Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-04-24
Standing Of the Clubs.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.

No game today. Washington goes to Bal
timore tomorrow, and will face the Orioles
at National Park Monday. Then an alb
sence from the city until Tuesday, May
26, when Cincinnati is to be entertained
here.
Again did Umpire Keefe permit a tire
some continuation Of senseless wrangling,
when 1t was not only within his province,
hut his duty, to stop the same.
McCauley's throwing to second base is
worth careful observation.
Mercer persisted in rubbing a new ball
with dirt, and Mr.. keefe promptly called
for another SpaldiEg, but Win finally sue
ceeded in rendering the second far from
spotless, Just for spite"
The fighting propensity Of the home club
this season in endeavoring to get the best
of everything is in big contrast to the sit
uation heretofore.
MERGERS wild throw to first in the third
was the result of slipping In going after
the sphere as 1t approached from the bat
Of Mr.. La Chance.
Very seldom does Capt. Griffin fail to
wrangle and bring out copy Of the rules.
1t was necessary for Keefe to threaten
TO put him on the bench and draw his
watch In order to end one Of the debates
yesterday.
Had it not been for a carriage at the
end of the left-feld bleachers, Setback
would probably have caught that high
foul fly in the fourth.
McCauley Is a diplomat in dropping pitch
ed balls with the intention of enticing base
rur ners to start.
With three men on bases in the fourth
McCarthy succumbed to the siren throws of
Mercer.
selbach's fielding was up to the standard.
ana mis- antics at the plate and on bases
We're as entertaining usual.
Isn't he grand?" more than one pretty
girl in the stand was heard to remark
IN the sixth. which sent DeMontreville
across the plate.
The all up for the seventh inning" Gus
tom Is as vigorous as of yore
Selbach's home was a beauty Those
persons entertaining any doubt as to Rog-
ers' ability with the stick would do well
10 glance over the record for the week
ending yesterday.
Bonners hit in the seventh, which Brown
pulled down, to the surprise of everybody,
looked good for home run.
Yesterdays New York's infield is as
strong as it can be made, with the ma
terial on hand
Poor Irwin! Lucky Philadelphia.
Capt. Nash Of the Philies made the first
grounds.
Anson says all the new men that he has
under contract for Chicago are reliable,
and he does not want to part with any of
them.
Friend. the pitcher Arson picked up from
the New England League last year. is at
present doing the bulk of the pitching for
Ch1cago, and has met with great success.
Umpire Sheridan and Capt. Latham came
TO blows In the Browns dressing room
after yesterdays game at ST Louis The
players 1nterfered before much damage
was done. The trouble was brought about
by a close decision at the plate in the
eighth inning, when Dowi was declared
out. Latham protested so vehemently that
he was sent to the bench. After the game
Latham renewed the discussion, and his
offer to fight was accepted.
Capt Joyce of the Washingtons pre-
diets that the Senators will finish this year
in seventh possibly sixth place. He also
says they will finish ahead of New York"
baltimore Sun.
One Cleveland paper has already slated
the Orioles for the second division, on the
ground that Mcmahon. Hoffer and Hem
ming are mot effective in the least
Charlie thinner of the Cleveland team
wrenched his back Tuesday. 1t grew
worse, and yesterday he was sent home,
and will be unable to play for possibly ten
days. O'Meara has been wired for.
Cartwright who has been acting captain
in Joyce's absence, INDUCED in some very
senseless kicking yesterday. Even the
spectators, partial as they are to the SEN
ators, became impatient, and cried for him
to stop. The people want to see the boys
via on good hard hitting and clean field
ing. There Is no sympathy with childish
kicking and sulking. No team ever lost by
being gentlemen.
Last fall Rogers and McAuley, then of
fine ball for the Washngtons, were recon-
mended by the Sun to the New York club.
President Freedman went to Springfield at
the time to see them play, but refused to
draft them on the ground that they were
| not fast enough. ]. Earl Wagner is to be
congratulated on securing their services
New York Sun: