Evening star., 1897-07-28
Base Bait Notes.

Rain prevented the games scheduled yes
terday between the Baltimores and Wash
irgtons at Baltimore, the Phillies at Pitts
burg and the New Yorks at Cleveland.
The Senators start series of six games
at National Park today. the first three be-
ing with Baltimore and the last three with
Boston. McJames will probably pitch to-
day and Hoffer for the Orioles. Every one
of the Baltimores are now in first-class
shape and they will try very hard to make
it three straight.
That man Buck Freeman Of the Toron-
tos must be getting in the crackajack
class from the reports that come from the
Eastern League. He is batting AT about
the .3I5 rate. home runs being his specially
and in fielding is away above the $40 mark.
BUCK is one Of the incest ball players
that ever donned uniform being a gentle
man both on and off the field modesty be-
ing a dominant qualification.
Ihe men that bet their money oa Boston
for first place are beginning to look blue
around the gilIs. The dropping of two
games to ST. Louis does not look like pen
nant ball.
Who says hitting wins games? The Sen
ators nave eight men with batting records
over 300. and yet they are in eleventh,
place. Having only three base runners,
heavy on the base lines. and little record
playing are the three faults that are keen
Ing the Washingtons near the bottom of
the list.
Outside of captaining the Senators in
very good style under adverse circun-
stances, Tom Brown is in line for conyratu-
latlonS upon the game he has been MA wing
this season. Tom has never been ra ted as
heavy hitter. yet his record is over BOO
anu .ne ground he covers i'll center ffeld is
something bordering on the phenomenal
"A team composed of players that know the
nne points of the game as we'll as Tom q nd
with MS playing ability would be almost
The season closes in Washington th;s
year September IA with the Cincinnatis as
opponents. The remainder of the season
VIII De hiied In by the Senators on the
grounds OF the other eastern clubs.
President Kerr of the Pittsb,1res sov.
next year he would have a team az voun1
players If he did not win a game. as he hsi
peer, peen buylng all the gold bricks in the
was tired of it. iu "e
walter Scott Brcdie. Pittsburg's outfie,d-
er' whose great work helped Baltimore win
the pennant three times is at bis NV, a.; a.,
Roanoke. Va. nursing a very sore 80, ~
Larry IN the season Erodie caught a cold
IN his arm. but Manager Donovan wa,sad
u ms services and would not let Walter rest
IL. Several weeks ago the limb got so had
ne could not throw at all. There ts same
Tear that Brodie will never regain The nId
Iime I'm strength of the arm. 1t IS reported in
Pittsburg that Brodie will not be a member
OF the team next year
Iter giancing through the Hartford,
Atlantic League club, batting list one
mig might shut his eyes and dream of
..'S Al IAe dHteuelutIdn age. The first
M hye up are Paul Radford, "Rederigo''
Mack. Lefty" Marr. Thornton, whose
obituary as yellow fever victim adorns
the the pages of an old league guide, and
quartet has helped to make his share of
base ball history u
unser Fritz" Pfeffer will not be a Ma
Ilonal League umpire this season. Nick
1ouns received scores of letters from
cranks and critics requesting the formers
appointment. but replies that there are no
vacancies On the staff. He adds that
Lynch will probably resume work In q fen,
days The league president further advises
that Pfeffer obtain a position in some minor
league ard obtain experience for a position
which he considers trying and difficult.
Club wants Lave Cross was revived again
yesterday, when the Philadelphia club Of
nelais rad a conference with President
Kerr OF the Pirates organization. There is
81 me kind of a deal on but neither side
will talk about it. If it is completed Fred
ELY will figure in it. The Phillies' manage
ment. among other things, wants a second
baseman. and is keeping a sharp lookout
on all the minor leagues, and looking for
deals in the major league.
Ihe admirers of Second Baseman McPhee
will tender him a testimonial TODAY at
Cincinnati to celebrate his fifteenth anni-
versary as a Cincinnati Red. Twenty boxes
were auctioned, the premiums alone ae-
gre2ating $3.50. President Brush and Treas
u1er Lloyd each paid 500 for a box Ewing
sew $-o, anu cash SUBSCRIPTIONS exceeding
5000 have been received. The sale of tick
cts has been enormous. The entire re-
ceipts will be presented to McPhe Three
thousand dollars are now guaranteed, and
the purse may reach 5000, as there will
be street parade. one of the carriages con-
tanning "Biddy" McPhee, Mayor Tafel and
Chairman Bailey of the chamber of COM
merce A nine of newspaper men will play
a nine of merchants McPhee will umpire.
There will be two bands Of music, police
drills, singing by the Mackey Opera Com
pany and acrobatic performances
THE POLO CHAMPIONSHIP