Evening star., 1898-04-16

Umpire John A. Heydler.
go into the game today badly handicapped.
Farrell will play third ard Leahy second,
the best possible arrangement of the men
under the trying circumstances. Farrell
has played third before, and at one time
was considered quite fast in that position,
but Charleys throwing arm is not in the
best possible condition at this early date,
and ne will be handicapped to certain
tent on this account. The batting order
published Thursday will carry over for to-
days gam, McJames pitching for the Bal
timore club. while Amole will do the twirl
ing for the Senators. On account of this
combination great interest mas been arous-
ed. Both men are in the best condition and
have pitched finsly SO far this season. Jack
Doyle, according to the Baltimore papers,
is slated for great reception by the fans"
of oysterville, but the new first baseman
can be depe ended upon to put forward his
best efforts toward overthrowing his late
companions. At noon the two clubs parad-
ed the prominent Baltimore streets, preced-
ed by band and at the grounds a concert
was given before the game.
The scene of the base bail strife will be
transferred TO Washington Monday, and
the postponed opening game of the season
is expected to BE- pulled off then if the
weather man will he kind to us. Should
the Baltimores win today it is a foregone
conclusion that many will accompany the
club to this city Monday and do their usual
shouting for their favorites. Mercer will
have the hon 1r of starting off the season in
Washington. and Hoffer will more than
probably be he opposing twir.er. The pa
rade postponed fiom yesterday will he gone
through with as originally arranged, and a
band concert will be given atathe grounds
before the game.
The western section of the National
League was the fortunate portion yester-
day, as all the games scheduled for the
.f
the New Yorks coming the nearest to pull
ing off their Inauguration by playing three
Innings Over 5000 spectators took in the
three opening games in Cincinnati, Louis
Vile and St. LOUIS and 1t is a safe guess
to make that fully 10000 more would have
been at the eastern games had the weather
been bright ami warm, which would have
brought the opening attendance UP to what
it was last year. From this it can be seen
that war excitement will hurt base ball
very little, as it is cheap amusement and
caters to the people one and all.
Another noticeable feature of yesterdays
Start-oH was the entire absence of kicking
by the clubs, the telegraph reports saying
that everything passed off without the
sembance OF an objection to the umpire's
decisions. This is it should be. Nobody
Will object to legitimate coaching, but
when an umpire says out, out 1t is, ana
should not be questioned. The double UNI
pire system. the Brush resolution and the
prevention of slow pitching will quicken the
games about thirty minutes and add i'm
mensely to the enjoyment of the spectators
While President Young has not officially
announced his stan of umpircs, good line
can be drawn on the bunch from the as
signmenis of yesterday. Heydier and Cush-
man worked at Louisville, Mcdonald and
ODay at st. Louis, Wood and Swartwood
at Cincinnati. This leaves the pairs as
follows for the east: Emslie and Andrews
Lynch and Conr oily and Snyder and Curry.
Emslie, Lynch and Mcdonald We're MEN,
bers of the staff last year. Connolly Of
ficiated in the New England League last
season and comes into the National League
highly recommended by the Boston mag
Eates and newspaper men. Wood is the
old Philadelphia left-iielder, and has ham
died the indicator before. Swartwood was
in the Eastern League last season. Cush-
man is an old ball player and manager,
and Heydler and Snyder are Washington
men and their recent movements are well
known to the local people.
John Heydler. the newly appointed Ma
ticnal League umpire from this city, has
become well known in base ball circles
from his work atsNational Park as a SUBJ
stitute umpire, and also through his in
teresting letters to the Sporting Life. the
correspondent of which he has been for the
past four years. Heydler gave up a
good position in the government printing
office to master the mysteries of the !
type-setting machines nearly five years ago. |
He went into the factory at which the
type-setting machines We're manufactured
saving devices. When The Evening Star
equipped it's composing room with these |
machines Heydler was one of the first men 1
secured to work one of them, on account OF |
his speed and general knowledge, and his |
sCperiofs have never regretted his employ
ment. Being natural lover of the great /
American game. Heyder first drifted into |
the sport IN this city through being a men, |
Der of the Light Infantry nine, having joined |
that organization directly after his location |
in this city. becoming sergeant major John |
has made friends by the score. all of whom |
will wish him success in the field to which |
he has been appointed by President Young
Jacob Morse. the Boston correspondent OF |
the Sporting Life, has the following to say
about Heydler in this weeks paper:
s.An luck to John Heydler, one of the new |
league umpires. He knows the game, is a 4
gentleman through and through, and il he |
has not that sine qua non of an umpire |
sandI miss my mark. He should make /
most valuable addition to the league stan |
of umpires, and unquestionably Mr. Young |
used excellent judgment In placing him on 1
the staff. Naturally his signature in the /
sporting Life will be greatly missed. He /
was an excellent writer. and the products |
OF his pen had wide influence and circu-
lation.s