Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-07
Base Hall Briefs.
ChicaSos again today 20
Three straight; make it four.

! The local fans are warming up to the
Senators. --
weighing will probably pitch today for
Washington and raMa han is slated for the
Chtcagos. t:ts r.. .r
Gene De MontreFiierw given a fine re-
ception, but the lptle fellow had no pppor-
tunities to distinguish himself.
Billy Dineen has drop ball that very
much resembles ME quick bender of Nc
James. This ball hal the visitors guessing
yesterday. b,
The Chcagos lobk weak with LANCE out
of the game, and ythe absence of Dahlen is
marked. 1t Is very. palpab!e cliques are
of course, winning Ball cannot be played
under the circumstances.
Fullerton of the ,ChiGago Tribune is guild
ing group Of Chicago newspaper boys
around the circuit, and already the bunch
has become adept Hammer wielders. The
factions in the club are closely reflected in
the newspaper group Fullerton is great
admirer Of Tom Burns and Isl backing him
up valiantly. 7"~ -1:-!3-.''
Athert0n has Chinese way about him
very deceiving. He handles his bat awk-
wardly, which leads the twirlers TO think
he is a weak batter but after he has
ripped off one or more long hits the OPP
posing pitcher has another think coming
to him. Yesterday Atherton struck out
he first time up, and Griffith doubtless con-
Guided he was easy" 1t took a double
ana triple to change this opinion.
Frank Bonner was never poor PLAYER
and his releases were never brought about
through poor playing. Ever since Frank
came into the big league he has been plug
glng along other peoples game and gener-
! any paid the penalty. This spring day
light dawned upon the branery of Bonner
and he concluded to stop being a good
fellow and look out for No. 1, with the
result that he is playing second in mastery
style and hitting the ball for keeps.
Catcher Chance was knocked completely
out In the fourth and Nichols replaced him.
sharp foul tip landed between Chances
mask and pad square and hard in the neck
ana Umpire Lynch caught him as he was
| falling. He wanted to resume work, but
he was so dazed that Manager Burns ex-
cused him for the day
The veteran Jimmy Ryan predicted three
victories for the Chicagos in Washington,
but the prediction was made after warm
ing the Phillies. Jimmy doubtless took
klnk In his prophecy after the experience
the Cowboys had in Baltimore, and the
visitors will have to play great ball if they
want to pull off the next two games.
the Chicago boys are predicting great fun
again cross bats. The McGrawites are con-
ditioning themselves for the next series
ana VIII go after the Superbas hammer and
tonSs Next Wednesday the Ba!timores
open IN this city and then the old-time
strife Will be on. IF the Senators continue
their present stride the games will doubt
less be the best of the local season.
Jimmy Mannng's Kansas City team has
beginning of the season. but the acquis-
ton of Gettman and Billy Hulen has
Drought about wonderful change and the
team is already on the climb. Gettman has
been playing a wonderful game, his field
ing being brilliant and batting timely.
Correspondent Fullerton of the Chicago
Tribune says the Cincinnati porpoise is
swelling blood these days over the poor
showing of Buck Ewing and his braves
Wonder whom he means?
Manager Hanon has laid Maui off with
out pay, and foxy AL has gone back to
Philadelphia to get into shape.
The deal between Philadelphia and Louis
vile for Pitcher Wheeler and Outfielder
Fultz for Pitcher Magee will doubtless fall
through, since Fultz positively refuses to
play base ball on Sunday.
The Chicago players are unable to borrow
money from the. club on the road this trip,
and are quite angry at the owners. They
received their checks in Chicago Saturday
night before startfngJSeast and were I'M
able to get theme fasbed tom Burns
used to be able t4 make change. but he
may have cut out the, poker adjunct this
The argument is9 sometimes advanced
and it is not a good eIfe-that the umpire's
Judgment is bettef tffan the spectators
because the umpire lis vnearer the player
owing to the fact that many of the spec
tators-who havelHgo6d eyes-are close
enough for all praetieM purposes. there are
occasions when their Judgment is just
good as the umpires: 91It depends largely
on where the spedt atofj is sitting.
There We're waIh4 times on several of
the base ball diamSndsllast Monday. Two
men were put out of the game at Balti-
more and one was removed at Washington.
AT New Castle, PsQf: Manager Jack Glass
COCK OF Fort Wayne almost precipitated a
riot. He creased the; hall and the visitors
made six rounds on account of it in the
fourth When Fort Wayne took the field
Flood threw the ball over the fence. He
and Giasscock were. fined and put out of
the game: One man was fined at Youngs-
town. AT Mansfield the Toledo men re-
FUSED TO play on account of an alleged bad
decision, and the umpire gave the game to
Mansfield.
ohver Tebeau does not seem to worry
about the bad streak of the Perfectos,
though he was sore man when the team
lost the last game at Baltimore. That blow
was a sad one The Baltimore team is so
weak that really it seems a shame to be
beaten by 1t. Bar McGraw, Washington.
has better infield than Baltimore better
fieiders and hitters, while the outfield also
hits much better: But the Senators do not
play the game Baltimore does. There is
no McGraw or Robinson to'lead them.-St.
Louis Republic. -
Saturdays game looked like slaughter
didn't it,? said Bobby Wallace to Sheri-
dan of the St LodissRephblic, at breakfast
last Sunday morning. Three runs in the
eighth inning and six in the ninth was
something awful Yet do you know that