Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-24

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Base Rail Briefs.
| Magnate Wagner has nailed his flag to
| the mast-"Mercer will not be released I'M
| der any consideration
| Buck Freeman has fifteen home runs
| to his credit, and it is expected that he
| will pick up about three more the pres
| ent trip
The reported future assignment of the
| released Senators is rather premature and
| unreliable. The Western League season Is
| too near it's end for the men to go west
| and the same applies to the Eastern
| League Duncan is the only man likely to
| go to work, as there are several clubs IN
| need of catchers.
| the Brooklyn club for $3.50. He signed
| a contract to manage and play with the
| club for this season for that amount, and
| his lawyers claim the Brooklyn club had
no right to sell him to St Louis. Many
| people thoroughly acquainted with the in
| side working of a base ball contract claim
that Griffin will win his case hands
down"
| Several of the Philadelphia papers have
| been working hard all season to bring the
| coveted pennant to that city laboring I'M
| der the belief that the Quaker magnates
| desire the trophy. 1t Is well-known piece
| of base ball history that Col Rogers was
| almost frightened out of his wits some
years back when the Phillies made such
| a gallant struggle for first place and only
| fell short by two PAGES. Benching Cooley
| and releasing Fultz demonstrates that the
| colonel is not going to take any chances
| this year
| Quite an original suggestion has come
! to the front and is given for the benefit
| of Messrs. Wagner and Irwin 1t is TO
the effect that as the Senators embrace
| so many minor league and skin diamond
players that the grass be taken from the
infield at National Park, and in this way
| the home club viii be strengthened and
| the visiting club handicapped. There is
nothing in the league constitution to pre-
vent such action.
Dusty Miller was released by the st.
Louis club yesterday and Dorlin, the Cali
| fornian, goes into center field. 1t was
| thought that Miller would regain his old
| time form in new company, but 1t is more
| than probable that Dusty is going back
ward and will quit the diamond. Three
years ago Miller belonged in the $1,000
| class on the auctioneers block.
| A special from Milwaukee says that Man
ager and Shortstop Bob Allen of the In
| dianapolis, Western League, club has been
| offered the management of either the Chi
| cago or Philadelphia clubs for next sea
son and that he have his pick. Bob
will hardly go to Philadelphia, as he was
| laid off without pay after being injured in
that city. Chicago is another strong prop
osition to face, the players in that ag
gregation simply terrible terrors. Man
ager Bob can be said to be between the
man In red and the deep blue sea.
Pitcher Hughes won his fifth consecutive
victory Monday in Boston. He has won
twenty Of the twenty-five games he has
pitched for Manager Harlon.
Crisham, since ne began playing first base
in La Chances place has batted 1856 And
Mr.. Vonderhorst wanted to release him less
than a month ago.
The New York team started west Tues
day night without Davis and Warner, who
are on the injured list. Wilson is the only
regular catcher the club now has.
Charlie Dexter. the star right fielder of
the Louisville club. has broken his leg and
is in hospital in Chicago. He was injured
| in running bases and fell through checking
himself from an intended slide, as he found
he had time to reach the bag He will be
unable to play again this season.
There Is no truth in the rumor that Char
| ley Irwin will figure in the Elberfeld deal.
| 1t was stated unoff1cially that Irwin would
be traded to Detroit, but this is denied by
President Brush. The story is absurd on
the face of 1t. There are no less than three
or four of the league clubs anxious to Sc
cure Irwin It must not be forgotten that
Irwin is the best third baseman the Reds
ever had. With due credit to Steinfeldt, he
has not been improvement over Irwin
Cincinnati Enquirer
Pitcher Frisk OF the Detroit team was
yesterday sold to the Cincinnati club. Man
ager Ewing received a telegram from Pres
| ident John T. Brush. stating that he had
| closed a deal with the Detroit club for the
young twirler. Frsk will report at once
ana Will De tr1eO out InlS 1dil. Inc puF-
chase, it Is understood. is a conditional one.
In the event that Frisk proves himself
strong enough for National League COM
pany mucn larger price will have to be
paid for him than in the event of his prov
| ing a failure. The youngster will report
as soon as possible and will be given
thorough trial. Frsk has long since been
regarded one of the best youngsters in
the Western League.
II hope this new league will go through
all right" said Bill Joyce yesterday. The
game needs 1t. 1t will emancipate ball play
ers from a frightful thralldom: it will make
the game faster and better, for it will put
an element of competition into the business.
Competition is the life of sport well
of trade. With two teams bidding for pa
tronage in towns like Chicago, Philadelphia
and St. Louis. the rival clubs owners will
have to hustle. This talk about salary
| limit being necessary to make the game
makes me tired. Let them pay little as
they can and let the ball player get just as
much as he can. If the magnates are fools
enough to pay more than they can afford
in the salary line that is their lookout, not
the players. If the game Is hurt. the play
ers will be hurt, but l, for one am willing
to take chance. A salary limit either way
is subversive Of all proper principle. and I
want to see it abolished. A man should be
allowed to get just as much and as little as
he can."-St Louis Star.
Amateur Base Ball.
Kann's Invincibles added another to their
string of victories Sunday by defeating the
Somerhelds, by the score Of 10 to 9. in a
hotly contested ten-inning game. The fea-
lures Of the game were the clever neldtng
and fine batting OF Ciabaugh.
THE GRAND CIRCUIT.
Three Horses Each Win Two Heats
for the Massachusetts Stake.
The Massachusetts stake of $40, 600 the
h,reest event on the card at yesterdays