Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-24

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Hit by pitcher-Criger. Time-1.45. Umpire
Base Ball Notes.
The Senators play two games in New
York today with the Joyceites. Bresnehan
will be on the rubber in the first game and
McJames in the second.
The great series at Baltimore begins to-
day between the Beaneaters and Orioles.
The birds arrived home from New York
yesterday morning, and the Bostons
reached Baltimore in the afternoon. Rain
prevented the game arranged between them
and the Orange Athletic Club at Orange,
N. j. Umpires EmsIie and Hurst will do
the arbitration act,which insures the Bean
eaters a fair show and no favorites.
The Lousvilles ran against snag yes
terday at Detroit. when the home club
to II. The Cincinnatis also received the
same medicine at Mansfield, Ohio, when
the home club defeated the Reds by the
score of IL to Z. Breitenstein pitched for
the visitors.
The Baltimore sporting people do not
seem to have much confidence in their
team as they will bet only even money on
Baltimore's battery, while Nichols and
Bergen will play the same positions for
Boston.
The New York World today says that
Jack Doyle, the first baseman Of the Bal
timore team. and former manager of the
New Yorks, has been secured by President
Byrne and Manager Barnie, and will play
next season with Brooklyn. The deal was
vaGfn dow
1t is said that Captain Hugh Duffy of
Boston may be deposed next year and Fred
Tenney, whose grand stand playing has
caught the Boston crowds, will he made
field commander.
1t is reported that Dayton, Ohio wants
National League franchise. 1t had better
get a minor league franchise first and see
If it can support team at all.
Manager Stallings. it is said, is going to
put Second Baseman Butler and Third
Baseman Elberfeld, the latter from Rich
mond. right into harness in some of the
closing games this year, to see what they
can do.
Outfielder Becker of the Texas League
will join the Cincinnatis at Indianapolis. He
comes from the same place as Gettman.
the Washington hitter.
After the game Wednesday President
Soden of Boston thanked Umpire Lynch
for his efficiency in conducting the game in
that city this season. Lynch replied that
his good fortune wholly due to the
fair treatment all umpires receive from the
Boston press.
McAllster of Cleveland pitched a game
or two this season and did good work He
caught several good games and has played
right and center field, first base and short
stop-all very creditably. McAllister is q
versatile young man. but he cannot bat,
and there Is the trouble.
Nine lovers of the game want Boston to
win to one for Baltimore. Boston has at
tanned its high position by fair and sports
manlike methods. The players have won
III cyov CIV nfI bets
They have treated visiting teams with the
utmost consideration, and have not brow
beaten and bulldozed umpires into giving
them the best of it. Everybody is pull
ing for the Bostons, but they are up
against very strong game.
The following players made up Manager
Selee's outfit as he left for Baltimore We'd
nesday evening on the 8:45 train: Bergen,
Stivetts. Tenney, Lowe, Long, Collins
Allen. Duffy. Hamilton and Stahl. All the
boys were in good shape and delighted at
the chance to show their speed.
"Silver" Flint, who never wore a mask,
glove or protector, caught 1873 games in
thirteen years.-Numerous exchanges.
Hold. This item has gone far enough. 1t
is not true. Silver Flint, in the earlier part
of his career. may have caught bare-hand-
ed and bare-faced. but he caught twenty
championship games with a mask, gloves
ana protector to one without them. The
mask has been in vogue a good many
years. Along In 1874 1t was put on the mar
ket. Silver caught more games since 1874
than he did before it.
players who according to report, will enter
the National League next year: Manager
Watkins of Indianapolis is to manage
big league team. Goar, Phillips and Nc
Farland are to go to Cincinnati, Mccarthy
to Cincinnati or Chicago, Gray to Pittsburg.
Stewart to Louisville, Motz to St. Louis
All these are from Indianapolis. From De-
troit Cincinnati Is said to want Steinfeldt
and Hahn. Mcbride of St. Paul is wanted
by Chicago Cincinnati and Pittsburg. Gam
gel OF Grand Rapids, brother Of the Boston
is likely to go back to Philadelphia
Chicago News: Nick Young ought to as
sign six umpires to the fray between the
leaders in Baltimore. Such a yowling and
tremendous days! How the Baltimore hood
lums will kick and how the Bostons will
set their teeth and fight like bulldogs! 1t
will be worth going miles to see. If Boston
could get three OF the games all would be-
well. but the Athenians are almost sure
to lose the game Joe Corbett will pitch
against them. and Nichols Is the only man
on Boston's list who can surely be ex-
pected to win his victory.
There are worse players in the league
than Uncle Arson right now" says Patsy
name them all His head Is needed on the
Chicago team. and he knows It, and the
players know 1t. No doubt when Arson
finds a man who can MI his shoes physi-
cally and mentally he win retire. not be-
fore. 1t Is well enough to laugh at Anson
and he has been butt for several years.
but comparison of his work with that OF
some who believe themselves head >and
shoulders above him will show that the
SELF"
Although he doesn't profess to be able to
peer into the future, Oliver Wendell Te-
beau. who II to be In the All-American-
Baltimore party of tourists. said to Rem
Mulford. when the Reds were IN Cleveland:
Il can see 1900 apiece ahead OF u.s." Then
he grew retrospective. 1.-THE last time
made the trip we struck Denver after q
snowstorm. It wasn't very cold, and We
had all the snow scrared ofP tha dIc ,n.,ra