Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-27


Won der Abe evidently finds it cheaper to
'reorganize" his team than to pay his play
ers. His idea of reorganization does not
extend beyond the imposition of heavy
fir es on high-priced players and securing
cheapscrews to take their place. Mailman
was touched for 500 and Grady and Lally
500 each for alleged intemperance. In adj
dition to the amount deducted from his
stipend, Mailman was deposed as manager
aid suspended for the balance of the sea-
son. The life Of ball player under con-
tract to Won der Abe is not without its ex-
citing and expensive incidents. Monte Cross
is now the captain. Der boss is der man
acher.''
o. P. Caylor, the well-known writer and
authority on base ball, who has been in bad
health for over year from pulmonary
troubles, has resigned his position on the
New York Herald and gone to Minnesota
in the hope of regaining his health. Always
aggressive ami frequently sarcastic, Mr..
Caylor has often provoked criticism Of a
personal nature during his career, but even
those who have engaged in Tits with him
admire his ability and regret the enforced
retirement from active duty of one of the
brightest and brainiest writer's ever con-
nected with the national game. Mr.. w. M.
cJune') Rankin. late of the Clipper. is Mr..
Caylor's successor on the Herald. He
originated the phrase, famous some years
ago. 1.-The foxy Senator'S"
The Washington group of ball tossers
candidates for Temple cup honors and in
cidental perquisites; still a narration of
extraordinary or unusual events In the
diamondology of 1897 would doubtless show
that the Senatorial push has done its share
in the matter Of record making and break
ing. Certainly, the noteworthy achieve.
rents of the club would hardly be regard
ed as in the same category with the feat
of winning the pennent four times in sue
cession, or beating out three-time flag win
ners, as the case may ultimately prove to
be.
The past three weeks have witnessed sew
eral freaks Of base ball fortune of at least
local Importance for which Tom Browns
retinue is responsible. This is what the
Senator's have done:
First, they jumped from eleventh place to
sixth in three days.
Second. they won eight games in one
week.
Third, they took four straight games
from Pat Tebeaus Indians.
Fourth, one of their number (Gettman)
raw recruit from minor kindergarten hit
safely ten successive times.
Fifth they played five games in one week
all of which were won or lost by one run.
Finally, they won a game in Brooklyn.
That is pretty good jag of base ball
history to squeeze into the short space of
two weeks, but there it is, and nothing but
facts have been related. Were Quakerville
represented by a record-smashing team like
ours, our worthy statistical historian, Mr..
Lanigan. would necessarily have to sit up
nights to keep tab on their doingS-St.
Louis Sporting News.
If the Baltimores win today's game from
the Bostons. they cannot lose the pennant
even though they crop one game to The
Washingtons. On the other hand, if Bos-
ton wins today and takes all three games
with the Brooklyns, they will be the cham
pions, as in this case the champions can
not win If they take four games from the
Washlngtons
Local "rooters'' who watched the work
of the Washingtons at the Polo grounds
last week are inclined to believe that the
Senators will win one game from the
chamnianS New York Times