Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-21

Base Ball Notes.
This Is ladies' day again at National
Park. A band Of music Is to be in attend
ance, and large crowd will undoubtedly
turn out to greet the Backgrounds
Mercer and Mcclure in opposition of Ken
nedy and Grim Is the star attraction an
nounced.
Jimmy Donnelly did some great playing
In the Baltimore-Boston game Yesterday
his record being three put-outs, three as
SlStS, no errors, two hits and one run.
The New York club is woefully weak in
the box, says the Baltimore Sun. Not
one of Manager Irwins .phenomenons' has
yet shown himself equal to going up
against League batters. Freedman re-
fuses to remit Rusie's fines and that great
pitcher is out of the game temporarily, at
least. Meekin has never fully recovered
from the time when Freedman forced him
to pitch with lame arm. Dad Clark is
the only pitcher of any consequence that
New York has In this sore strait Gleason
may be called into the box to help out
Folks in St. Lotus are already bowling
for new captain to succeed Latham, and
are favoring Joe Quinn as the dudes sue
cessor.
Arson Is said to be very much smitten
with this years string of colts. and report
has 1t that he is willing to put up money
that they will beat Cleveland out in the
series.
The attendance at Boston yesterday,
given out by the club as 1898, is a record
breaker for the grounds, and the receipts
were doubtless the largest ever known at
any grounds on occasion of an opening
championship contest.
Pat Tebeau came to Cincinnati last night
from Indianapolis. where he played an ex-
inhibition game. Il saw Amos Rusie," he
said. "and he told me he had a telegram
from President Freedman of New York,
saying that he was coming to Indianapolis
to make terms with him. Rusie has been
practicing. and is ready to go in the box
A Boston dispatch says of yesterdays
game: "A poorer exhibition of base ball
than was given could not have we'll been
ina gined; muffing, fumbing and poor
throwing were the order of the day. In one
inning three fly balls were muffed by the
Boston players. The home team, however,
made up in its hitting"
Donnelly at third did the most brilliant
work for the Baltimores yesterday, and
the Boston third baSeman did the prettiest
work for his side.
Patriots day, the anniversary of the bat
tie of Lexington. was observed as a holi-
day In Massachusetts yesterday, and the
Bostons periodically celebrated.
President John T. Brush, who is chair
man Of the committee appointed by the
National League to take charge of the
fund for a monument to Harry Wright, has
The money SO far reported to President
Brush amounts to about $500. This in
cludes the games at New York, Rockfort,
ILL.,, and Indianapolis. The latter city
turned IN S-oS. ne cincinnati cluD con-
tribution is 5000 There are four or five
clubs to be heard from, SO that there will
be all the way from 81, 800 to $1,000 to build
q monument with.
The season will be opened at New York
today, when the Phillies will be the oppos-
ing team. Either Orth or McGill will pitch
for Philadelphia, and in either case 1t looks
like sure victory for Capt. Nash's men.
The Giants are at skies and sevens
just now, and an instance of this can be
shown by the fact that Manager Irwin is
thinking of playing Pfeffer or Gleason at
first base in place of Harry Davis.