Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-11
Base Gall Briefs.

Manager Irwin shuffied them up yester-
day. and better combination resulted, but
the Senators lost, just the same.
Charley Farrell is playing the game of his
life for Brooklyn. The big fellow was
threatened with "Hasbeenviile." but he has
thrown off his carelessness and is display
ing his real worth.
Richard Padden handled his bat nicely
yesterday. A triple and three singles is
his record,
McGraw and Robinson took their band of
colts over to Boston. and cleverly shut the
champions out The Orioles possess the
right material for a ball club, being able to
play their best away from home.
1t locks If Bid McPhee's long and
honorable career as q ball player was near
ing it's close. Steinfeldt seems to be booked
regularly for second base, and will play
that position unless he has to go in as sub
stitute at short or third In that case Nc
Fhee will FIJI the position at second.
New York sporting writers are kidding
themselves into believing that the eastern
clubs are stronger than those of the west.
Boston Is the only real strong club in the
east. Philadelphia is doing very well. and
there is no gainsaying that, with Jennings,
Dahlen and Jones playing. Brooklyn is very
stout. But the snaps are in New York and
Washington, while Baltimore is not over
strong On the other hand, the only really
weak club in the west Is Cleveland.-St
Louis Star. How about Louisville and Pitts
burg? Their games have Washingtonian
tirge-
That story sent out from New York that
Earle Wagner is to be given the Pitts
burg franchise when the upheaval in base
ball takes place causes many smiles in
Pittsburg. President Kerr declines to take
the story seriously. The implied threat to
get even with Mr.. Kerr for not playing Sun
day games caused that magnate to smile
ard say: When the time comes, some of
those who are said to he making threats
may be the ones who will be asking faVOrs
of some other folks"
Catcher BoWerman of the Pittsburg club
has not been notified when his case for
using profane language on the field comes
up for hearing. BOWerman has not been
suspended, as has been reported, and is in
the game every day.
1T is pretty hard to win from ten to
twenty straight games nowadays said Bill
Joyce recently to the St. Louis Star man.
In 1898 and whereabouts Baltimore and
Cleveland got out in the fall and took from
twelve to eighteen straight At that time
there were many snap clubs in the league.
Philadelphia was a picnic then. so was
Brooklyn, and Washington was bad. New
York had two bad years-'35 and 90. Wash
ington always was weak. When we struck
the west. Cleveland was the only strong
team we had to combat. ST. Louis. Louis
Vile and Chicago were perfect pipes and
Cincinnati was not so strong then as 1t Is
now. Today Cleveland is the only easy
team in the occident, and how much
stronger it Is than the old St. Louis club
was when Calliope Miller and Sammy Sam
uels played the infield? In the east Wash
ington looks weakest of all. McGraw is a
81 eat little man, and visiting teams will
find hard hoeing in Baltimore. even If the
team looks a bit weak. Circumstances for
bid my speaking of New York. Brooklyn
looks bad for visitors, but worse than
Baltimore did in the past. Boston Is. as
usual a fine club and should win. Pitts
burg Is better than it looks, but ST Louis
should keep on winning there on each sue
ceeding trip. But the easiest teams in the
country are beyond the Ohio"
College base Dali.
At New Haven-Yale, 10; Columbia. 6.
At New York-Fordham, 9. Lehigh. o.
At ladelphia-University of Pennsyl-
vania. 10: Wesleyan, o.
At Worcester-Holy Cross, a; Tufts, 2.
At Eaton, Pa.-Princeton, 8; Lafay-
at