Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-22
Base Ball Briefs.

Base Ball Briefs.
Saturdays win was unexpected.
Dinneen evidently forgot his grievances
and played ball
Dick Padden must have played great ball
from the reports received from Pittsburg.
The Senators open in Cleveland today and
the next three games decide which club
shall carry the water bucket for the league.
Baker will probably pitch today and
should prove effective against the veterans
of the Cleveland club, as he knows all their
little weaknesses.
Jack O'Bren made good Saturday. He
hasn't hit ball safe for weeks past, but
he hammered a double out Saturday that
brought in two runs.
F. The announcement Of the return of Catch
Heydon to the Brooklyn club is an indi-
cation that the deal of Casey for Heydon
was only a temporary trade, and that the
little third hasemau and catcher, who was
so popular with the Brooklyn people, may
again don a senatorial uniform.
Second Baseman Bonner has apparently
come into the league to stay. He has been
playing very good ball. and Saturday, be-
sides accepting all of ten chances, made
three hits. In they five games he has played
with the Senators. Bonner has secured a
batting average OF .331 and .SI5 in fielding.
The st. Louis Star says that Catcher
Clements, lately released by Cleveland has
been secured by the Washington club, and
also Shortstop Sullivan. If Clements would
buckle down to work and get into condition
there would be mo- kick coming against his
joining the Senator's He has McGuire's
weakness of being slow on his feet but
otherwise he is strictly first-class.
Norcum, the Fott Wayne left fielder. is a
fuii-bio0ded Indian and a handsome speci-
men of the race. as straight an arrow
and fleet deer. Anything hit in his
territory is caught-St. Louis Star. This
viii be news to Norcums Washington
friends who are however dOjIbt1aSS plad
he is playing we'll
special from Reading says that NJ. E.
Heydon, the former catcher of the Reading
club, spent Sunday in that city. He went
from Washington, where he paid by
the Washington club. and returned to
Brooklyn, whence he was secured 1t was
the impression he was traded to the Sen
ators, but 1t now transpires. that he was
only loaned Should Hanlon release him
there is a probability that he will go to
Reading.
Selbach is great fielder. but he doesn't
seem to play center as well as he used to
fill left for the Senators. Perhaps it Is be-
cause the place Is new to him. Had he
hauled in Dahlen's long fly in the fourth
there would have been an entirely different
aspect to the game True, it was a hard
chance, but Sci misjudged the ball slightly
and was a little slow in starting. He used
to get that kind right along.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Deiehanty and Lajoie did some terrific
hitting in recent game-the hardest ever
seen at Philadelphia Park, in fact--and in
one inning they smashed the ball so hard
as to actually split it. After both had
taken a crack al it, Gleason, who received
the return from the outfield. was astounded
to see the ball split open in the middle and
all out of shape, and he called Umpire
SWartwood's attention to it. and the latter
wanted TO keep it as a curiosity. Il have
never seen a ball knocked TO pieces before
said Gleason, after the game, and | guess
no ball was ever hit hard Lajoie and
Delehanty banged that one."-Philadelphi
Times.
a special from Chicago says that Ma
COON. whose ankle was hurt yesterday by
Demontreville accidentally jumping it,
cannot walk without the aid of cane, and
he can barely hobble with that. McGraw
hopes he VIII be able to get back in the
game in week, but ii is doubtful. He
may be sent home from Pittsburg, and
Harris may be sent for in of emer-
gency. Jerry Nops' ankle, which was badly
spiked by Chance, is also in bad shape
captain Robinson's finger is doing fairly
well.