Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-18
Base Ball Briefs.


The Senators play Pittsburg. weather
permitting, today and tomorrow and then
go west.
Manager-Captain Donovan will probably
put Tannehill in the box, and Mcfarland
will likely oppose him.
The Washington players had a good rest
yesterday and should be in fine fett.e for
today's game.
Rain prevented New York from playing
Baltimore in the latter city yesterday and
Cincinnati from taking another game from
Cleveland.
Pitcher CASTOR, who did very cleverly IN
the Eastern League last season. has been
given his release by Brooklyn and signed
by Detroit of the Western League.
Shortstop Wrigley and the remainder of
the Richmond club played a poor fielding
game yesterday and allowed the Scrantons
to win by the score of to 2. Every run
made by the Pennsylvanians was scored
through errors.
Brooklyn won its seventh straight game
yesterday and hoped into second place in
the championship race. ii the ''Superbas"
can win with such regularity without Jen-
nings, Dahien and Jones, with this strong
trio back in their places 1t looks like a
runaway race at the finish for the Hanlon-
ties
The Robisons made big mistake in not
agreeing to Bill Joyce's terms and placing
him in charge of the C1evelandS. The vet
eran would doubtless have duplicated Nc
GraW's work at Baltimore, and as result
the shifted sons of St. Louis would have
made money this season. There Is quite a
lot of good, lazy material in the CleVeiands,
and Joyce is the man to properly develop
it.
The Georgetown boys made disastrous
start yesterday in Philadelphia. Their
friends in this city have been tipping"
them off for a great record on this trip,
and they may fulfill these expectations yet.
Yesterdays game was of the freak nature
ana may act bracer for the WearerS
of the blue and gray.
Captain Ewing says that several league
clubs are figuring hard to secure Mctar-
land from the Cincinnati club, but that the
quest is fruitless. mcfarland is the ac-
knowiedged star outfelder of the Western
League" said Ewing, and we cannot tell
how soon he may come in handy as a mem
Der of the Cincinnati team. We have no
idea Of selling him. "-Cincinnau Enquirer.
Lovers of the national game Will be in
terested in the following letter from Lieut..
Palmer D. Sheldon Of the LIST Regiment,
South Dakota Volunteers, with MacAr-
thurs division: Our company played
game of ball the other day with the COM
pany on our right, Company q, and beat
them IL to T. This Is right on the firing
line, and 1 could not help thinking how
1unny 1t was to play ball when every once
in while bullet could be heard whlStlng
over our heads The Mauser bullet has
very ugly, mean sound-something l will
never forget if live to get home
The Cleveland club today began it's cut
t1ng-down process. Before this afternoon
there were twenty men under contract.
This is more than a tirst-division club can
afford to carry, and so President Robson
decided to cut down the force of his team.
The head of John Clements, the catcher.
was the first to fall into the basket. Glenn
ents has been slow getting into shape, and
as the club has three good men in thinner,
Sugden and McAllister, Mr.. Robson thought
II policy to let him go. elements is still
good enough for the big league said Mr..
Robson this afternoon. And SO, not to
deprive a needy club of his services, and
SO that he may sign where he pleases, 1
refused to sell him or farm him, but gave
MIN his unconditional release" 1t is Mr..
Robison'S intention to cut the team down
TO about fourteen or fifteen players. Sock
alexis, Hill Sullivan Knepper and Bristow
are supposed to be the others who will
walk, although so far Clements is the only
man who has received yellow envelope
Cincinnati Enquirer.