Evening Star Newspaper, April 27, 1895, Page 13

THE EVENING STAR SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 1895—TWENTY PAGES. 5 13 HARD BATTING WON IT Senators ‘Bunched Their Hits Of Willie McGill. THE VISITORS COULDNT CONCENTRATE Locals Making a Very Creditable ; Start. A NEW MAN IN VIEW Negotiations are said to be In progress between the Wagners and the management of the Philadelphia club which may result in the retirement of Bill Joyce from the senatorial combination. If the deal in con- templation goes through, Charlie Reilly, the extra infielder of the Philadelphia club, will take Joyce’s place at third base. Reilly played that bag for the Phillies until it Was determined that Lave Cross was more desirable at that station, and in the mean- time Reilly has been kept on the pay roll as a general utility mdn. He is anxious to get in the game, and he would gladly ac- cept his release from Philadelphia to come to Washington. He |s a iree hitter, a good Méielder and his habits are excellent. The negotiations are being conducted with pro- found caution, in view of the reluctance on the part of the Philadelpnia management to let go such a vaiuable man as Reilly. During the practice down south Danny Coogan was worked at third buse with the intention of giving kim a trial in that posi- tion in the event of the failure of Joyce to come to time. At present it is not deemed advisable to experiment with Coogan on that bag, for all who are interested in’ the success of the Washington team recognize the fact that a well-seasoned, reliable and experienced third baseman is required to piesa niotesisa < Deter suars There is a consideration in the proposed *deal for Reilly, the Philadelphia Tmnagement being desirous of getting back all or part of the $1,000 they had to pay the Wagners for the release of Joe Sullivan. Further de- pacaments may be looked for at an early Yesterday's Game. ‘The Senators won the third game in the serles from Philadelphia yesterday in hand- some style by a score of 15 to 8, earning 11 of their runs, thereby delighting a large audience, a fair proportion of which was ladies. They won the game by hard and timely batting, as is shown by the fact that only two of their fifteen hits were not in- strumental in run-getting, while the visit- ors, on the other hand, played without an error. The game was similar in some respects to that of the previous day, as both sides hit the ball hard and often, and many times the victory was in doubt. By a grand rally at the bat near the close of the game, the home team added six runs to their score and made everything solid. Selbach, who is fielding as fast as he is hitting this season, again led at the bat with a home run and two singles, and’ Ab- bey, Nicholson and Hassamer, while not hitting safe frequently, nevertheless made base hits when runs resulted. Nicholson showed great improvement in his fielding, and there is every reason to believe that he will prove a star player when he gets steadied down. Abbey is still uncertain on ground balls. To be sure, he is handicapped by the roughness of the field, and often- times a ball escapes him by taking an ugly bound just when he expects to land it. Sei- bach takes every precaution and gets down for every grounder, so that if it doesn’t hit his hands, his body will stop it. The visitors maintained their reputation for being hard hitters, but Mr. Mercer, who pens a steady game for the Senators, ept their base hits well scattered. Bunch- ed hits will nearly always win games, and the Senators seem to know pretty well how to bunch them; at any rate, they are show- ing vast improvement over last season in their work with the stick. McGill, the stunted left-hand pitcher, had Joyce entirely at his mercy yesterday, and he was the only ene of the home team that failed to get a safe hit. Crooks, the lively second baseman, is filling his position to the satisfaction of everybody. Ajthough he made two errors yesterday, he made some lightning plays, and the spectators feel that the second bag is in much better hands than It ever has been before in Washington. There is always a feeling of confidence when Jim McGuire takes his position be- hind the bat. He hits hard and catches well invariably. The only chance that the public has had to get a glimpse of the work of the new backstops was on Thurs- day, when Mahoney caught for a short time. He made a very good impression and cut off a runner at second base by a beau- tiful throw. If Coogan comes up to his reputation Washington will be much better prepared for backstop work than ever be- fore. Last year there was always a dread of an accident to McGuire, for with him out of the game It was felt that Washing- ton had but a slim chance to win, Take it all in all, the Senators are mak- ing a very creditable start in the cham- pionship race, and everybody hopes that they can keep up the pace. The following is the score of yesterday’s game: WASHINGTON. | PHILADELPHIA. R..O.AE. -H.O.AE 3°1°3 2 Delehanty,if 2 06 © 0 2 0 Haliman,3p 1 30 1 4 0 2Hamiltonet 0 00 B 2 0 0 Buckley,e.. 1 00 1 2 0 0 Clements,c. 6 00 2 2 2 0 Cross,3b.... 1 00 1 9 2 0 Thomps'n,rt 2 90 2 2 8 0 Sulliva 1 30 3 2 1 0 Boyle1b... 0 00 | Meqill,p... 0 80 90 6-15 o— 8 ington, 11; Philadelphia, 4. v e hits—Cartwrizht, ‘Delehanty, s, “Me- Gill, Hallman. Three-base hits—Mer-er, Nicholson. Home runs ks, Selbach. rifice’ hit—Joyce. Stolen bases—Selbach, Cartwright, First base on balls—By Mercer, 3; ‘by McGill, 7. First base on errors—Philadeiphia, 2. Left on bases—Weshing- ton, 7; Philadelphia, i0. “Struck out—By McGill, 4. ‘Time of game—% hours and 7 minutes. pire—Mr. Keefe. oT Um- R LEAGUE GAMES. Pirates, Glants and Orioles Were the Winners. The usually invincible Breitenstein proy- ed rather easy for the Pirates yesterday, but the Browns could do nothing worthy of mention with the delivery of their dis- carded comrade, Hawley. Pitchers. R.HLE, St Louls.........Bréitenstein. -057 Pittsburg Hawley. 