Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-06-26
Base Ball Notes.

The New Yorks and Washingtons Will
try another double header today, King and
Mercer doing the twirling for the Senators,
While SeymoLr and Sullivan will pitch for
the giants.
Tommy Tucker had his first error yester-
day since he Joined the Senatorial aggrega-
| ton, and the sun was mainly responsible
for the misplay. This record is something
to be proud of.
Philadelphia and several other clubs may
| want 'Zeke' Wrigley very badly, but if
Mr. Earl Wagner lets him slip through his
nngers he can expect storm of indlgna-
ton from the local fans that will raise the
big grand stand from it's fastenings.
Jimmy Mel benders fooled Umpire
Lynch almost as much they did the bat
tiers, as 1t appeared to those sitting di-
rectly back of the plate that many of the
balls should have been strikes on account
of the ball breaking almost directly over
the plate. McJames and Mcclure, tine
Irish battery" kept up continuous kick
and growl over not getting what they
thought belonged to them.
Little DeMont kept quiet yesterday and
went about his business in buSineSs-llke
way. The little short stop is a ball player
all over but he handicaps his good work
now and then by harping on fancied
grievance or talking too much to the UNI
pire. Nothing is too hard for him, and he
covers a great amount of ground with the
ouickneSS of a fash
Inc boys let-uOWn IN the uESI game was
the result, no doubt. of over anxiety. The
team had been playing exceptionally fast
ball for two weeks past, and they were due
for !et-down yesterday. But it lasted
through only one game, and they came
back true and fast in the second like a
thoroughbred horse cutting away from the
bunch on the home stretch.
If we can break even with the New Yorks
on the series it will be something to be
proud of, as the visitors playing the
fastest kind of ball. Every man on the
team is away above the average as a stick
er, and the warm weather has livened them
up in their fielding to such an extent that
their work borders on the sensational
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the
door! The Orioles are dead, and are in
ing game in the last inning. That doesn't
sound like the Orioles of old, and Joyce
said yesterday that they are gone for
good Bill says there are four clubs who
will beat them out. and that the Giants
are one of the quartet.
Mark Baldwin, who secured judgment
against President Won der Abe in his suit
for damages for false arrest. attached the
st. Louis share of the box office receipts at
Pittsburg yesterday.
day. defeating the strong Syracuse Stars
by the score Of Ii to 9. The Canucks are
wild over the club and the patronage has
been the best in the Eastern League. At
their present gait the Torontos will soon be
in the first division and among the leaders
Tucker and Reilly are the real thing on
the coaching line. Tom and Charley throw
life and energy into their coaching rallies,
to say nothing of leading on the spectators
They add a great deal to the pleasure and
excitement O fthe onlookers. There is moth
ing that pleases as much as hustling and
aggressive work.
The game that kid" Nichols won from
the Baltimores Thursday was the first that