Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-23

Atherton can be moved over to the first
corner. cassidy knew little of the game
outside of hitting the ball, and will always
remain good minor league player
The deal with Wilkesbarre looking to the
purchase of Pitcher Patten and Third
Basemeh Coughlin still hangs fire. but it
Is thought these two good men will be
secured for the Senator's when Manager
Irwin returns east.
Pitcher Billy Rhines was given his I'M
conditional release by the Pfttsburg club
yesterday after his exhibition in the game
against New York. Rhines is a high-priced
refused to take care of himself, and Man
ager Donovan has at last been compelled
to let him go.
Mike Donlin, the star pitcher of the San
ia Cruz, Cal. team, leaves next week for
the east to join the st. Louis team. The
management telegraphed Donlin a few days
ago to state his terms, which were prompt
ly accepted. Negotiations are now in
progress for D0nlin's release, and it is be-
lieved the matter viii be fixed up. Donlin
is southpaw, and has made a great rec
ord in the Pacific Coast League as a bat
ter and fielder, as we'll being a crack
twirler.
A trade has been arranged by which
Geier of the st. Paul club will join the
Bostons, and Stafford. the center fielder for
the Bean Eaters. will go to st. Paul to
play. Comskey completed the deal yes
terday. Geier is the well-known Washing
ton boy. The Bostons also have secured
an option on young Lehr of the University
of Michigan team. and he was in the field
yesterday with Boston uniform. Burns
had made him an offer. and unless he closes
with Boston he probably will be invited to
show what he can do a Rough Rider.
The Boston team called on Arson In
body at his billiard room last night, where
they met roya' welcome from the Old
time Chicago manager.
The Phillies keep on winning and today
a "a in ir1 MIA Tt1St lnf
the least bit che sty' and imagine they
have look in for the pennant and they
will make the Bostons and Brookiyns play
for their lives to land ahead of them. The
Quakers generally fall Gown on account of
their twirlers, but recently their pitchers
have been doing good work and, of course,
victories follow.
Nick Altrock, the Cincinnati boy. farmed
out by the Louisvihes to Grand Rapids, is
a twirler worth keeping tab on. He is
only about twenty years OLD ana a LETT
handler. In recent game against Dayton
Nick" held his opponents down to two
hits Altrock twirled against the Senators
last season and he was very effective.
Cunningham accomplished the remark
able feat Tuesday of preventing McGraW
from reaching first base, either by hits or
bases on balls, a feat that no other pitcher
has succeeded in doing this season, wheth-
er the game was long or snort.
The Philadelphia club is very prodigal in
the use of league balls. They roll out three
or four new ones every day to practice
with. Capt Dick Cooley has a trunk full
of new balls. He can afford to use them
very literally, as they cost the Philadelphia
club very little. Each league ball is charged
up to every other club at the rate of $123
each. As Al Reach. half owner of the
Philadelphia club, owns the factory where
all of the Spalding halls are made, the
Philadelphia club gets the balls for just
what it costs to manufacture them. A lit
tie piece of rubber, al quarter of a pound
of yarn and cover of horsehlde doesn't
cost great deal.1F =
Arthur Irwin has a. promising aggrega-
ton of fast kids about him. Given another
year or two, Irwin will turn out a club
which will come pretty close to winning a
rag. In Slagle, Freeman and Barry he has
three promising outfeiders, while O'Brien
Is said to be a fair man. Bonner, who Is
keeping duly sober, is sure to hold his own
In the best of company as long as he does
so. Padden is good hitter and could play
nice first, but his arm is weak for the
requirements of short. Atherton Is bat
better catchers than MCGUIRE. weighing is
as good pitcher as any one can ask for,
while handsome Winnie Mercer Is first
class in slab skill. Dineen is also prom
Using. Irwin is a skiIlful manager, and II
given free hand he will do we'll with the
minor league debutanteS whom he has cor
rallied for Earle Wagner.-St. Louis Re-
public.
What great team the Phillies would be
them They can field and play the game,
but somehow or other they can't hit up to
the standard OF course, there are few
good hunters among them. Delehanty, La
joie, Cooley. Flick and Mcfarland are all
good hunters. but that team needs hitters.