Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-04-28
Base Ball Notes.

New forks for the last time To-Day.
Brooklyns "Superbas" tomorrow for
series of four games.
Farrell and Casey will be with the Hanlon
aggregation.
When a pitcher fools Mercer he must be
a good one and this is what Doheny did
to "Winnie" yesterday, two strike outs
being the result.
Umpire Hunt is too small to judge balls
and strikes very well and would doubtless
make a good man for base decisions.
Jimmy McGuire's right arm was in good
shape yesterday, the Giants found to
their cost in trying to pilfer bases, his
throwing being as true as a rifle shot. Tom
O. Brien's failure to act with the base run
ners in striking at balls was a noticeable
feature, especially as Tommy has been
taught in the Baltimore school.
That man Foster in New YOrk's right
field Is coming to the front fast and Will
soon be among the top-notchers. He is hit
ting we'll and his efforts in right field are
generally of the sensational order.
Capt. Doyle is a staunch believer in the
Giants and says he has a good club All he
is hoping for now is that the injured men
will round into form soon and with the
disgruntied pitchers in line, the New Iorks
can be depended upon to make other clubs
hustle to win.
Buck Freeman continues to meet the
ball hard every time he goes up to the
bat and but for Fosters sensational work
yesterday would have landed a couple of
doubles or triples.
On account of the sudden death of the
eldest daughter of Frank De Haas Robson,
the opening games of the Louisville and
Cleveland baseball teams for Friday and
Saturday at Cleveland have been post
pOned.
Tim Donohue, the heady catcher of the
Chicago team, allowed Jack O'Connor to
fool him with time-worn trick in the sixth
inning yesterday. Wallace put up dinky
fly over the catcher's head and Tim drop
ped his mask and was about to go for it
when Jack yelled: Cant get it Tim
| thought it Griffith who called him. and
he didn't try for it. When the ball dropped
a few feet behind him Tim was, to say the
least, sore butcher" and he felt it all
the keener when he was censured by Man
ager Burns. Wallace then tapped the ball
for two bases, but he was left on second
and Tins mistake was not a fatal one
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There promises to be u little trouble over
the release of Catcher Crisham which has
been announced as contingency. In point
of fact CriSham was released by Manager
Hanlon to Manager Connie Mack of the
Milwaukee team. Crisham does not care
| to retire to a minor league team, and, above
all, does not desire to go to Milwaukee. He
| so declared himself. Now, Baltimore will
! protest against the transfer of Crsham on
| the groLnd that he does not belong to
| Brooklyn at all, but is d member of the
| Baltimore team. This action may result in
| answering the question of Who's who?'
| with regard to the several reserves on the
| two teams.
| Frank Robson of St Louis is anxious to
| secure the services of Mike Griffin. who is
still at Utica. Gritfins release was sold by
| Brooklyn to Cleveland but the player was
| not satisfied with the terms and refused
| to 80. Robson requested official of the
! Brooklyn club to call on Griffin and make
| a proposition. The official returned to New
/ York yesterday and reported that Griffin
| was anxious to play ball, but not on the
| terms offered. AS a result of the confer
ence Griffin agreed to enter into communi-
cation with Robson.
| After Chicago scored in the eleventh in
| ming, securing a lead of one run, things
| looked beautiful for the lads from the
| Windy City, and Donohue started good
natured kidding match with Tebeau.
! You've an unbroken record, amt YOU
Pat?" sneered Tim to Tebeau. Il guess
we'll put one under your belt, though"
The game amt over yet" answered Pat
No, but you Holsters have got a fat
chance to cop anything in a PINCH was
| Tins response.
Wallace's bounder to Demont, which the
latter muffed, ended the jollying until DON
ohue made a mess of Green's perfect throw
allowing two st. LouiSanS to cross the
plate, thereby losing the game. Then it
was Tebeau's turn, and he yelled: You
must have contracted some of that yellow
while dallying with the Reds last week"
Tim was down in the mouth over the loss
or the game, however, and he did not an
swer the st. Louisan. Instead he hurried
off to the carriages with a two-foot face
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