1 613 3 The Beaneaters were downed by the “Jints,” mainly because young Wilson,who pitched so well in this city early in’ the week, lasted but four innings. The Bostons had great dffiiculty in connecting with the delivery of Lester German. Pitchers. R.H.E. Boston ......Wilson and Dolan...... 3 6 5 New York. German..... -14141 It required five innings of unsuccessful guessing on the part of the Orioles before they could solve the puzzling delivery of Bridegroom Stein. Then they made up for lost time, and the Brooklyn players became ‘astern Leaguer, ery sad. Hoffer, an ex-E. v pitched good ball for the champions. Pitchers. -Hoffer. Baltimore Brooklyn OVER TW Y THOUSAND PAID. Large Attendance at the Ball Games During the Wee ‘The attendance at National Park during the week has aggregated over 20,000 paid admissions, a fact that delights the visiting managers. One of the visitors remarked that “Washington fs the greatest ball town in the business.” In many of the large cities they have one or two big days each week. In Washington every day !s a holl- day, and attendance averages up with any of the great cities like New York, Pitts- burg, Philadelphia or Cincinnati. Many of the leading members of the ad- inistration are daily witnesses of the ort. Secretary Gresham is a frequent visitor, and his comments upon certain plays and players show that he ts a “rooter” of high degree. Senator Gorman and the members of his family are fre- quently seen in the private boxes, and not far away is John R. McLean. The Bostons were able to teach the Sena- tors many fine points in general all-round team work. Tim Murnane, who is the con- fidential adviser of the Boston manage- ment, evidently knows all the signs of Capt. Nash when combination plays are an- ticipated, for the veteran sat in the press box during the local series and predicted certain plays before they were attempted. The Bostons are thoroughly drilled in the code of signals, and they apparently know just what to do in almost any emergency, without receiving commands from Capt. Nash. Of course the latter has some mys- terious means of communicating with his men from the coaching lines, but the out- side public or the opposing team are not aware how the trick is turned. While the Philadelphias were here they practiced every morning at National Park. Arthur Irwin says he is teaching his men to support the runner when at the bat. It is difticult to Imduce men, who are recog- nized as “sluggers,” to curb their ambition and hit to advance the runner. There is a great temptation to “hit it out” when a well-placed sacrifice is more valuable. Joe Sullivan, Sam Thompson, Carsey and aaa are doing some effective sacrific- ing. ‘The Bostonians and the Philadephians are “‘stuck” on the great work of little Al Selbach. “Uncle Harry” Wright, who was here during the Philadelphia series, says Selbach is one of the fastest youngsters in the business, and, with a year or two, he will be the “‘star” outfielder of the league. Some of his plays during the past week were of the mest sensational character, and his hitting is strong and safe. Arthur Irwin in commenting upon the re- markable work of Crooks, says he cannot understand why New York overlooked Jack when they were scouring the country for a second baseman to take Johnny Ward's place. He predicts that Crooks will play all around Stafford in any stage of the game, and he says Washington is to be congratulated upon enlisting Crooks so edsily. NOTES OF THE GAME. Comment on the Better Known Ball Players. Chamberlain, formerly of the Cincinnatis, has accepted the terms of the Cleveland club, and will report in Cleveland on May 1. Cleveland has also purchased the re- lease of Hodson of the Boston club, and he will report immediately. Young, Cuppy, Griffith, Wallace, Sullivan, Hodson and Chamberlain now constitute Cleveland’s pitching force. Brouthers has, ever since the team’s re- turn from the south, been suffering with an ulcerated tooth, which he had drawn, but which left his jaw in a bad state. This accounts for his poor showing at the bat in the past two games. Few of the spec- tators present realized how much he suf- fered during the last Philadelphia game. Manager Hanlon has determined to give Big Dan a rest for a few days and try Carey, the new man, on bag number one. The Chicago club has notified Infielder Irwin of his release. Captain Anson claims that Irwin has a weak arm. Anson is de- termined to sign Jiggs Parrott, and the club will probably do it to oblige him. Pitcher Hodson of the Boston club has received notice of his unconditional release. He was wanted by the Providence and Bargor clubs, but refused an offer from Providence. News comes from New York that the injury to Long’s hand is severe, and that it may be necessary to recall Nyce from the New Bedford club, to which he has been loaned. McCarthy of Boston is suffering consider- able inconvenience from his injured leg. It-is probable that Stivetts will pitch to- day and Tuesday for Boston against Bal- timore. me Manager Selee of Boston has arranged to play the Harvard University team, in omnelies on May 3, which is an open jay. The experiment will be tried on the Phil- adelphi: grounds of keeping all ball players except those actually playing or coaching out of sight of the spectators. This result will be attained by having the players’ cone under the stand instead of in front of it. Long, the new appointment as umpire by President Young, made his debut at Balti- more Thursday in the fleld. He .was very quiet about it, and not being called on for anything close, his decisions were not much in evidence. It will be noticed that the veteran pitch- ers are being hit hard, while the younger and more ambitious twirlers are doing good work. It is always thus early in the sea- scn.