Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-02

etts, who can play any place, and bat as
we'll as the best.
Charley Snyder, the well-known PLAYER
OF TINS city. who Is umpiring in the Atlantic
League this season. must have been up
against 1t good and hard the other day in
Richmond. He rashly gave a decision
against the home team in the ninth inning
"hich so angered the spectators that they
surged upon the field and started to handle
him roughly. Snyder was rescued by the
polce and finally escorted to the hotel in
safety. Oh, there Is lots of fun umpiring
IN reuben league. q
Billy Lush is playing "A poo5 pama at
short for the Torontos He PLAYED without
an error Monday, secured two hits and
stole three bases. The team stole eight
bases altogether on the Rochester catcher
on that day. % =
The Clncinnatis are continuing on their
way without much fuss, playing the kind
Oh pali that wins games and this in face of
the fact that McPhee has been off the team
Ior month The team that beats the Red
Legs out will win the pennant Stick a
pm mere. There will be no slump on the
maj eastern trip as there was last year.
and they can easily take care of ali the
western teams.
Following the example set by Australia
monterey Mexico has sent team of Mex
ican ball players ON thur of the United
STATES Tor the purpose of becoming thor
oushiy acquainted with the national game
The Mexican team is now in IndiaranoIis
Tapo Chico Base Ball Club is the name
It sails under. The team is in charge of
Ford Dix VI
II this thing keeps on the Cincinnatis
VIII take the name that used to belong to
the Brooklyns-that of rainmakers. They
nave been very unfortunate in the matter
or bad weather this season. Nothing like
1t has been experienced by the Red Legs
in years. Although the Cincinnatis' sched-
nle Is not half over, they have already
twelve games that had to be postponed
on account OF rain. They have lost four
games at home and eight abroad
on accom- of bad weather. They have
other eleven clubs. Louisville, BROOKLYN
and Washington are the only teams that
nave not suffered from Indictment weather
IN their series with the Reds. The en-
clEnatls nave lost two postponed games
each with the New Yorks, PittsburRs. Raj
timores and St. Louis Browns and one
each with the Bostons, Philadelphias, Chi
caso ana Clevelands. AS President Brush
.ias announced his determination to have
the Reds live strictly to the rules and not
play double-headers'' the first trip. that
SECOND trip is going to be full of action
II VIII be hard matter to work in all the
postponed games this season.
James McAleer Cleveiand's famous CEN
Ter ne!der, has quit the team and will play
base ball no more '
Fred Pfeffer. the veteran second base
man of the Chicagos, has been uncondttion
ally released by Captain Arson.
Bnse Ball at Takoma Park.
The Interstate Commerce team and the
Takoma Athletic team crossed bats at Ia
koma Park Tuesday, Takoma defeating
their opponents by II to g.
Takoma-Gould, first base: J. Collins. left
field; Brown. catcher; ]. Stanley, center
field; Lauer, right field: Bielash, third
base; Z. Collins, short stop; Sullivan, sec
ond base; b. Stanley, pitcher.
interstate Commerce-Cronin short ston.
Hendley, second base; Newton, first base:
GLADDEN., catcher; Houehan, right field:
Stratton, left field; Chance, third base;
Bynum. center field: Wolf, pitcher
Bases on balls-Of Stanley II; off Wolf
9: Struck out-By Stanley, 5; by Wolf, 5.
Hit by pitched ball-Wolf 4. Two-base hits
j. Collins. 2; Gould and Brown. Home
rum. Collins Umpire-Mr. Good.