Evening star., 1898-08-15

Is doing finely at short. Little Richie is
also covering second in first-cIass STYLE
while Harry Davis is digging them out of
the ground at first. The team as a whole
is great improvement upon the club that
came here in the spring. Manager Clarke
has at last persuaded the boys to put GIN
ger in their work and its good effect is
apparent.
The fans who study form and are
downcast by errors and who had decided
that Zeke" Wrigley would not do at short
for the Senators have about come to the
conclusion that theirs are worse short stops
than the sailor boy. Wagner may be more
reliable on easy chances, that are few in a
game, but he fell down on several hard,
short hits Saturday. that the Quaker boy
would have eaten up without half trying.
1t will be several days yet before wrigley
gets back in the game, but it has become
the wish of all the patrons that he get
back at short as soenias possible
Nearly 26.O00 spectators witnessed the
National League games Saturday. New
York having the banner crowd of 1000
while Washington had about the smallest
Frank Killen his first game for
Washington against New York at that, for
there are few who believe that Frank Is
has-been. As stated Killen is a great
pitcher. Yesterdays game is not the only
one he will win for Washington.-Pitts-
burg Press.
Happy Jack stivetts. who has been with
Boston since 1892, was released Saturday.
Stivetts is at Ashland, Pa, nursing a lame
thumb. and as soon as able will report 20
the st. Louis team. which bought his re-
lease for about $1,000 and player whose
name is not known. The St Louis club
has been after Stivetts for some time, but
the trade was arranged only last week.
Wilkesbarre enthusiasts have watched
the work of Jud Smith for several seasons
and were long ago convinced that he was
National League man. When j. Earl
Wagner visited Wilkesbarre in the spring
of 1897 he asked concerning Smith, and
was advised to take him. Being con-
vinced, however, that Pittsburg had a prior
claim to the star, if the Pirate manage
ment should desire to land him at the end
Of the season, Wagner gave up all ideas
of trying for his services and consoled
himself by the thought that he might de-
velop an available man from his Canadian
annex at Toronto Jud Smith is not a
Collins, but he is sure to make a winner
for the Senators.-Wilkesbarre Correspond
ent Sporting News.
Bill Lange is absent from the Chicago
team on this trip, but he is laying off now
at his own expense. His salary stopped
with the date Of departure from Chicago
Lange called up by telephone last Monday
afternoon and notified the management he
would not be able to go east Whether
from irritation at this self-excusing on
Lange's part or from dissatisfaction at
his repeated lay-offs-three now Of some
length-Burns ordered the fielder's pay
stopped until he could report in condition
The opinion of the club is divided on the
justice of this course. although most of
the men naturally take the players side
and do not altogether believe that he will
be deprived of his salary. Burns takes
the position that it is not a lay-off; that
Lanse took himself out voluntarily, and
that as the recent injury to his toe was
incurred somehow not in the clubs sery-
Ice he has no claim on account of it. 1t
is hardly expected that Lange will put in
an appearance during the eastern trip.