Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-10
Today's National League Game.
Chicago at Pittsburg.
Standing of the Clubs.
No National League Games Yesterda,

No National League Games Yesterday.
Not one OF the four games scheduled for
yesterday. between the eight National
League clubs. was played. The three
eastern games We're knocked out on account
of rain and the street car strike in St
Louis compelled the postponement of the
contest between the Tebeauites and Cincin-
natl. Last night all the eastern clubs start
ed west for the first games between the
two sections, and tomorrow two games will
be piaye the Bostons stopping at Pitts
burg and the Phillies at Cincinnati Satur-
day afternoon the full four games are
scheduled, and then the real contest be-
tween the east and west will be in full
swing. Three of the western clubs have
shown a disposition to play championship
bail and the eastern representatives will be
doing good should they break even on the
series.
Yesterdays Minor League and ANA
teur Games.
AT Elmira-Allentown, 9; EImira, g.
At Scranton-Scranton 7; Wilkesbarre s.
At Detroit-kansas City, 20; Detroit, Q.
At Buffalo-Minneapolis 10; Buffalo, g.
AT Observation-Disclosures Z; Cleveland. 8
AT 1thaca-Cornell. ID; Hamilton, G.
Ready for Challenges.
The Columbia Stars defeated the Hol-
mead Manors by % to 16. The average age
Of the Stars is fourteen years. Address
challenges to Raymon Owens, 1925 14th
street northwest.
The Second Orientals, averaging eleven
years. were defeated by the Young Pres
tons. II to 7. Address challenges to &.
Steuart. 800 Sth street northeast.
The Victors defeated the Shamrock Sat-
urday by 10 to s. The Victors would like
to hear from teams under thirteen years
Address Myrtle Loomis, 1872 Union street
southwest.
The third team of the Rock Creek Stars
has been organized, and would like to hear
from teams averaging thirteen years.
Address ]. Cook, lib 23d street northwest.
Base Bali Notes.
Wet grounds compelled the postpone
ment of the Georgetown-Dickinson game
yesterday.
All the Virginia League games were pre-
vented by rain.
Jim Jeffries, the pugilfst, will umpire the
game in Philadelphia Saturday between the
Athletics of that city and Jersey CITY club
should the street car strike continue in
st. Louis, Magnate Robson calculates that
ne Will drop $4,000 in the next three DAYS
McGraw will probably play his first game
with st. Louis Saturday. He will act as
assistant manager to Tebeau, and Robinson
will be the field captain. Tebeau says he
will not release Lave Cross.
Manager Ewing would get into the wise
guy class should he secure Charley Moran
to play short for the Giants anu shove
George Davis over to third. This would
place Mercer on the rubber and help out
the pitching staff. Moran has all the re-
quirements of first-class player, and
should he go into the professional ranks he
VII! become star In few seasons.
Algie Mcbride says that he has fully re-
covered from his charley horse, and that
ne is ready to resume his place on the
Cincinnatts whenever Allen wishes him to-
AS all the outfelders playing up to their
speed at present, Algfe will have to do
bench duty for a while.
Buck Ewing. who seldom gives credit to
any one but himself, admits that Bill
Joyce's work with the Washington team in
Joyce took lot of dead ones and kept
them in race until July, when Gus
Schmelz returned to his job and superseded
Bill.-Pittsburg News.
Tebeau tried to cut down the number Of
players on his pay roll Tuesday by loan
ing Outfielder Hemphill to Kansas CITY.
However, this deal had hardly been COM
pieted when the information came that two
other names had been added, McGraw and
Robinson. Tebeau now has about twenty
six men under contract, a larger number
than any other team in the league can
boast of.
Jimmy Ryan believes in the old Balti-
more policy of reproving players on the
field, and handed out several reprimands
called down severely for not mailing
Cooley's hunt while it was a foul, but
when the same clever player closed the
game by making a clever stop of Wagner's
dangerous drive. Ryan was the first to ap-
plaud him. The other Chicago players
Joined in the chorus Of Good boy, Brad"
1t was not so in the days of Tom Burns.
There is a feeling among the St Louis
players that Lave Cross will be sold to
New York. as reported, and Joe Quinn, who
is playing second base in the absence of
Keister, probably will be released, Pat
billiard, a younger man. being slated for
the place of utility infielder. Quinn would
not be averse to leaving st. Louis. not
wlthstanding the fact that the death rate in
that city at present makes the undertake
ing business, in which Quinn is engaged,
rather profitable
President Soden of the Boston club said
yesterday that Boston would have no trou-
BILE with the New York club over the
per cent ordered taken out of all gate
money for the purpose of paying off the
debt incurred when the league was reduced
to eight clubs. AS New York objected. the