—Baltimore American. Well, no, it hasn't been noticed. Quite the contrary, in fact. is Pitcher Sexton, who has signed with Bos- ton, is pitching for the University of Michi- gan team. The game scheduled between Cleveland and Louisville at Louisville, September 26, has been transferred to May 19. O'Connor and Charley Zimmer are al- ternating behind the bat for the Spiders this season. Umpire Betts has made a hit In St, Louis. Base ball is growing in popularity in Eng- land. The season opens on May 4. The eyes of Quakerdom are looking ap- pealingly to Irwin. They say he has the material, and unless he gets the results there'll be much disappointment. Tub Welch will do the bulk of the catch- ing for the Louisville team. Captain Anson was so elated over his two victories in St. Louis that he immediately wired Eddie Talcott: “Will bet you $500 we beat New York out in the race.”” The Brooklyn outfielders are working a new wrinkle this season. With men on bases, hits to the outfield are not fielded directly to the plate if a man is rounding third, but the ball is sharply.thrown to one of tle infielders, who is tipped off where to catch a runner. In this way long-dis- tance throws with crooked bounds are gen- erally avoided. Umpire Betts says he fails to see why the custom of umpiring a game from be- hind the pitcher ever came into use, as it is impossible to judge doubtful foul or fair balls from this position, and but little ad- vantage is gained in judging the plays on the bases. Paul Radford has steadily refused to go with Toronto, and now Manager Barnie is figuring to get him on his Scranton team. John B. Day says Jimmy Stafford will de- velop into a second Danny Richardson. Mr. Day says the only fault he has to find with Stafford is that he wants to throw the ball too much CHESS, CHECKERS AND WHIST. The Chess Championship Contest— Notes Among the Players. Apropos of the suggestions that have been made In this column as to a lack of total harmony among the chess players of the District in regard to the title as cham- pion, The Star has received a letter as follows, under a Richmond, Va., date, and over the signature of ‘‘Muzio:” “As an cx-member of the Washington Chess Club I have noticed with regret the frequent attempts made in other newspa- pers to depreciate the merits of those who have participated in what is known as the ‘Libbey tournament.’ For some time space has there been taken gip by arguments to prove that the club ts full of members of superior ability to those who worked suc- cessfully in that contest, and that the player who carried off first honors tn the teurnament has no claim to the title of ‘chumpion of the District of . Columbia.’ Just what prompts these attempts I do rot know, but unless there has been some con- siderable change in the relative standing of the members of the club since my mem- bership was severed, I believe the gentle- men who have stood at the head of the cclumn in these contests represent the best talent of the club. When Mr. Libbey donated the cup to the club to be played for before the contest began it was un- derstood and announced, if I am not mis- taken, that the ‘contest would be for the cup and the championship of the District.’ All players in the District were invited to enter the lists, including the one who is now most prominent in the attempt to dis- parage the importance of the tourney, and it is fair to presume that all who desired either the title or the trophy and who thought they had a chance to win. accept- ed the invitation. “It was not at all inappropriate for the Washington Chess Club to inaugurate such a contest, being the leading organization ef its kind in the District. It is inappro- priate, however, if’ not in bad taste, for these players, who have such free access to the chess columns elsewhere, to dispute the right of the winner to trophy or to title after refusing themselves to make the fight. To dispute the title upon the ground that there are other players of ability who have never contested for it,would be to dis- pute the right of Lasker to the title of champion of the world because there are players with whom he has never crossed swords. All have had an opportunity to meet him, and until some one with courage enough to throw down the gauntlet to htm and strength enough to defeat him has wrested the title from him he will continue to hold it. It must be won from him, too, over the chess board, and not through the newspapers. If the principal claimant ‘to the title of champion, who now seeks to discredit the Libbey tourney, for whom I have the most friendly feeling, will de- scend from his lofty attitude of superiority, there are several members of the chess club who, in a series of seven or five games, will at least ruffle his plumage, and if he will come to Richmond the writer will undertake to promise that he will re- turn to Washington not bearing his shield, but borne upon it.” The play in the Libbey cup tourney dur- ing the past week brought about some im- portant changes. Capt. O'Farrell and Mr. Wright lost ground, and Messrs. Hanna and Walker pushed to the front, the for- mer by defeating M. O'Farrell, and the lat- ter by taking a game from Mr. Wright. It fs anybody’s tourney yet, of course, as there are etill enough games to be played to enable any one of the four and perhaps five leaders to gain the lead by winning all his scores while the others are having Indifferent fortune. The chances, however, are that the close of,the tourney will find these five men closely bunched, and the cup won, perhaps, by a very slight margin. Wednesday evening Mr. Wright beat Mr. Gwyer and Mr. Walker beat Mr. Tharp. The greatest interest, however, centered in the match between O'Farrell and Han- na, which was eventually won by the