Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-27

suited. The manager of the team liked the
tone OF the letter. and was in faycr OF Civ
ing the boy trial, as IL required no great
Eberafty, the player having stipulated that
he was 20 set nothing If mis- work proved
unsatisfactory. A man by the name of
sam Mills at that time was playing on the
Mobile club. and he hailed from East
Liverpool he was asked about the boy.
Mills said the youngster wouldn't do for
the company, and his opinion prevailed.
Thus did the Mobile club turn down Mer-
Ger. now the star of the Washington club.
and one of the most gentlemanly fellows
that ever donned a base ball uniform.
Louis Sporting News says in this weeks
paper that before the week is out the
Louisville club will spring a sensation in
the shape of a deal whereby three star
Players are to be purchased from another
league club. There are no players TO be
given in exchange-simply a cash trans
action. and the price will run away up in
the five figures. The club will not, of
course, give out the names until the deal
comes to head. The Louisville club has
been working on the deal for months and
finally got the parties concerned TO an
agreeing point. The three players sought
for rank with the best men in the busin. s.
and will add great strength to the Coionels
Now guess the club that is going to do the
selling. 1t should not re a very hard thing
to get true line on the magnate who
v
ones for n big wad of the long green. Per-
haps lake breezes give aristocratic curl
to his hair.
With the latitude which the new rules
give ABOUT transferring games. how many
games will Chris Misfits play in St. Louis
next season?
No more long finishes at home such as
Baltimore had in 1897 or extended trips
abroad during the closing days. The last
seven weeks of last season were spent on
the road by the Reds. A worse handicap
Gould not have been imposed upon Ewipg's
team.
1t was sidetracked for a whole year. but
at last the ball players know why their
contracts reach from April Is to October
IL. Six months of servitude some will say,
but salaries with such salaries as most of
them draw would be hailed with delight by
a majority of the lawyers and doctors
The four-trip schedule will cause Presi-
dent Young many sleepless nights. 1t will
be a miracle. indeed, If he succeeds in sat
isfyinG everybody and escapes criticism.
PERSONAL advantage and rot the good of all
is the watchword of the moguls. 1t would
&c the greatest compliment ever paid to
the Chief executive officer of professional
base ball If his skeleton of the National
League schedule for 1898 should be adopted
without amendment
The petty practice which has generally
obtained among the club owners of pro-
testing against the assignment of this or
tnat umpire to Oftlciate at their parks will
be done away with under the plan of sched-
uling the umpires There is no reason why
an urlpire who officiates satisfactorily in
eleven cities should be unfit to serve in the
twelfth city. Prejudice against the UNI
Iires is attributable to partizanship 1t
is rarely tlat a charge of dishonesty is
made against member of President
foungs staff and its absurdity is so ap-
parent that it carries no weight with it
Protest will be unayailIng when the secret
schedule which President Young prepares
goes into effect and no favorites can be
played.
Pool Match Between Experts
A pool match of 400 points at 300 balls
each evening, has been arranged between
Ed Dougherty of Philadelphia and Irving
Long of Chicago, to take place at Scan
Ions rooms. on 9th street, November -
and 30. The match is to be played on the
regulation 5x1O table.
Princeton Half Backs Here.
Princeton's half backs, A W. Kelly. pop
ulariy known as King Kelly and II. b.
Barnard, were visitors in this city yester-
day They stopped here on their way to
Princeton, from Richmond, where they UNI
pired and refereed the game between the
Universities of Virginia and North Carolina.
A Game Between Junior EIevens.
The junior Gallaudet team was defeated
by the second Eastern High School team
in close foot ball game yesterday after
noon by a score of 10 to 0. The Gallaudet