Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-29
MAKING Up THEIR TEAMS.
Preparing for the Congregational Base
Ball Match.


The Senate-House ba Sc ball game is a go
if the Senate team does not funk. and
Senator Clark says that there is nc danger
Of backdown upon the part Of the Senate.
Senator Clark and the senators who have
consented to play on the senatorial team
wish it understood that they are in earnest
about the matter. and that there is no in
tention of talking lot and doing nothing.
Senator Clark declared that the undertake
Ing is praiseworthy and has been commend
ed as one deserving OF success. He was
sure. he said. that the game would net
large sum for charitable purposes.
The senatorial team remains practically
as given in Saturdays Star. Senator Till
man has consented to play on the team.
He Will not do much practicing, however,
as he will leave for Iowa the last of this
week to make several speeches-in Alba,
Iowa. July g. and in Des Mones July j.
Regarding a rulnor that he had ask....
Senator Stewart to join the senatorial team
Senator Clark said that he did not know
that he would want the services of Senator
Stewart.
He is too gay" said the Wyoming sena-
tor and might delay the game.
Representative Jones of Washington who
is in charge of the House team has foupJ
no trouble in securing big list of PLAYERS
from whom to pick. He has not seen as
nany democrats republicans, but will
nier. SO far he has obtained the consent of
ten democrats and about six republicans
and is satisfied that he will have about
twenty-five or thirty men from which to
pick. Among the most prominent demo-
Gratis who have consented to enter the
game are Messrs. Hinrichsen of Illinois.
Fitzpatrick of Kentucky Brucker of Mich,
lSan and Cooper of Texas. Mr.. Hinrichsen
may be placed on first base; Mr. Fitzpst-
rick wants to catch or pitch The most
prominent republicans talked of are Messrs
Moody OF Massachusetts, Dennis of New
YORK and W. A. Stone of Pennsylvania
Mr. Jones thinks that he will be ready
wlthin TOUR or five days to announce the
composition Of the team, and he Is so euIlv
salfsfled that the House will win that he
Is enthusiastic on the subject
Base Ball Notes.
Emsiie's blunder in not seeing DeMont
touch Cooley on the line probably lost the
game for the Senators yesterday. Bop
also made bad misplay when he over
looked the blocked ball in the grand stand
on his last visit to this city. ConsiderabI BILE
hard luck goes with these oversights.
Tom Brown, not to be ourdone by Wrig-
ley, cut loose yesterday from center field
and threw sauarely into MeGuire's hands,
catching the runner at the home plate
Plays of this order demonstrate emphatI-
cally that a player is doing his best for
the club that employs him.
AL Tue newspapers IN Boston, Baltimore
and New York have come 20 the cencIu-
sion that one of the trio of the clubs repre-
senting those cities will win the pennant
or at the very least play for the Temple
cup, and not a word Is said about Gin
cinnati or Cleveland. 1t is a long way
from home yet: the Cincinnatis are play-
ing consistent ball all along, and the
Clevelands have regained their second
breath and will come fast from this on
With the New Yorks and Cincinnatfs in
the cup series the graft divided among The
players would be the largest since that
trophy was offered by Mr.. Temple
Daniel Shannon, who managed the local
team for a while in 81 and played second.
has resigned the management Of the
Rochester base ball team, and George
Weidman. the old-time player, has been
named his successor.
Three umpires popularity bell eyed to be
the best on the league staff are not rer-
mitted to umpire On the New York grounds.
Freedman has requested President Young
not to send either Hurst Lynch or F.msIie
to the Polo grounds.
George w. Blackburn of Dallas Tex.
ton to the champion Oriole nine. arrived
in Baltimore yesterday AMI registered at
the Eutaw House. He will report for mr.
ders at Union Park at 10 o'clock this morn
ing.
There will probably be q change In the
management Of the Atlantic City base bali
team. Harry Mackey, who was identified
with the team last season, Is striving to
regain the lease given Ted sullivan LAST
night they held meeting at which both
were renreSented nv COUNSEL hut oouId