Evening star., 1900-09-27

one game in Pittsburg out of six This is a
| record which gives the Pittsburg club rea-
son to fear them. 1t is safe to say that by
| beating the Pirates at this time the Reds
would not please the local enthusiasts.
This Is one occasion when all the team s
disgruntled followers are pulling against it.
Everybody In the west wants Pittsburg to
win the flag. 1t would be just like that
bunch OF ours to throw the Pirates down
and prevent them from winning the flag
Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS.
Hans Wagner Is the bright particular
star of the Smokeville bunch and on this
seasons form looms up the games lead
Ing exponent Monday was the first in over
three weeks that the broad-shouldered Teu-
ton has gone through game without Sc
curing one or more safe drives. Hans
has played every position on the field for
the Pirates this year. save that of catcher.
and Mr.. Dreyfus says that he will be seen
behind the bat ere the season closes. Little
McAllister, the Texas youth with Detroit
the past American League season, filled all
nine positions for the wolverines; Wagner
wants to do the same for his club and has
been promised by both Dreyfus and Clarke
chance to don the windpad in one Of the
Cincinnati games.
District Tennis Championship.
Yesterdays attendance at the annual Dis
trict tennis championship games. being
played on the courts of the Bachelors
Club, was much larger than on the opening
day, and the interest displayed by all was
most marked. The different games were
hotly contested, the playing being excep-
tionally clever. Gee and Ballenger, Parks
and Doyle and johnson and Cake played
exciting games, their work rousing the on
lockers to a high pitch Of enthusiasm.
Cake was beaten by Johnson after sew
eral rallies by the score of 6-2. 4-6. 6-2.
Parks beat Doyle, 10, 6-3. Gee beat Bal
lenger, o. 60.
Only one round in the doubles was played.
Doyle met Gee and Geoghegan met Deis.
but owing to darkness the sets were not
completed. In the doubles Cake will play
with Parks. Metcalf with Ffoulke. David
son with Geoghegan. Wilson with Whiting.
White with Ballenger and johnson with
Warfield.
For the consolation prize Ffoulke beat
Wilson, Ga. 80. White won by default.
Warfield beat White. 90. GO.
Crooked Racing at Boston.
The 2.10 pacing. with field of eight,
started the racing yesterday afternoon at
Boston. The bay gelding George was ia
vorite. McKenney landed him winner In
went into the air In the first quarter and
barely steadied In time to get inside the
flag.
In the fourth heat McKenney was re-
moved and Marsh was put up behind
George. The change brought results quick
ly, for the favorite soon took the lead and
won the heat. but acted badly In the fifth
heat and finished fifth Only George, Nor
vim G.. and Gamboy, the heat winners.
started to decide the money in the sixth
heat. Marsh found little difficulty in WIN
ming, and he was given 500 fer the drive.
while Mckenney's case Is under considera-
tion by the judges.
Five heats. split up between the favorite,
Lorna, and Con Withers. made the 216
trotting, with ten starters, a most uncsr-
tain race. The first heat went to Lorna In
a close brush. but Con Withers was out to
win I'm the second. Lorna took the third
heat nicely from Volo, with Withers third.
and then came In among the tail-enders In
the fourth heat. Withers, after Golden had
been cautioned by the judges. won the
fourth. making the little gelding even with
the favorite. -
There was much dissatisfaction at the
driving Of Golden. and as he brought his
horse only to third place In the deciding
heat in slow time, though he had won the
best heat Of the day. he was placed under
the ban. and the judges Will announce
their decision today. J