Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-27
haze llnll Notes..


L The second game of tile series with ST.
Louis will be played'this afternoon, and
the local enthusiasts will be given OPP
pcrtunity to see whether-the- new pitcher
Roger Bresnehan, will do for fast com
pany.: He has been coached by Farrell
and Mcclure and has all the curves nee
essary for good pitcher, If Roger wins
his game he will DE in a $40 suit OF, clothes,
donated by prominent citizen of Lima.
Ohio.
When DeMont came to the bat the first
ftime yesterday he was presented with
fancy Ratchet, ornamented with bows of
ribbons and having on it the words:
Is George Washington DeMontrevitle; George
couldn't, couldn't, and Gene wouldn't The
presentations was arranged by a" local ent
.thusiast a mark of esteem for the little
Frenchman's manly stand In the previous
days game. when he acknowledged he had
l'not touched runner with the ball. Great
applause accompanied the presentation.
Capt. Brown shifted the batting order
yesterday, sending Gettmanniinto,. second
place instead of himself, and the change
worked well, although Gettman secured
but one hit. The new man handled himself
well on the bases yesterday, and as his
batting eye is sure to come around. he can
be counted on as a fixture. as his fielding
is strictly up to date.
Dick Harley, the erstwhiIe Georgetown
boy of SO, was given hearty reception
when he came to the bat the first time, by
iiS foCdi ltleIluS, ana, as USUAL. LICK re-
sponded with a poor game This boy has
been playing phenomenal ball all over the
circuit, but whenever he strikes Washing
ton he goes off in his work The last time
| he was here OH the Browns first trip, Dick
also played poorly.
McCreary didn't do q thing to Clark Grit
| fifth in New York yesterday-only two dou-
bles and three singles. The local. manage
! ment could have had this boy at one time
but his erratic work fooled them as we'll
| as it did the Louisville magnates. Mac
7 certainly played his cards well. but it puts
| him In bad light.
Loves threatened attack OF typhoid fever
! has been STAYED off, and he will be back
| at second for Boston in tomorrows game
EIcng is coming around all right. and will
| be able to play next Monday. The Rean-
eaters need these two men. as the cham
| pionship is narrowing down to an issue that
pr omises a bruising finish that will be
worth almost mans life to see.
Morgan Murphy is back in his old time
| form and pleasing his many friends by his
fine work. Yesterday Morgan turned a
| trick that might have. resulted in a ter
r-ble injury to himself. Doh6iue sent' in
] a slow ball and Tucker started to steal
| second on the throw. Reilly had erswr,
| back his hat to hit at the ball when MUIR
| phy ran In front of him. getting the ball
about three feet IN front of-the plate ard
threw Tommy out at second very easily
II was a UNIQUE and nervy exhibition, ard
| the spectators .applauded the play.
| An item from Boston says rthat7the Bos-
1n ma oi seSes fss n.sh
word may comes II handy there, IS it
4 duck. ~ :
Hugh Jennings is coming around all right
and his good throwing arm will be in play
| ing condition in couble Of days. With
| Jennings back in the Same and Keller S
injured finger healedq the Baltimore h:rd-
| their lives at the wina mp.
fhe philadelphia papers, are sore because
the quaker aggregation does not win more
games, but lose sight of ehe fact chat the
roasting they give the team every laorn-
| ing is enough to knock but the finest team
IN the country Calling the men ..lushers'
| ana TN cans" day In and day out will
| ball. ~.
Pitchers Killen and iHawley of the Pitts
purgs have been LAID OF indefinitely and
| without pay This seems like harsh treat-
ment: Or course these men have not been
| p.tchins winning ball. but then look at
the team OF dead ones behind Them and
more especially the pair of he adlsss catch
| ers they have to pitch to. 1t is almost
| certainty That with first -elass catcher
behind the bat, both Killen and HawIey.s
| work would be fifty per cent stronger
donovan Is apparently about the only first
| class player on the team.
The Baltimore News practically accuses
/ EaIsy donovan OF throwing game to
Boston. and in substantiation of its charge
1 calls attention to the fact that Donovan
previously made hut nine errors, Yet In
Iyesterday's game at Philadelphia Donovan
made two muffs. one of which would have
stood for a good deal Of fumigation.
Philadelphia Pittsburg game, With two ont
and Cooley on third and DoWd on first.
bDe;alanty banged AWAY at tiae frst bali