Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-09
The Harry Wright Fund.


orial fund aggregate s2.361.s6 A number
OF clubs that played benefit games have
not yet made their returns. The games
from which the proceeds have been re-
ceived are as follows:
Philadelphia agt. Athletics, at Philadel-
phia. s1,22O.3O; New York agt Metropoli-
tans, al New York. $322: Chicago agt. Kan
sas City. at Kansas City. $9975; Indianap-
Oils ast. Pittsburg, at Indianapolis, S246 "a +;
Harvard agt. Morrills team, at Boston,
S2'S.sO; Boston agt. Springfield, at Derby
Conn, $6962; Washington agt. Depart
s nen "a. PICKED picked team, at Washington,
$iZ':Zo; Cincinnati, '96, agt. Cincinnati, 49,
at Cincinnati $365.20 Louisville agt. I'm
knowns, at Louisville s12s95; New Haven
agt. Victor, at Bridgeport, Conn, slO
Brockton agt Harvard Second Nine, at
Brockton, Mass, s33.7 rs.
Base Ball Notes.
The pitching of that bright boy, Winfred
Mercer, since the season opened has created
sensation all down the line The bows
sickness last winter has apparently not af-
fected his health in the least and the ladies
say he Is as handsome as ever. The one
bright spot in Mercer's delivery Is its steadi
ness. Bases on balls is not on Win a., visit.
ing list.
me Older Sam Thompson grows the better
nc seems " get mis- season his batting
mas been up to the usual high standard, and
ne mas yet to make his first error The idea
OF a fielder reaching over wire fence and
catching a long fly with one hand. as
thompson did in Wednesdays game at G.
l-culs, seems out of place when SANS ava iS
taken into consideration
- Al. Seibach keeps on saving games nv
Ieinarkable catches in the outfield his roc
ORD Will be "stunner'' at the end Of ~
season. 1t don't matter where they hft the
pau pau IN left field, If it only keeps inside the
,e"ce. SO as 10 permit the Little German"
10 get his hands on it.
charley Miller, last seasons official
scorer ana secretary of the Washington
cup. arrived home Wednesday evening
looking the picture of health and in prast
good spirits IA 9'e"'
Inc senators first games in the west are
uhLaouGtedIy the hardest they will have on
Ine trip. Cincinnati and Chicago follow
~ tSburg, and then everything will be ROSY
at Louisville and st. Louis. Wait untii We
get mat western reserve gang out at Ma
Wait ''i's ~ 'heil'
One of the strangest things in oonnaot;o,,
with the national game is the course NM
sued by the Philadelphia papers toward
lnelr cup. No matter whether the club
the knocking begins. Sullivan made his
hrst error in twelve games last Saturday,
ana the papers in the Quaker city have not
stopped talking about it yet
If the New York club has a friend in tho
world, he must be On the pay roll of that
organization. On every side is heard re-
marks to the effect that the Giants are
where they belong and where thew will
stay until different tactics are adonted hv
the management. The Rusie case doesn't
cut any figure; the treatment of Fred,
Pfeffer is what tells There's player that
is not good enough for the club vet ha 10
kept out of the game simply because Freed
man has an idea some other manager NAV
want him. His idea is right, but his action
is extremely selfish.
Esper had heart trouble when with the
Pitsburgs. He gave it to some Pirates
Wednesday.
The Bostons are travelling with thirteen
players And still they have won several
games since leaving home.
killen repeated an old trick he had when
with the Senators-that of throwing bunt
hits over the grand stand.-Exchange
Jones leads the Brooklyns with the stick
He has been at the bat once, and made
single.
Hardie Henderson is said to be second
only to Weidman as poor umpire. These
new men do get 1t al the start-off
DR.. Pond is an allopath He is a genteel-
looking youth, with long hair. He smokes
a pipe, and has the bicycle walk, but for
all that, he can pitch.
league than Setback Of the Washfngtons
they have not been discovered so far
Pittsburg Exchange.
When it comes to speed even Hawley
must take back seat to Pond.-Cincinnati
paper. No, not speed. Pond has an eX-
cellent curve ball.
And now they say Connie Mack hires
small boys to throw rocks at visiting play
erS when the game gets close. This is a
new one and not half bad, either.-Chicago
News.
In the second inning Wednesdays game
Lyons hit to Donnelly at third. The ball
struck the fielder's hands and bounded init
those of Jennings. Donnelly was scored an
assist.
Sullivan is not half filling Hamilton's
place, neither is Nash playing as good a
game at third base as Cross did That
trade Of Hamilton for Nash was a good
thing for Boston.-Philadelphi Ledger.
Hows that for Knock" and the Philies
are leading the procession.
Beckley, who plays first for the Pirates
ought to be watched at all times. He is
proficient in all the dirty tricks of the bust
ness, and he is not backward about using
them. Notwithstanding, he plays a good
first base and is a heavy charlottesville
Commercial. a.
Capt Nash did the proper thing when he
put Sullivan down in the batting order, but
he did not improve matters in putting him.
self in Sullivan's place, for he is even
poorer batsman and a more impatient
waiter than the man whom he displaced
A Cleveland paper insists that Frank
Robson is meddlingf With the management
son undertakes to nm the Cleveland club
and place the players, the team will like
that which is presided over by Andy Freed
man, stand an excellent chance Of finish
ing in tenth or twelfth place."
If some prophet could have three weeks
ago swept aside the Veil of the future and
could have shownii the fans what the
Colonies were coming to, insanity would
have been very largely on the increase. To
think that the Reds should have showed
them under in their own town and then
come to Louisville and administer the same
dose in modified form.-Louisville PAPER.
A funny incident happened in the ninth
at ST. Louis Monday. After two of the
Quakers. had been retired Delehanty sim
gled to center. Thompson followed with a
hit to Conner, and the latter, in attempt
ing to get it. tripped over the bag and lost
the ball The ball was just on the infield,
behind the bag, and before Breitenstein or
Quinn could reach it, Thompson was safe
at first.
President Kerr of Pittsburg says: II will
never again attempt to stop the ladies'
day. or If I do 1 will go to Europe and
leave some one else to fight it out with
them. My life has been burden. l never
knew there were so many women in the
world. The women have had the free
ladies' days for years. and they want them.
When women once have thing they want
a wise man will be very careful about try
ing to take 1t away from them. l know
what it MEANS.