hughey.
The Louisvilles have at last gotten out
or that nine hole" by winning from the
played good ball In Philadelphia They
largely outbatted the hard-hitting Philles
and maze an equal number of runs in the
series lies yer lost two Of the three games.
Inc beautiful uncertainties of the ma
t1onal game were illus by BROOKLYN
taking three straight from Cleveland, while
the Phillies lost three straight and the
orioles two out of three to Tebeau's men;
also by the fact that the Orioles won three
straight from Cincinnati and vet could win
but one from Chicago
Pitcher Otis c. Stocksdale, formerly of
washington. is doing good work for Peters
burg In the Virginia League. He shut out
the strong Lynchburg club, the leaders,
Saturday
The Louisville club is to have a new
s sL ard, the second baseman Of
the Princeton College team.
Cincinratfs members of the rooters'
league have enthused over the work of the
crippled Reds In the east, and the team
Will receive remarkable welcome home
Monday morning.-New York Sun.
Mai ager Irwin has decided to lay off
Harry Davis and Tommy Bannon will play
left field. beginning today.
Saturdays College Contests.
At Manhattan Field, N. Yale. s;
Princeton, 4. Batteries-Greenway and
Murray; Wilson and Smith.
At Cambridge, Mass.-Harvard, 10; Cor
nell. g. Batteries-Houghton and Scannell;
Young and Cannon.
AT Amherst, Mass.-Amherst, IA; Dart
mouth. 3.
Claimed by the Easterns.
The captain of the Eastern High School
base ball team writes as follows to The
Star:
"a game was arranged between the
Eastern and Central High Schools, to have
been played Saturday at IL o'clock at Ar
senal Park, but owing to the non appearance
of the Centrals the game was forfeited to
the Easterns. The Easterns waited for
more than an hour for the Central team
Unless game can be played Immediately,
the Eastern High School will claim the
right Of championship over the other high
schools. Agreements to play existed with
the Business, but for some ungiven rea-
SOD they never gave us a game. If team
exists at the Western, we would be pleased
to play with them, but otherwise we will
lay claim to the championship.
Respectfully,