Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-04-04
Exporting NEWS
Local Professional Base Ball Season
Opened.
GAMES BETWEEN THE COLLEGE TEAMS
Progress Of the Spring Chess Tour
nament.
AMONG THE WHIST PLAYERS

The game at National Park Saturday af-
ternoon between the Regulars and
"Kids" went to the former by the score Of
1G to 2. Both sides fielded well. but the
batting of the Regulars was on the
cycicnic order and enabled them to win out
easily. The weather was something awful,
a cold northwesteriy wind sweeping across
the diamond. accompanied by rain, and
under these conditions but little effort was
made by either side to do anything extraor-
dinary except at the bat and i'll running
bases. the latter beiEg INDUCED in with
considerable pleasure, as il enabled the rum
nerS to keep warm. Setback Gettman and
Wrgley plunked the ball with great reEu-
larity, hitting the sphere at every turn Of
the bat or getting hit themselves while the
latter hammered out two hits, the first be-
ing good for three and the second for two
bases.
The greatest interest centere1 in the new
men, Doyle, of course, coming in for the
greatest amount of curiosity, while Dinneen
and Snyder were critically commented On.
Doyle told The Star reporter Saturday
noon that he would not play, but Mr.. Was-
ner persuaded him to jump into the zane.
as many Of the patrons had Travelled to ,ha
park principally to get a look at the great
first basenan, and ii would moi do to start
the season with disappointment. During
the six innings the game Lasted Doyle dem
onstrated conclusiveIy that he is the same
snappy player of years gone by. taking
care of everything that came his way and
batting we'll. Dinneen pitched / coupe Of
innings, but, of course, his wisdom WAS the
most noticeable, as he refused to take
chances with his arm in such a Stress of
wfntery weather. Snyder caught the entire
six innings for the Kids" backing up Din
neen well: but the wildness OF Waller was
a little too much for him owing 70 his want
of practice. SnyGers thro wing cropped .out
once or twice, but it showed unuist. ,k;. BILE
signs OF being direct counterpart of Eer-
gems, the ball leaving his nand with a
snap of the wrist, and with very little i-m
motion. With a regular man at second
very few of the Regulars would have
pifered that bag during the game
Gus weighing was the first man on the
Sab for the Regulars and his work was
OF the most artistic and pleasing kind, not
a hit being registered off of his delivery,
his fielding OF the position being quick and
accurate; and the half-frozsn fans and
Mr.. wagner were immensely ucklei at the
exhibition. Mercer and Amole followed in
succession and gave exhibitions of their
old-time cleverneSS while Mahaffey al
though handicapped with a sprained knee.
demonstrated emphatically that he is worth
hard trying-out. For the Kids" MYERS
at third, Proctor at first and Douglas at
snort were the bright particular stars the
former playing with confidence that
marked the work of an adept profession al.
while the other two handled everything,
that came their way with considerable
cleverness.
The same aggregations will line up ayain
with any sort of decent weather an enjoy
able exhibition can be looked for. McIsle
and ReitZ are expected in today an may
possibly be in the game.