Evening star., 1898-06-14


Two games today.
Mercer was at his best.
Willie Keeler Is simply a wonder.
The usual Baltimore delegation was miss
ing.
The Senators simply outbatted and out
fielded the birds
De Mont's error gave the Senators their
first run at the start-off
Maui and Hughes will pitch for the birds
today, while Swain and Evans will prob
ably twirl for the Senators.
Pretty hard on the pitcher when balls
like the ones hit to McGraw and McGann
60 down as safeties in the official score.
That boy Wrigley is doing very well.
Five assists. two put outs and two singles
are pretty good for one day.
paper men was on hand in the press box
yesterday. and were quite sore over the
downfall Of the birds. They don't like the
Senators even a little bit.
Manager Hanlon released Pitcher Arling-
to n Pond yesterday. and there Is consider
able talk of his letting HOffer go. but the
Wizard Is such good utility player that
he may be carried through this season on
this account.
There Is no comparison between this
years Baltimore club and the aggregation
season Jennings retirement from short
has made a big difference in the infield
and all the aggressiveness for which the
birds are noted is missing.
day. The Russian boy seemed to be en-
tirely at sea on the left-hander's curves,
letting the good ones go by and going after
I the bad ones. Jake tried batting right
handed and failed, and then shifted 70 left
but with no better results.
Willie keeler's catch of Doyles long hit
to the bleechers in the eighth was a won
derful exhibition of nerve The little fell
low reached the ball at the same time he
struck the fence, but he held on to the
spnere with tenacity that was astonish-
ing. The fence and wires cut Keeler badly
around the shoulder and face. The catch
was almost d dead ringer for the one he
made last season, a play that saved the
game for the birds
Captain Joe Kelley has given it out that
the reason he shifted from left to center
neld was on account of the SUM- rumor
f1oats over from Baltimore that Joe heark-
ened to the wishes of his wife and hied
himself away from the left garden so as to
take no chances on broken bones as a re-
suit of collfding with the left field seats in
going after long flies.
Umpire Cushman has a hesitating way
aoout MS work that gives the players an
opening to go after him, and also makes a
pad impression in the box He is undorbt-
ediy conscientious in everything he does.
Jul, out ~ N great pity that firmness and
Gulckness OF perception are not slowed
away IN MS makeup. Johnny HeydIer's
work on the bases yesterday was clean cut.
his decisions.
ole Oleson Anderson continued hts
pretty work with the stick yesterday. ham
n'erins out a single and a home run. The
the first run. while the homer was nuIled
on IN the eighth, going to deep right cen
ter -SH' SSii-
The Washingtons and Baltimores will plav
d postponed game in the oyster city to-
morrow, that being an open date TIE
game will be called half hour earlier
tnan usual in order to allow the Washing
ION, ION boys 10 & catch train for Boston. where
Naiioy ,ney pay Ihursday; Today's games at
NATIONAL Park will be the last until July
T. "heh the Senators and Brooklyns cross
bats A better record Is looked for on this
trip than the last. and should the Sena
euls return IN an advanced position in the
championship race a big crowd can be
looked for at the park on their return.
base ball must have sunk to a low ebb
IN baltimore. Harry Pulliam of the Lo;Iis
villes vines received only $73 for Louisville's
snare of one game played in the monu
mental CITY
The Cincinnatis need not be looking for
easy games anywhere along the line They
WIN not get to loaf in any contest All
the clubs will stack up their best article
against the Reds all the time 1t was the
louisville and Washington teams that put
1886. wy -Ao1e' III
Those who have been booming Gaffney
for member of the league staff of UNI
pires might just well save their breath.
According to Harry Pulliam Gafr hasn't
even d Heiu cnance Pulliam saws that
president Young told him thae If every
club in the league indorsed Gaffney he
would not appoint him. President Young
mas had some exciting experiences with
Can and broken promises" He will not
give him another trial
A ball came whizzing by high and two
feet wide of the plate. Gushing called it a
strike putting out McGann, and, as it de-
veloped probably losing the game for Bal
timore.-Baltimore American
The next ball was low and a foot from
the plate at least. but Cushman said three
strikes and out."-Baltimore Sun.
Here are two opinions directly opposite
on decision that the visitors claimed lost
them the game, and yet they criticise the
poor umpire.
NJ. A. G. Athletic SpOrts,
The athletic sports which form a part OF
the closing exercises at the MARYLAND
Agricultural College took place yesterday,
under the direction of Prof H. NJ Strick-
ler. In the field sports, Gait carried off
the honors. He won the 1OO-yard run in
10 3-5 seconds; 50-yard run. 3-5 seconds;
hep. step and jump 80 feet; putting shot,
q feet 9 inches; running broad jump 1S
feet IL 1-2 inches; standing broad jump, 10
feet 1-2 iEch. Dirkinson came second, MAX