Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-06
BASE BALL NOTES.
Second blood for the Balti,nores.

| Second blood for the Balti,nores.
| The Louisville club is hot after Dick
| Padden, Pittsburg's second basenian.
| Manager Watkins wants Cunningham and
Hill In exchange, while Pulliam offers
| Cunningham and Clingman
A1g1e Mcbride the Washington boy
| leads the Western League in batting. He
will play with Cincinnati next season and
help to strengthen the Reds weak out
| field.
There was we'll defined rumor in Wash
| lngton last night that Manager Wagner
and Captain Brown are hot after Dick
Padden Of the Pittsburgs and perhaps
Ha"iey of the same club. Pink would
be good man for the Senator's
pltcher Stanley, the local boy who was
tried by the Senators in one or two games
Is in negotiation with the Richmond and
Norfolk clubs looking to his engagement
Tor next season. Joe will do well in
minor league.
The rumor that Jack Doyle of the Balti-
| Inores will be traded for Dahlen of the
Chicagos looks well for both clubs. DOYLE
would make the windy city club 30 per
cent stronger and the Baltimores would
not be weakened, as Jennings would go
to hrst and Dahlen to short. Letting DOYLE
go would remove considerable friction from
the Oriole players.
Beans" and ''Has-Bee is the way
Boston paper designates the Temple cup
contestants h.
Before the Observation-Disclosures game Mon
day General Hitt frthup Dixwell called
ana in neat little speech gave each play
er a handsome little diamond pin. This
Is one of Mr.. Dixwell's fads when Boston
wins the pennant. r.
Here's a strike-out record According tn
a wilmington Oel) evening paper a GER
tam Pitcher Townsend Of the Townsend
Base Ball Club of Townsend, Del. struck
| out no fewer than twenty-one batters of
the Perryville (Md) club that went to
Townsend Saturday To- play the team there.
me paper remarks THAI the Perryyille
men admitted after the game that Towns
dizzy" ,
There is no doubt that Willis is the finest
pitcher In the Eastern League.-Springfield
Union. We think the aggregate records
amassed by Dinneen and Willis if placed
side by side, will unQuestionably demon
strate that Dinneen is quite superior to
| Willis, save in strike-outs-H NJ. Merrill.
| in WilkesBarre Record
The st. Louis Browns lost every series
against the eleven other league clubs in
the season just closed. Their best effort
was against Brooklyn, from whom they
| won hye games. They won four from
Philadelphia, Pittsburg and Chicago. three
from Louisville and Washington, two from
baltimore and Boston, one from Cleveland
and Cincinnati and none from New York.
louisville won the series from BROOKLYN
Cleveland and st. Louis and tied New York
and Chicago. WI
Manager Watkins Of Pittsburg is trying
TO induce President Brush to let Mccarthy
MS hard luck in Cincinnati makes him I'M.
'eSTable as member Of the Reds
marcy Nichols has pitched his last
E =, me me, 1or the season of 1897. When he quit
III the sixth inning Monday it was because
ms arm troubled him. After the game he
sald: MY arm grew lame in the second
game at baltimore. and 1 will now let some
Oh the other boys finish the season as I
serves a rest. w
PRESIDENT Brush and Treasurer Lloyd
stand ace high with the Cincinnati piayers
lney not only gave them permission to
pay exnlDltlon games for themselves after
tnelr last game in Louisville, but paid
them up to the 18th and allowed them
their fares from Louisville to Cincinnati.
Scch actions bind the employer and en-
plcye closer and bring forth good results
| in the long run.
When the Cincinnatis were in Louisville
Olne Beard, who was with the Detroits this
sea son. told Manager Bancroft that in
Hahn the Reds had secured one Of the best
ieft-handers in the busne ss-cool gritty
ana possessed of all the speed, curves and
crops crops With the best of them. He also
AIDED that as batsman, fielder thrower
and base runner. Mcbride has few equals
and no superiors in the business.
AFTER rye years service in minor league
ciLos, BOB Giiks Is to return to fast COM
pany. What is more remarkable, he is go
ing back to the very club he was with
when he won the spangles in the parent
organization. In 1891 Gilks was with the
Cievelands. Day before yesterday Gilks
was one of the players who figured in a
deal between the Toledo and Cleveland
clubs Bob was a rafting good player
when he was in fast company before. and
many wondered at his release at the time
It was given.
Mrs. Anson gave dinner Monday night
in Chicago to the members of the Chicago
Ban Club who were in the city. Those
present, besides the hostess and her hus-
band: We're Thornton, Griffith, Kittredge
in st. Louis. and were unable to attend.
Conner, Ryan, McCdrmick and Donohue
are are Play playing with minor clubs throughout
Captain Arson talked freely about his
plans for the club next season, and among
other things announced positively that he
would not sever his connection with tho
organization. He said when he retired he
would do SO voluntarily. but that he would
never be forced out nF1e is aware of the
shortcomings Of the club, sas developed by
edy them as far as possible. AS first
step In that direction he says he will en-
force discipline next year, and every player
Will have to toe the mark with no back
mination In this matter it will no doubt
have salutary effect. as the lack OF re-
spect for his authority this year has been
little short Of scandafOus.
Another innovation win be in the matter
of trades. Captain Arson says he expects
to trade freely: in fact, whenever he thinks
he can get better player by an exchange
ne will make one In addition to the new
players already announced as secured for
next year he will give Chance, a Califor-
MIA catcher, an opportunity to show what
he can do In National League club.
Arson says he Is convinced that Gala
han will make one Of the best second base
men that ever played ball, and he will
keep him constantly in that position I'm
stead OF sending him into pitch OCCASION
ally, AZ he has done this year.
A JUVENILE TOURIST.