Evening star., 1897-07-30
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got three hits yesteTaay and Mcclure two.
aas bach payes y saes out Of sight
Keeler was a beauty bright and brought
back memories of whatl"Sel' used to be
before he got to nursing fancied sriev-
ed artist. both in the nesa and at the bat,
II he would only keep tstill and attend
strictly to business.
Charley Reilly goes after a base runner
at third the wrong way. When he gets the
bali he should turn ID the right instead of
the left and cover the base This play
used to be Joyce's f0rte, and the base run
ner that pilfered the third corner on him
do 1t almost through his body. Reilly has
the nerve and knows the game too well TO
allow the Baltimore players to show him
up the way they have done the last two
days.
Boston plays at Nationaf Park tomorrow.
and another hard proposition faces the
Washington players for this series. The
Beaneaters are not one whit behind the
Orioles regards playing ability. and the
Senators will be lucky to pull Off one vic
tory.
Lachance tried hitting right-handed re-
Gently against Breitenstein, and made two
doubles the first two times he came un
Dan Daub's release by BROOKLYN will not
be recalled. This club released him no less
than four times.
The base bali season for Chicaxo is al
most over. the end coming q week from
Sunday. Only three other league clubs will
be there in that time.
Selee said that, while he liked the defiy-
cry of the young New. Castle twfrler. he
had sore elbow, and unless he cnmes
around all right soon he will be returned
Hohmeister. the new third baseman
whom the Pittsburg team recently signed,
is said to be noisy and "bossy" as Mussy
MeGraw was when he. first came into fast
company.
An eastern writer is authority for the
statement that trade of Delehanty for
Fred. Clark was framed up" by the Phil
adelphia and Louisville clubs last winter.
but fell through for some reason or other
1t won't always do to pin faith to the
Judgment of major league managers. Clark
Griffin, one of the very greatest of league
twirlers for whose release Anson could get
the value of blue grass farm. was turned
adrift by both the Boston and ST. Louis
teams as not up to the league standard.
Algie Mcbride, the local boy, is playing
great field for st. Paul. and is rated as
the best center fielder in the Western
League, while his hitting is above .375.
Mcbride Is one of the players forced out
Of the league by Chicago's sun field
Whether or not Chicago still has a string
on Mac will be known this fall when the
rush begins:
That story about Tommy Mccarthy
joining the Reds would look well in Puck"
says Eddy Burke. The truth is that this
retired member Of the Irish Heavenly
Twins is pretty nearly as fat as the plump
boy in the firm of Me and Him.
Every now and then some one of the
Philadelphia papers breaks out with the
statement that Geier is not playing second
base at all well. Not. seeing Geier play,
whereon do the critics base their state
ments? The scores show no alarming error
column for Geier, and the western critics,
as rule have credited the little man with
being very clever and improving player
In the position,
President W. w. Kerr of the Pittsburg
club last night announced that ne had
completed a deal with John Rothfus, first
League team. 1t Isl Hot, known what viii
be done with him.sEun. until yesterday
Davis has been weakeat the bat, and Roth
fus may be tried at .Hrst He is expected
the team at CincinnaSi shi