Evening star., 1898-04-20

s., 400, the limit There is said to be some
understanding between him and President
Soden, or he would not have Joined the
other players. 1t Is said that President
Soden will give Nichols what he asks but
does not want 1t to appear that he has
yielded to the necessity of getting Nichols
at any price. The Boston club would in
deed, be in a bad way without the great
pitcher
Cushman judged balls and strikes and
Hey0ier gave judgment on base decisions.
No player ever offered to remark that an
umpire had made a mistake. Strange to
say, also, the crowd was orderly, If en-
thusiastic. No one called the umpires pet
names, nor tried to guy any player. 1t had
every appearance of gentleman's game
Louisville Courier-Journal.
And to think high-toned, aristocratic New
York, the city that turned up it's nose at
the wild and rufhanly west. is first to rebel
against the rule to stop rowdy ball. Freed
man. who has been talking about the ruff
fans in Cincinnati. the hoodlum ball play
riot of the season on his lot Come, stand
from under, Andy. You can't bluff it
through any longer.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Umpire Ed Swartwood and some of the
RedS were sitting under the grand stand
yesterday afternoon, discussing hard throw
ers. when Swartwood remarked: '.I believe
that the Washington club has the hardest
thrower in the business in that young
catcher Snyder that they secured from the
Torontos. He can throw a ball harder with
less effort than any player 1 have ever
seen. L have not seen Steinfeldt throw
but have heard of his reputation, and
l IL wager that he can't throw any harder
than this youngster Snyder."-Cincinnau
Enquirer.
George Decker for some years the util-
ity player of the Chicago team, was YES
terday released to St. Louis, where he is
slated to play first base.
Yesterday, for the second time this sea-
son, rain prevented the Orioles from play
ing their scheduled game with Washington.
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but being informed that no game would
be played, they left at once anj later took
a train for Washington, where they are
scheduled TO play Brooklyn today. The
practiced for while until the rain came
down so heavily as to run them into the
club house The postponement of yester-
days game was looked upon as a piece
of hard luck for the home team. for the
Washingtons are in poor condition now
and are doubtless less able to give the
Orioles fight for the game than they will
be later Baltimore is in such good con-
dition and had two such easy victories over
the Senators that 1t was considered rea
sonably sure that Baltimore would have
won the whole series had all the games
been played. 1t may perhaps happen that
the postponed games will have to be play
ed when Washington is stronger and in bet
ter shape and Baltimore not quite so
strong.-Baltimore Sun.
Fault Is seldom found with Baltimore
sceISTS allowing 100 lew nltS. The Bal
timore plan is to give the batter the bene-
fit of the doubt, as the laws of the Ma
tlonal League require. Time and time
again have visiting scorers found fault
with what they were pleased to call the
profuse liberality with which batters We're
jolied along in the base-hit column and
fielders were relieved of the o6ium attached
to an error. But yesterday, for once condi-
items changed. The Baltimore scorers were
discussing the true inWardness of Wrigley's
1rive in the second inning which Stencil
barely reached and dropped. The News
scorer had set 1t down hit on the
ground that Stencil made q noble effort TO
get under the ball far enough to make Il
sure catch. and seemingly, it was impos-
sible. At the close of the game. however.
when cast-up of results showed what a
wonderful game Hughes had pitched. the
natural inclination was to give Stencil an
error. Manager Hanlon argued that the
ball came right for Stencil to catch The
official scorer, Mr.. Joseph Campbell of
Washington, forms an equally honest opn-
ion from an entirely different standpoint
and the books of the National League will
forever bear the record that two hits were
made by Washington in the memorable
debut of. one James Hughes into the league
pitching ranks.-Baltimore News
Ten Rounds to Draw.
Pete Peterson of Chicago and Mike Daily
of Bangor, Me, fought ten fierce rounds