Evening star., 1897-05-13
Gossip of the Game,

Inc SENATORS leIt last evening for Pitts
burg. and should take breakfast there this
morning. This Afternoon they will 20
against the Pirates, and a pretty game
should follow. McJames will probably go
On the slab for the Washingtons and Kill
len Is about due from the Pittsburg side.
The Senators will be absent until June 2
Immediately after the game yesterday
Al. Maui told Mr.. Wagner that he believed
he was out of the game for good and
asked for his release, and the latter, with
much regret, granted the request. Maui
has been In base ball since 1887. starting
that year with the Nashville Tenn. club
Since that time he has played with the
Phlladelphias, the Pittsburgs. the Athlet
les of the Eastern League and lastly with
the Washingtons. No brighter or more
gentiemanly young man ever donned uni
form. and his loss to the game will be re-
pastime.
Mr. Wagner will be with the Senators on
this trip through the west, and II there are
any good players on the circuit that can
pc picked up who will strengthen the club
there are big chances that deal will be
pushed through.
rom Brown tore big chunk Of flesh out
OF MS right hand In sliding over the plate
In tuesdays game. and Wrigley was sent
to center Zeke did very little in the game
until the ninth inning, when he started
everybody to yelling like Indians with his
two-sacker. 49, 80 -
In the three games played by the Sena-
tors and the Orioles the comparison as to
playing ability Is not bad one for the
home club. In every one of the games the
senators made. good showing, and their
exhibition compelled the Baltimore birds
to extend themselves to the limit to win
Inc same game put up against several of
the other clubs will win nine times out of
ten. and the local enthusiasts have no kick
coming on account of not getting run for
their money.
Orr nj
down to six. and this number will be found
10 be not one too many before the season
closes. Pitchers are ticklish people to de-
pend on, as a manager cannot tell when
one OF them will have to go to the stables
with a sore arm or be placed on the bench
on account of his effectiveness being lost
Look out for McGuire's batting record to
take an upward leap on the western trip.
Mac mas been worried over his failure to
connect with the ball. and at last decided
that his mustache was the hoodoo. Be-
fore taking the train last evening for the
west Mcguire dropped into a convenient
bow IS oAA
Pat Donovan last Highedsent President
Young a check for s.. A"I dent know when
remarked Donny.-Exchange
ground. mssts a tris1 VI 'sssanS Sss mot bait at
!as We: :1s ss. Sd ssx
pan The sois RED. had much s.pit to find with
the style of delivery used by Grifath of
the Chicagos. They ssid he raised his foot
OF the ground in violation 6f the rules.
It Is no wild idea to state that 10000 peo-
pie Will go to see the Cleveland team play
this season In order ID se4 Sockalexis In
action who would otRerwhs have stayed
= p1ssTsr 1ss: made amena.YdrA pair of errors
Sunday. the only onss nlEhe during the
day. by dragging down s11puple Of hard
line hits. the last one coming at a critical
stage In the ninth inning. -.
A comparison Of the work Of the Giants
and Bridegrooms in their three games is
all In favor of the former. The Giants
batted harder. felded better, stole more
bases, struck out fewer times and the New
twirlers. -
"A second baseman can't do hif,self tus-
tice unless he has good short- stop to
help him." satd Bierbauer. Gross hasn't
been covering any ground this year at ALL
Louie" had bag of bats and q good
sized roll of money with him when at Gin
cinnati
The New York-Brookiyn first series of
three. Just completed. was witnessed by an
average OF slightly more than 10000 per-
sons game--a splendid showing truly
This. too, In spite OF the fact that neither
club was paying as well as 1t Is capable Of
PLAYING nor stood high up in the race.
Pitcher Friend has been farmed out by