Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-04
Final standfnx for 1857.
Final Standing I'm 1896.
BASE BALL NOTES.

The first game of the Temple cup series
will be played today in Boston, Corbett
and Nichols being the opposing pitchers
The first game in Baltimore will be played
next Saturday
A little harder playing by the Senators
might have cinched the sixth place With
sny kind of pitching McJames should have
pulled off his last two games. Next sea-
son Jimmy's oarelessness will cost him a
stiff fine
President Won Der Horst remarked to
Ihe Star reporter in the Carrollton Hotel
Saturday afternoon that there would not
be one new player drafted for the Orioles
or any of the regular nine sold He saws
McGraw has had an off year, and will be
all right next season, and he was the only
player about whom there has been any talk
of releasing.
The Baltimore enthusiasts are terribly
sore over the loss of the pennant. and it is
doubtful II paying crowds turn out to wit
ness the Temple cup series. All sorts of
foolish charges are made against Hanlon
and. Won der Horst, the fans, i'm their sore
ness. losing sight of the fact that the Bos-
ton cubs strength in the pitchers box is
what landed the pennant for them
Manager Buckenberger received $500 as a
present from the proprietor of the Syracuse
club because the team won the Eastern
League championship.
Earl Wagner is quoted as saying that
about August / he offered Manager Han
len McJames and DeMontreville IL Mr.
Hanlon would allow him to take his choice
among Kelley. Doyle and McGraw at the
end of the season. He said Mr.. Hanlon
Observation-Disclosures Sun.
Regarding the alleged drafting of Hanni-
van by Washington Barnie saws that Ham
nlvan has already been sold to Syracuse
by Brooklyn He says that Hannivan was
released outright to Lancaster but toward
the end of the season his release was again
bought and the player transferred to SYRIA
the deal for Catcher
lyn Eagle.
The Indianapolis and Columbus PLAYERS
held a conference last night at Columbus
and decided not to play out the cup series
the indianapolis men refusing to play any
mere games except on their own grounds
Inc players Of both teams were anxious
TO return TO their respective homes, and
the Columbus team agreed to give Indian
apoiis the cup, the Hoosiers having won
three out of the five games played. Each
player received about SO over expenses in
the cup series out of the receipts
Manager Selee gave his reason for allow
ing six of his best men to go home Friday
night that he was anxious to win the Tenn
pie cup series and wanted to have his team
In good shape, and he thought the boys
were badly in need Of a few days rest
especially the infielders and Bergen and
Nichols, who had stood the brunt of the
hard, long fight.
Messages from President Wagner and
Manager Tom Brown, urging Selee and
DuHy to put in their best men
and beat Brooklyn as favor to them
were too late, as the boys had started for
home. I'VE have a pretty fair team, and
will try and win from Brooklyn tomorrow"
said Manager Selee.
Capt. Duffy said that while he would
like to do Tom Brown favor yet he
thought the Bottom club had considera ole
at stake, and could not take a chance of
overworking the heroes who had gone home
for rest. While the sympathy of Messrs.
Wagner and Brown of Washington, D. c.
was with Boston against Baltimore, the
fact remains that it was the Washington
club that did most to injure Boston's
chances. On the last trip of the Boston
club TO Washington, the visitors were given
the small end of several decisions by a
local umpire, which resulted in the loss of
a game to Boston. Mercer who had the
distinction of defeating Baltimore yester-
day, worked as never before to get the
crowd to howl, in hope of breaking I'D the
Boston pitchers, while Tucker and Mcclure
did more inside" ball playing against Bos-
ton this season than ever was attempted
by the Baltimore players.-Boston Globe.