Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-30

First fall for the Browns.

THSl Iafi 1Or the browns.
The next three will suit us all right.
Jack Taylor Is pitching the most con-
sistent ball in the league
Farrell made two triples and a single
yesterday and seemed to have Taylor
gagged about right.
Reitz and Myers were the boys who had
inc snip ups yesterday, but poor hitting is
what lost the game.
Baltimore also ran up against it yester-
day in Louisville The fact is beginning to
dawn upon the base ball world that there
Is not snap in the entire twelve clubs.
Louisville yesterday made Manager Han
lon an offer of 10000 cash for the pick of
three OF the Orioles, but 1t was turned
down. The Colonies were after Keller.
McGraw and Jennings. and it took Hanlon
several minutes to decide as twenty thou
sand is quite nice bunch
AL Maui suffered his first defeat yester-
day. His pitching was good, but the men
PACK OF him were slow on the bases, eleven
Colonies did was pulled off in two innings
and was beautiful sufficiency.
1t was rumored in Washington yester-
day that Chicago is willing to talk trade
with Mr.. Wagner wherein DOYLE and
Wrigley would be shifted to the lake citV
and in return Dahlen and Everett would
become Senators. If such a transfer could
be pulled off the Washingtons would have
sort OF championship look about them.
released by the Philies to the Wilkesbarre
Eastern League club, made an exhibition
of himself at Toronoto yesterday he was
taken out of the box after three Singles
mad been made and two runners were on
bases In a fit of anger he threw the ball
into the bleachers and two runs were
scored. Wflkesbfrre won, nevertheless,
Jocko Halligan making two doubles and
two singles during the contest
Arthur Irwin, manager and proprietor Of
the Torontos, evidently knows a good man
when he sees him. He went after Short
stop Hannivan yesterday and now he Is a
Canuck. Hannivan has been playing short
Tor syracuse. but he can play any position
and Will be placed in the field to allow
Casey chance to get back into his Old
position behind the bat
Homer. recently Of the Raltimores, classes
ReitZ. now of the Washington club with
McPhee, Lowe Childs and other top-notch
second basemen of the league Reitz GER
tatnly did great deal toward making that
three-out -of-four record for the Senators at
the Reds expense.-Cfncnnau Enquirer.
That Washington team plays better ball
without manager than it does with one.
Earl Wagner knows as much about base
ball as any one ever connected with the
game There Is no good reason WHY he
shouldn't manage his own team Three out
OF four from Baltimore and three out of
-FOUR from the Reds. with Jack Doyle in the
hospital. Is fair evidence that the team will
play ball under Wagner's management =
Cincinnati Enquirer
while Earl Wagner is recognized as the
biggest broker in ball players in the league
1T isn't likely that now that he has team
that he can make Boston, Baltimore. Cir
cinnati and New York hump he will break
1t up In midseason The Washingtonian
refused something like seven Reds for Il.
Selbach last November. Wagner likes to
play in credulous scribes, and he has
given them lots of rope this time" was a
Flrale comment-P1ttsburg News.