The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-13

Rogers and are runnin Ct the team this year.
and do not want any assistance from the
grand stand managers. II they leave the
team alone it will win games
Says an exchange: There is nothing
that gets the horse laugh from the bleach
erS to such an extent as an unsuccessful
attempt to bunt." To this ought to be
added: And there's nothing that prevents
efforts TO bunt when hunts are needed as
the horse laugh.
The faith Of Arson surpasses all under
standing. He said: you can't make me
think that team that is ITS per cent
stronger than it was last year won't win
bali. III somebody viii stop that Balti-
more gang Well be all right with 'en
Ill few days. There is going to be
lot of surprised prophets when the team
gets a-going. Chicago Tribune.
Young Ritchey, the clever little short
stop who is filling Corcoran's shoes, made
bis bow i'll Chicago yesterday. While his
work suffered in comparison with that of
1.-THE worlds greatest living shortstop,"
he was, nevertheless, favorite with the
crowd. His work in practice and IN the
game showed that he has the stuff in him
Chicago Inter Ocean
The prizes offered by Louisville officials
for their clubs standing at the end of the
season are as follows: Eleventh place, nit;
tenth place, $500; ninth, place, 81 600;
eighth place, $4,000: seventh place. S.
0000; sixth place. So 600; fifth place.
$4,000; fourth place, Sc 0o0 third place,
ST 900; second place, IS 900; pennant win
ners. 5000 The pr.zeS will be distributed
equally among the regular players
1t used TO be that when a pitcher hit
batter. he would rush up to him in ap-
parent alarm, rub the confusion and accom-
pany him down TO the first bag, uttering
sOlicitudcS all the while That was in the
palmy days OF old-fas hiODed courtesy
Now your twirler kills a man. has bored
look V lille waiting an instant for an ambn-
lance, rubs a little more dirt on the bah
and asks for the next batter Cincinnati
Post.
Col. Elton tells OF six Ia nded double
play" recently made in Chicago and the
story is well worth repeating. He says:
1T happened in I'll" last half Of tie sixth
inning. Turner muffed kitIrldee's long,
hard fly, and Donuhue made mess Of
Everitt's hunt Dailen made Il neat sac
rlflce and Lange followed with a swift
grounder to Hartman. Kittridge foolishiy
attempted TO score on the drive and was
tagged out 10 feet from the plate LANCE
In the meantime had sneaked down toward
second and Mcfarland threw there 10
catch him Then Everitt made a break
for the plate and back the ball went after
him The entire infield, with the excep-
ton of Common, was tangled up in the
deal, and wild Willy could not escape
Chicago papers are publishing the views
OF leading fans on the poor sho wing of the
Colts, aud some Of them have ideas worthy
Of Hanlon, Ewing or a Tebeau One
says: From a close observation of the
Play up to the present time, it would seem
that two pronounced faults stand out pre-
emnently. The base-running is absolute
ly bad, the batting shows little headwork
Possibly the latter OF these two faults is
the greater. Opportunities have time and
again offered themselves for pulling out
victory if judicious and telling hitting
were to do it But the Colts have been
slow at critical moments. The best bats
men have collapsed at the crisis and the
poorer ones have been unable to help things
along There may exist insufficient ca
gerness TO win the day or even genuine
don't-care spirit As TO the base-running
nothing can be argued to make it appear
even approximately fair 1t is intimated
brought to time now and them