Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-10

There is some excuse for poor batting,
but continued poor fielding shows careless
ness or worse. AS Bill Joyce would say,
they need club
Weak pitching will demoralize the best of
clubs. Baker and Dunkle We're easy to hit
yesterday, and result the ball went to
the infielders like bullet from rifle. Good
pitching makes fielding easy.
The Senators move over to Brooklyn to-
day. and it would be just like base bah for
the Washingtnnians to win one or more
games. The Brookiyns have no excuse for
losing and four straight defeats should be
the senatorial repast for the next four days.
President Young says that he has re-
ceived at headquarters but very few pro-
test against his umpres: In fact. a less
number than ever before at this time of the
year. The reported protests are simply
newspaper talk.
But four hits were made by the Clcve-
lands yesterday against "Cy Young. ard
two Of them came from the truSty bat of
Tommy Dowd. From reports that come out
Of the west. Tommy is playing better than
ever this season. his batting and fielding
berg of the gilt-edged order.
The way Dunkle and Baker were batted
Yesterday indicates that another shifting
of the outtield will be necessary. that Mer-
Ger may return to the pitchers rubber.
winnie" can still pitch good ball, but he
requires good fielding back of him to pre-
vent going to pieces With the Cincinnatis
or Boston Mercer would be a wonder.
And Jack Doyle says lie lilinhS Il great
deal of Earl Wagner! No friend would rub
It in as Capt. Doyle did yesterday. Five or
eight runs would have been enough. but 10.
Think Of our old-time enemies, the Balti-
mores lingering around the 800 per cent
mark. when, before the season opened.
everybody had them carrying the water
bucket for the league procession. good
captain is everything, rake nttle McIraW,
Robson or Joyce and place him in charge
of a band of dead ones, and they will
turn out winners.
Harry Davis was given his release yester
day and will go to Providence of the East
ern League Davis has been fielding all
right but his batting has been poor. If
Manager Irwin is going to release ms men
for poor batting he Will nave only jim NC
CURE to fall back on.
Base ball IS booming in two of the west
ern cities of the National League-St. Louis
and Chicago-and is in a healthy condition
in Cincinnati and Pittsburg
Casey, the midget third baseman. was
given a gold watch and chain and a dia-
mond locket by his Lawrence, Mass.
friends when he played in Boston the other
day.
Word comes from New York that the err
ratio Andrew Freedman has decided to
trade Jouett Meekir2 for younger pitcher.
Here is a golden opportunity for Tom
Burns to strengthen the only weak spot in
the Chicago team. Burns can afford to
give TAYLOR, PhyIe'land cash bonus for
Meekin and Their have the better OF the bar
gain. But 1t is safe t0:predtct that Freedman
will never consider. much less accept any
offer from the Chicago management.-Chi-
c2So InterOcean. y
Alderman Fowler introduced his base bali
ordinance in the Chicago city council Mon
day night and it wis referred to the judi
ciary committee. 1t prohibits the sale of
more tickets to games than there are seats
in the Enclosure. hHdprovides that the seats
must be covered so as to protect the occu-
pants from sun or rain.
The management of the ball 2lub must
provide poicenTaaly at the rate of " day.
as follows Where the number OF persons
present does net exceed 5000 no fewer
than ten policemen; over that number, one
additional officer for each 500 persons pres
ent. On all holidays, Sundays and Satur-
days there must not be less than thirty
five officers on duty. Each and every vio-
lation is punishable by fine Of not less
than SO nor more than 500. and each and
every ticket sold each and every admis
sion fee charged for which seat is not
provided shall be considered separate and
distinct violation.
The ordinance is regarded by many MEM
bers of the council as impracticable and
unreasona Bile. and as beyond the powers OF
the city council so far as the employment
of policemen iS concerned.