Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-06
Base Ball Notes.


Two games for enc admission today at
National Park ladies' day. and the Louis
villes as opponents to the Senators make a
probably do the twirling for the home club.
Mr.. Wagner was enabled Saturday to get
his hands on two persons in the left field
ffty-cent seats who have for some time.
been cursing the local players, Capt Brown
in particular, when a poor play was made
Before the game started 4 couple of friends
of Capt. Brown seated themselves IN the
ffty-cent seats, and when the cursing be-
gan signaled for Officer O'Day and then
pointed the offenders out when the officer
arrived. The men We're put out of the
grounds and will be refused admission for
the remainder of the season. Mr.. Wagner
says there is crowd of young fellows VINO
make bets on the batters getting first base
The loser. of course, raises the howl and
does the cursing. In other cities these peo-
pie are called tin horn" gamblers, and
have been suppressed to a great extent.
the Pittsburg ami Cincinnati clubs being
The chief sufferers from this class of knock
ers. They don't care which club wins, and
are a great nuisance to the other specta-
tors who happen to be seated in their vi
cinitv.
Capt. Fred. Clarke and-Pitcher Cunning
ham had quite little wordy tilt on the
bench during the game Saturday. Cunny
wanted the players to sacrifice, and Clarke
ordered them to hit it cut. The former in
timated that the Colonies captain didn't
want 10 win the game. This nettled Fred,
and resulted in the little pitcher getting
good talking to.
Right Fielder Nance appears to be a good
one, but, OF course, il will take time to de-
veiop him fully. Fred. Clarke told The Star
reporter that he would have secured Gett-
man, but missed him by about day. Wag-
ner's chief strength is in his ability to hit,
as he is slow in the field and on the bases.
If Shortstop Dolan's right arm should
come around all right the Colonies will be
strengthened materially at a place where
they have been weak all season. Dolan
has always been a sensational fielder, but
his arm went back Oh him during the early
months of this season and he had to drop
out.
Any old position suits Fred Clarke The
sun was troubling Wagner in center during
Saturdays game, and the Coloners cap
tain called him over into left and took the
center garden himself, but the balls re-
fused to come his way.
If De Mont will not sacrifice when or
dered 1t would seem good Judgment to
make him bat first. He Is a good man to
lead Off
Billy Earle was cut mt the park Saturday.
and is in the city after a position on Pres
ident Youns's staff of umpires. 1t doesn't
speak much for the education of the play
ers in the big league when a player-of
EarIes ability is frozen out OF the game
simply on account of a foolish superstition
that he is a hoodoo. Earle is above the
average In the matter of Intelligence and
should make a good arbitrator.
A trade that viii benefit both clubs is
said to have been arranged between the
Philadelphia and Cleveland clubs whereby
Delenanty and Cross are to be exchanged
for Mexican and O'Connor. The PLAYERS
will Go better than ever under new man.
agement. Cross will play third for the
Spiders and Wallace will go to short. If
Sockalexis reports in good condition next
spring and Keeps In the right path what
an outtield the Clevelands viii have in
Burkett- Delehanty and Socks.
When comiskey traded Shugart to Phila-
delpiia for Gillen he stipulated that he was
to have another Quaker at the end of the
season, and now one of the Philadelphia
papers suggests that the other player be
StugaTt
left-hander of the Norfolk club. Newton