Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-05
Base Ball Notes.

The Cihcinnati-St. Louis game was pre-
vented by rain.
Cy Swain has been recalled forgiven
and will arrive here Saturday. He will
pitch in one of the games with the Phillies
here next week. McHale is expected to
play in Mondays game when Tom Brown
will so to the bench, Jack Doyle succeed
ing him as captain.
The Washington club stands today in
the championship race exactly where it did
just one year ago. The folly OF practicing
at home has been clearly illustrated in the
last two years by the bad starts made.
Mr.. Wagner has admitted hat this is The
only mistake he has made this season,
and that next spring the club will go south
for early practice, and thereby be able TO
get good start
Hillary Swain has had the satisfaction
of being sent for after being turned down
by the local magnate. The tall boy is so
exceedingly slow in his delivery that both
Mcclure and Farrell complained that il
made suckers OF them on account of Civ
ing base runners such good start that il
was impossible TO throw them out, and for
this reason the spectators placed the blame
where ii didn't belong. Mr.. Wagner tried
to farm out Swain, but without success.
and now the big boy will be brought back
to ascertain whether he has improved over
last years work, and if he has he will be a
welcome addition to the Senators pitching
corps,
President Young received a letter yester-
day from President Pulliam of the Louis
vile club. which ran follows: "Of all
the umpires that 1 have seen thus far
Heydler is by far the best" The many
friends of Johnny in Washington will be
glad to hear of his success.
From Rusie's performance yesterday 1t
would appear that the big boy is coming
around all right. Meekin is still back
ward, but should get started going in his
usual good style before the week is out.
Warm weather will work wonders for the
New Yorks
Matte Kilroy was not in the game for
Chicago yesterday, and il looks as IL
Pitcher Woods has driven him TO the bench
permanently. Matte was rather slow in
helding and not up to the requirements
with the bat.
The umpires appear to be entirely too
backward about putting the kickers out of
me game Tor week or more. Nothing of
this kind has yet occurred. and now the
players are becoming imbued with the idea
that the same old regime OF last year will
carry through this season. The game at
Baltimore and Pittsburg yesterday bristied
with protests from the players. and only
Kelley went to the bench II the umDres
nailed the first man that makes kick and
put him out of the game their work would
be much easier and satisfactory. for they
undoubtedly do much better when not an
noyed by players who are trying TO cover
up their own shortcomings. =
A comparison Of the present standing Of
the Clubs with that of q year ago shows
that Baltimore has not held its own this
year. dropping from ISL to $50. Cincinnati
has Improved. going from .750 TO .7Sx
Cleveland has jumped from .<ft to .G57;,
Brooklyn, from 800 20 .63G; Chicago from
.533 to, .0la; Boston from $50 to .57l. Pitts
burg has dropped from .GG7 last year at
this tinse to lss: Philadelphia from 500 to
AT: New York from .a44 to .36I: Louisville
from INA TO BIB. Washington has exactly
held its own. st. Louis has dropped from
DID to 1G7. -Pttzburg. Philadelphia New
York, Louisville and st. Louis have all
done worse this year as compared with last
than Washington