Evening star., 1901-08-31

tween the Clevelands and Senators yester-
day.
Manager Manning has certainly an enemy
In the weather bureau, as he has been
treated shabbily all season.
Another double-header Is scheduled for
today, and it Is to be hoped that the
weather man will permit the sun to shine
at least at Cleveland.
There will be base ball all day Monday
at American Park, the first game being
played in the morning and in the after
noon two games will be pulled off. AS all
the players are Washingtonians the con-
tests will be watched with considerable in
terest.
The New Yorks played a poor game
against the Phillies yesterday, and the met
ropolitan papers charge that several OF the
players have signed American League
contracts for next season and at this
time do not care who wins. Selbach was
the chief transgresSOr.
A team made up of the following players
would make things interesting in Washing
ton next season: Clarke and Jacklitz,
catchers; Carrick. Lee, Patten, Orth and
Townsend, pitchers; Anderson, first base;
Farrell. second base; Wolverton, third:
Clingman. short; Delehanty. left; Selbach,
center, and Waldron, right.
Rain played mean trick on the Pirates
yesterday. They had made six runs to
naught for Chicago, when the deluge came
in the third inning, thus depriving them OF
Hugh Duffy is on the warpath after Ma
tfonal League players and expects to sign
three of the big leagues stars in few
days.
Pink Hawley has been given the usual
ten days notice Of release by the Brewers.
Pink will now have to pose for some minor
league club.
have Lajoie In the game for another week,
and will then play Davis at second and
Larry at first to ease the big Frenchman up
bit.
It is almost a settled matter that Um-
pire silk O'Loughlin will finish with the
American League this season. Ban john
son has been after him and Will undouot-
edly land the peer of Eastern League ar
bitrators. silk was interviewed on the
matter Of his going over to work for the
American League. He Is everything that
his sobriquet implies and eyaded a d.
rect answer to the question. He said NAT
It was practically settled where he would
go next season and that he would not be
with the Eastern League, either. he ad-
mitted that overtures had been mace 70
him by the man Of iron OF the outiaWed
league, but he would not say positively
that he was going there. The clever fellow
will go to California at the close OF tho
Eastern League season and work out there
untn the season for the California League
closes.
Mercer and Moore will probably pitch
the first game Of the double-header today.
Pickering. OBrien and Harvey had on
their batting clothes Thursday, each get
ting three singles and double. harvey
made another Of his great throws and nip
ped the runner at the plate.
Many expressions OF regret were heard
around the base bah centers Thursday night
when 1t was reported that Clingman hao
been seriously hurt. Billy's work has won
everybody over. sa
Three American League pitchers nave
won twenty or more games this season
Young, Griffith and McGinnity.
While in this city member OF the rev
York team offered to bet that nve OF the
best Giants wouldn't be with Freedman
next season.-PhiladeIphia North american.
Inielders who can bat above 800 are not
common. but the Boston American League
team have three in Collins, Parent anu
Freeman.
Connie Mack. to make sure OF having
Harry Davis for next season, mas signed
his crack first basemen to a two-year con-
tract. He has also resigned nearly al OF
his other players. i.e., those ne inpnos 70
retain next season.
Pitcher Lewis of the Boston Americans
has pitched three games this season VIII
out giving q base on balls. In -FOUR otner
games he has given only one pass.
After the Phillies get through with them
this week the New York Giants I'd Will
most likely find themselves bringing up the
tail end Of the procession.-Phiiadeip
North American. II is not safe to count
the chickens before they are hatched.
Pitcher Bin Hart has ended his sixteen
years OF twfrifng, having been appolnIed
an American League umpire by Ban yonn-
son yesterday. He was released by Ceve-
land on Monday. his arm being useless.
Billy IL q printer by trade and wen known
In this city.
Griffith said in Philadelphia: IAN this
sala Of trying create nIaxsrs ana
Inducing many of them TO Jump TO the ma