Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-27

DO go to Chicaeo. or homer"
tb pfes sic ah, Young mmediatey wired back
leasing Lynch. EoASdy knows the two
men concerned ;tetter than President
Young, and it only took him about half a
second to decide who was in the wrong.
The impressive spectacle Of Secretary Rob
ison Of the Cleveland club asking for
kphs ore Se Of the pen of
One thing that shoyld be taken into con-
sideration Is the fact shat whenever these
q 81 on the ball field
Cleveland or Baltimore is sure to figure
prominently in the mix-up
Arson, the Chesterfield of the national
game, also forgof himself last week at
catcher Peitz Of the Cincinnati club, and
but for interference one of the parties con-
cerned would have got hurt. It's safe
bet that the "White-haired Swede'' would
not nave been the man. The little scrap
was the Iatural Outcome Of very bad
practice on the ball field of trying to rattle
opposing players by applying epithets to
them. 1t Is all meant in good-natured
way, OF course but many truth is spoken
IN Jest. and sometimes between the words
OF wit and raillery there is one which stings
the nearer to the quick. There Is a great
deal OF talk on the ball field which would
snock the average spectator If the breeze
Walted the words into the grand stand.
Take any game when the catcher and UNI
pire are close behind the bat and the score
tie, or nearly 80. There is a constant
running OF sarcastic remarks between the
Datsman and the catcher, and not infre-
Quently the umpire joins in. 1t Is a too
common habit to indulge in epithets which
could never be reproduced in a newspaper
oometimes, when catcher Is quick witted
ana sharp tongued enough, he prevents the
oatslnan from making a hit. Sometimes
from the coaching lines words which never
reach the spectators serve to rattle
pitcner But Is 1t a good practice? Wouldn't
the game be little better without it? Bal
tlHioFe ana Cleveland, and perhaps Wash
ihston, would answer these two questions
IN the affirmative and negative. respective
~, put the remainder of the league cities
would take the opposite course. AS long
as the spectators do not hear what Is go
ing on between the players, 1t makes little
dlHerence as long as the home team wins,
ana over In Baltimore the cry, "Hit him
with an ak" Is often heard from the en-
thuslastic bleachers, yet 1t is all intended
as humor. and Is mainly taken as such.
Cleveland is the main offender in this line,
put our own Capt. Joyce knows a thing or
Two In the same line, a fact which Pitcher
Hawiey Will testify to. Off the field every
players.
funny sight in Chinese laundry on
lith street is to see the boss of the ranch
rugged out with Win" Mercer button A
local fan pinned it on Sam Wah's breast
ana told him to root" for the Senator's
and although he doesn't know what that
49, the good-hearted Chinee says he will do
1t.
If Philadelphia Is stuck on young blood
now would a trade Of Abbey Lush and
McJames do for Delehanty? If Earl Wag-
ner was pushed he might make this trade
win Delehanty in center, Brown in right
and Setback in left We wouldn't DO thing
to them. And perhaps "Del' wouldn't like
to play with Joyce.
Keep your eye on that Chicago club. 1t
n tr.
since Pfeffer Joined. 1t gets about thirty
nve straight games at home in July and
August. and it is dollars to peanuts that
the first division will see 1t before he
month of July Is out.
Twelve thousand. five hundred dollars is a
Dig sum of money, but Mr.. Wagner is
game, and will stick to his proposition to
give that amount for Rusie To saw that
the big Hoosier has seen his best davs Is
an Dosn. He Is young man yet and good
for ten years. and, with him pitching for
Washington, 1-2-3 position would be as
sured.
What the fans want in Washington
now Is a Joyce button. Everybody has
Bllls' name on their, lips, and his good
management is praised to the skies The
Mercer button sold like hot cakes, but a
joyce button would he gobblei UP like
free diamonds.
The first four rows in the grand stand
VIII be reserved In the future on Ladies'
day for ladies with male escorts This ia
only fair to the gentlemen who pay their
way, and also TO Mr.. Wagner. Every seat
IN the grand stand Is a good one, but the
first four rows are considered slightly bet
ter. No kick Of any kind came from the
ladies on the new rule, as they recognize
the fact that Mr.. Wagner has treated them
gorgeously,' as one of them put it.
II would make 1t interesting reading just
now to read the criticisms Of the Cincin-
natl club made by nearly every news
paper In the country last May. The Reds
have fooled them all, and If the pitchers
keep up their present gait they will have a
look-in for the pennant
Why doesn't COMFY Mack go in behind
the bat regular, if he wants his team to
win? He certainly can stand the pace, and
his headwork would help out the pitchers
to wonderful extent. The Pittsburg
catchers are good players, but lack brains
If some Of the clubs do not stop Balti-
more and. Cleveland pretty soon they will
between these two clubs and the third
club is getting wider and wider every day,
The Senators can't do all the "pennant
killing" themselves, and Chicago, Brook
lyn and Boston should help out
Captain Tebeau tried the same tactics on
Weidman in Tuesdays game that he sought
to palm off on Lynch and won. The Pitts
burg players say Weidman was scared to
death. and gave the Spiders" the tast of
everything in sight.
Norcom, the Washington boy, who has
done brilliant work in the pitchers box
for the shamrocks of the City League,
Pilcheo anu won MS nrst game for the
Petersburg, Va, club last Thursday. The
hard-hitting Roanoke team were the vic
Tins, but seven safe hits falling to their
lot. If this thing keeps up Washington
talent will be in great demand next sea-
son.
If President Young gets hard up for UNI
pires there is a bright boy right here in
Washington that can help him out if he
can be persuaded to handle the Indicator
regularly. If ever there was a man cut
out for the position, both as to physical
training and meI tai ability, Johnny Heyd-
Ter is the man. In the games Heydler has
umpired, both in this city and Baltimore
high praise was accorded him, and when
communication comes from the oyster CITY
it Is safe guess to make that his work
was first-class.
BEFORE THE FALL.