Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-19
Other Saturday Games.

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third being the feature.
Other Saturday Games.
Baltimore, 20: Chicago. g
Boston, s: Pittsburg 5.
New York, 4; Louisville, g.
Louisville. II; New York, g.
Cleveland, >; Brooklyn, .
st. Louis, 10; Philadelphia, 5.
Base Ball Notes.
The Senators open up new series in
louisville today, McJames probably going
on the rubber. The Colorels are playing
great ball just now under adverse circum-
them easy fruit.
Manager Captain Brown has protested
against O'Day umpiring any more games
in which the Senators are interested Re
ports from the west indicate that O'Day
is really doing the poorest work of the
tire staff of umpiies the visiting club gen
orally getting the worst of his decisions.
But protesting umpires looks bad and 1t
must have been a hard argument that
| made Tom Brown wire to President Young
his protes1.
"Bostons offered $4,000 for either Mercer
or McJames!" That's not much when you
say it quick. But then the pipe went out.
Come, smoke up. Pick out another club.
Boston has pitchers to kill. Pick out the
BaltimOreS and the offer might look better.
Brooklyn has released Pitchers Daub and
Mcmahon, and st. Louis has let go the
strings that held on to Houseman AMI
Jones.
This talk about not being much money
in circulation in the west for base ball is
all pcppycock. Cincinnati is the only club
that has been playing consistent ball, and
will make barrels of money. Cleveland has
beel playing away below its known ability,
and that has hurt the attendance there.
whenever Chicago wins game the attend
ance mounts up into the thousands the
Louis are the regular failures and diSap
pointments. and. of course, enthusiasts Will
not pay to see games in those cities. In
the east, every club will make money,
Philadelphia, Brooklyn and Washington
not making as much last year, as they
have been giving poor exhibitors but their
| accounts will more than balance the right
way Boston, New York and Baltimore
lock safe to corral all the way from $5o.oD
to $1O0.WO. The bad weather has played
the dclce with the base ball attendance
this season, but not to the extent given out
fer mercenary purposes.
Toronto won two out of three from
Springfield last week, but bit the dust yes
terday at Syracuse, the Stars winning by
the score of 16 to 3. A majority of the
Eastern League city papers tout the
! Canucks for ore-two-three honors in the
championship race.
Ard now the Philadelphia papers are
charging Tommy Dowd with being ''guz-
zer,' in company with Taylor and McFar-
land. They have another guess on Hand
! some tommy, as mat boy Is not Dollt tnat
way. but he Is certainly in bad company.
Cub Stricken is once more back in the
| national game. He has been signed to play
| second base for the Athletics of Philadel-
phia, Chlds, who formerly played that bag,
| going to short.
| Hanlon is after another pitcher and he
| halls from Annapolis. Md. His name is
| Hollidayoke and he will be given a trial
when the birds return from their western
| flight.
Notwithstanding the poor showing
| credited the Senators on this trip. they
| have made an advance of II points since
| last Sunday a week. We then stood .:sS5,
| and today our percentage is .394 Wait
| until the club gets home and the fur will
| fly and the Senators will not furnish the
! fur, either
Brouthers' hit in the first inning came
| near clearing the centerfield fence, and vet
he could get but two bases on 1t. spry
are those Wagneronto outfielders-EX-
| change.
| Muggsy McGraw holds the seasons rec
| ord on one count. He has kicked himself
| out Of more games than any other player
in the league. and he was benched again in
| the windy city. And Sheridan, the terrible,
| was miles away!
Sockalexls couldn't stand prosperity with
| his big batting record. At Chicago he got
| on what Pete Browning would call an Jaw
| full tide" He tried to clean up a saloon.
A hanger-on at the place had Socks by the
neck with one hand and big cheese knife
| in the other hand when the police inter-
fered.
Cleveland has string on Right Fielder
! Grey of Buffalo that will probably be pull
| ed in at the end Of the season.-Buffalo
| Times.
If this is true, all Buffalo games that
Grey has played in must be thrown out ac-
cording to the Eastern League constitution.
| Similarly all Toronto games that DIR. Smith
| has played in must be thrown out That
disposes of two pennant candidateS.-Sy-
racuse Standard.
| How about Scranton and Syracuse? Both
have farmed players.
One of the most peculiar things ever seen
| in base ball happened at the island recent
| ly. Willis was on first base for Syracuse
| and Eagan at the bat. Norton pitched a
ball that went behind Eagan and hit his
| bat. The ball rolled fair and was thrown
| to first and second completing double
| play. Joe Lyndon gave it as a dead ball.
This decision was not in accordance with
| the rules, which state that a ball hit by
the batter standing in his position. rolling
in fair ground. shall be declared a fair
| ball. Lyndon clearly erred in this decision
| Toronto Star.
Ever since the scribes with the New
| York club went west they have done their
! share to make the great national game I'M
popular. In Cincinnati the poisoned water
| story was sprung by these msfits. In
| Pittsburg these same writer's tried to make
1t appear that some of the Pirates were in
league with the gambling element. A
| Pittsburg writer says: There Is q man
travelling with the New York team who is
| a disgrace to the business. His latest is
| that Pittsburg pitcher is under the con-
| troll Of Pittsburg gamblers. If this New
| York character can prove this he can get
1900. He Is injuring the game and ought
| to be gagged"
Chicago Bicyclers ON Parade.
| Chicagos greatest bicycle parade took
place Saturday, under the auspices Of the
| Chicago Evening Journal. with 5000 wheel
men in line. Mayor Harrison led the
| Of
| guard of 300 policemen. who were mounted
| on wheels and cleared the way for the
| long string of riders that came after
| Prizes were offered for the best Hooking