Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-05

Dineen, Freeman and Barry were very wide
OF the mark. Dineen's work was simply
wonderful He has pitched winning ball
from the start. and with any kind Of hit
ting behind him his record would assuredly
be the best in the country today. When a
club makes but one run behind pitcher
In four consecutive games 1t can be seen
how his record Is bound to suffer. Free
mans work in the outfeld has been of a
kind to satisfy any fair-minded critic. LIZ
w2s prophesied that his fielding would be
OF, but ne has surely done all that could
be expected. Barry has been coming all the
time. and he has done fully well could
b., expected of any player.-Sporting Life.
Judging from the following in the Pitts
burg Chronicle Dispatch the smoky city is
to have another club next year:
Talk of the new base ball league to be a
riva! of the National League has reached
this city. 1t is reported on excellent author
it, that a few days ago number OF men.
who are to be promoters of the coming op
position. came here and looked over the
field for a club In this city. They declared
that they would like to invade the smoky
city, and while they realized the splendid
defensive advantages of the present man.
agenent, they were sure that a rival club
would be located and be a moneymaker.
They asked a certain well-knOwn ex-baSe
ball man to take up the project, and
sured him that the move was we'll backed
In all towns over the proposed circuit.
Nothing definite was decided upon far
can be learned.
Tie National League has been failure in
every sense Of the word. Organized to
make money. the revenue of many Of Its
clubs is Insufficient to meet operating ex-
penses. Instead OF "perpetuatfng base ball
the national game and surrounding it
with such safeguards as to warrant abso-
lutte perfect confidence In its integrity and
methods. as Is declared to be its mission In
the preamble to Its constitution, it has
brought the peoples pastirne to chaotic
conditions. which will continue as long as
the idiotic and selfish self-styled masnates
remain in control. The reduction of the
jor league failed to benefit base ball. as
was anticipated by those who favored 1t,
because those on whom the movement de-
perded for success, were not broad enough
to seize and make the most Of their oppor-
tunities. Without opposition in eight of
the largest cities Of the country, with full
control of the best players OF the profession.
with pa irons eager to buy good, clean ball.
there is but one Of its clubs-PittSburg-
which is prospecting. and that is. in great
measure due to the practice of open gam
bling in its stands in defiance of the consti-
tutional provision against this vicious and
dangerous practice.-Sporting News
sleepy Hollow Tennis Tourney.
Bright weather and consdera BILE enthusi-
asm favored the second days play In the
Sleepy Hollow Lawn Tennis Club open tour
nament at Tarrytown, N. W, yesterday,
and rapid progress was made in the princi-
pal competition, the championship sing es.
The doubles were also started and three
matches played. The handicap singles.
mixed doubles and women's singles were
started today. Considerable interest was
shown in the play of Charles d. Willard,
an old Brown foot ball and base ball play
er. He was not present Monday. but start
ed in yesterday to make up for lost time
and won three matches. and was we'll on
ness overlook him and forced postpone
ment of hostilities. In the championship
singles Tallant, an old Harvard expert. will
meet Bait OF Princeton, while Hicks will
play Brannan and Paret will meet Robert
son. In the finals Friday Paret is expected
to meet either Bait or Tallant. Hicks, Mil
lard and Robertson have chances of up
setting calcu atoms, but few expect any of
Paret unless Bait should beat Tallant.
Scores:
Championship singles first round)-J. P.
Paret beat w. A. Warneck. 80. go; c. D.
Willard beat L. Ladoux, 6-3, 6-3 George
Carr beat d. Arcularius. go, 6-3. Second
round-J. L. Robertson beat r. L. Strong.
6-1 81; d. Brannan beat c. F. Watson, jr.,
Ga. 6-3; Hugh Tallant beat David Todd.
Ga, 81; G. s. Bait beat III. B. Hatch, g.
6-3; c. d. Willard beat George Carr, 6-3.
81
Championship doubles preliminary round)
&C. ID. Willard and c. s. Bait beat II. B.
Hatch and H. A. Birdseye, 6-3, 81; c. F.
Watson jr., and G. p. Snow beat r. L.
Strong and Seth Bird. 81, 60. First round
j. r. Paret ana Hugh IatIant beat j. l..
Robertson and David Todd. 81. 81, 81.
Grand Circuit Races Mt Hartford.
The Grand Circuit races yesterday at
Charter Oak Park, Hartford Conn, were
attended by 5000 persons and eighteen
heats were finished. The go event re-
quired eight heats. Henry s.. the favorite.
after taking the second and third heats
, was unable to win, and in the eighth he
was tagged that he was shut out Of the
money altogether. Annie Burns. late
conner took the race In the fourth seventh
and eighth heats. She made the best time,
21Oh
The final event. the 212 trotting, was
won by the favOrite. Bay Star. The judges
failed to connect with their watches at the
close Of the third heat and Edna Cook got
no record for 1t.
Sentence Was Six Months.
| VIM. johnson. cologed. who was charged
| with having cut George Washington across