Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-25
Base Hall Briefs,

The Senators will he up against the real
thing at Chicago today
Perhaps Messrs. Bonner and Padden are
lot playing fast ball, Twenty chances with
out an error
Wat a great thing it would be if Mercer
would get into the game and round out that
infield
Jack OBrien managed to place two safe
hits yesterday, and it is TO be hoped he will
continue his good work
if the veteran weighing is supported well
today he has a good chance of landing an
ether victory fol the Senators. and we will
be In double figures on the winning side of
the column
Looking over the championship table it
will be found that the last five clubs are
quite closely punched. New York. Pitts
burg and Louisville have only won IL games
against by the Senators.
Maybe the eastern clubs are not knocking
down the western end of the league with
monotonous regularity. Cincinnati Is about
the only club that is holding its own, and
at that they have only a shade the better
of it
The Senator'S outfield is doing pretty good
work also, batting. fielding and base run
ming considered. The trio didn't have an err
ror yesterday. and they made of the 13
hits, Freeman getting two singles and a
triple.
The Washington club has seven more
games to play on this trip four with Chi
locals be able to land three victories out of
the seven it would place them ahead on
the trip, winning six and losing five. Quite
a record for the Senators.
What do you think of this? Fred Tenney
of the Bostons is touting the Reds as cham
pions, Jack Warner, George Davis and sew
| eral other members of the New Yorks were
at the same table at supper with several of
| the Boston players at the Southern Hotel
in st, Louis last Sunday night. Tenny told
| the whole party that it was his opinion that
| the Cincinnatis would win the pennant this
season.
| The gentleman who gave it out that a
| baSe on balls is almost as good as base
| hit should call that wise saying in before
| II catches cold. If a base on balls were as
| good as the bingles the Cincinnatis would
| nave won both of their games with the
Giants in gallop, instead of making Il ten
| INNING head finish in and losing the
other. In Mondays game Carrick gave the
Reds nine bases balls and hit a man
with a pitched ball In yesterdays game
Meek1n gave seven bases on balls and sent
man to first by hitting him with the ball.
or these eighteen presents Of first base
from the New Yorks only four resulted in
runs. This is a case of two pitchers get
ting away with bad pitching with a VEN
geance.-Cincinnati Tribune.
Il am through with this fire-eating bust
ness In ball games" said Jack Doyle last
night. Il have gained the reputation of
being scrappy player and ruffian because
l have been fighting for my teams interest
on the field, but / shall do it no more. For
this reason l am glad that 1 am no longer
the held captain. In that position 1 would
De sure to say something during hot game
that would offend some player. 1 intend
to play my game and work just as hard as
ever to win in the 1utufe, but 1 will cut out
that scrappy BUSINESS. I have come to the
conclusion that there is nothing in it. 1t
only makes me UNPOPULAR. l going to
settle down. There was time when 1 en-
1oyed a scrap and Quarrel on the field. but
that time is past.y 1 am going to attend
strictly to business bat from this on 1
going to be gentleman on the field."-Cin-
cinnati Tribune "
One of the sectiobs B. the new balk rule
got Its first outing yesterday. This occurred
at louisville. whsp,. in the ninth inning.
with the score and runner on third
base Manager Hdlen ordered his pitcher
to give the batsm ia base on balls. The
catcher stepped o, &stde his box. and when
the first ball was delivered Umpire Emslie
declared a balk, aecoa&ing to the section
which reads: IF the pitcher delivers the
pail TO the bat when the catcher is standing
outside the lines of the catcher's position. it
shall be declared a balk." The balk per-
united the runner on third base to walk
nome with the winning run. The most sur
prlslng part of the play is that a manager
VINO Is supposed to be sharp as Hanlon
was the first to be ga upht on II