Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-03
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At Brunswick. Me-Bowdoin. IA; Port
AT. At Hanover partrnouth, 4: Tufts, 8.
At Exeter-Phillips Exeter. 0; Colby Uni
At Andover-PhillRs Andoyer, 7; Bates
College. 6 0hirteen innings).
| At worcester-Holy Cross, s; Manhattan
At ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS IL; Scranton T.
| At Observation-Disclosures, 5; Reading, g.
At Notwithstanding Is; Wilkesbarre, 8.
At Observation-Disclosures, 8; Lehigh, g.
At Princeton-Princeton.1 II; Cornell, Z.
At New Havef-Yaie. ); Brown, 1.
At New York-Columbia, 8; Trinity, Q
At New Brpnswtck-New York Univers-
ity IL; Rutgers, TO-
At AmherstEWilliams, 6; Amherst, s.
Bsse BAH Notes.
Barry played a great game at short for
Boston yesterday having Ave put-outs and
three assists to his credit without slip-up.
Willie Dinneen landed his first game yes
terday for Boston as a result of good sup
port and fine pitching in tight places.
Catcher Steelman of the Brooklyns has
| been farmed out to Hartford by Manager
Hanlon. Steelman Is first-class man, but
cannot be worked with Mcclure and Far
rell in condition.
AL Selbach made one of his celebrated
| coming forward" catches yesterday. He
| was playing deep for Lajoie when the lat
third. Sell came In with rush. and taxi
| ing q head-first dive, grasped the ball and
| then turned over several times. Delehanty
| thought the ball was safe and was easily
Dick Cooley played his first game at first
| for Pittsburg yesterday and did very well.
| having sixteen put-outs and one assist
without an error. Dicks batting eye has
| not come around yet and he failed to land
| the ball safe.
McCreery turned the trick for Pittsburg
yesterday in the tenth inning and was given
| an ovation. Beaumont made a single and
then Tom came forward and soaked" the
| ball for three bases and the game was
| over.
| While Pitcher Keefe was on the rubber
| for Newport News yesterday he received
| telegram from this city, his home, announc-
| ing the death of his brother. Keefe fin
ished the game without telling his manager
| the contents of the telegram and won the
| contest.
The friends and admirers of the George
| in large numbers next Saturday, when the
| two clubs face each other on the college
campus. White and Nicholson will prob
game can be looked for. Herring and
! Walsh. the "sluggers'' of the two teams,
| are hitting like house a-f1re at present.
slagle. from present indications. should
easily eclipse his batting record of last sea-
son Of .273, as, up to date, he has made one
| or two hits in each game except one.
| Jake Beckley leads the league at present
l,tS
| from making four hits in each of two sue
cessive games and two and three the other
games played.
! At Brooklyn Monday Sheckard scored
from second while Herman Long was
| throwing Jennings out at first This play
! shows how daring Hanion's men are on the
| bases.
| The Cincinnati club will not reduce the
| number of players that are now being car
| ried on the team. Geier though he failed
| to make a favorable impression in the two
games that he played, will be with the team
the entire season.
Walter Brodie yesterday played left field
| for Comiskey's Chicago team. He made
| three hits and scored two runs. Brodie
! takes the place of Dan Lally. whose serv-
ices have been purchased by Minneapolis.
! Il have only hit at one ball that was
| right over the plate this season. remarked
Jake Beckley. Some years ago 1 would
never think of hitting the ball unless it cut
| the center of the plate. L would brace my
| self and hit with might and main, and it
was almost cinch that l would drive it
l into right field or right center. The result
| was that all the teams played for me, and
| l had many hard drive caught 1 am
doing that now.''-Pittsburg News.
! There is not one member Of the Boston
pitching staff who is anywhere near being
in trim. and the outield simply isn't play
! ing ball. Many think that this is due to
| the fact that Duffy is not in his regular
place. Duffy knows how to play for the
different batsmen. and does a lot of work
| in the field which cannot be seen by the
| spectators. Duffy has a certain influence
| over the players which makes them hustle
| all the time
| The suit of Michael ]. Griffin, base ball
player, against the Brooklyn BAH Club is
| scheduled to come I'D for trial in the cir
! cult court at Utica, N. Y, Monday, May 7.
Griffin was captain and centerhelder Of the
| Brooklyn club up to the time Of consoIida-
ton with Baltimore in the spring Of 1899,
| and had been signed as manager at sal
| airy of $500 before the amalgamation took
| place. He was released to the st. Louis
| club. but refused to go. claiming that his
contract for the season of 1893 was binding
and the Brooklyn club should pay. He
| sues for his salary with interest.
Oliver P. Tebeau of the st. Louis Base
| Ball Club telegraphed to McGraw and Rob-
| inson last night as follows from Pittsburg:
| Myself and all our men hoped you would
| join us long ago 1 still have hopes. Come
| on, you and Robbie, and help US win the
pennant. You would put US in the race.
| We want you badly. st. Louis people would
| also welcome you. come along"
| They got this dispatch from Washington:
| Are you and Robinson going to sign with
Philadelphia. have you already signed?
| Answer quickly
Robinson and McGraw replied to the
| Washington dispatch by saying they knew
| nothing of any deal for them by the Phila-
delphia club. They did not reply to Te-
| beau's dispatch as they want time to saw
| wood. '-Baltimore Sun.
| WoMEN's WHIST CONGRESS-.
| Contest for the Washington Trophy Is