lat- ter. One of the two adjourned games of April 17, that between Tharp and Wright, was played off during the week, and caused. the downfall of the present champion, Mr. Tharp winning. The score at the close of this week's play stands thus: ‘on. Lost To Play. 5 2 5 5 3 4 4 4 4 1 6 5 1 5 6% ‘Phe checker tournament came to a closo during the week through the winding up of a number of stray games here and there on the schedule, until each man had play- ed sixty games in all. Mr. Mundell leads the list with a good score, and retains the title of District champion, though this match is really not a champlonship tour- ney, there being no trophy of any kind. Mr. McHardy gave him a good race, how- ever, and by the second system of scoring, explained below, he stands a very close second. Taking as the basis of percentage the number of games actually won, the tally at the finish was: Players. Won. Dr. Lost. Pr. Mundelle 40" AP 8 OSS McHardy + 83 21 6 .555 Ward . 2 «16 «18 3 Farquha! 16 25 Wendel 12 38 Reed . 16 80 Fitch 10 89.166 The rule in scoring chess matches is to give credit for a game won for every two games drawn, that is, two drawn games are scored as equal to one game won. On this baSis the score would stand thus, there being but one change in the order of the players, Messrs. Reed and Wendel exchang- ing places: Mundelle, .7 McHardy, .725; Ward, .566; Farquhar, ; Reed, .366; Wendel, .350; Fitch, .258. There will be an event of considerable interest at the club rooms on 12th street this evening, when Mundelle and McHardy will meet two of Baltimore’s crack men in a return checker match. All those inter- ested in the game are invited to attend, whether they are members of the club or not. ; NARROWED DOWN TO FOUR. Result of the Second Day’s Play in the Golf Tournament. The second round of play for the presi- dent’s cup in the golf tournament was fin- ished yesterday. The possible winners have now narrowed down to four, and they have been paired off to play this afterncon, if the weather is suitable. Otherwise the hole match will be finished on Monday. The stroke or medal match will then bo commenced. The results of the four matches played off yesterday w2re as follows: Mr. Edward F. Riggs won from Mr. George M. Dunn by one hole; Mr. J. A. Parsons won from Mr. Horace Wylie by one hole; Mr. George Hellen won from Commodore C. J. Train by two holes, and Mr. W. J. Lockett won from Mr. William Edmond Curtis by one hele. The winners matched to play today are as follows: Mr. George Hellen with Mr. A. J. Parsons, and Mr. J. W. Lockett with Mr, Edward F. Riggs. The quality of the play may be judged from the fact that the four winners of yesterday's matches went the round of the links in an average of fifty- five strokes. The entries for the stroke match will not close till this evening, but those who have already entered, and who are expected to start, are M. Bailey, Charles E. Barry, William E. Curtis, Dr. G. R. Brown, George M. Brown, Charles 3. Gray, George Hellen, N,. J. Knagenhjelm, John F. Leech, James W. Lockett, Frederick May, Henry May, A. J. Parsons, E. F. Riggs, C. Spring-Rice, c. J. Train, J. A. Taylor, Horace Wylie, Henry White and Dr. G. P. Whiting. Mr. White donated the medal for the stroke match. It is an oval gold pendant, with the figure of a golfer making a stroke, crossed clubs below, and appropriate in- scription in blue enamel. COPYRIGHT AT 15 TO 1. The Maryland Stakes at St. Asaph's Won in Fast Time. The feature of the racing at the St.Asaph track yesterday was the remarkable re- versal of form shown by the Hoboken sta- ble’s Copyright. This horse is said to be- long to J. C. Carr of Guttenberg fame, who 1s also sald to possess quite a large interest in the St. Asaph track, and who is report- ed to be one of those insisting upon the proposed break with the National Jockey Club. The horse has done about as much in-and-out running at the present meeting as any other at the track. Monday he was beaten by such plugs as Captain T. and Sir Dixon, and yet yesterday he jumped in and beat -Buckrene, Prig, Equity and Charade in 1.40 in the Maryland stakes at 4 mile. “The odds yesterday, however, were 15 to "against the horse, and Copyright, like many other animals, perhaps, ‘cannot ran well unless the odds are to his liking. ‘The long shots were very much in evi- dence yesterday, however, as they some- times are when favorites have enjoyed a long spell of success and the number of-the gentlemen of chalk and odds have thereby Leen reduced. But two favorites won— Pontlear and Heretic—at 7 to 5 and even money, respectively. The other winners were: Copyright, 15 to 1; Stanley M., 20 to 1; Chiswick, 7 to 1, and Integrity, 30'to 1. DEPARTMENT LEAGUE ‘The Second Year Opens Under Aus- : picious Gonditions. ——_.—__ THE GREAT INTERES? DISPLAYED Something About the Prospects of . the Various Nines. SOME CRACK PLAYERS —_>—__ With the opening game of the season of 1895, next Thursday at the National Base Ball Park, the Departmental Base Ball League will have started the second year of its existence, and there is not one of its admirers and well-wishers b&t what pre- dicts for it another round of the biggest kind of a success. The fact that the league came out, financially, at the big end of the hole last year, makes every person interest- ed in the scheme feel assured of its se- curing a prominent place among the minor leagues of the country. Last year it was not until about the last month or two of the schedule that all of the teams began to play in good form, owing to the diffi- culty in securing good players at the be- ginning. Now, however, the case is dif- ferent; the managers know where their weak spots are and whom they have to depend upon, and the consequence is each club has the very best talent obtainable in its own particular department. The idea of a departmental base