Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-08
on the home grounds during September and

! October. Most of the time during those
months viii be spent on the road.
JACK Barry Is a pretty handy man to
were giving Manager Selee the laugh for
his purchase of Freeman, Dineen and
| Barry. the Washington trio. early in the
season, have come to the conclusion that
| they were worth the price
Herman Long acted as captain OF the
Bostons In the absence of Duffy who was
III Monday. The German was greatly
| elated over the double victory. and the
| same night inquired OF Duffy: Say. Cap,
! did you win two games in one day this
year? guess 1 have the record the
| winning captain Herman's chest was
still expanding at a late hour last night.
McGann Is laid up with cholera morbus
and Tebeau said last night that .'Old KY
would likely be out of the game for the
| next week or ten days. In the meantime,
| Mickey" Donlin will hold down the posi-
| ton, and repetition of his good work of
Monday will gain for him permanent occu-
| pancy of the sack.-St. Louis Star. Mike
| Mccain off first.
There have been thirty-six shut-outs in
| the league. Cincinnati and Brooklyn have
| been shut out six times; Boston and Chi
| cago five; Pittsburg and St Louis. four:
| New York and Philadelphia, three. Nichols,
| Hahn and Jones have each shut opponents
out three times.
| George Davis made a short stay In Mon
| days St. Louis game. When Selbach had
| lined the ball to deep left for three sacks.
f, and expired at the plate through the won
| drous relays Of Heidrck- and Wallace to
Criger the Giants manager kicked loud
| and long at Emslie. Bob stood n longer
| than he should and then set the crack
| short fielder down. Foster took his place.
and acquitted himself well in the field.
Wagner's friends who want to see him
| behind the bat may have their desire
gratifed, during practice yesterday
Manager Fred Clarke received word that
Catcher thinner is fiat his back. The
chief has some kidney trouble and is suf-
fering even more than he did when he
| was behind Rube Waddell, who managed
to cross the signs on an average of six
times a game. 1t is impossible to tell
when thinner will be able to play. Fortu-
| nately Bill Schriver is In shape to work
every day If needed and O'Connor is in his
| customary fine form, 50 the sickness Of the
chief will not cripple the team. In the
event of an accident to the regulars Wag-
| ner will be given chance. Hes as good
behind the bat as In any other position,
declared Colonel Dreyfuss. - Pittsburg
Press.
Munich Ches. Tourney.
The twelfth round OF the International
chess tournament was played at Munich
yesterday. At the time of the first adjourn
ment Pillsbury. Cohn and Gottschau had
defeated Wolf, Showalter and Jakob, re-
spectively. The games between Talprin and
Barde,eben, Maroczy and Popiel and Marco
and Billboard had been drawn.
In the evening the following additional
results were recorded: Janowski and Burn
as well as Berger and Schlecter drew.
Harry Vardon's Easy Victory.
The Eagle Nest Country Club golf tour
nament, near Blue Mountain Lake, N. Y,
ended yesterday amid enthusiasm. hundreds
of visitors from all over the Adirondacks
witnessing the final days play. The attrac-
ton was a professional match at eighteen
holes between Oscar Bum, professional at
Lake Placid, coupled with George Stevens
of Lake Placid, against Vardon. The for
mer were never in 1t for a single instant
and seemed to suffer from stage fright
Vardon's score by holes was "A to %.
In the afternoon mixed foursome ap-
preaching and putting contest took place.
as also woman's approaching and putting
contest, the winners of the first and sec
ond prizes turning up in Miss Florence
Paulson Of New York and Miss H. NJ. Du-
rant of Blue Mountain Lake
n. L. T. A. Tourney at Newport.
The National Lawn Tennis Association
will begin the championship contests for
1900 the courts of the Casino at New
port. R. l., on Tuesday, August IA. The
preliminary and probably the first round in
the singles will be played on that day. En-
tries will close with DR.. James Dwight
Newport, tomorrow. Play will begin each
day at 1870 am.
The winner of the tournament will be
called upon to play NJ. d. Whitman, cham
pion of 1899. for the 1900 championship.
DR.. James Dwight, president of the asso-
citation. will referee. The conditions are:
All championship matches will be the best
three in five advantage sets.
First, second and consolation prizes will
be given. the consolation being open to al
players beaten in the first matches actual
ly played. matches being best two In three,
advantage sets.
No entry will be received unless 1t bears
the players real name and the name of the
club to which he belongs. Proof must be
given, II required, that the player is in
good standing in his club and the club In
good standing in the association.
The double championship will also be de-
cided on Tuesday and Wednesday. August
IA and Is. On Tuesday Raymond d. Lite
and Frederick B. Alexander Of Princeton,
the western champions. will play Harold II.
Hackett and ]. Appleton of Yale. the east
ern champions, to decide who Will play the
present national champions, Holcombe
Ward and Dwight F. Davis of Harvard. for
the championship for the coming year.
Tennis Matches Postponed.
DIR. James Dwight. referee Of the inter-
national tennis tournament at Longwood,
Mass. announced yesterday afternoon that
play would not begin on account of rain.
The Whitman VS.. Gore and the Davis VS..
Black matches, which were to have been
played Yesterday afternoon will he played