Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-02

times In that old city Of brotherly love
with banners enough to sfounder sand
Hofrmeister says taat she only time he
ever attempted to hunt while playing in
made tSsn,e .a1on h he e spp9s'n 4n , team
of this Manager ponovdh had better in
struct Hoffy to keep Swinging hard at
them.
Harry Staiey has just been released by
the Toronto club Herky Jerky Horton,
who is also an ex-Pittsburger, is wanted
for Staleys place at Toronto.
The reeoI- of the Pittsburg pitchers at
Washington in the last three years is as
follows: kiilen, won 2, lost B; Hawley,
won 1, lost 4; Hastings, won 1, lost /;
Hughey, won I. lost 2; Hart. won 1. lost 1.
two games In Philadelphia, both of which
were lost by a single run. the Colonies
would be In seventh instead of eleventh
place. Only eight percentage points sep
arate the seventh and eleventh clubs The
race for the leadership of the "also rams
Is hot and interesting. Only the Browns
are hopelessly distanced.
Boston and Baltimore are both touchy
on the infield question and think that their
quartets are better than Cincinnatfs big
four. Here's one proposition for the Bean
eaters: Bostons infielders have lost more
games for that club than can be charged
against the Reds .'outfit. "-Cincinnati
Post.
Joe Kelley is the leagues premier &C.
robatfc batsman. He throws fit before
every swipe at the ball. Kel takes his no.
sidon in the far corner of the box, ad-
justs his curl, and when the ball leaves
the pitchers hands spurts forward to meet
the spheroid like an athlete trying to beat
the hop. skip and jump record.
Napoleon Lajoie is beaded the wrong way.
1T is a pity to see bright young fellow
IKE LaJoie go to the dogs" remarked Beck
ley recently. Il said to him over in Philly,
1 see you were taxed $780, but he didn't
seem to mind 1t, and replied Well, 1 had
whole lot Of fun for that $780,"
Inc P1ttsburg managers were delighted
al piece OF news they heard in Boston.
II was told them on pretty good authority
that Tom Mccarthy had about decided to
go back to the old business next year. His
present investment was not doing the
tried II trade Jim Donnelly for Mccarthy
the last time President Byrne was in the
city. The latter declined Perhaps he was
aware of Macs designs.
Philadelphia is already beginning its an
nual fall hunt after young blood" Out
or all the young blood" secured by Phila-
delphia last fall, not one is now playing
regularly except Fifield, who takes his turn
In the box. but has won only four games
out of over twenty pitched. Gillen and
Ge1er, who were described as such wonders
by Stallings in the sprirg, have been re-
placed by the veterans Cross and Shugart
La1o1e has been under suspension, Wheeler
has pitched few games, Brandt has been
sold and the remainder are scattered.
Lajoie turned out to be the only really
frst-claSs man Of the lot.
A St Louis special says that President
Won der Ahe'S trip to West Baden Springs
is on business. He has gone there to see
President Brush of Cincinnati. They are
warm friends. Recently Brush suggested
to Won der Abe that they form a partner
ship, and out of the present ST. Louis and
Indianapolis teams build up a ball club
which would at least hold it's own in the
National League. The suggestion meant
the return ST I.OuS Wat-
kfns. and a team composed of Catchers
Murphy, Douglass. Wood and Kahoe,
Pitchers Hart Donahue Monroe, Kellam
and Goar, First Basemen Motz or Grady
Second Baseman Stewart, Third Baseman
Hartman or Gray, Shortstop Cross Left
Fielder Mccarthy or Lally, Center Fielder
Mcfarland or Harley Right Fielder
Hagueur or Turner These are the plans,
and Won der Abe has gone to see Brush at
West Baden to consdmmate them. When
asked why he didn, = get some good play
ers Won der Abe retofted! at takes money
to buy whisky" Nothing is certain, how
ever, but the move, is about the best Mr..
Won der Abe can make at the present
writing, for good players are very scarce,
and then, too. he says. lit takes money
to buy whisky" Z 81
The Pittsburg Dispatch has the follow
ing to say about Killeh's expected ap-
Eearance in this CITY yesterday: Frank
k1llen. one of the suspended star pitchers,
left for Washington Dat $40 o'clock last night
to join Manager Donovan and his Pirates.
This action on the part of,Kilen was some
what of surprise. as President Kerr had
ordered the two pitchers to stop here and
practice at Exposition Park until he gave
them orders to so east Killen stated last
night that he had not heard from Presi-
dent Kerr since their interview on Monday
and that at that time Mr.. Kerr had told
him to join the team at once. Mr. Kerr
was communicated with later and he was
somewhat surprised at Killen,s departure.
He said that he had instructed the left
handler to call on him yesterday. but that
he had failed to call. Mr.. Kerr said the
matter was not of much consequence, as
the left-hander would probably be needed
In Washington Previous to his departure
killen said he would do his utmost to pitch
the team to victory, and he intimated
that SO far as he was concerned his feeling
toward Pitcher Hawley was at an end. and
that in the future they would work to-
gether for the success Of the team.