Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-15

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but his presence disagreeably affected the
whole team, and some members more es-
pecially.
On the Washington team it will be entire
| ly different. Jack Doyle will be looked up
| TO as the bright particular star and leader
His domination (Which is fortunate for a
| team that will accept it, will be considered
| as matter of course by the other players
There will be no serious kicks on account
| OF 1t. and no combinations of players
against it. Accordingly the team will
| pront by 1t to an extent that is hardly COM
| prenended by a superficial observer and
the players will think about something be-
| sldes drawing their salaries and being COM
| portable during the seasons travel.
| On, yes, you may just well consider
the Washington Blues as some account in
| this years pennant chase
| The Cincinnati papers are making a great
| zeal OF fuss over the reported signing of
| Umpire Hurst by President Young for the
coming season, but strange to say that CITY
| IS about the only one in the twelve-club
circuit that protests Sir Timothy. Outside
| Oh INN s break last season, when he pasted
a fireman in the grand stand with a beer
| Dottle that had been thrown at him by
ere or the onlookers, his record was ex-
| ceptionaily good. His fuss at Pittsburg
was with crowd of toughs and the UNI
| plre was supported in his fight by several
| local fans who believed he had offlciated
IN an impartial way. Umpire Hurst can
| be signed by President Young and vet
|
| grounds, nor for that matter umpire a
! game In which the Reds participate 1t
| looks very childish for the Cincinnati
people 10 want to run an upright, fearless
| ana emclSnt umpire out of the business
! simply because he acted the star part in
a 1racas that was started by n Cincinnati
| enthusiast, and which was more to the
| discredit Of that city than to Hurst him
| self. Good umpires are scarce and hard to
sign, but from reports that came from the
| Queen CITY last season it would appear
as though the followers of the game in
! that city care mere for the inferior sort
| than they do for the frst-class article
| The most favored part about Hurst's UNI
| Firing Is that visiting club no matter
| what city 1t may strike. can rest assured
that impartial decisions will be given on
| every play that comes up during the game
| II President Young listens to eleven clubs
out OF the twelve that make UP the Ma
| tiohal League. he will sign Hurst for next
| season and thereby rest assured that one
| OF the dozen foles in the umpire chart has
been eHectually plugged up.
Notes.
| From all the accounts that have been re-
| oeiVed from Providence, the Washington
people have secured an extraordinarily
&c cd man in Catcher Dixon. He started in
business in the Michigan League. then
went 10 Minneapolis, was two years in the
Southern League, and for the last four
| years has been in Providence Dixon's en-
Ferlence has been varied, and his work last
season was about the best of the catchers
IN the Eastern League
Very little has been said about Roger
| bresnehan since the close of last season,
but the local fans will not soon forget
| MS good work the few times he was called
| upon to officiate in the box. The prettiest
| part about Roger is that he can field his
! tosltloh IN oashing style and is far from
| being q cipher when he takes his turn at
| The bat Bresnehan will doubtless show
| considerable improvement in his work the
| coming season.
| The additional pitcher that Messrs Wag-
| her and Brown are DESTROYS of signing will
not prove d stranger to Washington fans
| 81 ould his name be secured to a senatorial
'ccntract He has had many years on the
r,,sr no, IS known as one of the coolest
| men mat ever stepped into the pitcher $
| h"x, and. while not being rated as A .'phe-
| nom his work is of the dependable kind
| tEat WINS a majority of the games This
! nan cannot be secured in a trade: cash is
| the only thing that will get MIN but if the
| price is not too stiff he will train with the
| oehators next April. OF course Jack Tay-
! ioi Mouio suit us to I, but he seems TO
| De out OF the exchange race.
| BoSton appears to be standing pat'' for
| the coming season. Washington tried that
| move one season and it was disastrous
| bluff, and the chances are If Will he tho
| same Tor the Beaneaters. All the clubs in
the circuit are taking on new blood and al
| ieast making try to better their team
put The Bosto1r magnates apparently be-
neVe pitcher Nichols will go on for ever
Size up that club with Nick left out,
Sir William Joyce may be talking through
his hat when he lays claim to the '9S pen
| nant. bat when the Giants pitching CORPS
is sized up the predictions made by the
| clubs captain take on a very substantial
| form a poor fielding team can get along
! very we'll behind "such-a much four as
| RuSie, Meekin, Seymour and Doheny W nile
the batting, which is u known quantity,
l lf flor i,,
| rotation
Tommy Tucker has friend in the Wash
| lngton club who stands ace high as to
| what the club shall or shall not do. and il
| would not surprise many of the inner circle
| II Tucker remained with the Senator'S
| Jack Doyle spoke many good words for
| Tommy while in Baltimore and these re-
| marks may tip the scales in the old first
baseman's favor. If Doyle could be jollied
| into going on third it would take very
| timid man to pick out weak position in
| the senatorial aggregation.
L wish Albert Mott would tell us in his
| next letter if his friend Ned Hanlon is real
| ly out for the BOBBY prize. l began having
suspicious in that direction when he let
Amole slip away. If that boy isn't slated
| to become the Mat kilroy of the National
League, / have sadly missed my guessing
ability. Now it is rumored out this way
| that DR.. Arlington Pond will also slip away
from Foxy Hanlon. If Arley can keep on
| serving up the puny pellets he fed to bats
| men during the later half of the season. he
will be among the greatest that ever hap
| pened this year and no mistake. Up to
date we have not heard of Eddie's inten-
| tons to sell Willie Keller Hughey Jen-
| nings, but may we not confidently look for
some such stories after the cunning Oriole
| magnate has let go his grasp on Amole,
| Doyle and ReitZ all at once.-(Cleveland
| Correspondent, Sporting Life.
Tom Tucker for $500 Is good bargain in
| the opinion of President Hart of the Chi
| cago { Id. Still, the latter declines to buy
| him. and yesterday forwarded waiver to
| Earl Wagner. Under the National League
| agreement no player be sold to a minor
| league unless all clubs in the major Or
| ganization waive claim to him. Some
| weeks ago Earl Wagner wrote to President
| Hart asking him il he wanted Tucker for
| $500, as the Washington club was going to
| release him for that amount. Hart an
swered that Chicago was not buying any
| new men, owing to the unsettled condi-
ton of affairs. and asked him to hold the
| offer open a short time. Wagner waited,
| and then wired Hart asking him If he
| wanted Tucker. Hart wired back waving
all claim to the player in question.-(Chi-
| cago Record.
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