Evening star., 1898-09-14
Base Ball Notes.

Two games today with Cleveland.
Welcome to Washington, Manager Irwin.
The transfer of Selbach to center field
looks like a good move.
Shortstop is about the only hole that will
have to be filled, but it will take consider
able hustling to fill it.
If the Baltimores win today from Cincin-
natl up they go into second place.
Gettman will probably play first today,
Freeman in right and perhaps Casey behind
the bat in one of the games. The new play
ers will doubtless receive a hearty well
come from the local enthusiasts.
Pitcher Williams is about the best twirler
Of the bunch brought from Toronto. SUIT
hoff is really kid but, like Altrock of
can control all the curves and drops to a
nicely. Pitcher Baker is the old-timer
kirkley Baker, who has been in and out
Of the league several times. Like Gus Wey-
hing, he has ccme again, his work this
season being of high order.
The local fans" should be on hand to-
day in large numbers, If for no other rea-
son than to see the difference in the play
ing of men who know they have an expert
manager watching them. Next years jobs
are to be looked cut for and loafing will be
stricken out from now until the close of
the season.
w. H. Watkins announced Monday that
Pitcher Rosebrough, whose release was
purchased from the Dayton club some time
ago, had accepted terms and that he would
join the Pittsburg club in New York next
week.
Billy Smith, son of ex-Dandy Mayor VIM.
B. Smith of Philadelphia, has been appoint
ed a National League umpire He assisted
Gaffney in the oston-Philadelphia game
yesterday afternoon.
The seasons series between Boston AMI
New York has been completed and Boston
won ten games to New York's four. In the
six games pitched by Nichols New York
made only thirteen runs, an average of
two and one-sixteenth runs to game and
thirty-two hits, an average of five ana one
third hits per game One of the games
pitched by Nichols was lost, however.
Frank Deli. Robson has telegrap phed to
President Young the suggestion that all
soldiers and sailors who took part in the
spanish war be admitted to all league
games free when in full uniform. Mr.. Rob
ison gave the formal consent of the Cleve-
| land club and suggested that President
Young telegraph to the other clubs.
DeMontreville still leads the Orioles in
base stealing, with forty stolen bases to his
credit. The records of all the Baltimore
players up TO date are as follows: Demon
| treville, 70; McGann, 2s; Holmes, 26 (since
he came to Baltimore): McGraw, 26: Keel
er, %; Jennings, %; Kelley. 10; Brodie 4;
| Clarke, =: Ball. .: Robinson, /; Maui, l.
| Philadelphia and Pittsburg are having a
| regular see-saw time of it in leading the
| "also rams these days. First one and
then the other is at the top of the second
| division. This morning Philadelphia holds
| that proud eminence. Yesterday it was
| Pittsburg. the Gay before Philadelphia, two
| days before that they were tied for the po-
| sition. and the day before the tic Pittsburg
| held it, and so on 1t is a pretty struggle.
| Just as the Colcnels were taking the train
| at Cincinnati Monday night for Brooklyn
| President Pulliam received a telegram stat
| ing that Pitcher Phillip of the Minneapolis
| team had accepted terms. He will not join
| the team until next spring. however. He
| has been pitching winning ball for a losing
| n .a1e ev11a md iS on
| the Amos Rusie type being said to have as
| much speed.
Pitcher Wheeler has been released by the
Philadelphia team. For awhile early in the
season Wheeler was about the only win
| ming pitcher the Phillies had except Dun
kle. Dunkle fizzled out very early in the
| fight, and Wheeler grew steadily less eff
fective, until he was allowed to pitch only
occasionally. His work for months when
ever he pitched was poor. and he has flnal-
| ly been dropped. Wheeler has been with
| Philadelphia two seasons but last year he
was lncapacitated most of the time from
sickness.
Capt. Tebeau has very original notions
| OF his own about changing pitchers in a
| game .! would take pitcher out just as
| quickly if he was being poorly supported as
| if he was being hit hard" said Oliver the
other day. Sometimes when errors are
| being piled up behind a pitcher yOa can put
sudden stop to them all and bring order
out of confusion by calling new lwirler
| into the box even If the man who started
| the game isn't being hit savageIy at all l
| don't know why this is any more than
know why sucn and such a cluo can III i've
such and such pitcher from the box while
another club can't hit him at ALL 1 cniy
know that | have tried II, and that 1t IS So
Just where the New York club is going to
secure its new material is still a matter of
conjecture. There are a number of good
players who can be purchased or eX-
| changed, but club owners ask exorbitant
prices for their players. The Washington
club will have a number of players includ-
ing some good men, for sale, as when Ar
thur Irwin assumes the MANAGEMENT of the
team rext season he will bring the best
part OF his Toronto team with him. 1t is
said that the local management has al
ready made a fiattering offer for two cut
helders now playing with the WashingIons
but no definite answer has been received
An offer has also been made to the Louis
Vile club for Outfielder Dexter. The latter
Is fins ball player and is anxious TO Sc
cure place on the New York team.-Ex-
change.
CYCLE TRACKS SUSPENDED.
Action Taken bv Chnfrman Ma