Evening star., 1898-04-08
MI. Wagner Has No i Base Ball Dea1
on Hand.
GEORGETOWN DEFEATED BY YALE
Preparing for therHigh School Ath
Ietic Meet.
CURRENT spoIRIsr!1Na IIs INC! NOTES

About two hundred OF Washington's faith
full base ball fans" gathered at National
Park yesterday afternoon to witness the
game between the Rochester club and the
| Senators, which resulted in favor of the
home club by II to f. The continued raw
| weather prevented perfect fielding and
heavy batting, but the contest was full Of
interest nevertheless. The three twiriers
for the Washington club, Amole, Dinneen
and Donovan, did well, the former getting
OF without a safe hit being registered,
while the two latter divided eight hits be-
tween them. Yerkes and Angel diu the
pitching for the Rochesters and were fairly
effective. several hits that went to the
credit Of the Senators being classed as
lucky. Bert Myers was again on third for
the Washington club, and besides taking
care Of everything that came his way in a
mastery manner, hammered out four nice
singles. Captain Tom Brown got into the
game for the first time for several days
and plunked out two nice singles, one an
infield hit that he beat out to the queens 8
| taste.
A humorous play occurred in the eighth
The Senators had been trotting along in
confident style, only one error, that of Far
rells, having been made, when a nice fly
went out to Selbach. 1t was what the
players call peaches being directly in
Sells hands, but the little left fielder drop
ped the ball. Quick as wink he recovered
the ball and drove it to Wrigley and "Zeke'
dropped the throw and then threw wild to
third. The misplays were made so quickly
that everybody, including the players, in
dulged in a hearty laugh at the expense Of
the two transgressors.
Jack Doyle was suffering from his col
lision with the Catholic University catcher
the day before and did not play, Proctor,
tho 1nro r11o toI inc hio MIA Tho Lot
ter missed an easy chance, but took care
Of many hard plays very nicely and hit
well.
The Rochester boys are husky lot of
players, a majority Of them being tall and
well built. but very quick on their feet
Lester German at third, Frank Bonner at
short and the trio of flelders, including
Sandy Griffin. played good ball. Several Of
the men are suffering with Charley
Horse and 1t will be a couple of weeks
before the entire group are In first-class
playing shape.
This afternoon at 4:15 the Montreal club
of the Eastern League will face me Sena-
tors. and another good game Is Hooked for.
Doyle Will be all right and play first, and
If Weyhing ard Mercer have entirely re-
covered. will take their turn in the pitch
ers position.
Mr. J. Earl Wagner returned from Phil
adelphia last evening, bringing his family
with him for the summer. When seen this
morning by an Evening Star reporter he
denied having any intentions Of making q
deal with Manager Hanlon of the Balti-
more club as intimated In last evening S
Star. He said that there are evidences in
Philadelphia of big base ball trade. but
that he Is not in it, Manager Barnie of
Brooklyn, Manager Hanion and Messrs.
Reach and Rogers OF the Philadelphia club
were in close confab last night in the
Quaker city, and an exchange of players
in which the three clubs named will be In
terested Is more than possible.
All fhn Senators yEnf.ta in q n 1ioaa
at National Park this. fnlorning and went
through good practice work. After the ex-
ercise all the boys fited up into Mr. Wag-
ners office and picked out their travelling
satchefs of light leather and gold trini-
rfngs. The suits will be given to the play
ers tomorrow night at the latest, as they
are needed for the game scheduled at Rich
mond for next Monday.
Nothing has been heard from the three
backward players. Reitz, Mctale and WaR-
ner, but it is thought they will drift into
the park and register before the week is
out 80 -
This morning the free admission or COM
plimentary books were sorted out and az
usual, Mr.. Scanlon, the ex-base ball man.
aSer was assigned to book No. l. Outside
OF New York, the Washington manage
ment puts out more of these compliment
tary books than any other club in the
National League.
pouring In, and Secretary Robb this MORN
irg sent out the first batch of several
hundred to the fair admirers of the na-
tional game, and hundreds will continue to
go out until the several Thousand requests
are filed. 6:s9