Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-16

season opened. He is terribly erlacia.ed
and a collapse looks more than probable.
The owners Of the Wilkesbarre ciiib are
taking big chances on refusing Manager
Irwin's offer for Coughlin and Patten.
Washington is about the only club that can
use Cough.in, and besides. there is another
third baseman in the Atlantic League not
far removed from the WiIkesoarre player
as far as ability goes. The Wilkesbarre
crowd will need money after July l.
Manager Tebeau is sore b ecausa the st.
Louis fans have quit his team already
and refuse to see championship possibilities
in the aggregation Tebeau says rightly
that the race has but started, and little
batting streak by his men will place the
with the western fan is that he quits too
SOON Chicago and Cincinnati should be
coupled up with st. Louis when it Genes
to quitting.
again today against the Baltimnres. and it
is to be hoped that at least one victory out
Of three games will be placed to the Sena-
tors credit tonight. McGinnity will prob
ably tWfrl for the Baltimores.
Demontreyille now leads the batters of
the Chicago club. While the other heavy
stickers have been falling of he has been
adding to his total and has an average Of
.324. Ryan is the only othar orphan to re-
main above the 300 mark, though Eyeritt
and LANCE are not far below IL.
Nichols and WoIverton, the Chicago play
ers who contded In last Sundays game with
SUCH disastrous results. are III the fair road
to recovery. Nichols is able to get into the
game today, If necessary. Manager Burns
fully expects Wolverton, who was reported
to be fatally injured at first. to resume his
place in the game tomorrow.
Louisville has signed C. A. Bayers, cap
tain of the Munce club of the Indiana Gas
Belt League. He will play shortstop. Cling
man being seriously ILL.,
Comiskey said that Louie Bierbaler, the
old Pittsburg second basenan, who Is play
ing with Columbus, is playing by far the
best ball of any second baseman in the
Western League. ut looks like another
case Of Tom Daily to me-" said Commy.
Bierbauer in his prime never played better
ball than he is playing right now I was
never SO much surprised in a player in my
life. l had not seen him for a number of
years until this spring, and was led to be-
lieve that he was virtually out of it. But
such Is not the case. He is as good as ever,
and 1 think you will find MIN with one of
the league clubs next season.'-Cincinnau
Tribune
Speaking Of pitchers. isn't it wonderful
the good showing that Frank Killen has
force of twirlers. After ALL there is a great
deal in what kind Of company a -ran is in
either morally or In base bali sense. Kill
len won another good game "Wednesday
and he pitched we'll He Is not showing the
speed at present that he used TO display
which shows that he is infusiny More intel
ltgence into his work than he did. But
there are eight fine players behind him.
they all know the game and that makes
big difference.
From a conversation that I had with
Comiskey this afternoon 1t would seem
that the Cincinnati club threw aWay an ex-
ce1lent chance of securing Slagel the little
outfieIdef whose clever work for Washing
ton this season is the talk of all critics
II thought so well Of S1ageT that I paid
something over $70o for him very late IN
the season, when it was very likely that he
would be drafted just as soon as our sea-
son was over. As the drafting time a.