ball league originated with Mr. Anthony A. Sousa more than eighteen months ago; when he immediately began to materialize his ideas and put upon an organized basis the league for the season of 1894. “Tony,” as he is familiarly called, was made its president, and by his energy and good tact it became an assured success. As a testi- monial of the good feeling and confidence the league reposes in him, he was unani- mously made president for the season of 1895, M. C. Hazen of the District Commission- ers’ office has made a reputation for him- self as being the manager and organizer of the champion D. C. QO. club of last year. Mr. Hazen’s success was s0 marked in this direction that the league, recognizing his executive ability, decided it would be best to give him a place where he could have a wider scope, so he was elected to fill the Position of vice president. The difficult and arduous duties of the secretary and treasurer are performed by Mr. C. F, Dickens, last year’s manager of the War Department club. Mr. Dickens, in the short while he has been in pussession of the office, has gained an enviable repu- tation as a man who can be depended upon to have at his fingers’ ends all the details of the league. Mr. George Jaeger is for the second time filling the position of custodian with great credit. He is one of the league’s most valuable helpers. Last year he managed the pension office team, and, though the “Vets” did not win the pennant, still it was not Manager Jaeger’s fault. When the Post Office Department club was organized, on the 12th of last June, Mr. A. S. Belote was‘chosen as manager. Mr. Belote, who is well-known socially and in Masonic circles, has been so enthusiastic in his efforts to advance the welfare of the league that this year it was decided he would be of greater‘useiin the ofllce of chief of umpires. The District Office Team. Like the now-famdéus: Baltimores, the team from the District Commissioners’ office was one of the surprises of the sea~ son, and every one of the rooters in the District Commissioners’ office felt ten times repaid for his thorough baking in the sun when the boys came aff with the pennant. While the organization is not an old one, they have won success, and have made quite a reputation, outside of their own particular department, ‘This year their practice has shown that they are not asleep, and the team who fs able to flaunt the title of champion in the face of the D. C. O.’s will deservedly have the right to_do so. Cc. B. Hunt has been elected manager for this year, and has made himself solid with the boys by his enthusiasiic way of looking at things and the tact he displays. For the players, nearly all the old men will be seen on the diamond, and, in addition, a few new ones. Bob Barr and Eddie Fuller will twirl the sphere, and between them they make a pair hard to beat. Old reliable “Tubby’’ Dickinson is one of the very best catchers in the league, as he fully dem- strated last year, and it is said that will keep the “wheels a-going this yea “Nympo” Jones covers second bag about as well as any amateur in the business, and it is said that this season will see him outdo himself. H. Donovan is «nother good one, and with Billy Boyd and Bob Barr and Eddie Fuller alternating as shortstop, the D. C. O.’s will have a truly “Oriole” infield. The outfield will not be one whit behind, and with such men as Lamar, Cobb, Ed McCormick, Dan Donovan, and the new men, Chamberlain and Black, some real old-fashioned circus work may be looked for when sky-scrapers are plentiful. Pension Office Nine. The “veterans” from the pension office are captained by Billy Bolway, who also Plays at short. Billy is second to none = among the crack shortstops in the league, and he also knows how to get ginger into the team play of his people. He is already in great form, having played this spring on he C, A. C.'s and ‘columbian Univer- sity teams, and from the very start some Pick-ups of the star order may be looked for from the direc- tion of Mr. Bolway. Royce Hough is ofttimes celled the A. A. Sousa, best all-round athlete in the District, and, in addition he knows how to pitch. Raab, the catcher, has a fine record, and puts them down to second like a cannon shot. Hendley gets under nearly everything that comes his way in the field, and had a good record last year. The other players are Wright, Graham, Cutchen, Cleaves, Grey, Sewall, Green and Honn. Mr. P. L. Cole looks after the interests of the club in the place of Custodian Jaeger, and it can be said of Mr. Cole that he is a worthy successor to the captain. Wilmot Harris, who held down the second bag last year, has been;on the sick list for two weeks, and in. consequence he has not gotten in much practice, ,but it is safe to say that a game or two will put hira into his old-time form. Army and Navy Club. Contrary to expectation; the men from the War, Navy and; State Department building in the city did not show up as well last year as might be expected, but if they are not found in the first di- vision this year then somebody has blun- dered. Among its personnel will be found several men rot heretofore connected with it and whose selection has been made with great care. The team is particularly fortunate in the choice of its officers. Mr. John Quinn, the Manager, knows all about base ball from a to izzard, and the- first base in particu- lar. Tom Dolan, cap- tain of the club, was a member of the team last year, but, owing to a protracted spell of ill health, was obliged to forego the pleasure of play- ing regularly. His work on the few oc- casions when he ap- peared in the box, however, demon- strated his ability as a pitcher, and M. now that he is in the pink of condition Cc. Hazen. again those who have seen him at prac- tice predict that his work this season will surpass any of his past efforts. One of the