Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-06-11
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In the last few days Umpire Gaffney has
had several long talks, with President
Brush and 1t would not be at all surprising
if Mr.. Brush strongly Endorsed Gaffney for
a position on President Young sfstaff. Gafr-
ney is still capable ofsHmpiring as good ball
as ever ne did. Heuhas abstained from
drink for twelve months. and has improved
his health greatly tferef}y. Il can make
almost as much mostey tumpiring college
games as could umpfriHg in the league
said the king, but there ds an uncertainty
about the work that q doaa't like If Pres
ident Young appoints mesto a position of
umpire on the league istaffshe will not have
cause to regret it." Aid the PLAYERS are
anxious to see Gaffney tback in harness
again, for they say =hey sare getting sick
of the present doubletumpire system, with
its combination of good and bad umpires
and would welcome a return of the old sys-
tenn of one umpire to game, and that one
umpire a competent man.
Coming from Cincinnati to New York
with the New Yorks, the discovery was
made that some of the Reds Of the past
have rivals for money@making distinction
in the persons of several of the New York,
players. The ex-Reds who have become
famous in their own peculiar way of cap
turing the nimble penny at every turn were
Frank Foreman and George HoErieyer. On
the first eastern trip of the Reds in 1895
the Reds came to New York from d ston
by way of the Providence line of boats
FOREMAN and Hogriever kicked on receiving
only Is cents for their supper
Manager Bancroft Endorsed their argu-
ment and raised the ante to 81 each. Ten
minutes after the boat started Foreman
and Hoeriever were discovered eating a
sandwich each and drinking water in an
obscure part of the lower deck On the
trips east on Sunday Manager Joyce allow
ed every man on the New York team
about twenty In all-$3 for their meals for
the day
Did the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
get all of the $50? Not by a jugful About
lour members OF the team ate three meals.
fuyn lie
rest made peaceful raid on the several
!unch counters along the road, eating the
rare dished out in hurry and planting
about 81 each in their jeans The hottest
man In the party was Bill joyce The
Giants manager could not contain his dis
gust over the conduct of his players
Iherel be no money making of this
End on the next trip we make said Man
ager Bill. I'll pay for the meals in the
future. and those men who don't eat will
n receive cent I'll bet that on our next
Trip Trip the players will spike themselves get
ting into every dining car or lunch room we
are scheduled to play Cincinnati Times
Star.
The uncertainty of base ball was we'll ex-
empl1ted yesterday. The game was won
and lost several times by the Washington
team, and the contest was one of the most
exciting seen here this year. A retrospect
i've glance will show several tricks that
might have been easily turned in favor of
Doyles men, but they all went against
them. For instance, Wrigley's tumble of
Brod1es grounder in the sixth cost two
runs. In Washington's half of that inning
1T looked a sure thing for Washington with
Wrigley and Myers second and third,
respectively, and no one out. If Myers
hadn't been caught off third, by taking an
unnecessarily long lead, the chances were
almost sure for a run Evans was at the
bat when this disastrous mistake was
made If he had been replaced by Charley
Farrell that reliable player would have
stood good show of bringing in a run by
knocking the ball out of the diamond be-
fore Myers was caught. But Evans struck
out and Wrigley was caught trying to steal
third, and cipher was scored against the
home team In the last inning the Sena-
tors might have robbed the visitors of vic
tory but for Selbachs 1bad judgment. But
all these ifs are what makes the game of
SO much Interest," ~ 80