Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-09
RELEASES AND EXCHANcES
Players Change Places or Are Let
Out Entirely.

Manager Joyce of the New York club has
announced the release of Walter WiImot
McCreery will regularly occupy the right
field.
Ihere Will be shake-up in the PhiladeI-
Phla team within the next few days Third
Baseman Nash has received the usual ten
days notice OF his release. For some rea-
son the fact is being kept a secret. but
from hint dropped by Nash himself he Is
involved in a deal which Is perfectly acree
able to him. so that he is not to be releas
ed outright. The papers for Manager STALL
mss reieasc mad been made out last week
but We're not handed in the club owners
llnally yielding to his appeal for another
trial 1t is understood that new paDers
VIII be made out for him today or tomor.
row. ana tnat negotiations will be opened
with Adrian G. Arson to succeed StalIinps
as manager of the Phiiies
Ned I1anlon returned to Baltimore last
night from Philadelphia and announced
that he had sold Stencil and Quinn to ST
Louis for cash consideration. belieycd to
be about $1,000 and Ducky Holmes. Two
reasons are advanced for disposing of
these players. In the first place the club
was carrying more men than the attend
ance at the games justified and it was de-
sifahle to cut down the salary list In the
second place, Quinn was anxious to get
PACK hcrne, and kept on importuning Han
ION to trade him to ST. Louis Stencil hs
fallen off in mis- batting yet would have
been retained but for the fact that he was
a hgh-saaried mar. Hanton intends to
gamer some more young material and de-
veiop 1t. He has several on the string and
expects to make more deals in the near fu-
ture. Meanwhile, re will utilize his pitch
ers in case of necessity.
Base Ball Notes.
Pittsburg again today
Evans will probably pitch for Washing
ton.
Mercer pitched like the Winnie of old.
Wrigley made some good plays and lost
only one.
Manager Doyle isn't hitting much of late,
but he'll come again.
Pepper" Reitz is going at his regular
Face just row; nothing gets away from
MIN.
Wagner's injury cinched the Bert Myers
deal. ]. Earl was trying to land Bert at
200 but Wagner's injury made him go up
to the 81 500 mark almost instantly
The change in batting order suited Sell
bach and Gettman very nicely. Sci ham
mered out a hit that scored two runs and
Jake regained his batting eye to the tune
of a triple and d single.
The Pittsburg players gave it out around
their hotel that if Mercer went in the box
yesterday they would punish his delivery
for a cool twenty hits. They scored ex-
actly four singles and one double.
Umpire Connolly is excellent on the base
| decisions. He seldom loses a play, and
when he says out 1t Is almost a clear
case. President Young Will place him be-
! hind the bat when the shake up of the
umpires takes place.
When the Senators found out that they
couldn't hit Rhines safely they adopted
bunting tactics. and 1t told on Billy to such
| an extent that the local boys turned about
| and plunked the ball for keeps The tactics
| reminded the spectators of Baltimore
games of last year.
Fred Ely Is apparently away of this sea
son, both in batting and fielding. Fred ha 3
| been known to mum high fly, but never
| to misjudge one. A play Of the latter sort