men who will make his debut with the club is William Andrews of the navy yard, who will alternate between the pitcher's box and third base. He is a fast man on the bases, and his acquisition, it is thought, will add very considerabiy to the strength of the nine. Mr. Martin McMana- way of the marine barracks is als> another new man and whose stronghold is bebind the bat. McManaway caught and played first base for the Marines in Brooklyn in 1889, and Manager Quinn is particularly fortunate in securing his services, since John Gilroy, the crack catcher and batter of last year, has been lost. The club is listed as follows: John Quinn, Thomas Dolan, C. F. Dickens, Martin McManaway, E. E. Merrill, E. Gilson, William Andrews, Horace Bell, C. W. Eliason, Charles Eberly, = R. Taylor, B. White and B. F. Wilkins, = : Post Office Department. It was thought at the beginning of this year that the Post Office Department would be represented by one of the weakest teams of the league, but manager and captain Harry Chapman claims that he has a sur- prise in store for some of the strong clubs of last year, and while his team may pot win the prize, he is bound to be up among the leaders. Jimmie Sprigman, who is well known, Plays second base for the club. Eddie Walsh and Joe Brown are also well known to base ball enthusiasts of the District. Then there are McKee and O'Connell of last year’s team, both of whom can play gilt-edged ball. Wise, formerly of the ¥. M. C. A. club; Thornburg, McWhorter, Fisher, Albert Riddle, Frank Jaquette, Wit- tie, W. E. Mcintosh and Anderson, Shaw, Barclay, Thompson and Stewart comprise the men who have been signed to play out this year’s schedule. . The Treasury Department. Dr. Glendie B. Young, I. R. P. of D. C. N. G., has already put to a practical test and come out of it in fine shape his experience in base ball matters. Mr. Young is the chairman of the committee on rules, and to him is due many of the wise changes that have been made in the new constitu- tion. In addition to this duty, Dr. Young has got together a very creditable aggrega- tion of ball players, and among them may be mentioned H. A. Barrows, who is the captain of the “Silver Dollar” and covers the territory around second base. His fieldihg average is among the best. Eddie Mills-is a star pitcher of the team, and one of the coolest in that difficult position in the- league. What is unusual to find in a pitcher, he is a good batter and lined out @ very respectable number of home runs last season. ‘The other players are J. H, Adams, third base; C. L. Buchanan, J. N. Gardiner, S. B. Maize, L. O. Murray, Lawrence Nichols, pitcher; W. H. Stufflebean, W. H. Welsh, J. J. Gavin, Owen Kellar, S. B. Martin, C. A. Stock and T. J. Sullivan. City Post Office. This year the boys from the Union build- ing are expected to be as strong as ever. George Winkelman is the star even among the cracks of the league, and if his south paw is in good condition the C. P. O. will rank a great deal higher than it did last year. Frank Rebstock is the Dan Brouth- ers of the club, and is said to equal the man from Wappinger Falls even in the number of his home runs, while his fielding is also above par. Harry Bishop is as good a man behind the bat as there is in the league, and, being always so near the bat, it seems to have made him familiar with its use. The other men are Hammacker, Chamberlain, Connor, Wood, Conner, Am- brose, Witte, Hennesy, Denny and Barclay. Ever since the Bostors began to make team work such a great factor in win- ning games, amateur nines have been very desirous of emulating them, and among the teams that have suc- ceeded in making this style of work a prom- ‘inent feature of their play is the one from the bureau of engrav- ing and )Manager Charles F. Miller is supposed to have made some im- provement over the crack club of last year, and if this is the case, some tall Cc. F. Dickens. hustling will have to be done to keep ahead of the “Greenback- ara In the pitcher's box, Jack Orspaga has a very puzzling stock of drops and twists, and behind him is an infield composed of Dove, Madigan, Leach and McCauley, who play like clock work. Helmerich is the “knight in armor” behind the plate, and he thoroughly understands his business.Genial “Brother Miller” has gotten together on the whole a team that will come mighty near capturing that silver ball and silver- tipped rosewood bat, offered by Mr. Joseph K. Strasburger to the team having the highest perecentage at the end of the sea- son. Washington Light Infantry. The soldier boys from the armory on 15th street are an unknown quantity, having rever played together as a team this sea- son; but notwithstanding that fact, they number some men who have made good reputations on the diamond. The list of players runs as follows: Gilroy, Javins, Kleinschmidt, Hilton, Shreve, Gleason, W. S. Lee, Saum, McCabe, Ed. Winkelman, Eugene Stewart, W. E. Wise, Jacobs, Corn- well, Mahaney, Boiseau, Hoover and Hey- dler. Mr. 8S. P. House acts as manager, with J. A. Heydler as assistant. Some little discussion has arisen between the Infantry and the Government Printing Office as to whom Wise belongs, he being a member of the former and an employe at the latter. By the league constitution, the G. P. O. has first claim on his services, but it is possible that they may relinquish him to the W. L. L. C. i THEIR EASTERN TRIP. Contests in Which California Athletes Will Take Part. Arthur W. North, manager of the Uni- versity of California athletic team, which will start for the east on next Thursday, left his home in Yolo county last night for Denver and other points east, to com- plete arrangements and make new engage- ments for the team. He will endeavor to arrange a contest with the Denver Ath- letic Association, to take place at some date toward the close of June, on the re- turn