The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-08-16
Philadelphia Record One umpire is sUf-
ficient at all times, especially If the latter
rart OF the foregoing suggestionis adopted

Philadelphia Record. One umpire Is sUf-
ficient at all times, especially If the latter
Fart OF the foregoing suggestionis adopted.
Chicago S destined to fight it out with
Philadelphia for the last place in the first
division. The Colts are famous for their
Garrison finishes, and, although they are
virtually on the road for the rest Of the
season, they'll give that Quaker crowd a
pretty warm argument.
Even IL indianapolis should not win the
pennant IN the Western League, Toronto
in the Eastern League, and st. Joe in the
Western Association, 1897 VIII be great
year for farms" And something more.
Their success will result in agitation, which
Will rid tire game OF an evil that threatens
TO destroy the minor leagues.
Washington doesn't look as much like
a "harbor CT refuge" just now as 1t did
a few weeks ago. The Senators have
Won five Straight games. During their
six weeks tour the Reds drop into Wash
ington for six games. Cincinnati Post.
And by that time the Statesmen viii be
fit To duplicate their last years per fOrIG-
ance.
Mr.. George Talleyrand Stallings has
taken his pen in hand again and drawn
diagralhs Of the trouble in Washington for
tie benefit Of his Philadelphia constitu-
eucy. The gentleman not only doth protest
much, but he must be out for the cham
pionship belt as the great American letter
writer.
The poor Philles got another OF their
periodical 'sEakings up" on Saturday, and
Tomnv Dowd was one of the victims
He was displaced from right field, Della
banty going to right; Lajoie from first
base TO left field, and Boyle to first from
behind the bat, Mcfarland doing the back
stop work.
The Baltimore Herald says 1t is reported
on excellent authority that Chris Won der
Ahc is on the brink of ruin, and that when
another payday rolls around he will have
TO default. His hackers are growing
weary OF constant expenditure without
any visible results, and 1t may come to
pass very shortly that Chris Will get out
OF BASEBALL.
Louisville has never been In higher posi-
ton nor had a better percentage at this
time OF the year since 1t joined the League
In 1892 1t never was higher than eleventh
place, its percentage ranging from 200 10
377 1t is the first time In the history OF
the League that the Colonies have been
ahead OF the Pirates at this stage of the
season
When Hannes Wagner stepped to the
bat yesterday for the first time, Umpire
Mcdonald came forward and presented
him with a beautiful diamond stud, the
fri4 II
all of whom were on the left side of the
grandstanG, roofing for the Colonies as
hard as they could root. Wagner didnot do
30 well at the bat, and did not have much
OF chance to distinguish himself in the
field.
There Is not team in the League that
travels On deliberately as the Chicagos.
Arson believes ia giving his players the
best Of everything. The Colts do not travel
to and from the grounds in a bus, as do
all the other teams. They have carriages.
Exhibition games are played rarely By
Anson's meb Monday, Tuesday and
wv ednesd day, for instance, while the Reds
are playing exhibition games in Whining
ton, HiEsbolt and Cumberland, the Chi
cago club will he on fishing trip a Deer
Park, Nd. There isn't another club in the
League that would give its players three
days vacation at this season of the year.
- Cincinnati Tribune.
Somebody has just made I he discovery that
there isn't hard hitting battery In the
League. It's about right. The catchers.
especially, are away off in their batting
this season, and it is difficult to look over
the League lists and find a battery pair
whose netaverag gels over 800 withthe stick.
Corbett and Robinson would be such
battery, hut Robbie isn't playing just now.
Orth and Clements would be, but that Glen
ents has slumped TO a per cent of .244.
There is only one caucher-McGuire-in
the League who is doing an y decent hitting,
and there is only one Washington pitches
-Mercer--who can hat for sour apples.
Mercer and MCGUIRE, therefore, are the
hardest slugging battery of the season.
Farrell is also above the 800 mark.
Capt. Adrian Arson is of the opinion
that Boston will win the pennant. He
said at the Gibson House last night: II
can't see how any team is going to get
ahead Of Boston. They are playing good
hall and have comfortable lead. They
are playing fast enough to hold that lead.
New York, in my opinion, has no chance
to win the pennant. They have good pitch
ers and fair hitting team, and will win
d whole lot of games before the season is
over, but Boston will also win, and their
lead will pull them through. I don't be
lieve that Cincinnati or any other team
In the West has chance. The Reds might
tinish second, but they will have to make
a roma rkable showing on the Eastern trip
to do that. The Chicagos may finish fifth.
At any rate. they have a good chance to
finish better than sixth, but we can't do