The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-06-23

'FNias an oNtl INC S1ICuit.-NiuCllllial
Post.
Jesse Burkett thinks the wearing OF
| smoked glasses in sun field wea kens a
players hatting eye. This does not hold
good in Abbey's case, however.
For the protection of the score-card pub
fisher and TO the advantage of the patrons
OF the game, managers should not be per
mitted to change the batting order after
the same is printed.
Annie RuSies crown has been sent 20 the
1eweler, and IL is being filed down 10
fit tte less massive brow OF So Sey-
nirur 81 is just now the diamond idol
OF the metropolis.
When "SCTappy BIZ Joyce has an or
day he simply jerks the lid off the safety
valve aud throw out wild throw and FUN
bles like a CUlored flower pot in action on
Fourth Of July night-CinCinnati PoSt
Nobody rooted harder yesterday than
the fair fans, one of them being 50 excited
in the fourth inning, when Washington was
pling up runs, thatShe forgot TO ask is fny
hat on suaight?' when foul NY pla we'd
tag with her headgear.
The other day Manager Parnie put on
the mitt and caught Pitcher Mcmahon ia
practice. i've 20 many cripples ON the
staff nowadays" said he, with tw inkle
in his eye, that there is no telling when
NAV have TO go in myself"
Washington has won ten of the last
eleven games played 1t may he only Il
coincidence, hut the vim HE streak reEau
with the retirement OF SchmeiZ and the
advent of Tom Tucker. The question is,
''Whu's she to?"-PhiladdPhia Inquirer
The Senators are putting up fast field
ing game. That explains as Well as any
thing else can why the Philhes, with
twenty hits, for a total of thirty-four
bases. should have made only eleven rims,
SAYS Frank Hough ia the Philadelphia Iu-
qUirer.
The Young man who writes up the Phila-
dClphia games for the Philadelp hia Record
claims that Emslie was against the Wis
itors. He certainly did not get orders from
the office in this line, as that excellent
newspaper wants only the truths about
matters.
1t was a public holiday In Toronto yes
terday, and 10000 persons saw the two
games between the locals and Rochester
Won the second by the enormous score Of
% 70 2. Arthur Irwin S men made thirty
five base Lifts ia the second game.
The Eoston Post in its 10y yesterday rad
a cartoon of a player mailing a big sign
over Raltimore's name. The title Of the
picture was, There's a new sign on top
The Post cartoon today will probably be
called, Happiness for One Short Day."
or, why Did the Sign FAN Down''-Balti-
more sun.
Lewis Say, once a well-known baseball
player i'm Baltimore, was sent to Bayview
for thirty days yesterday, on the charge of
being a habitusl beecar He was con-
victed In the criminal court before Judge
Richie. Relying upon his former c0nnec-
ton with the national game, Say was
frequent visitor to the hotels where visit
Ing clubs stopped, and asked aims.
Hill. the tall young Louisville pitcher,
who is so effective against Baltimore. and,
in fact. any team when he is in good con-
dition, has been sent on TO Louisville ahead
OF the team to have his arm treated by Dr.
STICKY. Hill says his arm is very sore,
and has been sore throughout the Eastern
trip. That was partly the cause of the
Louisville at home should regain some of
the ground los5
A suggestion TO Manager Stallings, for
the benefit OF cities the Phillies visit III
future, is that, after he shakes up the hat
and decides how he will play his team, IL
would be good idea for him 10 introduce
the men as they step up to the plate, until
they have all batted once, so that the pub
lie viii be able to score the game, as one not
personally acquainted with the players
could not tell from the score card who was
PLAYING for the Quakers yesterday.
Frank Hough, in the Philadelphia In
quirer, says: THAT second hen is off, and
the chances are that the first one is
cOquettIng with door-knob J. Earl Wag-
ner gave It cut l1attoday that he woIldnot
entertain any proposition looking to the
transfer of DeMontrevlle, but said that he
would let the Phillies have Wrigley in ex
change for Jack Taylor and Lave Cross.
Secretary Shettsline went out to Chevy
Chase this evening to recover his breath. "
New Workers. did not take very kindly to
that tale t hat Gus Schmelz might be asked
to manage the New Yorks. Col Roth rose
to remark: Assigning schmelz to the
Il
firehrand into a vat of petroleum Joyce
and the bewhiskered man. who hash 'tmade
winners of the Senators, are, and have
long been, at loggerheads, and the en-
yagement of Wagner's cast-off would pre-
cipitate Scrappy Bills resignation and |
the team completely. Although |
Drusque and harsh in tone and manner, |
Bill Joyce is able to do more with the |
players on Mr.. Freedmah's payroll than |
else has ever accomplished, and |
several alleged crackajacks have had their |
inning at the job
The claim made by the Philadelphia |
Record this morning that Mercer left |
third before DeMontreville's fly settled |
In Delahanty's hands In the tenth in
ling yesterday, and that Del. made per- |
fect throw, Is ridiculous. Clements was |
digging In She dust for the left fielder's |
throw when Mercer touched home, and as |