The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-08

the League who have prevented Seeier
from making at least one hit in the game
For forty-four straigbt games the little
fielder was not BANKED.
Laioie has taken the lead from Collins,
of Boston, in the number OF three-base nits.
Lajoie now leads the League with g while
Collins is second with L
II must have given Ray Evans exquisite
delight 10 down ST. Louis That makes the
third straight victory for the discarded
Brown, to Louisville's credit.
Bill Hoffer might help Baltimore win an
other pennanr If games were shortened
to Jun five innings. Bill has figured Ia nu-
merouS balloon ascensions this season.
Jesse Burkett is rapidly corning up In
batting. and bids fsir t. surpass even
Keller Jennings has fallen off, and has
sunk below Corbett IN the average snr stick
work
Hugh Jennings says that he was not as
badly hut as Ned Hanlon imagined, hut
at that Hughey s not anxious to stand a S
living target before any more of Annie
Rusie's fast inshoots.
Parson Nicholson is the wandering min.
strel OF the Western League. He drifts
about like a bad penny, and you cannot
tell when he will show up In the same town
again. Evening Wisconsin.
Col. Perry werden, 1t may be mentioned
In passing, celebrated the Fourth OF July
by stealing a haSe-an incident that is
recorded in red ink under the caption of
Events of the Day" at Louisville.
Tim Hurst and Tom Lynch have the right
idea of the baseball situation. The diamond
is the place for pla ying the game, ard If
these arguments Were part of the sport
platforms would be built for the orators.
None of the Baltimore players seem to
understand what the trouble is. Some Of
them attribute their slump to the hot
weather, while Others confess the Reds were
100 fast for them. Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Australians will probably leave for
home shortly About $4,000 was subscrit
ed in Australia for the expenses of this
trip. This and more has been spent. and
now the individual players are footing
their own bills.
c. II Byme, Of the Brooklyn club, is
after Pitcher Joe Yeager, who has been on
the Lancaster, Pa, tea m for the past three
and good-sized bonus, 1t is said, have been
Offered in exchange.
1t is general believed that Rusies slow
ball will not prove effective against The
strong leans of the League Rusie has not
given it much Of test, and prefers to rely
on his speed and sharp curves when heavy
hitters confront him.
1t takesa team nf champion caliber to Win
game after game in the ninth inning as Bos-
tor isdoinc OfcourSe theyare havinglUck,
but it's mixed with pluck and confidence,
and those ingredients make a combination
hard to combat on the diamond.
There isn't better catcher in the Ma.
tional League today than Louis Criger,''
is the tribute Capt. Tebeau pays to the
little man who drffted into the game less
than two W eeks age, and has already set all
the peoplc to wondering why he wasn't
used befnre.-Clevelan Press
President Freedman and Capt. Joyce are
warm supporters of the do ,ble umpire sys-
TEN, and have repeatedly urged it Upon
mick Young. Frank selee, the I'oston
manager, prefers single umpire, aud neu-
tralizes every effort the New York ,fficiaIs
If Hanlon expects to keep the Orioles In
the championship push he will have to
secure some pitching talent. Corbett is
about the only pitcher he has on this years
staff Coriett is one of the best In Amer
lea but he can't carry a team ;hror gh hy
his individual efforts
Saturday waspay day on the Cleveland
Club. 1t takes nearly So, 900 to square ac-
counts with the boys every two weeks.
With Gro W dsoffrom 500 10 l 200 atLeayue
Park it can easily be estimated how much
Nj Robson wouii he ahead were it not fer
the games ib other League dties,' says
one of the Cleveland papers.
On their way West the New York base
ball team stopped over at Orange, n. j.,
yesterday afternoon for practice game
with the Orange Athletic team. sullivan
pitched for New York and Westervelt
handied the ball against his old comrades.