Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-31


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Base Ball Notes,
The Pittsburg club opens at National
Fark today series of three games with
the Senators. McJames will probably pitch
today, and as Killen and Hawley have
been reinstated. 1t is possible that one of
these twirlers will be on the rubber for the
Pirates. Today is ladies' day.
Roger Bresnehan's good work last Fri
DAY pleased Capt. Brown so well that it
has ben decided to let him take his regular
turn on the rubber with Mercer. McJames
and Swain. Bresnehans work Certainly
entities him to this consideration.
FROM the looks of things in PHILADELPHIA
MANAGER Sta11ings must be playing favor
ties Lajofe came upon the field Saturday
ana as a result was suspended without
pay. Then the papers, after getting what
Ihey asked for. took the other tack and
pleaded for the big Frenchman's rein
statement. Today Lajoie goes back into
the game, his youthfulness being given as
reason for the leniency. Had one of the
o.d-timers committed Lajoie's offense he
would have been laid off for the rest of
the season without pay. Yet they wonder
why the Phillies can't win
In his endeavor to down the Cincinnatis
~ IL LOOKS as though Capt. Joyce overshot
the mark yesterday. Rusie was scheduled
Tor Yesterdays game against the Chica-
COS, but believing the Colts to be easy
Joyce substituted Sullivan and holds back
Rusle 1or the Ewing combination. The
change cost the New Yorks a game, and it
Is no dead certainty now that Rusie will
pull Off his game against the Reds
f1ttsburgs have two new men with them
on TINS trip who are said to have come in
to the league to stay. Rothfuss, who was
lately secured from Newark is on first
ana Hoffmeister. secured from the Central
Ohio league, is on third. Both men have
oeen Playing well, especially the third base
man.
1t Is just Washington's luck to have
Hawley and Killen reinstated in time to
get In the present series with Pittsburg
Both these twirlers are to be given an OPP
portunity to demonstrate their WORTH and
they can be depended upon to almost pitch
their arms off VIXEN they go in against the
Senators.
IF the washingtons have won thirty
five and lost thirty-six games since Brown
took charge" remarked local base ball
fan. there doesn't appear to be any need
IS import fresh material from Toronto. as
1 see 1t reported Mr.. Wagner will do next
year Stand pat with the present team,
and let Brown run it, would be my ad-
vice"
Last Wednesday, at Augusta, Ga, the
Atlantas were shut out by the home team.
A pitcher named McAfee was in the box
for Augusta. He did not allow a single
hit and he struck out sixteen men.
They say that Jack Stivetts Is teaching
throwing a fly; as disciple of Izaak Wal
ten, Happy Jack Is said to be pippin.
DR." Smith, Torontos third baseman, is
planning to leave the diamond and retire
to a hospital at the end of the season as
resident physician.
The Providence team of the Eastern
League had a new arrangement of the in
field Sunday, with O'Brien from the Wash
ingtons q second base. The infeld full
filled expectations. but Providence could
not win because Buffalo made their hits
with men on bases.
The Cincinnati players and newspaper
men denounce Umpire Tim Hurst's state
rent that Cincinnati is the worst city on
the circuit for visiting players and UNI
pires. They also deny Hurst's statement
that he was hit by beer glass before
throwing the glass into the crowd.
A dub in major company may be hero
among the minors. Springfield folk are
raving over Korwan. the human bean pole,
turned down by both Brooklyn and Chi
cago. He recently held the Clam Eaters
down to five hits and batted in the run
that won the game.-Exchange
1t is said that Irwin of Toronto claims ne
is going to get JUDI Smith to take DR..
Smiths place at Toronto next year by get
ting Washington to draft judi and sell
him to Toronto. We guess he won't do 1t.
Syracuse Standard.
The Sunday base ball case came up yes
terday before Judge Neff in the common
pleas court OF Cleveland, Ohio. The at