Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-05
Base Rail- Notes.

good game at short,
Yesterdays games must have been some
thing like the one the Senators put up
against the Bostons last Monday.
A remarkable thing about yesterdays
games was that none of the clubs broke
even on the day, it being double win for
the five clubs
And the Philles went into second place!
Lucky for the Senators that they are al
most through with that gang of sluggers.
The other clubs can now have some of the
easy picking the local team was strug-
Cling with in the early part of the season.
The rain that fell in Chicago yesterday
was heart-breaking and disastrous to the
clubs concerned and the magnates. 1t is
calculated that from $4,000 to SIS, 900 would
have been taken in at the gates, and besides
the Chicagos were nosed out of second
place.
Nearly 10000 spectators witnessed yester-
days National League games, and it would
have been record breaker had the Chi
cago and st. Louis clubs been able to play.
New York and Washington had the smallest
crowd of onlookers.
First Baseman Jimmy Barry is improving
with every game and Manager Irwin is
particularly pleased with his work. When
George Decker arrives in town he will have
to play sensational bali to keep Jimmy on
the bench. At present Barry is leading the
Senators in stick work.
The Senators play the New YorkS again
today and then tackle the Baltimores in the
oyster city tomorrow Friday the OYSTER
can outfit comes to Washington and ex
citing contest will doubtless follow.
1t is the consensus of opinion of base ball
experts that it all depends upon McGraw
whether the Baltimores finish in the first
division or not. heretofore the little fellow
has faded away in July, his slight stature
not being able to stand the strain; but
far this season "Muggsy'' has been playing
for his life and compelled his companions
to do likewise Without McGraw the team
is very weak. ...
The Brooklyn and Boston teams can be
said to be in a very bad condition, and I'M
less some strengthening is done and done
quickly both these teams will be headed off
in the championship race. Hamilton is sadly
missed by the BostonS, and Long is in very
bad shape. On the top of this First Base
man Tenney was called home on account of
a death in his family, and Long played
first in his place, Stafford going to short.
Charley Farrell hurt in yesterdays
game and the Superbas will miss his work,
as the club is weak behind the box, Grim
and Smith being mechanical players.
With ten or more games to play with
Cleveland on the home grounds, the Cincin-
natis have ace up their sleeves which
may come in handy later in the season
when they get Strengthened out in the home
stretch for a good position in the first d.
ViSioG.
Eddie Bach, who helped to pitch the
Georgetown College team to victory this
season, is practcing law in Milwaukee and
is in the offices of Fiebling & killilea. When
he learned few days ago that Manager
CONNIE MACK was IN sore straits Tor pltcH-
erS, he offered to go in for a game, though
he declined to accept any pecunary reward
for his services, as he desires to remain an
ANA teur, and will retire from the diamond
on his laurels
There is no truth in the report that Wal
dron of the Milwaukee club is to play with
the Cincinnatis. There Is chance that
Western Lacquer will be with the Reds next
season. Phil Geier, the crack player with
the St Paul club, will likely be in Cincn-
natl this fall, perhaps sooner. The Boston
club tried to get Geier recently, but it is.
said Comiskey is saving him for the Cincin-
CSti team.
Earl Wagner will play his Washington
team twice in Canada on the way to Boston
the next time. He has the consent of nine
league teams to play games at Toronto and
Montreal the latter part of July. Earl
does not believe in breaking rule and then
asking the league permission to do 1t. Han
lon arranged the exhibition game at Johns
town, Pa, and sent out kilograms the day
of the game asking the other clubs for per-
mission to play it.-Cincinnati Times-Star.
The owners of the Youngstown. Ohio, club
received a check for $1,000 for the sale of
Peter Mcbride, the Manhattan College
pitcher to the ST. Louis National League
Club. Mcbride was find of George II.
Geer, who managed Youngstown in 1888
Mcbride pitched a game last year for
Cleveland at Baltimore under the name OF
Peters.
George N Kuntzsch telegraphed Presi-
dent Powers last night that he surrendered
| League. Mr.. KuntZsch paid his players to
| July l. He has sold Malarky to Utica and
| expects to sell Lush to Montreal.
The Scranton Base Ball Association of the
| Atlantic League dsbanded last night. Poor
| patronage is the cause. The Players are
released and allowed to hustle for them
| selves.
Arthur Irwin, the manager o. IL Wash
ington team, Is working on the ane line
| in regard to young, blood players hat John
| McCloskey adopted when he was manager
! of the Louisvilles several years ago, with
| this difference, that irwin can develop play
| ers. while McCloskey could not If the pres
ent plans of the Senators manager carry,
| the team will be made up almost exclusive
| ly of young players before the season is a
month older, only sufficient number of old
| players being retained to furnish playing
example for the theory that Irwin will try
| to instill into his youngsters. At present
| Irwin is securing the Eastern and Atlantic
| leagues in his search for young talent. Be
| fore he returns to his team he expects to
| have purchased two infielders, two pitchers
| and two catchers This will give him an
| entire outfeld of colts, an infield of three
youngsters and one decentralization, late
| of Pittsburg-and two old pitchers and one
| catcher. The rest of the team will be made
| up of men who still can be molded-and all
| will be nodded according to Twins plan.
| This experiment will be watched with inter-
| est, and should Twins aggregation make a
| showing there will be a raid on the minor
| leagues this fall such as base ball never
! has known-Cincinnad Times-Star.
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