Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-09-08

senators are nome today
The PhIies will be their opponents.
What good is Cooley?"
Mercer and Smith made four of The five
hits yesterday.
The Senators played thirteen games on
their trip and won but one.
Jake Gettman is still! on the sick list.
In the present crippled condition of the
Senator'S the Philies should make a clean
record on the present series.
Take the responsibility of club manage
ment off of McGuire's shoulders and he
will rank with the best catchers playing
ball today.
Donovan pitched good game against the
Bostons yesterday after the first inning.
Rain prevented the game between the
Brooklyns and Baltimores in the former
city yesterday.
Boston is now ten points ahead of Cincin-
natl and twenty-one ahead of Baltimore.
A report comes from Boston that the
Beaneaters management offered to trade
klobedanz for Mercer. and that Mr. Wag-
ner refused this offer, but said he would
sell Mercer for 5000. II Buck" Ewing
hears of this offer he will get into the auc-
ton with a good fat roll in quick order.
Mercer is too good player TO be let go
and should be made to give his best efforts
to the Senators.
The Senators will arrive home this after
noon about O'Clock and will go at once 10
the Dali GROUNDS 10 race the narQ-nltting
Phillies. Glenn. who was tried at short
yesterday, will probably accompany the
team and play today. He is apparently
good fielder. but weak at the bat. Either
Weighing or Killen will do the pitching.
.Zeke'' Wrigley. the Washington short
stop, was hit IN the groin by pitched bail
in the seventh inning of yesterdays game
and so badly injured that he had to retire.
killen taking his place in right field.
Arthur Irwin is a little superstitious and
will take no chances. He was scheduled to
take hold of the Senators September ID, but
now says he will report on the 14th. Irwin
has been ball player in his time and his
belief In good or bad luck can be explained.
Pitcher Jimmy McJames twisted his ankle
so badly in Philadelphia Tuesday that he
had to be sent home by Manager Hanlon.
Should Jimmy's injury be serious the ORR
oles will be out of the running from this on.
Left Fielder Jack Farrell of the Spring.
field, Ohio. club is said to be one of the
coming outtielders of the country. Farrell
is an all-arcUnd ball player, and several
major league teams after his services.
Charley Burns of the Chicagos witnessed
Farrelrs playing in last Sundays game at
Springfield and believes he is a conner.
Langes home-run hit in the second inning
of Tuesdays Chicago-Cincinnati game was
the first ball that has been hit over the
fence this season. 1t was also the longest
hit ever made on the Cincinnati grounds.
The bah went over the fence in the ex-
treme center field corner. 1t bounded into
saloon Oh the opposite side of the street,
broke up the card game, and incidentally
also broke mirror
Only three games were played yesterday
and Boston took firrner grip on first place
The champions secured another easy vic
tory over Washington, while Chicago adj
ministered d listering defeat to Cincinnati.
Lousvilles winning streak was temporarily
checked by Cleveland the Colonies being
shut out. Chicago and New York once
more shifted positions. the former now oc-
cupying the fifth round in the champion-
ship ladder
Manager Selee of the Boston club has is
sued the following challenge In behalf of
the players of the Boston club to Manager
Ewing OF the Cincinnati club: I'm the event
of Boston and Cincinnati finishing one-two
in the league lace, Boston will play Gin
cinnati after the close of the league season
a series of nine games for the champion
ship of the world, for purse of $500, the
winner to take 60 per cent and The loser 40
per cent of the gross receipts"
Capt. William Dahien of the Chicagos and
Frank Dwyer. the Reds reliable pitcher
had a little argument after yesterdays,
game, which came near resulting in a little
mfx-up. In which the two players would
nave used natures weapons. The trouble
started in the third inning of yesterdays
game, when Dwyer accidentally hit Dahlen
with a pitched ball. Dahen seemed to
| think that Dwyer had hit him purposely,
and from all accounts applied some vile
names to the pitcher. Dwyer swore ven
geanee. When Dahlen faced him In tie
fourth he again called Dwyer names which
would not look well in print Dwyer then
told Dahlen that he would hit him with the
| bail. and when be saw his opportunity he