The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-05-08

against the decision FORGETTING Mondays
game To New York that the question prob
ably would be submitted TO the board of
directors for a mail vote after a hearing
tits said that Pitcher Wallace has made
such hit by his clever work on third
base, for Cleveland, that he is fixture COR
that position. Even if McGarr's arm comes
all right he viii not he put back on the
bag but WILDE retained as utility man.
In the six games played yesterday, 1873
hits were made, also 81 errors an avera re
OF a Fraction over / hits for eachclub, a nd
errors apiece. In a good many ways the
figures Of this seasons games are un-
paralleled in the history of the game
Gilroy shut out the Richmonds Thurs
day; allowing Wells whoopers but four
hits. Shaeffer, the clever first baseInan
OF the Norfol6s made q three haggcr and
came home on a fly TO the uutfield He
accepted sixteen chances without an error.
Ten THOUSAND Dollar" Breitenstein re-
ceived a letter from a st Louis enthusiast
yesterday. 1t said. I'VE are waiting for
EhTet, PETIT, and yourself to come over.
If you shut out the Browns the first game
you pitch we viii get up testimonial for
you"
silver King Will take a crack al the
BoStonere this afternoon, and it's 10 to
l. that lie VIII put an end to all the
foOliShness that's been coming off since
the Senators invaded the South Side
grounds silver is due to win, and King
VIII be the advance agent in this par
ticular case.
The New York World claims that Capt
Joyce has lost that fighting spirit which
earned him the sobriquet of "Scrappy
Bill, and that il seems necessary for the
other players To urge him 10 protest
against bad decisions. Surely the deduC
uon rausthave been dra wn before" Scrappy'
brought his team to Baltimore-B Baltimore
News.
The games between Pittsburg and Gin
cinnsti, Baltimore and Philadelphia, and
Cleveland and Chicago, were slugging
matches, these six clubs piling up eighty
four hits OF all kinds, from a hunt to a
home run. Little Louisville" also took
q hand, and Knocked off fourteen bingles
The majority OF the leaguers had their
batting eyes with them as the big figures
show
Brooklyn players corroborate the Boston
team in saying that the Baltimore men
are playing a win-by-fair-means-if-you
can-and-if-not- wiB-anyhow kind OF game
According To the statements OF the Boston
and Brooklyn players the BaltimoreanS
must be pla wing very dirty ball. They
may keep this up for a while at home, but
they will hardly attempt too much of it
on the grounds of other clubS.-philadel-
phia Ledger.
The Times bulletin-board gave the e
suit of the Washington Boston game con-
siderably in advance of the finale OF the
contests in other cities, but the crowd lin
gered to see the outcome of the Louisville
st. Louis struggle, and when the figures
announced that Jimmy Rodgers and his
Colonies had won from the Browns, the
enthusiasm which had been chilled Iiy
washington's shutout was given full vent,
and the disappointment over the Senators
defeat was all but forgotten in the exuber-
ance over LOuisvilles hard-earned vic
tory.
There is a story going the rounds that
Jesse Burkett is jealous of SockalcXis. the
Indian. who is playing such wonderful bail
for Tebeau's Spiders" This is denied
by Walter Robson, in the Cleveland Plain
Dealer He says: "Burkett claims some of
the credit for discovering the big Indian,
for it was he who first wrote to Tebeau
concerning him. Jesse saw SoX when he
was playing at Holy Cross College, and lie
at once advised Tebeau TO land hiIn He
is wonder wrote Burkett, but | caut
spell his name. Just send on blank con-
tract and / will try to sign him Sock
alexis left for the West before Burkett
landed him, but he was soon run down by
Tebeau'
Ii--[nGun- No;-A raid-of-the-JmpireSuck
lexis clinched his grip on the hearts of
the Cleveland rooteTs last Wednesday after
neon ia the game against Cincinnati He
drove the ban over the rght-field fence
to the center Of the trolley car track in
the street 1t was a beautiful hit, and
aroused the greatest enthusiasm. The fans
were on their feet cheering enthusia stically
while he trotted around the bases. The ap-
plause that paid tribute to his magnificent
drive had scarcely died away before the
crowd again arose en- masse and shouted
its appreciation of a lightning double play.
SOckaleXis, by a hard sprint. captured a
line Glive over his head, and by a speedy
and accurate throw to thinner cut off a
run at the plate.