Evening star., 1898-08-18

any criterion. His batting is weak against
a second-class minor league corps Of pitch
ers and his work against f1rst-class twirlers
would simply amount to nothing. The
Eastern and Atlantic Leagues have better
players than the western organizations.
"Old Reliable" Mcclure was made to
days game. Jim has been doing poorly
with the willow lately and an enthusiastic
fan" was bewailing this fact and calling
on the veteran to make hit. Then came the
last straw when some one yelled out Cart
wright The idea of comparing Jim with
the ex-senator was too much and his fea-
| lures relaxed.
Little Carsey, although batted freely yes
terday, is one of the shrewdest twirlers in
the business. The way he caught several
of the Senators mapping at first was the re-
deeming part of his twirling. Place the
kid" with f1rst-class team and he will
prove a winner.
The local fans are not getting over
balanced as a result of the present series
with the St. Louis boys. The Senators sim
ply had to wfn as the games have been
passed up to them on silver platter by
the twirling staff of the Browns. The Pf-
rates will be here tomorrow, and If the
winning streak continues congratulations
will be in order but the dormant en.4iusi-
asm should be allowed to sleep just a day
or two longer before breaking forth
Boston Is after Ed Beecher, the Mans
field. Ohio, left fielder. and Baltimore Is
after Pitcher Roscoe Miller of the same
team. The deal is not yet concluded
Six straight knock-downs for the Cleve-
land team, and still the cry goes up
.Plucky Patsy" Had the Cincinnatis
dropped half that many in a row it would
be, Cincinnati cutters" If the Reds
never cut any more figure in the race than
they have done already they should be
given credit for a wonderful fight. 1t is
better to have led and lost than not to
have led at ALL"
The management of the Willoesbarre base
ball club has appealed to President Young
to compel the st. Louis club to pay over
$3.50, the price agreed upon for Shortstop
Sullivan. The deal was made a month ago
and the money has not been forthcoming
yet.
The Orioles have made only two errors in
the last four games That Is good base
ball. Early in the season 1t rarely happen
ed that they made less than three or four
or more to the game.
The game between Brooklyn and Cleve-
land was postponed yesterday on acco ant
of rain. Two and a half innings had been
played, and the score stood 3 to 2 in favor
of Brooklyn. Two games will be played to-
day.
The Cincinnatis have done as well so far
on this trip as any one expected them to
do The trouble is that the Clevelands have
not done what they were tipped to do. Had
the Spiders taken two out of the four in
Boston, or even one, the standing of the
top teams in the race would have differ
ent appearance.
Nobody but Hanlon," remarks an ex-
after his release from Washington and the
ex-Senators wonderful work since joining
the Orioles is proof positive that Hanlon
is the best judge Of a ball player in the
business"
Mattress, an ex-Dickinson College ath-
iese, who played shortstop with the cham
pion Hagerstown team in the Cumberland
Valley League, is wanted by the Phtsburg
National League team. Pittsburg has not
yet offered enough money to get him
Apropos of the great work done by the
veteran pitcher, Weyhing of Louisville now
with the Senators, in the box this season, it
is interesting to note few remarks made
by Harry Wright several years ago In
the days when the league was in its in
fancy Weyhing was considered bit of a
nigh roller, and wasn't prejudiced against
the hgurative red paint that makes a diff
ference in the morning. That was the
trouble with weighing in Philadelphia
Wright always acted as a sort of guardian
over Gus and in a fatherly way often
advised him to keep himself in hand. but
he got a trif1e gay" and his release fol-
lowed. Shortly afterward Wright said:
That fellow was one of the best natural
born pitchers ever nodded. He was made
to order to pitch ball. His arm is long, and
fortified with those long, stringy muscles
and is built on the same plan as a whip
He will be able to pitch, if he lives to be
seventy years old, provided he takes care of
h1mself- How correct was Wright's an
alysis 1t Is only necessary to point to Wey-
hings record during the present season
He is now pitching better ball than at any
other time in mis- career.-BaItimore Herald.