Evening star., 1898-05-21

Magnate Earl Wagner continued his
strengthening tactics yesterday by signing
the right-hand pitcher. Roy Evans who
was with the Louisvilles last year to help
out the twirling staff of the Senators. Ev-
ans divided up last season with the Louis
vile and Columbus, Ohio. clubs winning
eight out of nine games for the latter, and
five out of eight for the former. He was
not under reservation this season and Mr.
wagner has been negotiating with him for
the past week. Although the LouisvilIes
could not hold Evans, there was no doubt
an understanding between the magnates to
Keep hands off of the pitcher unless the
kentucky magnate save notice that he was
not wanted
BY letting Catcher Snyder go TO the
Lousvilles Magnate Pulliam. 10 doubt.
gave MIR. Wagner the privilege of signing
Evans II terms could be agreed upon Yes
terday Evans agreed to Mr.. Wagner's prop
ositions and Immediately made preparations
TO join the Senators in Cleveland While
11tcher Evans has not much of a record
Dehind him. one big thing that can be said
IN MS favor IS that he is intelligent enough
TO put up good fight against the magnates;
OF the League. He would not sign last year 8
Louisville contract unless the reserve clause
was left out and this season refused to
He evidently knows his own worth and was
willing to stand out for the price desired.
AL Selbach has spoken very favorably of
Evans. Nothing can be told of Evans
aDiilty as hitter or fielder, as he did not
pay IN enough games last season to get
into the official averages
Ihere Is 4 strong probability that still
another new twirler will join the Senator's
2.oItiy. y special from Chicago says that
PRESIDENT Hart of the Chicago club and
Mr W Nasner were talking last night over ar
eHchanse of Walter Thornton for Doc
Amole- Both are southpaws and good men.
anu anu VIII probably do better work with new
surroundings. Amole has certainly re-
ceived the rankest kind OF support fro-,
TIE senatorial aggregation, but he has also
been hit pretty hard by the opposing bat
tefs- Last season Thornton pitched against
the Senators and won out although h,,
gave something like nine bases on balls.
he Is a strapping big. handsome fellow
can hut like house afire Du. is slow on
ms 1eet as a. fielder. The trade would be
ahout an even one, with the possibility OF
Amole doing the better work with the
hard-hltting Cnicagos back of him.
Jake Gettman and Jack Doyle were very
much III yesterdays game, the former get
tins four hits and the latter three. total
of seven out OF the eleven hits secured by
the entire team. Zeke Wrigley also did
we'll. getting a double and single
captain Dahlen of the Chicagos ran up
against the wrong man when he called
tmpire Lynch Spaniard for a decision
that did not suit the Orphan" He was
sent to the bench and Woods, who took
his place. made three errors and kept the
game from being close.
TOdays game at Chicago will be a hard
one for the Senators, as Clark Griffith will
probably do the twirling for the Orphans +"
Griffith is one of the best pitchers in the
country and makes the players back of
him play ball Willie Dilneen will prob
ably do the twrlng for the Senator'S The
Senators wind up in Chicago tomorrow. and
"Cy" Swain will try and pull off another
victory for the Washington boys