Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-05-20
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such form was some consolation for losing
Cleveland Leader
about the work of Tom Daily and Bert
Myers. whom they characterize as has
been" ball players and "shirkers.'-Detroit
Tribune. They are the best men in their
respective positions in the league and that
is saying considerable. Milwaukee fans
have no complaint to make-Milwaukee
Exchange.
So far the Louisville people seem to be
loyal to the team. The knockers have
forborne thus far to get out their hammers
and go to work. This Kind of loyalty may
put the team in the first division II the
people only stick to 1t and are not dis
couraged by any kind of losses.
Manager Cantillan of the Dubuque team
OF the Western Association had two ribs
broken by base runner jumping into him
last Monday, while he (Cantillan) was try
ing to field ball. A minute later Caatil-
Ian was put out Of the game for kicking
because the umpire refused to declare the
runner out for interference.
Harry Pulliam is right In not making
protest of that second Pittsburg game on
the technical ground that it was for
biddel by the rules. II was PLAYED in good
faith and Louisville lost. To squeal now
would be most sreputable.-Louisville Ex-
change. The chances are that the game
Will be thrown out.-Cncinnati Times Her
aid.
Capt. Arson made a beautiful hit to CEN
ter Sunday just after the crowd had been
guying him and calling for Donohue.. 1t
was one of the prettiest and cleanest hits
made on the Chicago grounds this year
When the old man reached first he turned
and made deep sarcastic salaam to the
right field bleachers. They stopped guying
him then.
Nash was put in to bat for Geier at
H., TDl.:r
city. Stand up like a man, Billy, and
take it, yelled Stallings from the coach
ing line. Billy MAJ two attempts to get
hit with the ball. The third time it barely
graZed his sleeve. He doubled up his arm
as though 1T we've broken and went on at a
terrible rate. Sheridan, though it was a
clear steal, permitted a forced run, which
settled the game.
poleon Lajoie giving Delehanty hard tus-
sic for the batting honors on the Philadel-
phia team" said member of the Cincin-
natl club yesterday. II can't see it,
don't want to gamble but m make the
prediction that two and possibly three, of
the Quakers will beat him out. 1 expect to
see Delehanty. Cooley and Sam Thompson
have the best of him in batting at the end
OF the season. See how near 1 come to
calling the turn.''-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Clements, who did the catching for the
Phliadelphias yesterday, is the first catcher
that ever wore breast protector in a
game in this city. He caught for the Key
stones of Philadelphia against the Cincin-
natl Unions in 1884. The spectators had
never seen anything like it, and kidded and
guyed him considerably about wearing it.
Some of them thought it baby work They
did not then know that before another
season rolled around every catcher in the
country would be wearing one.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Tommie Dowd is out for gore this week.
and the Brooklyn and Boston teams will
De made to suffer. Dowd is getting tired
at the home teams continual losing and
says that without any outside interference
ne Will do much better work. Dowd is a
great Dali player, a gentleman, every inch
OF MIN, and, what is more, clever general
ON the held. He has used poor Judgment
at times this season. however, one of his
plumbers. and one which has oft been re-
peated, being hardness in replacing one
pltcner by another: Dowd hopes to get the
team IN good running order this week and
from now on victories are promised ST
Louis Globe-Democrat
Uncle Nick Young has received favor
able replies from all of the league mag
mates on the proposition to amend the rules
to allow the playing of double games when
ever 1t is convenient to the clubs Interested
He has not heard from Mr.. Brush of Gin
cinnati as the latter has been quite sick
for some time past, and the matter has not
received his consideration. 1t is under
stood Mr.. Brush will interpose no objec-
ton, and the double games already played
will stand
Last year Arthur Irwin could have Sc
cured McCreary. Louisvilles heavy-hitting
outlielder, for 500. and wired Freedman to
that effect. The latter replied that he did
not want him, and added that Louisville
was going to release him (McCreary) any
how. 1t is also said that Joyce is being
interfered with this season. If that is the
case it won't be hard to anticipate New
York's finish.
The New York team has just finished its
series with the Colonies, and this is the
Louisville Posts comment upon Joyce's
band: "Oliver Patsey Tebeau and his In
dams are like messengers from heaven or
the advance agents of peace when COM
pared with Joyce and the Giants. Mr..
Joyce does moi always talk, for it's said
his vocabulary is limited, but what he
lacks In words is made up in glances at
the umpire Joyce's language is not SO
choice, but it has force. and. backed up by
the other members of the team, the abuse
heaped upon the umpire by these men is
sufficient to bring response from wood
en- structure"
man of the Louisvilles. thinks well of his
team, but their success has not let him
into thinking that the Colonies are going
to get the pennant this season at least.
Yes. we have been playing fine ball. said
Captain Rodgers, land we will play good
ball right along. When we first started to
do good things everybody said they would
be satisfied If we got out of last place. Now
they think We are going to win the pen
nant Maybe we will; hope SO at least,
but the jump from tail-enders to leaders
in the race is a big jump. I'm afraid we
can't Go it. If we finish up in the first
division we will have accomplished great
deal. We will get the pennant If we can,
but I'm not betting any money that we
will"
FIRST OF CYCLE RACING.