trip of the team. From Denver Mr. North will go to Chicago and then to Ann Arbor, where arrangements will be perfect- ed for the contest which will take place between the University of California team and the Western Intercollegiate Athletic Association on June 1. From Ann Arbor he will go direct to Philadelphia and then to Princeton, where he will remain until the team arrives, on May 7. The first contest in which the uni- versity team will enter will be with the Princeton men, May 11. They will then have a rest of one week, and on May 18 will meet the University of Pennsylvania men at Philadelphia. It is the purpose of the manager to en- ter the Mott-Haven games at New York on May 25. On the return trip the University of Cali- fornia boys will meet the University of Michigan at Detroit on June 8, and in all probability the Denver Athletic Club on June 15, : The Y. M. C. A. AthIctes, ‘There will be an athletic exhibition in the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium next Monday evening, which promises to be a most en- joyable occasion. The program of events is as follows: 1. Y. M. C. A. Orchestra, Prof. E. A. Lovey. 2. High jumping and Kicking. 3. Buck exercises. 4. Parallel bars exercises. 5. Fencing, Nelson and Thompson. 6. Brother act, Shackleford and Graham of the Burnt Cork Club. 7. Horl- zontal bar. 8. Club swinging, Riggles- and Moulden. 9. Horse exercise. 10. Wrestling, Corekrille and McChesney. 11. Tumbling. Foot Ball at Harvard. Foot ball practice at Harvard will be continued for three weeks after vacation, but there will be no summer practice, for the first time in several years. The squad now numbers twenty-five. A New Shell. ‘The sophomore crew at Harvard has received a new shell, which will be used by the 'Varsity in the race with Yale, if it proves satisfactory. Pool Experts at Boston. Grant Eby, the New York pool expert, and William E. McCune of Everett, inter- league champion, began a two nights’ match at Boston Thursday night. Eby scored 200 points and McCune 148. The contest is for a trophy valued at $200, Eby conceding elghty balls in 400 to his op- ponen’ THE SKIN, ‘This is one of the most impoftant organs of the body. It covers a very large urea and is intrusted by nature with Important duties. |W! in @ healthy condition it relieves th of their work. On the other hand, is not performing its Jeitimate fancti Kidneys must be overworked. Skin disorders are hot understood by general practitioners. They ne- glect them because so many skin diseases are of a chronic nature and do not kill at once. It is alnost imperative that a person afflicted with a skin disease should consult a spectalis Dr. Walker cures, specdily und permanently, all disorders of the brain and nervous system, d of the skin and blood, catarrh, asthma, ‘consi tion, malaria, dyspepsia, rheumatism, ' neuralzia, hemorrhoids, diseases of’ women, loss’ of vitality and all affections of the lungs, throat, heai stomach, kidneys, bladder, bowels gans. He also restores to sound mental cal health those men who have become wen and debilitated as a result of past excesse who’ are suffering from nervousness arising any cause whatever. Dr. Walker may be consulted free of charge at his well-known sanitarium, 1411 Pennsylvania a nue, adjoining Willatd’s Hotel, or by letter. 10 am, to 5 p. Wednesday and Satur- , 7 to 8; Sunday, 10 to Charges for treatment very ‘low. All interviews and correspondence sacredis, con, No cases made public without consent of ir from yy those opticians who call themselves ovulists. You are paying your dollars for humbug. We adjust sour glasses sclentifical- Jy and, guurantee satisfaction. As a special price we offer a Fox Patent ‘Rimless Eyeglass, q with finest French lenses...... S 1d Eyezlasses or Spectacles... Gata RARN, Wholestie and Retail’ Optician, £20-3m* 935 F st. nw. Just a Little Attention Oc given the feet insures that most satisfactory sensation—comfort. Let us at- tend your fect regularly, if they're afflicted with Corns, bunions or other ailments. Treat- ment painless. Charges exceptionally PROF. J. J. GEORGES & SON, 1115 PA. AVE, fours, CHIROPODISTS. eR eae ap24-10d creat Barcass In Human Hair. NOTICE TO LADIES. ‘This week we will scll our fine line of first qual- ity hair switches at less than cost to reduce our large stock. =. Biease call and examine our goods before buy- an inferior quality elsewhere. fe guarantee all we sell to be best quality and best work. = M. SICCARDI, 71} ELEVENTH ST. N.W., Next door to Palais Royal. Formerly of 1224 Broadway, N. Y. ap20-3m Straw Sailors. ws on tn $2 How’s Your Ladies’ White Willett & Ruoff, 905 Pa. Av. LIVER? Get at the root of the ‘rouble! it tor- id liver ie probably the canes oe = ba fousne: che constipation. r Fase LIVER PILLS will cure you. Only 10c. bottle. 9 TWO azu Pa. ave., STORES,|The Albany, 17th and H sts. n.w. Delicious California Apricot Pulp. A delicacy of most unusual rarity ‘of which we've secured a small con- signment. This is the pulp of the lcicest California apricots, and is unsurpessed in flavor and richness. An opportunity that occurs but once @ year. (CALIFORNIA WINE| 1205 AND FRUIT CO., |GSt. FERD. SCHNEIDER, Manager. “PHONE 1641. ap26-28d Strong, Durable $5.75 Trunks * ** —nhard to deseribe that $5.75 trunk in the newspaper. If you have been thinking of paying more for a trunk you will change your mind when you see this, for it’s as strong as any $8 trunk on the market and more sightly than some. * Trunk Strap Free and your name marked ¢*® on it. Trunks repaired. Kneessi, 425 7th St. 25d > ap26- Kimon Nicolaides’ Retiring Sale. Come in And Help . Yourself —to what you want at about half forv mer prices. Better not put off your coming very long, either. Such another day of big sellirg as yesterday, and we Will have retired from business. Our sole object is to sell out as quickly as Possible—no matter what the sacrifice B5e. Japanese Cups and Saucers at 20c. 25 doz. Japanese Plates at half price. $1 bottle Attar of Roses... ++ -BBe. $1 Tokio Japanese Pitchers.........35¢. $1 Handsome Japanese Tea Bells... .50c. $5 Tete-a-tete Sets. -.