Evening star., 1899-05-13
Base Ball Briefs.

Senators play two games today with
Brooklyn.
Bostons will be here Monday and Tues
| day. Pittsburg follows.
Billy Hulen goes to Kansas City to finish
| out the season.
Casey secured three of Brooklyns seven
| hits yesterday.
There is no kick coming on the Senator'S
game yesterday except that they didn't win.
They played good ball. but the Brooklyns
| did better.
Zeke' Wrigley slammed out a triple and
| a home run yesterday and the Richmonds
won two games from the Lancasters.
! Hugh Jennings returned to Brooklyn yes
| terday from Wiikesbarre without Second
Baseman Atherton. The Coal Barons'
want 81 900 cash for their second baseman
Brooklyn offered a pitcher and $500.
BY winning two games yesterday the
Philies pushed the Chicagos out of second
place. The Quaker boys are certainly get
| ting good start on their grounds.
The BOstons should be watched closely
| after July 5. Then the club begins to play
| and will get a bunch on the clubs ahead
of them in the championship race.
! Seymour will probably pitch his first
| game for the New Yorks today against the
| Phillies and it is more than probable that
| the Quakers will send "Cy' ballooning in
quick order.
Dahlen was out of yesterdays game for
Brooklyn, and it looks as if more trouble is
coming Manager Hanlons way, as the lit
tie shortstop is quite i'll. Yeager took his
place and did we'll.
The admirers of the Cincinnatis need lose
TO sleep over that team. The Reds are just
rounding into shape and will be close up
with the band wagon when the season
closes.
The magnates of Pittsburg and Cincinnati
say that Mr.. Wagner cannot transfer
games, there was an agreement made
at the annual league meeting to bar out
transfers this season. There was a big
1T. 1ng.t
season, and the magnates decided to put a
stop to it. The western men say Mr., Wag-
ner voted in favor of stopping the practice.
Mr.. Wagner has yet to say officially that
he has ever contemplated transferring
games.
Two seasons records We're made in the
Western League on Mepday, when Pitcher
Gray of the Buffalo club retired the In
dianapolis team without hit or run and
| the St. Paul and Milwaukee clubs played a
Thinning 5-to-4 game. the former winning
after two hands we're out.
The National League managers who are
carrying seven pitchers evidently do not
think that the batters are at the mercy of
the twirers this season. The expense Is
heavy and only four of the sextette are
worked regularly. the other three being
kept in reserve Including salary and trav-
cling expenses each trio not on active duty
costs club over 81 900 month.
No team has a license to take series
from the Reds on their own grounds. Gin
cinnati is stronger than in 1898 and is
bound to be a factor in the race. Still, some
small-sOuled and little-hearted St. Iouisans
imagined that they had a kick coming ne
cause the best the Perfect6s could do in
Cincinnati last week was an even break.
Those Reds will bowl the Rostons and Bal
tmOreS over many times before the season
closes, when the easterners visit the west,
and the Oftener the better for st. Louis
championship chances.-Sporting News.
Three additional Sunday dates have been
doled out to Dreyfuss, and the Louisville
magnate hOpes to get two more in return
for his submission. One Of the new Sunday
games apportioned to the ColonelS is Sched-
uled for June and will be played in the
vicinity of New York. 1t will be remember
ed that several Sunday games were played
by National League clubs near the metrop-
oils last season. and it Is taken for granted
that Freedman will switch several dates
so as to get more Sunday games besides
that with Louisville in 1899
Oliver Tebeau is educating Schrecongost
to play first base with the intention of re-
firing a player, and Jesse Burkett will
refuse to earn 81 400 for six months serv
Ices with the St. Louis club after this sea-
son. So says Cincinnati contemporary.
Pat has talked more or less about getting
out Of the game and managing his team
from the bench. but he will not take the
step until he is satisfied that it is for the
best interests of his club. He Is one of the
| type of players whose worth can not be
estimated by the hits or plays he makes.
His presence in the game is a big factor in
the Perfectos' success. He plays the points
and that head of his Is more In evidence
than his hands. May the date OF his retire
ment be long DELAYED.