Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-29
Base Ball Notes.

Won out in the ninth.
In Chicago, too, at that
All hail the veteran, Sir Augustus Wey-
hing.
The Senators tackle the Pittsburg Pirates
today and tomorrow
Eight games have been played on this
trip so far and six of them have been vic
tories.
Billy Dinneen is rounding into FORM his
work at Chicago Saturday being very fine,
but his support. was responsible for the
defeat of the Senators.
Fielding may keep the scores down but
batting wins. Look over yesterdays score.
chicago played perfect ball and the SEN
ators had four misplays. but their trusty
bats coppered the contest.
Anterior may crowd Mercer out of the
lnfeid, but the other new man. Barry, will
nave to be good one to push him entirely
OF the nine. Manager Irwin will not for
get Wnnie'S double of yesterday very soon
1t may be the Senator'S managers inten-
ton of restoring Mercer to the twirling
staff
Reports from Chicago say that J. Earl
wagner chest has expanded about ten
inches since the Senators have commenced
to play sensational ball and win games and
the Washington magnate now walks up and
down me grand stand as if he has been
used to carrying drum majors baton in
parade all his life.
Should the Senators score a victory in
Plttsburg today they will jump over the
LOUSY Ines INTO TENN pace ana be within
two points Of tying the Pirates for the
ninth position. The next five games with
the Pirates abroad and at home will have a
great deal TO do with the shifting of the
two clubs, with the chances in favor of the
Senators doing the shifting act toward the
top of the second column.
Bad weather knocked out the usual big
sunday attendance at the games in the
west yesterday, but a that "a, 9.D attended
the four games played. St. Louis had the
banner crowd of 1850 Chicago came next
with 100; Cincinnati had $3.50 and Louis
vile 1000
different cities being hard losers, Those
Interested in the subject should peruse sew
eral of the Chicago and St Louis papers.
The scrbes in these two cities have t.Iready
taken to the woods climbed telegraph
poles, yelling at the same time that the
clubs representing those cities are ''dubs''
and due for the last division. These writers
VIII jump on player and call him a
gutter with great gusto yet theg them
selves illustrate almost perfectly the dc
uonary meaning of coward. Stick hy your
cub, win or lose, especially in the early
part of the season, and then you VIII not
nave to renig around the months of
July and August.
Pittsburg fans howled when Washington
won here last Saturday, but the same team
has won two games in succession from
Chicago. a club which until recently had
pennant asDiratiOns.-PittSburg Press.
slender white-hared LAD whose only
claim to fame is that he belonged to three
league clubs in two weeks pitched for
Washington. His name is Mcfarland, and
he proved a stubborn proposition, and, al
though ne gave three bases, hit a man, and
was touched up for six hits, made wild
pitch, and otherwise made mistakes, his
magnificent fielding robbed Chicago of
many runs.-Chicago Record.
Here Is the story of yesterdays tragedy
in a nutshell. The high-class ball players
who draw gilt-edged wages for illustrating
the beauties of the nations greatest game
to the citizens of Chicago were disgraceful-
ly beaten yesterday by poor a collec-
ton of secOnd-raterS as can be found in
any of the professional leagues. What Is
more, these young, overrated men of ours
have absolutely no excuse for their I'M
doing Chicago Inter Ocean.
AL. Selbachs work has fallen far below
expectations. 1t may be that Setback was
given credit for having more ability than
he really has. He was heralded as a Won
der, but as yet has shown nothing wonder
full. In the field his work does not COM
pare with that of McBride's last season or
with Hoys the many seasons before. Sell
bach is not in the same class with these
players as a fielder, and it is questionable,
indeed, If he is as good a hitter as Nc
Bride. 1t may be little early to judge
Setback, but it cannot be denied that his
work has not been the kind that would i'm
press one with the idea that he classes
with the top-notchers of the profession.
Setback may strike his gait after a bit and
play the kind of ball that was expected of
him, but he has not done it as yet.-Cin-
cinnat Enquirer.
And this is the player Mr.. Wagner was
berated for selling for 5000 cold cash.