Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-18
Base Ball Briefs.

A dOuble-header today with cleveland
closes the season with that club.
Magee will twirl the first game for the
Senators. and probably Mcfarland the sec
ond. Harry Collifiower will pitch Cleve-
lands first game.
Should the Senators continue their good
work they may yet outpoint New York and
get into the 400 per cent column.
The game scheduled for tomorrow with
Cleveland has been brought forward and
doubled up with today's game. as the
Wanderers are not much of an attraction
with the base ball public
big DAN Mccain has at last rounded
into his true form and is batting and field
ing to the queens taste. His work with the
bat lately has carried him we'll over the
coveted 300 mark, while his fielding has
been exceedingly brilliant.
The Louisville boys open at National
Park Wednesday for a series of four games
with the Senators. The Colonels have al
ways been strong proposition for the local
club to handle, and of late they have in
creased the difficulties of their opponents
by playing exceptionally good ball.
Quite healthy, though quiet, kick has
gone up from several members of the Gin
clnnau team because exhibitions have
been booked for all open dates from now
until the end of the season. 1t is by the
order of President Brush that as much
open time as possible is being filled with
1.-The fact of Cliff Latimer accepting terms
from President Pulliam of the Louisville
club cuts no figure, as he is under contract
here said Owner McAieer of the Youngs-
town club. 'Latimer is on the reserve list
of Youngstown for 1900, and the only way
Louisville can get him is to put up a salts
factory money consideration.
That the St. Louis team is rapidly losing
its hold on the patrons of the game at
home was demonstrated Saturday morning,
when one of the st. Louis papers that here
tofore had been friendly to Tebeau and the
team came out with long article denounc-
ing the actions of the st. Louis players and
advocating the suspension of Tebeau for
his unwarranted assault on Umpire
Latham This stand may result in the
writer being tabooed from receiving any
more information from Tebeau, but will
meet with the hearty support of the better
class of patrons of the game, who are
heartily sick of the bulldozing tactics en-
ployed by the St Louis players.
That young man with the large chest.
Captain Fred Clarke of the Louisviles.
was not in the game at Philadelphia yes
terday, handling the reins from the bench,
but he called Umpire McGarr many
'beautifuT' names that he was escorted
from the park by two policemen. President
Young should ring in Tim Hurst before the
season ends just for the benefit of men like
Clarke. Sir Timothy, in the par!ance of
the day, wouldn't do a thing to them"
Ex-senator Al Setback will be placed on
the market this fall by the Cincinnati club,
and probably Elmer Smith also The Reds
outfield will consist of Mcbride, Crawford
and Barrett. Treasurer Bancroft mourn
fully remarked to The Star reporter when
the Reds We're last here: ITO think that We
could have had Mercer for 5000 when We
took Selbach.'
Bert Meyers, who played third base for
Tom Browns Springfield club of the East
ern League. has returned to this city, which
is his home. Bert had a successful season.
With three Of the Clevelands on bases
and no one out in a recent game, Hughcy,
the next man up. yelled over to Captain
Joe Quinn for instructions. What will
do cap?" asked Iiughey. Before Quinn
had time to reply Tackle Schmidt yelled:
Touch all three bases as you go around,
Hughey." Quinn's Instructions were lost
in the laugh that went up from the other
members of the Cleveland team the
bench.
Joe Rickcrt of Springfield. Ohio, who
played center field for the Worcester
(Mas.) team this year and was considered
the best outfielder in the Eastern League,
has been signed by Pttsburg. 1t is also
announced that Manager Torreyson has
sold Pitcher Harper of the Springfield,
Ohio, team to ST Louis.
ITO say that the talk of rival base
Eall organization for 1900 is all moonshne
is absurd" said Ed Mexican recently. Il
have met and talked with a good many of
! the men interested in the new league. and
know they mean business. They say
they will ask the players to sign what
is known contract labor contracts"
These are binding on both the club and the
player The club is bound to pay you, and
you are bound to give the club your best
services. No fight with the National League
is courted in the way of conflicting da tes
but league contracts will not be respected
nor recognized. Several thousand dollars
have already been laid out in St. Louis
and not an insignificant sum by any means
in ChicagO.'-Cleyea Leader.