Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-11
Base Ball Briefs.

MCDONALD. Time hours.
Base Ball Briefs.
Chicago for the last time today.
The st. Louis scrappers will be here to-
morrow.
kIttr,dge is quite seriously hurt. a bruis-
ed thigh keeping him in the house, and it
may be a week or more before he resumes
play. Kit" is wanted badly
The liberties taken by the Senators on
the bases would seem to indicate that
Catcher Donohue is a second-rater. while,
on the contrary, Tim belongs in the first
class. Donohue's good right arm has killed
on many a promising run in the present
series.
The Washington-Chicago series now
stands to in favor of the Senators. A
remark made yesterday that the Wash
ingtOns needed the present games more
than the Chicagos made the western news
paper crowd smile. A few more victories
will certainly send the Cowboys well to the
front.
The ST. Louis club begins series of four
games at National Park tomorrow. The.
Perfectos in something of a crippled
condition. Criger is out of the game and
also OConnor on account of injuries. Lave
Cross is now playing third for Tebeau and
Dusty Miller is In center About the only
bit of news concerning the club is the fact
that Cupid" Childs has rounded into first
class shape and is playing like he did in
the days of Old.
Many of the spectators were disappointed
yesterday IN the ninth inning because
Mercer was not sent to the bat in place of
Roach. Win" may have worried the pitch
er and reached first and then with Barry
to take Carsey's place, followed by Slagle
and O'Brien, run might have been scor-
ed. Roach couldn't stand the strain and
struck out.
The same crowd that have been roasting
Anterior in weeks past set up yell for
the big fellows recall yesterday after
CoughIin had struck out. Atherton did good
work third bUt baCauSe ha lost a few
easy ones his all-around work was lost
sight of. Bonner has the poorest percent
age of any second baseman in the league,
but his work the home grounds has
been so good that to take him out would
almost precipitate riot. Such is base ball.
Ormond Butler, the theatrical manager
and at one time manager of the Pittsburg
club. displayed picture of Ed Swartwood
in Pirate uniform at the park yester-
day that was viewed with interest. Swart-
wood is now umpiring, but in those days he
was the idol of the smoky city fans and
was conceded to be about the best sticker
in the league.
Mike Donln, the ST. Louis first baseman,
is out in az interview saying that the re-
ported fight between him and Shrecken-
COST was a fake Donlin says that the
ghost" and he are the best of friends
and have never thought of scrapping.
Sparks, who is doing so well for the Pitts
burgs, Is no stranger to league company
He was tried out two years ago by the
Philadelphia club.
The CincInnatis held the lead in the
league race last season from May II to
September 4. Most of the teams had a
margin of only one or two games to go on.
Local enthusiasts did not appreciate the
intense strain that this imposed on the
local players The way the Brooklyns have
tumbled from lead that made them look
like sure winners-back until it now seems
that they will certainly lose their vantage
place-emphasizeS the feat accomplished
by the Reds last season.
Mike Grady baIiavaS ba into
third baseman instead of a wind paddist
Mike was assigned by Bill Gleason to cover
third base, and he has scoOped I'D every
thing that veered into his acres Bounders
and grounders that many third bagman
would fail to recognize are grabbed nv
Mike and dispatched across the diamond
with the ease and finish of Jimmy Collins
Accident, mere chance has deyeloped many
third bagman, including such artists as
NcGraw and Jimmy Collins, both of whom
were outfielders, and Bobby Wallace, who
was on Tebeau's pitching corps.-New York
Conmercial-AdvertiSer
Jennings has been practicing first base in
Brooklyn every day since his return from
baltimore, and in all probability he will
be put in that position in place of Ander-
SON 1t is also likely that Casey will be
put back at the top of the batting list
EDWARD Hanlon. manager of the Su-
perbaS. acknowledged yesterday that unless
the pitching department does better work
hrookiyn cannot hope to retain first place.
he Is looking around for two good twirl-
ers, and he hopes to get them in few
days.-New York Herald.
directors of the National League admin
istered another blow to the New York club
yesterday, when N. E. Young, president of
that organization, informed Frank Ban
croft, business manager of the Cincinnati
team that the game which the Giants won
from the Reds at the Polo ground on Deco
ration day afternoon had been thrown out
and would have to be played over again
cincinnati protested the game because
IA "a 1YNtr oil
score without having touched the plate It
was this decision that won the game for
the Giants to 5-otherwise the score
would have been tie, each team with five
runS.-NeW York Herald. This decision
places Cincinnati in fifth place ahead Of
Chicago by per cent.
In Jack OConnor young Donlin has one
veteran of the Tebeau troup who is his
stanch friend. Jack does not take much
stock in the talk about Burkett and Schrecl
combining against Donlin. IF Burkett had
any trouble with Donlin. he is just the man
to settle it right there" said the great
catcher last night. "As for getting Schreck
to do his fighting, that is rubbish I think
every one knows that you have got to do
your own lighting in this world and IL
you cannot do it. you will not find fellows
standing around to do 1t for you I figure
that Schreck who is big kid, got to Josh
ing Donl1n too much and that Mike, who
Is Is, hot,tempered fellow. took a punch at
MIN without thinking. Such things will
happen wherever twenty strong, hearty.
young athletes meet They are ali in strict
training. hence in highly nervous condi-
TON Players are always kidding one an
other. They cannot while away time like
the ordinary man does-take in a show or
a summer garden. They must refrain from
DRINKING or staying up late. They are
travelling. know few people in the towns
they strike, and are always dependent upon
each other for company. Many and many
is the fight / have seen take place In the
club between men who WERE and are the
best of friends. but it never got into the
papers and nothing was heard of it, Why.
when McAleer took a swing on Pats eye
they had been rooming together for seven
years. and when it was fixed uD they were
as good friends as ever. Such little things
as a run-ln between players are common
only the boys should not have had it out
in public But they are both kids. and
what can you expect of mere boys but a
blow for word. AS for Burkett knocking
Doniin Jess is not that kind. and If he was,
Tebeau would not stand for 1t for a min
ute Tebeau is the only man whose likes
and dlsiikes, tastes and distastes cut any
figure in this club. The old timers all think
well Of Donln and Schreck and there
never was time when a youngster did