Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-22
Bas Sc Bull Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
LIE senators move on to st. Louis today
and Mercer will probably do the twirlinp
The Browns are about due for a brace after
losing two yesterday. and the tourists will
be doing we'll to get one game in the mound
city,
FRED Pfeffer has put in an application for
position as umpire in the National
League and a place should be made for
MN. He has been Endorsed by Arson. Fred
mas always been a1gentleman ON the ball
ne ned, and has backhpae Snd energy enough
TO make good arbitrator
Philadelphia has succeeded in closing the
eraoe with st. PauNfor Shortstop Shueert
Snusert has always been a star in minor
Leagues Leagues D but mhsS he2don National
burg. Louisville. st. Louis and others have
tried him ON his minor league reputation,
put he has always Proven a failure. ,Giilen
Is mad enough, but Shugert is about SO per
cent worse.
Philad elphia. hast beeh signed by the
Springfield, Casters fLeaizue, club
Van Haltren is sti1l opt Of the game, yet
the New Yorks managed to win. when, the
tc make a SENSATIONAL squirt
Pitcher Woods. of the Springfield. Eastern
League. team Is 2 geod- man to keep an
eye on. He has been pitching good bali all
great command of the ball, bases on balls
being rarity.
Norcom. the Washington boy. who has
1esn fe New Enslana
and was Immediately. gobbled up by the
Norfolks. with whom he played last season.
Norcem is a fine left hander, but his lack
OF command is his shortcoming
The Baltimore-Cleveland and the Brook
lyn-P1ttsburg games scheduled for yester-
day were postponed on account Of rain.
Hanlen says that If few more Of his
players are injured he will have to Jump in
and play himself.
President Pulliam of the Louisville Base
Ball Club yesterday released William Clark,
recently Of the Texas Leagne, and Pitcher
Evans. whom he picked up at Columbus.
Ohio No conditions were attached to their
release papers.
Capt. Duffy remNds one of "Scrappy"
Joyce, Patsy Tebeau and Mugsy McGraw-
he is so different.
John Coleman, the 1pld-time pitch her, has
made his reappearance on the diamond,
and from his work for the Athletics 1t looks
as though he would have second time on
earth"
Hook of Louisville was yesterday releas-
ed to the Paterson team of the Atlantic
League.
Pitcher Otis H. stocksdale of Towson
left yesterday for Newark. N. j.. to join
the Richmond (Va-) club Of the Atlantic
League.
With Mercer. McJames German and
King as pitchers and with two such great
backstops as Mcguire and Farrell Wash
ington should be in much better place
In the LEI que race.-Loufsville Post.
McGraw Is little known as a ball player.
says the Chicago Inter Ocean. for the rea-
son that he seldom plays out an entire
game. After about four innings the uin-
pire has invariably to treat him Hike he
would a soualling tomeat or a persistent
him by the loose skin on the back of his
rubber neck and throw him out of the
yard
The game at Chicago Sunday was married
1 by piece of ugly work by LANCE, who
purposely bumped into Clarke as the
catcher started to throw to second base.
Clarke's arm struck Lange's bat. the
threw went wild and two men scored.
Mcdonald refused to notice the trick,
4 which came near injuring Clarke's arm.
Lange gave Clarke. the laugh when the
Interference was claimed, and Arson near
/ ly fell off the bench In his glee.
General Hi Hi Dixweil. the wealthy root
er and shouter for the Boston club has
standing order Of a box of cigars for the
| Boston players every time they win q
/ game. No matter where they are, a box of
1 cigars is divided among the players every
time they add game To the right side of
/ Their championship tab. There are about
eighteen players on the team. and box
1 OF nffy cigars doesn't give very many to
each player Another rooter in Boston get
himself into a scrape. He offered q box
%oaId make a a'e one 81 as es @as
the Baltfmores. The Bostons knocked out
twenty hits in the game and the fan had
| swell tab to settle with his cigarist-
Manager Barnie and several Of the
brooklyn team were not on speaking terms
1 today. The sooolness was caused by q
shaking up which the bald-headed man
ager gHve La Chance and other members
Of the Trolley Dodgers for their miserable
play yesterday. Raypie admitted today
that he had arraig aed the nine for the
first time this se9ssn-The victims de-
manded their releases. Barnie asserted
fall 80 low this seasoha II was better
| club than last year.n.ahd yet its record was
/ even worse. Barn& has taken on trial
pitched for q Tref1ton 9ciub. IL he pans
j nut lanes II ,urfI1