The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-04-15
THE RACE BEGINS TO-DAY
Opening of the League Cham
pionShip season.
WHERE THE CLUBS WILL PLAY
Results mt Benning Yesterday-Thrcc
Favorites Came I'm Wfnners-SaiIOr
Entries for the Races Today-Other
News of the World of sports.


and the race for the pennant will no
fore was there such an element of I'M
certainty as to the winner.
The Senator'S open up the season with
the Baltimores and a closely-contested
game is anticipated. The batting order
of the two mines will be as follows:
BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON.
McGraw, 3b. Selbach, If.
Keller, RI. Gettman, IF.
Jennings, SIS. Brown, Of.
Kelley, If. Doyle, Id.
Stencil, CT. Leahy. %.
DeMontreville, 20. Farrell, 3b.
McGann, 1b. Wrigley, SIS.
Robinson, C. Mcguire, C.
Hughes, D. Mercer or Amoie, p
Game will be called at Ais p. m, and
Emslie and Andrews will act as umpires.
Prior TO the game the Orioles and Sena-
tors will parade the principal thorough
fares of the city in carriages, preceded by
a chariot with a band of fifteen pieces
A dispatch to The Times from ST. Louis
today says:
The baseball season will open at Sports
mans Park this afternoon, the Chicagos.
who arrived last night, being the Browns
opponents The weather is clear and
pleasant. The batteries will be Grifhth
and Donahue, for Chicago. and TAYLOR
and Clements, for st. Louis. James Nc
Donald will umpire Copies of Brushs
famous "rowdy' ball resolutions were
handed both teams last night, but none
of the players signed it.
The Bostons open up at the Polo
Grounds in New York and this game will
be watched with much interest by the
fans who wish to get a line on the
playing form of the Giants and Bean
eaters. The batting order of the teams
will be as follows:
New Workman Haltren. CT: Herman.
IT,; Joyce, ID; Davis. IS; Gleason. %;
McCreery, IF; Hartman, 3b.; Warner, c.;
Doheny, p.
Decentralization. CT: Tenny. h.:
Long. SIS; Duffy IT,. Holland. 3D.: S;ahl,
If; Lowe. 2b.; Bergen, C.; Sullivan o.
Nichols, p.
OF the other teams Brooklyn plays in
Philadelphia, Cleveland at Cincinnati,
and Pittsburg at Louisville.
The Philadelphia Inquirer this morning
says: To-day the race for the pennant
emblematic of the baseball championship
begins and the cranks of sixteen cities
will anXiously await the result until the
ides Of October. With the exception Of
the Philadelphia and St. Louis clubs, both
Of which have made numerous changes.
the teams of the League are practically
the same as made the race last year
Notwithstanding the eXtravagant claims
made by different managers, in all likeli-
hood Baltimore and Boston will swing
il out for first money. Cincinnati APP
pears 10 have the best show to secure the
short end of the purse. although both
Cleveland and New York will probably
be knocking" The Giants position will
depend altogether upon the showing of
their pitchers. If they can repeat their
marvellous performance of last season
they will be close up at the finish II
they slump, Joyces men won't have lock
in. Last season the Phillies finished
tenth. Messrs. Reach and Rogers and
Manager Stallings declare that the team
is stronger this year and that if it doesn't
finish in the first division, they will be
deeply mistaken
Prospecting on the result of today's
game in this city, the Baltimore Sun says:
Contrary to the custom Of previous
years, the Orioles will today play the
opening game away from home. They
will leave for Washington. where the
first game is TO be played at 1904 o'clock
this morning. Manager Hanlon has de-
cided TO take every one of his men along,
so that none will miss the parade and
ceremonies preceding the game itself
Hughes. the young pitcher from Califor-
MIA, is slated to ofiiciate in the box for
Baltimore. and Clarke will probably do
the catching. 1t is more than likely that
Washington will pin its faith to MERGERS
ability to fool the Baltimore sluggers
this afternoon, although il is possible that
Amole may be tried against his old team
mates. McJames wanted TO pitch today,
but Mr.. Hanlon thought it best to reserve
him until tomorrow at Union Park.
Yesterday was a disa greeable day. but
that did not prevent a good attendance at
the races. Three favorites came in win
ners, and Sailor King won the Potomac
stakes. The results:
First Race-For fiIlies and mares, three
years old and upward. five furlongs.
Summer Sea, won; lambert, second;
Own, third. Time, 1:02. IL.
Second Race-Selling, for maiden two
year-olds, half mile. Caoutchouc. won:
Claptrap, second; Tyran, third. Time.
0:50 IA.
Third Race-The Potomac stakes. for
three-year-olds, six furlongs. Sailor
King, won; Handpress, second; Sensa>
tional third. Time, LII.
Fourth Race-Selling. for three-year-
olds and upwards, six and a half fur
longs. Charantus, won; Dog Town, Sc
cond; James Monroe. third. Time, 1:2i.
Fifth Race-For three-year-old and
upward, one mile. Thomas Cat, won;
Doggett, second; fiesta, third Time, la.
In the first race Takanasse, Sagacity,
Sweet Lound and Princess India were
scratched. as was Varus in the third,
and Knight of the Garter in the fifth.
The entries and weights for today's
races are as follows: