Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-24

lect the money. Other ex-Philies are
threatening to take the same course to re-
cover money held back last seasons
contracts.
given two weeks vacation by Magnate
Earl Wagner. and left Louisville yesterday
for this city. Jack has been under the
weather for some time past, but his persist
ent efforts to play have prevented him
tirely recovering. Other reports of SEN
sational order have it that Doyle has been
let out of the management, and new di-
rector is to be secured. Jim Mcclure Will
captain the team and play first for the re-
mainder of the trip.
The Philies did the heaviest batting of
the season on Monday. They made twenty
one hits for total of thirty-four bases off
Esper at St. Louis. The previous record
twenty hits for a total of twenty-eight
bases, made by Chicago on June g.
There are great many excellent hitterS
in the league, but in the opinion of many
local fans Billy Keller stands head and
shoulders over them all. Keller is a scien-
tifc batsman He never swings at a ball
with might and main, but just places 1t into
safe spots.
Flick of the Philadelphia team made
four hits, including three three-baggers,
total of ten bases, on Monday. This is the
second best batting record of the season.
The record is held by Sheckard of the
Brooklyns, who made four hits, for a total
of eleven bases, on May 3.
Hanlon is much amused at the pipe
stories in some of the papers with refer
ence to deals for DeMont and Kelley
They have not the slightest foundation in
fact, and were made out of whole cloth.
So far from making any propositions to
give DeMont and $1,000 for ReitZ, Hanlon
said tonight that he wouldn't give 5000
for the whole Washington team, Earl Wag-
ner and all.-Baltimore Herald That's no
dream. When the Baltimore manager let's
go any cash he will have to be chloro-
formed.
Watkins protest about the validity of
Ito
BILE to cause much of commotion. Waite
is going to protest it on the ground that
the sheriff stopped the game at the end of
the eighth inning. Umpires Snyder and
Connolly OBLIGATED in that game. Both of
them told the writer yesterday that Cap
tain Ely and Captain Tebeau agreed early
in the game that they would stop at the
end of the eighth inning, no matter which
team was in front. This knocks out Wat
kins' protest.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Wonder if that can really be the same
Ducky Holmes who is playing left field for
the Orioles that was turned adrift by
Louisville, New York and ST. Louis. He
looks like Ducky, he talks like Ducky and
walks like him, but he does not play the
game as the old Ducky did. This Mr..
Holmes seems to be an entirely new man.
He appears to be the star of the Balti-
more aggregation just now. In a pinch he
is the best man on Hanlon's list, and when
it comes to fielding, why, he simply eats
them out there. Hanlon must have some
sort of dope that he njects into players
when he gets hold of them. Brodie and
Holmes are certainly playing great ball.
Cincinnati Tribune
Pessinists who a few weeks ago mourned
over the decadence in interest in Yankee
Doodle's game have drawn their heads into
their shells like tortoises when garter
snakes come their way. Ned Hanion is
generally charged with sounding the first
nigh note In the oratorio of THE Squealer."
Baltmoreans did turn down the Birds
"cold turkey" The revival in Chicago and
ST. Louis, however. has made all the mo-
guls happy. 1t will slif1e the cry-always
so strong in Boston-'"Theres no money in
the west. The Reds took in as their
share in Chicago last week over twice as
much they ever received in Baltimore
when the Birds were plucking the pen
rant..Cincinnati Post.