Evening star., 1898-10-12
Base Ball Briefs.

Last game of the season in WASHINGTON
Yesterdays game was pretty exhibition
from Boston point of view; from Local
view the exhibition was something of a
nightmare
PITCHER Baker should not be harshly crit
lcised for yesterdays defeat. When ID club
lollS up a record of seven recognized errors
ana about nve more that truly belong In
that class the man in the center of the
claieond plays very small part.
The clockwork regularity with which the
Boston players took care of every throw
hit or steal had the stamp of champions all
over it. They simply played good ball Le-
cause they know no other kind, and this ii
the story of the Bostons work during the
season just closing.
Evidently Manager Ewing and President
Brush think a great deal of Pitcher Jack
Taylor. more than passable good pitcher
Is HUI. and with him $1,000 is the stand oft
for Taylor. From the looks of this trade
have not given up the idea of landing that
pennant in one cf the future seasons
Connie Mack proposes to stick to the
Western League. He draws a fat salary
from the Milwaukee club, participates in
the dividends earned, and, in addition, is
exclusively his own boss. Connie was Of
fered the managerial reins of the New
York club, but refused to leave his good
thing.
Early this season Fred Clarke wagered a
box of cigars that he would be married be-
fore Herman Mcfarland of the Cincinnati tis,
Clarke was married in July, while McFar-
land will not become a benedict until the
latter part of this month. Mcfarland will
pay his bet before the Reds leave Louis
VILE.
Hartzell has been decided upon AS the
Colonels utility outfielder for next season.
The position Of utility infielder is yet to be
filled. There are four candida tes-R!chter
Taylor. Leach and Norman ElberfeId. The
f1rst three named are on the ground every
fol- i-
home near Cincinnati. All will be given 4
thorough trying out in the spring.
Cards are out for the wedding of Billy
Hoy, the outfielder of the Louisvilles, and
Der u.
George Decker, the Colonels' first base
nan. entered the Gray Street Sanitariurn
today to be treated for an injury to his leg
received in Chicago last week. The mera-
Der Is badly discolored from the knee to
the hip. Decker Will not be able to nay
again this season. Neither will Dexter
Because of these men being on the hospital
list, Hans Wagner, who has a two-frch
gaSh IN MS leg just above his ankle was
pressed into service. He and Vaughn Uera
as lame pair Of first basemen as ever
graced diamond at one time.-Louisville
Post.
There is sure to be trouble over the time
of calling games at Washington" writes
Tim Murnane in the Boston Globe. The
rules are plain, and say that all games
must be started two hours before sunset
The sun Is advertised to drop anchor be-
hind the western horizon about $50 pm
these October days, and yet the games in
Washington are not called until 4:15 allow
ing lust one hour and a quarter, or about
time to play six innings. This is not fair
deal for team playing for the pennant
and Manager Selee will no doubt insist on
his rights, and have the games started at
$50. Tom Brown, who managed the Wash
ington club last season, informs me that
(Incinnatic ryT-au
insisted on his rights. and the games in
Washington were called within the limit
allowed by the rules"
A special from st. Louis says that Lave
Cross, third baseman of the Browns has
been sold to the Cincinnati club for $1,000
Cross is well known in this city, being a
veteran of the diamond, his work with the
Athletic and Philadelphia clubs being the
feature OF those organizations for the past
ten years. Cross has been playing sensa-
tiCnal ball all season for the st. Louis club
and his purchase by the Cincinnati man
agement will greatly strengthen that team