Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-11-20


| hearted way to carry out his instructions.
A failure follows, and, of course. the cap
| tain gets it good and hard in the way Of
| sulphuric CALCULATIONS Several writers
claim that it takes brains to bunt. but
| Brown claims it takes brains to steal bases,
| and that the player should do this instead
of being sacrificed around. In addition,
| the onlookers win applaud a double play,
but whoever heard of a bunt being ap-
| plauded OF course. If the first man to the
| bat wants to hunt, well and good, but
| when such play is made to sacrifice foul
| strike should be called. Captain Tom says
! the moguls are out to please the public the
| coming season. and he is more than conf
| dent that the bunt sacrifice is among the
! things that will be choked Off by the rules
| committee. and their action afterward in
dorsed. by the full meeting.
| While out hunting few days ago Jack
Crooks had a narrow escape from death.
His gun was prematurely discharged, and
the right side of his face was burned with
| powder as the load hustled by.
1t is possible that Philadelphia got gold
| bricked in that deal with st. Louis worse
| than was at first thought. Now it trans
p!res that there is a good chance of Doug
| lass not going to Philadelphia. Douglass.
| 1t is said has made arrangements TO go 10
| the klondike next spring just about the
| time that he is expected to report in Phila-
| delphia He is going with his uncle, who is
| we'll fixed financially.
The class of the minor league depends
upon the average population of the cities
forming the circuit according to the last
published United States census preceding
| the application. 1t is no wise affected by
| the salary limit or other causes. The
! minor league magnates would gladly in
crease their fees for protection in order to
get the benefits Of higher draft price for
players, but they are unable to do SO.
If there is one thing imperatively neces-
sary it is that the Philadelphia and St.
Louis teams be strengthened for next year,
even though some of the clubs have to
surrender good nlaverS and the weak
teams in question have to apply the ak
most savagely to their present crews. These
two towns. with winning clubs. would be
| literal gold mines. AS it is, trade is falling
off in Philadelphia and is well-nigh dead in
st. Louis.-Chicago News.
The league schedule will provide for
game on every day of the season. and pro-
vision is made that every game scheduled
must be played. For instance, if game
is postponed on account of rain or for any
other cause. it must be played off the next
day. If the postponement occurs on the
last day of a last series it must be played off
on the grounds of the visiting team on the
very first day.
The consideration shown to the delegates
of the important minor leagues by the ma,
tional board will, it is believed inaugu-
rate decided reform in base ball. Agita-
ton has brought this about. The minor
leagues deserve fair treatment and on the
recommendation of the board they VIII
be relieved from the most oppressive feat-
bility of the game demands TINS and IL
may be added that the new policy will op-
crate in the long run. to the benefit of the
parent body The draft price for class A
| club remains at $500, but the valuable
| players always bring an amount far III
excess of that sum through compention.
| The farming system is to be modineu, play
ers loaned to minor league CLUBS Deihs SUD
ject to recall thirty-days' notice. rms
| will give the minor league club chance
to replace these players , As IarIheu
players are as a rule recalled curing tne
| playing season only in case OF emergency;
the National League farming CLUBS VIII
| he at a decided disadvantage under the
new order of things.
A theatrical friend of President Brush,
Fred. Wright, called his attention TO Ma,
grant violation of the rules last season, ana
| it is more than probable tnat inns c"m-
n;aint is what made the Cincinnati presi-
dent introduce his resolution Tor the sup
preston of rowdylsm 1t occurred on one
OF the eastern ball fields. Manager Wright,
together with 4 lady and gentleman from
the very be st circles of the city IN .~f'lcn
they lived, attended a league pail game.
They secured seats in a box just above the
bench occupied by the players of the visit
ing team. AS the game progressed there
was a change in pitchers. me gentleman
with Manager Wright not knowing the
pitcher reached over the rail of the box,
and of one of the visiting players inquired
the name of the new pitcher The player
addressed turned his head slightly, and
eToWled out a most insulting reply 1t was
a filthy remark, and was made so that the
| gentlemans wife heard every word that
the ruffianly player said. The gentleman
vas furious. He became almost violent at
| this uncalled for and miserable Insult.
Reaching over the box vail again he fairly
Kissed: "You scoundrel, you must apologize
| for what you have said. or viii kill you.
To the credit of the other players be 1t
| said that they shamed their companion I'M
| til he finally made All excuse for an
| apology. Il guess / did say too much,
| the ruffiaply player growled. but she's got
no business being there.
| Now why hadn't the Sentleman's wife
right to be there?" said President Brush.
| 1--WE want just such people there all the
| time That is the kind of people We are ca
| If there is player in the profession so lost
| to all decency as to insult ladies, he does
| not belong in the business. L believe in
putting such players outside the breast
works of legitimate base ball. There
only Two or three players of that sort in
| the profession. Must all the other players:
| be rated foul-mouthed rufiians because
of the presence of two OF three such row
dies? / think not. If there was player of
| that kind on the Cincinnati team: if he
should SO far forget himself as to insult 4
! lady who had come to see the game, or if
| there was good proof offered that he had
| stand to hear. 1 would favor ruling him off
| for life, no matter if he was Inc very best
player / had on the team"
WILL BE PLAYED OFF TUESDAY.
The Tie Between the Eastern and
Central High Schools.