Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-04
Base Ball Briefs.
Senators rest today.
In New York tomorrow.

senators rest To-Day.
In New York tomorrow.
Dahlen earned his salary yesterday.
Kennedy threatened to quit the business
if he lost yesterday.
Mercer is rounding into a great fielder,
one of his catches of a misjudged fly yes
terday being of the circus order, but what
has become of "Winnie's' batting eye.
The Senators leave this evening for New
York, where they play four games, begin
ming tomorrow. Slagle was in bed yes
terday under a physicians care, but will
probably be well enough to make the trip
with his comrades
Dunkle was pitching for his life yesterday.
ffSuratively speaking 1t was case of
demonstrating whether he was fast enough
for major league company. Had the big
fellow failed five months a farm would
have been the penalty.
Manager Murray Of the Providence club
was at National Park yesterday afternoon.
He is here trying to secure some of the
surplus Senators for his team. but his trip
will hardly be successful, as the local man
agement is carrying very few extra players.
Ex-senator Frank Killen left Washington
for home yesterday. Before departing
Frank gave out the information that it was
a ten-to-one chance that he would sign with
Boston. In condition Killen is one of the
best left-handers in the business.
a little humorous by-play occurred in the
grand stand in the eighth inning. An old
ball was fOuied into the seats, and the Wash
ington players called to the spectators to
keep it out, as they were at the bat and
wanted new ball. Aleck Smith climbed
into the stand after the sphere but Doc
Jones. John Hogan, Dug Allison and
other thirty-third degree rooters. captured
the ball and 1t was passed TO the rear stand
with dexterity.
The confidence that Lave Cross expresses
In his team and the earnestness with which
he is working to make the men play good
ball demand admiration. If the manage
ment Were equally as enthusiastic base ball
interest would revive in Cleveland.
Thirty-fOur base balls were lost during
Sundays game at Chicago, most of them
falling into the hands of greedy small boys.
The struggles of the police to recover the
balls furnished as much amusement to the
crowd did the game.
Judging from the great crowds that are
turning out in all but three cities in the
league the interest in the national game
was never greater.
1t is said that Clark Griffith made back
during Sunday game that $25 fine i'm
posed on him for being put out by the UNI
pire at Cincinnati A seat was a luxury,
and Griffith rented out at Klondike prices
every barrel, box and plank about the play
erS' club house
A Philadelphia critic asks: what is the
matter with those two all-star aggrega-
items. Boston and Brooklyn? Boston twice
beaten in succession by Baltimore and
Brooklyn barely able to win one game out
VI Two pldyeu from " aSnlnStOn makes
these two big teams look like selling platers,
to use a turf expression" Wait a week or
so and Philadelphia will soon discover that
the star teams are in the race.
Speculation about the Boston and Brook
Ign teams Is considerable just now; prob
ably there Is more of 1t regarding the
Brooklyns than the Bostons, says a Pitts
burg writer. The latter always start out
poorly; season after season they lag behind
until June comes, and then they brace up
so that 1T Is the general opinion they will
go through the usual performance this year
But so far the 'beat-'em-all Brooklyns
have not risen to expectations. Every mem
Der of fandOm is curious to see how this
aggregation of stars figure when the con-
test has become thoroughly under way.
Like other similar combinations of stars,
they may be a disappointment