Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-16
Nfsbet was the only one Of he visitors who
defeated either Wrenn or Larred

Nisbet was the only one of ,he visitors VIC
| defeated either Wrenn or Larred.
Return of the Criclcter..
Among the passengers who arrived al
New York on the steamer Paris Saturday
| were the members Of the Philadelphia
| cricket team-F. H. Bates. Harry p. BaiIy.
! Crawford Coates. jr.. Herbert L. Clark. J.
Barton King. Frank w. Ralston. J. II.
Scattergood. Harry C. Thayer and Milton
| c. Work. Mr. Work said the cricketers mad
| pleasant time. They played fifteen games
| in fifteen counties. OF these they won two,
| drew four and lost nine. The reasons for
their losses. Mr.. Work said. We're that a
numoer OF their players Were crippled all
| the time and they were handicapped some
what by the climate
| Base Ball Notes.
! The Washington club opens I'D a sertcs
OF three games in Boston today, McJames
probably pitching for the Senator'S There
Will be no tears shed IL the Bostons get I'll
three games. as the local rooters are pull
| ing for that club to beat out the Balti-
| mores. even IL the Senators have to be he
| victims.
King win be left at home. on account of
| a sore Side. and, with German Bresnahar
| ana Gottman, will practice at National
| Park until the club returns. Dunkie, the
new pennsylvania pitcher, is expected in
/ S"h tohuofTOW, ana FOX w ednSS1ay, no
changes will be made in the Senators
| makeup as long as they continue to win.
The Boston club is only four games
ahead OF the Baltimore toughs. and the
| latter has the advantage of six more
games at home The birds are joyous over
the six games they have with the Chica-
/ goes. The Colts may fool them, as they
are playing great ball Just now
The Torontos lost to Buffalo Saturday,
their first fall-down for a long time. but
1 they got back at the bisons yesterday at
| Buffalo before a big crowd. winning by tho
score of 10 to 8. Norton lost Saturdays
game by poor pitching.
Captain Brown has given it out that as
| long as the Senators win there-will he no
changes. Without wanting to criticise Mr..
! Browns conclusions, which are doubtless
| backed up by the management. t would
seem to be a good stroke of business if the
new men were tried this fall. instead of
| waiting until spring to ascertain whether
/ they are fit for league company not.
! The local people care very little whether
| the Senators finish eleventh or ninth, but
| by putting new men into the game con-
siderable interest would be revived.
Charley Reillys finger that was broken
| in the last Baltimore game is mendiug
| nicely, and he says he will be able 10 get
| back in the game by the time the club re-
more SERIES Charley put up a first-class
| game all through the season. and it is to
be hoped his spell of bad luck has passed.
The batting averages of the Toronto
| game, are given below and will be read
| with interest by Washington's base ball
| enthusiasts who have been watching the
| Canucks all the past season. Catcher Sny-
| der leads the club with 1872; Buck Free
| man comes next with .31S: McGann. the
| big first baseman, is third with .347: Sec
| ond Baseman Taylor has a record of 1880;
Left Fielder White has .3l5 to his credit;
! Wagner, the short stop and third base
| man, has hit at a BIB gait; Harvey Smith,
the ex-senator and third baseman. has an
average of .312; Center Fielder McHale has
| just got over the $50 line, with an average
| of .302; Billy Lush has fallen off III
| hitting lately, his record being .2l5; Pitch
| er CASTOR has .2S5: Pitcher Norton PSI :;
| Pitcher Williams. .21S; Catcher Casey. DE-;
| Pitcher Staley, the old St. Louis, Boston
| and Pittsburg man, is next to last with
| 80, while Dineen, the star pitcher. foots
| the list with Isl.
The McPhee testimonial which was pre-
| scented to the veteran Cincinnati second
baseman on Saturday was in the form of
| check for 81 1880
Pitcher Dammann. the left-handed "phe-
nomenon" of last spring, has been ex-
ploded. Manager Ewing has decided to
leave him behind when the team comes
east, and both Hawley and Vaughn will
| also stay at home.
The poor "Phillies'' got another of their
| periodical "shakings up on Saturday and
Tommy Dowd was one of the victims
| He was displaced from right field. Dele
| hanty going to right, Lajoie from first
base to left field, and Boyle to first from
behind the bat. Mcfarland doing the back
! stop work.
Manager Ewing is much dissatisfied with
| his pitching corps. Dammann has proved
1 a failure. Ehret is not to be depended
| Upon and Rhines is uncertain. Ewing is
| trying to get Dan Daub the old Brooklyn
pitcher, and Jot Goar, an Indianapolis man.
| There is not team in the league that
| travels as deliberately as the Chicagoes
| VINO play at National Park next Saturday
| Arson believes in giving his players the
| best of everything. The Colts do not
| travel to and from the grounds in bus
| as do all the other teams They have
| carriages. Exhibition games are played
| rarely by Anson's men. Monday Tuesday
| ard Wednesday, for instance. while the
| Cincinnatis playing exhibition games
in Wilmington, Hillsboro and Cumberland
| the Chicago team will he on a fishing trip
| at Deer Park, Md. There isn't another
| club in the league that would give its
| players a three days vacation at this sea-
| son of the year.
While the Pirates bus was passing a sa-
| loon about square from the park a YELL
| Hello. how are your was heard All the
| Pittsburg men glanced at, the bar Seated
on the doorstep was the famous Louis
Sockalexis He was in street clothes and
| looked well.
/ He is all right" said Hastings
Yes. he is now" put in one Pirate who
| is posted. He is OK. all day. but at night
he cannot keep away from the booze. He
pours the bulge into himself"
There are Clevelanders who say that
Socks will never be of any use to the club
because of the attractions of bug Juice
Pittsburg Press.
STORIES OF BALL PLAYERS.