#3. All Japanese Fans at half price—beauties at .. 10c. Japanese Lanterns. $6 Japanese Screens... 50c. 22-inch Japanese Silk Handker- chiefs KIMON Nicolaides, SARATOGA JAPANESE EMPORIUM, 1205 F St. 026-84 Our Gov't Java & Moca Coffee, Spec.ul 34¢ Ib oc 'e ° Price 4 Is acknowk as it is years we've sold coffee, nothing but unqualified ise of ity This spectal price is to induce your try+ ing it. Once tried—always used. Witmer & Co., Fine Grocers and Purveyors, 1918 Penn. Ave. ONCORD Nothing finer 1e made—or ever wag made—than this harness. It comes ag, near being harress perfection as it i possible for the “finest skill and mac terials to make it. HARNESS. LUTZ & BRO., 497 PA. AVE., Sole Agents. 026-164 All Men’s Goods to Go —for we are positively’ closing out our Men's furnishings Department to devote our entire time and efforts to making and selling. Big cut in underwear prices: B5e. sort Ze. 0c. sort 3ke. Se. sort 5Oe. 25c. Hosiery reduced to wort to 25c., and the 0c. to 8c. Large men who wear No. 60 can buy Underwear to be as fine a coffee le to get anywhere. For this and heard 2000 r ° ° ° ° ° ° 200000 eooc eoocec even cheaper! P. "f. Fiall, 22, 908 F St. f) Men’s$3.503' Derbies, $1.92 Just three cases of Men’g Derbies—“Y <f and “Dunlap” aaa ao and a thet ny arrive today. Ve bougl em 60 as be abie to offer them at "51.02 and they, are regular $3.50 hats. Sample dozens of Boys’ and Children’s Straw Hats 2ic.—some of them worth @ dollar. ‘ANZER & CO., Men's Furnishers, 908 7th st. ‘ap26-16d SSSOSHSSSSSSSSS SSS SOS SSOSS Lowest Prices Quoted for: Fine Shoes= Every style—every Guality—every size shoe—you could wunt you'll find here. And the prices we'll quote you'll not find equaled anywhere— such as these, for instance: Ladics’ Fine Quality Shoes..... $1 Men's Stylish and Serviceable Shoes. ...80c. Children’s and Babies’ Shoes from 10c.to 65c. TUCKER’S, 1237 32d St. 226-28 Soseoese: . . Seeeeese Is summer comfort any= thing to you? Itis! Then a Gas Stove is a necessity. Come toa gas stove store for them, and do better than you can do elsewhere in this city. Gas Stoves as low as 40c. up to as high as you want to go. 2-burner Gas Ranges, $12 up. B-burner Gas Ranges, $18 up. SAS Ranges, up. a8 nce Exchange, 423 NPY. ave. ap26-284 Blum Bros., 743, 745, 747 8th St. S.B. MATTINGS! MATTINGS! “NOTHING SUCCEEDS LIKE SUCCESS. We are offering Mattings today lower than any other house. Consult your own interest and give us a few moments of your time in looking through our large stock. We handle more Mattings than any two houses in this city. For an appetizer we will give you a choice of any Mattings in our stores for 24c. a yard, $9.60 per roll of 40 yards. You can take your pick of any of the Cotton Warps and Damask Mattings that we have sold at 40c., 50c. and 6dc. a yard. Over 500 different patterns to select from. We are positive we can sult you, Ides, save you a few dollars. ‘20e. Fine Warp Japanese Seamless Fancy Mat- ting, -$3.80 per roll of 40 yards. Same as others advertise at $5. 20c. Red Check Heavy Chinese Matting, $3.80 r roll of 40 yards. Same as others advertise at 25e. Heavy Chinese Seamless Fancy Matting, $4.80 por rol of 40 yards. Same as others adver- tise at 35c. Fine Warp Best Japanese Matting, $5.50 per roll of 40 others advertise at $3. ‘Come before it is too late, as the best patterns may be sold. OUR SPSCIAL BARGAINS, FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY ONLY. 20c. Felt Window Shades, 3x6 feet, good spring roller, fixtures complete, new colors, 12c. / ‘49c. Best Quality Opaque Shades, 3x6 feet, good spring roller, fixtur@@ complete, new colors, 5c. Venetian Stair Carpet, 5-8 wide, 18c. a yt 25c. Best Quality Table Ollcloth, 45 inches wide, ic. a ard. ‘25e. Garden Set, hoe, rake and shovel, all for 10e. ‘Two dozen Clothes Pins for le. 6c. Collar Buttons, 2 dozen for 5c. 15c, Men's Seamless Hose, tans, blacks and mixed, Be. 15c. Ladies’ Hose, blacks and balbriggan, 5c. 6c. Misses’ Black Ribbed Hose, sizes 5 to 8%, for Be. 15c. Ladies’ Egyptian Ritbed Vests, crochet neck, 4c, i2tc. Zephyr Ginghams, Be. a yard. 12%4c. Crepes, all shades, 5c. a yard. 2%5c. Boys’ Silk Windsor Ties, hemstitched ends, WINDOW SHADES TO ORDER. This is our specialty. We make up Window Shades to order, from the cheapest opaque to the best Kings Holland, guarantee to save you 25 r cent. A postal card will bring our shade man you. All estimates free. Blum Bros., 743, 745, 747 8th St. S.E. ep20-s&mtt Seamless Fancy yards. Same os For $1.60 We offer the New Double« flame, Two-burner Gas Stove. Our new supply is in. Wehave the latest makes and give you the best re« sults. Jewel, Perfect, Gas Ranges. Dangler ¢. A. Muddiman, 614 12th St., Bet. F & G. ap26-484 Bargains In Long Hair Switches. $2.50. Formerly §5.00. $4.50. Formerly $6.50. $6.50. Formerly $10.50. e7 Hair Dressing, Cutting, Shampooing, st S. HELLER’S, 720 zh Street N.W. Every Woman Enjoys BURCHELL'S SPRING LEAF TEA it’s absolutely pure—no other tea brought to is PURER, DE a1 are big additions to its popularity. ONL 50c. POUND. Sent by mail and express to all parts of the country. W. BURCHELL, 1825 F STREET. ap26-144 Do You Paint? If you do we want you to know that we have a full stock of Painters’ Sup- plies, Ready-mixed Paints, Floor Stains, Vainish, etc., for either inside or out- side work. Quality all right. Prices all right for you, Geo. F. Muth & Co., 418 7th St. N.W.. Buccessors to Geo. Ryneal, jr. aps-244 MS. MAJ. HANNEMAN—EMBROIDER} every description fae rar sere reampaanis. rates: leo, ; Kinds of’ painting. apll-im 004 12th st., Wash. D.