Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-13
BUT TWO GAMES MORE
Then the National League Base Ball
Season Winopen.
LOCAL TEAM N. !. GOOD CONDITION
Efforts to Induce Reitz to Report
Are Unavai|ing;
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES
CURRENT SPORTING NOTES

| Tomorrow's game with Toronto will finish
| the practice season, and 1t can be said that
! the Senators are in excellent condition. OF
| course, it is to be regretted that Reitz has
| not yet come to terms, but Mr. Wagner
has gone to the limit in trying to secure his
signature to a contract. An immense
| crowd Is looked for at Fridays game on
account Of the Baltmores being the oppos-
Ing club, and the chances Of McJames be-
Ing in the box, with DeMontreville on sec
ond. A large delegation Of Capitol Hill
fans will be on hand to encourage the ex-
Senator.
Today the Senators will have as oppo-
| nents Arthur Twins Toronto team, the
| fast aggregation from the Eastern League
that has been entertaining the Baltimore
| club for the past two days. Game will be
| called at 4:15.
Gus weighing has almost recovered from
| the troublesome stitch in his side and pitch
ed yesterday like a past master in the
business, striking out four of the college
boys and not safe hit being made off of
his delivery.
Of the Baltimore club, arrived in that city
last evening and in answer to inquiries
said that everything had been arranged
satisfactorily between him and the club.
AhiS leaves IltCueT SOTDeIt as the last
hold-out. and although he was the star
pitcher last season, Manager Hanlon says
he can easily do without Joe's services.
Time will tell.
Catcher John Clements. the ex-Quaker
player, has been selected as the captain of
the st. Louis team for the coming season.
and Manager Hurst thinks he has picked
out the best man In the crowd.
Shortstop Fox will be in the game this
afternoon for the Torontos This ia the
Young Washington in, Of
games last season and whose chief fault
was 1nexperience. So far this spring he
has been doing good work
First Baseman Proctor, the young Wash
ington player signed by Ted Sullivan for
his Dubuque team, left for that city last
night. the delayed transportation arriving
by yesterdays mail. Proctor should give
a good account of himself, or many of the
guess.
Third Baseman Bert Myers is still on the
fence and insists that he will not report in
milwaukee this season, and 1t looks as if
manager M Connie Mack has lost the chance
OF picking up cool $500 the amount Bert
was willing to pay for his release
1t was expected that the Mount St
Mary's College club would make a good
National Park on account of the reputed
ability of their twirler, Kenna but the dis
play of stage fright given by the amateurs
IN the first two innings robbed them of all
hNSS VI CNSi iid h41S E1ne contest inter-
esting. The college boys Ere all very green
IN the matter of throwing the ball. batting
and playing the fine points of the game
and for this reason easily became ratified
NO matter how slight thet provocation was
for catching a runner; off the bases, away
Went the ball from one of the PLAYERS
nands and seven times out of eight it went
WHO throughout the nine innings Pitcher
henna demonstrated that hs possesses abil-
lty above the ayerageaas d twirler as bar
ring the first two innings, he pitched clever
| ball and 1ielded his position nicely. The
chief drawback to the clubs chances of
scoring was the weakness of the PLAYERS at
the bat. 1t appeared as ifseach man as he
went to the bat would consider himself
| lucky II he hit the ball, and as a result but
two singles were chalked up to their credit
The Senators were out for good exercis-
Ing game and played with unusual vim and
aggressiveness. All the chances possible
on the bases were taken, pretty slides and
sharp plays resulting. At the bat Tommy
Leahy was very much in evidence getting
| a single, double and a home run, while
at second he had nine chances and cop
pered them all. AL. Setback, Mcclure and
Captain Brown also batted we'll The final
score was 10 to l in favor of the Senator's
| a sort of free silver ratio game.
Ihe Senators and Torontos were on the
diamond at National Park this morning
taking the usual morning exercise The
Canucks are very speedy on their feet, but
40 not look as strong an aggregation as
last year Manager Irwin spoke enthusiast
hat with Mr.. Wagner that the Orioles
would finish in first place. Nothing has
been heard from the three hold out play
ers-Reitz, McHale and Wagner although
there Is small possibility of one or two
of the trio dropping in at the park at any
time.
big Mike" Mahoney once the idol of
the Georgetown students has signed a
contract with the st. Louis club to play
| first base. and will go in Fridays game II
| In good condition. 'Dick" Harley, who
played ON the Georgetowns with Mahoney.
| Lave Cross and Catcher Clements recon-
mended the big fellow. and Manager Hurst
| vent to Boston the first part of the week
| and secured his signature to a contract
| Mahoney was turned loose by the BoStons
! last season without a good trial, and the
| probabilities are that he will help out the
Browns where they are weak, at first and
! at the bat.
| Umpires Heydler and Snyder leave fol
| their first assignments tomorrow, the FOR
| mer will go either to Louisville or st
Louis. while the latter opens at New York
Yesterday's Ball Games.
Baltimore 16; Toronto 3.
Allentown 3; Boston 2
| Brooklyn 6; Lancaster 8.
| Cincinnati 10: Indianapolis 0.
| New York Z; Rochester l.
Philadelphia 10; Montreal l.
Junior Base Ball.
The Young Meridian Base Ball Club de-
feated the Young Senators in seventh
ming game at the Monument Lot yesterday
| by II to g. The Young Meridians would
like to hear from teams under fourteen
| years Of age. Address Joseph A. Hurney,
| manager, 512 F. street northwest.
The Second LIE Droits have organized
] for the season and would like to receive
challenges from teams Of sixteen years
and under. Address Robert B. Purcell. All
| Florida avenue. 'sf48'
College Base Ball.
The Yale nine defeated the Georgetown