Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-16
where as = next year it will require a

where as - next year it will require
powerful field glass to locate it.
Perhaps the new base ball association
may enliven things up a bit, and 1t IS an
assured fact it cannot do any worse.
1t will require considerable nerve for
the Messrs Wagners to stand by Manager
Irwin and his present outfit for another
season, but it may prove winning move
at that
J. Earl will do well to tighten his grasp
on Outfielder Fleming. From all accounts
received from other New York players this
young man knows every point OF the game,
and his work in the present series with the
Giants has been unusually clever and con-
vincing.
completed negotiations for the poSt-seaSon
match series between Brooklyn and Phlla-
delphia and a hot contest of five games is
expected. The PhillieS are now stronger
than ever, Lajoie is back in the fold
consequently the champions Will be com
PEELED to play their best in order 10 WIN
out Three games will be played in Phila-
delphfa today, tomorrow and Wednes-
day the next two following at brooklyn
Thursday and Saturday. This Will keep
the enthusiasts Of the latter city interest
ed up to the time of the testimonial, plans
for which are being matured.
Winnie Mercer must be considered Out
of the running for next season by the
new league Saturday afternoon President
Young handed ]. Earl Wagner a contract
duly signed by Mercer for next season put
the terms could not be learned. The new
| league has given it out that they VIII not
negotiate with players under contract
Buck Freeman made a gallent try Tor
| an additional home run in Saturdays game;
| Three men were on bases when Buck
came to the bat and he drove long ny
out into right center Foster got under
| it after a long run, Notwithstanding ne
was playing out for the slugger, ana heid
the ball The men on bases all moved up
| a base showing how far out the ball was
driven.
Here is a pretty close estimate of the
| profits of the different clubs for the past
| season: Philadelphia leads the list with
| s75 900: Boston second with 100000; Brook
| Ign next with $4,000; st. Louis, s4o:Uh'
| Chicago, so, 900; Cincinnati, $4,000; Pits
| burg and Baltimore, $1,000; New YORK ana
| Louisville 1000: Washington, 5000, and
| Cleveland about
| President Dreyfuss Of the l4ouisvilles
| port that Chief thinner has been offered
| s., 900 to go with the new base pail asso-
citation We're true, another LoulSNi!lt
| player less desirable than he was Offered
| 81 400.
| Another one of the dsagreeable twists
| possible under syndicate ball was exempli
fed at Brooklyn Saturday. That fine OF
81 900 that a club must pay Tor leaving ms
field appears In the light of a joke. Muggsy
| McGraw kicked on q decision ana made nj!
| team quit playing Under the rules his clul
| is fined 1000 and the line goes 20 me
other club. AS both the Baltimore an'
| brooklyn clubs belong to the same carte:
this is very simple. Ned Hanlon, as di
rector of the Baltimore Club, can pay TIT
fine of 81 900 to Ned Hanlon, manager o
the Brooklyn Club. and there you are. II
can settle the whole thing by changing
1900 from his right hand to mis- LETT han'
pocket. And still there are some people
who wonder that there is any kick atou
| syndicate ball.