Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-12

delphia scorers do not pad batting records.
Another thing that emphasizes Delahanty's
place at the headr1fthe list is the fact that
none of his hits are bunts His record is
| made on good cfean drives
Hurst is the Worst is a refrain that
the angry rooters> Persisted in hurting at
Sir Timothy all through Saturdays game
at Cincinnati They were very angry With
the little fellow! H& bad breaks were
not all one way, however The Phillies, as
we'll as the Reds. received part of his
roastS
tons after their many victories would have
fallen thrice before Chicago 1t only goes
to show that Uncle's team can play the
game as well asrany, team in the league
when they want TO, and it also seems that
they wanted to throw Boston down. The
Colts are regular, out and cutters. They
play magnificent ball some days. and very
poor the next. If that club had played
the game all this season they would now
be well up in the first division instead of
near the bottom The material is there
and the man that can get work out of them
in the league.
There does not seem to be further room
for argument on the question of Toronto
being Washington farm. Albert Wag-
ner. promising player of the Canadian
club has joined the Senators. If the SYRIA
cuse club will back up Buckenberger in
carrying out his threat to have the rela-
tons existing between the Washington and
u
League. there will be some interesting devei-
opments. 1t will not be hard to establish
that the Washington club pays one-third OF
Outhelder Lush's salary, although it Is
claimed that he was released outright to
the Toronto club The Sporting News has
authentic information that LuSh's salary
of $500 is paid to him as follows: 500 a
month by the Toronto club and 500 a
month by the Washington club. Still he's
not a farm hand.-St. Louis Sporting News.
What rot. The Syracuse and Scranton have
EARNED players. No kick was made on
Toronto until that team began to w-n.
How have you been 'biEgling' EN- out?'
asked Red Ehret Of Delahanty, at the Reds
water key before the game yesterday.
"Oh. pretty fair; get hit now and
then. when 1 run against a bad pitcher
smiinSly replied the king batter of the
country
Where do you stand in the percentage?"
inquired Red.
II don't know The las. time 1 saw the
averages l was fifth. That was over a
month ago." replied Del.
Don't you keep your average on your
cuff? If you don't you are not like lot Of
big hittcrs know OF, said Red.
You don't mean to say that there are
hatters in the league that keep tab on
themselves?' inquired Delahanty.
Don't /? There are three or four bat
tiers In the league who can tell you when
they reach first base after a base hit just
where they stand. l know 'erl. Ask Bug
Holiday: he tell you Of two or three Of
lnenl. SAID Rsu.
We'll. 1 never kept tab myself but
once replied Delahanty, good-naturedly.
That was the last time came west
friend of mine bet me a suit of clothes that
l would not get thirty-tive safe ritS on the
trip. l bet him that if We played the full
eighteen games l would make the thirty
five hits. Well only played seventeen
games, and / made thirty four hits. I
shy just one of the new suit of toSs."-Cin-
cinnau Enquirer.
'Wili you send in that twenty -fvc-dollar
fine that you put on Beck.ey?" was asked
of Umpire Hurst after the game yesterday.
mo, I'll not send in that fine or the $40
put on Jack Boyle" said the umpire. Il
don't send in a fine one month. don't
like to take money away from the players.
All want to do is to get through the game
without wrangiing and chewing. The best
way to do it is 20 put 4 kicking player out
Of the game. Poor Dick Cooley! Isn't he
having a lovely time getting broken in as
d captain? l seEt him, Town Thursday, and
| thought it would cnra him. Before the
game today 1 said: Dick. that's a mighty
fine strip of grass growing out there be-
tween center field and the pitchers box.
It's there to grow. not to be trampS1 down
by your spikes. Now, see that you don't
wear a path coming in hollering about de-
cisons when you should keep your face
closed / thought that would be enough.
but bless my SOUL the game had hardly
started before here comes Mr.. Dick. with
his head up, ready to make an awful kick.
Now, there was nothing to hoiler about.
and as he had walked SO far l Just kept
him walking to the bench and told HIM to
stay there. Perhaps, he'll pay some atten-
ton to my requests the next time. I make
it a practice to PIT kicking player out of
the game 1t will cure kicking quicker
than all the fines you can tack on.'-Cin-
cinnati Exchange.