Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-29
BASE BALL NOTES.

Inc senators lett the baltimore ana ONO
depot at II o'clock for Baltimore. A series
of four starts today in that city between
the two clubs. McJames will pitch today.
The trip Of the Mercer-Swaim combina-
ton through western Pennsylvania, Ohio
and Indiana has been given Up on account
Of guarantees not being assured by the
clubs with whom it was expected to play.
The Baltimores practiced all morning
yesterday, and will go after the four games
with Washington as though the players
lives depended upon them. The Senators
took things easy yesterday, visiting friends
and the theaters. They are all in good
shape and promise a hard contest.
The third game of the Steinart cup series
between the Toronto and Syracuse yester-
DAY was played in Toronto and went 10 the
he me club by the score of IA to Il, making
three straight wins for the Canucks, Two
Willis, lately drafted by the Boston club,
pitched for Syracuse, and was an easy
mark, twenty hits being made by the To-
ronto boys. Castor and Casey were Man
ager Irwin's battery. One more victory for
Toronto and the series will be over
The Bostons stopped in Newark yester-
day on their way to Brooklyn and defeated
the Newark club by 10 to 3. Mills, new
man, pitched for Boston, and allowed but
five safe hits to be made off of his dc
livery. Carrick and Coogaa pitched for
Newark. and both were hit hard.
The Baltimore club expects to leave home
Saturday night for Boston for the opening
game Monday in Boston in the Temple cup
series. Corbett's thumb did not show much
injury yesterday, and he will certainly
pitch in one of the Washington games. The
extra game with the Senators will be play
ed Friday. an open date.
Jim Stafford is said to be slated for re-
lease by Louisville at the end of the sea-
son.
Nichols, the Orioles wouldn't know they
were in the race.-Cleveland Press
But suppose Baltimore lad nine hatters
like Keller at the same time.-LouisyiIle
Courier-Journal
There's case of 'hoss and boss"
The field at Union Park Baltimore. after
the invasion of the multitude on Saturday
and Monday. looked as If a cyclone had
struck II. Hundreds of seats and chairs
were broken, gates were dem olished, fences
and buildings bereft of loose boards. The
grass IN the outfeld was trlmpled into the
ground Groundkeeper Murphy had a large
force repairing damages yesterday.
Details have beer arranged for tho mi
forms which are to be worn by the Nom
Ders OF the Baltimore team who will make
me sne ca az trip The marerial for the
across the shirt will be the Lame "i3aIti-
more. Oriole stockings of black. with
orange stripes, and Il black can of Roston
ssIye, with an oriole worked on the front in
orange colors, will complete the outfit Tba
members of the Boston team who u.;,, ~
on the trip will wear light tar suits
feature OF their uniform will be hlac<
STOCKINGS, with red, white and blue strines
rider envious :" "ie'ei
80, scaIceiy less interesting than the games
,nat Boston and Baltimore PLAYED on the
iatters grounds will be the series thoe
clubs begin today with BROOKLYN and WE
1Lston, respectively. Both Brooklyn and
washington are fighting for a place in tha
nrst division, remarks the Philadelphia In
quirer. It means a good deal to hnth OIL
though the honor OF bringing I'm the tail
OF the first division may appear to he az
empty one to outsiders.
"a. II Boston should win one and lose two
It's percentage would be 697 If RaItimore
should win three and lose one in the series
Win washington it's percentages wouI6 ha
.to and the Orioles would be the chan
R Rosto toI tne fourth successive time. If
session should win two and lose one IFS
percentage would be .7O4, which would
Insure the championship for the RoIti'
,h IN case they win all four games
uh;o, nave YET 70 play with the Senator'S
.70S percentage or
lls Bill Lange made play in SATURDAYS
sa!ne at Fittsburg that will give base hall
authorities something to talk about T, 70.
CURED In the seventh irniug Tn that ~
nlng' says the Pittsburg Post. Thornton
was the first man up and he was sent ~
pase on balls Donahue hoop-snaked the
ball into right field for single sera; ;ne
thornton to third. Ryan dumped the ha Is,
Ior sacrifice. going out at first. but adl
vancing each runner a base. CaIlahan
o Tried MS best to land on the ball, but struck
out. When Lange stepped up there was a
nan on second and one on third. with two
men out. Pittsburg's battery concluded to
oelnerately send Lange to base on halls
III int IL,
ed the ball across the '1eft-hand'' batter's
box. On the second delivery LANCE stem.
ped out OF the ''right-hand box over info
the other, and. with his back to the horne
plate, caught the ball on the nose and sent
It to left field for two bases, bringing
Thornton and Donahue home Then there
was stir among the Pittsburg PLAYERS
They claimed that the hit was illegal de-
claring that Lange had stepped out az the
box. 1t was funny situation. The spec
tator5 did not know how to take II. and
therefore KEEP extremely quiet. Umnire
Mcdonald was firm in his decision that n
was a fair hit. and 1t went at that. the
Pittsburgs slowly retreating to the various
positions. crestfallen and outwftted Ac-
cording to the rules the umpire was cor
rect and the hi was fair. LANCE was In
the '1cft-hand'' box when he struck al the
BALL. and there IL M clafSo in tha r,,i..