Evening star., 1897-07-26
SATURDAY GAMES.
SlOvenly Playing and BAD Pitching
Cost Washington n Bali.

Cost Washington n Bali.
Saturdays game between the ST. Louis
and Washingtons at ST. Louis went to the
home club by the score of to 5. De Mon
treville and O'Brien are charged with play
ing slovenly ball. thereby giving the game
to the Browns when all the chances favor
ed the Senators.
McJames was on the rubber for the Sen
ators and pitched poor ball, his five bases
on balls, wild pitch and hitting three of
the opposing batsmen being about as bad
record as almost any twirler of the third
Class would be ashamed of. Although the
Browns hit his delivery for eleven safeties,
McJames' nine Irregularities were as good
hits.
Hart pitched good ball for the St. Louis
boys. although he was hit safely fourteen
times. When hits were necessary to bring
runs across the plate his delivery was Of u
high order, while his support was almost
Tucker played good ball for the visiting
team. taking care Of everything that came
their way, but their good work went for
raught in the face of the poor exhibition
given by the players at short and second.
Other Saturday Scores.
Pittsburg. 16; Baltimore. 3.
Boston, 5: Louisville, 2.
Cincinnati-Brooklyn, rain.
New York, Z; Chicago, 3.
Cleveland, 8; Philadelphia, o; forfeited.
Young Bali Players.
The reorganized Zephyrs recently ad-
ministered shut out to the Tacoma re-
serve team by the score Of 10 to 0, the re-
suit being largely Que to Griffin's mastery
pitching. only three hits being registered
off his puzzlng delivery. The club, as it
now stands. is composed of the following:
Drake, c.: Griffin, p: McMahn, 1b.: Carter,
2b.; Parker, 3D.; Atchinson, 9. s.; Bristow,
c. f.: Dorsey. ]. f.; Sullivan, T. t. Chal-
.enges should be addressed to Wendell
Thompson, 1l05 18th street northwest.
Base Bail Gossip.
McJames will probably pitch in tomor-
rows game at Baltimore and an interest
ing contest can be looked for.
Forty-five thousand people saw the four
games In the west yesterday, and yet base
ball is said to be dead in that region.
On the western trip Washington won
seven and lost thirteen games.
Pitcher Nops of Baltimore has won nine
straight games this season; Klobedanz,
Boston. IL; Kennedy. Brooklyn, Z; Griffith.
Chicago, 3; Breitenstein, Cincinnati 10;
CGppy, Cleveland. I; Cunningham, Louis
vile. 5; Rusie and Seymour New York.
5 each: Taylor and Orth, Philadelphia, 4
each: Killen. Pittsburg, 5; McJames, Wash
IL gton. 4. St. Louis pitchers stopped at
one straight.
Baltimore has played nineteen different
Chicago, 80: Cincinnati, 10. Cleveland, 20;
Louisville. %: New York, 70: Philadelphia,
p: Pittsburg. 20; st. Louis, "a and Wash
ipgton, 10, making a total of 246.
Not one of the Baltimores has played in
every game this season; Boston has one
Collins; Brooklyn, Jones; Chicago, Ryan:
Cincinnati. Miller and Irwin; Cleveland,
Wallace; Louisville, McCreery; New York,
Tiernan and Gleason; Philadelphia, Dele
hanty; Pittsburg, Smith, Ely and Padden;
st. Louis, Cross. and Washington, De Mon
trevi!le.
shugart joins the Phillies today, and it is
expected that he will strengthen the weak
est spot on the Quakers' infleld.
Johnstone of the Newarks yesterday made
the seasons record for pitchers. He shut
out the Athletics Of the Atlantic League
without hit.
Says the Cincinnati Post: "There have
been no mad grabs for Dan Daub or
Dumping Mcmahon. and yet there are
pitchers who have not done as well as
the Dumping who are still drawing coin
from major league treasures"
McGinty got the Phillies in trouble Sat
umpire, and when Philadelphia had Te-
beau's men beaten he called too many
balls on Fifield and there was trouble
McGinty, after waiting three minutes, de-
clared the game forfeited to Cleveland.
The heaviest hitting ever seen in Mon
treal characterized yesterdays game. Bel
court. the local amateur, pitched his first
game and held the Wilkesbarre club down
to eight hits. The centerfield fence is
thirty yards short, and the result was
that eight home runs were scored. The
score was % to Z.
Tony Mullane, in spite Of his eighteen
years continuous service, is yet won-
derful pitcher. The old war horse came
back to earth again yesterday and pitched
one-hit victory. He begins to look as
If his pitching arm would never give out
The ST. Louis club may lose Morgan Mur-
ply, Its popular backstop. The Brooklyns
are hot after Morgan. and yesterday made
Mr.. Won der Abe an offer to trade Catcher
Burrell for him. The st. Louis magnate
wired Mr.. Byrne that such an offer would
not be considered for a moment. but that
he would let Murphy go for Grim, the
Trolley Dodgers star receiver. Murphy
has been catching brilliant ball for the
Browns all season, and the local fang
would be sorry to see him go. He Is still
one of the best catchers in the business
and. while his stick work has not been
Of the best all season, and has been hitting
the ball regularly Of late. Morgan is one
OF the best liked of the home team, and ia
popular idol with the patrons of base
ba3l In st. Louis.-St. Louis Republic,
ANALOSTANS' REGATTA.
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