Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03
Baae nall Notes.

Base Rail- Notes.
Baltimore made ten errors yesterday. yet
we couldn't win. Washington made one
| and 1t was Of the costly kind. Hard luck.
The Senators passed through Washing
ton last evening on their way west and
picked up Johnny OBrien. whose finger is
getting along nicely. Tucker lie almost all
right, and both these players will he in the
game at Chicago tomorrow. McJames will
| probably pitch.
Wagner the young infelder Of the Toron-
| tos, as Senatorial utility. Wagner can
play almost anywhere. and. besides playing
| well, Is good sticker.
The game scheduled for New York yes
terday between the Giants and Bostons
was postponed on account of rain. The
rain was preceded by heavy thunder
| storm, duEng which the flag pole on the
| club house at the Polo grounds was struck
by lightning. Clark, the first baseman for
l New York. was slightly burned on the
| thigh, while Holmes got a shock on one of
| his feet.
reproduced at Kernan's Theater.
The Shamrocks defeated the Atoms yes
| terday at the grounds near Lincoln Park
by the score of IL to TO- Wolf of the
| Shamrocks struck out eleven men
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team, the champions Of the Departmental
! League. and the Shamrocks, the champions
of the District League. will meet for the
| first time at National Park next Saturday.
Both teams have been strengthened, and,
as a great rivalry exists between these
teams, an exciting contest can be looked
for.
yale" Murphy. the Midget" who used
to play the infield for New York under
John Ward. has been asked to sign Bos-
| ton contract. Herman Long has bad
hand.
Catcher Fred Lake. formerly of the Kan
sas City club, reported for duty to Capt.
Duffy of the Boston Base Ball Club yes
| terday afternoon. The price paid for Lake
was not stated.
Head-Senator Brown wore his glove
while batting and running bases. 1t 10
doubtful If there is another player in the
when he leaves the field-Baltimore News.
Brown is guarding his sore hand, which
has not fully healed
If President Young doesn't keep careful
tab he will get some of the Clarks in the
league mixed up in the matter of aver
| ages. New York has a pitcher named
Clarke and first baseman named Clark:
Baltimore has a catcher named Clark;
Louisville has left fielder named Clarke.
and Cleveland has pitcher named Clarke
five in all.
The Atlantic League race is hot and
pretty OF e. Lancaster is now leading. with
a percentage of 1921. Norfolk Is fourth,
| with 500, and Richmond seventh, with
.464 There are fewer than 100 percentage
points beween Newark. which Is second,
and Richmond, or. in other words, differ
ence of six games would put Richmond
ahead of Newark. Reading is the only
team that seems outclassed. 1t is at the
tail end. more than 100 points behind Rich
mond. The clubs now stand: Lancaster,
Newark, Paterson, Norfolk, Hartford Ath-
letics. Richmond, Reading, but frequent
changes are the rule, owing to the close
ness CT the rare.
When Al Maui was grabbed by Ned
Hanlon Earle Wagner looked Ike a Iiv-
ing Interrogation point. The Senatorial
| mogul had kept Maui in camphor for near
ly two years, while the little birds warbled,
waiting, Only Waiting" The Balt;-
morean reach was only a snatch in the
dark. ]. Earles suspicious were unbound
ed. Maui lost the only game in which he
has oficiated and it looks as If the Beau
Brummel of the diamond had ticket in
his clothes for Observation-Disclosures
Post. As told in the sporting extra Of The
News yesterday. Maui returned to town
yesterday morning, with his arm in better
shape than ever ara confident that it win
pitch winning ball by the time the Orioles
return from the west. 1t Is not fair to
Maui to say he lost the only game in which
he officiated fer Baltimore. He didn't for
there were others" in that game.-Balti-
more News.
Dinkka Wins Duches. of York Stake
LONDON, July 3.-The Lorillard-Beres-
ford stables bay colt Diakka, four-year-
old. won the Duchess of York stakes, a
handicap of 1900 sovereigns, at the Hurst
Park summer meeting today.
There were nine starters, including Au-
gust Belmont's chestnut horse Keenan,
which was the favorite and finished sec
ond in the race for the Manchester cup on
June IL, and C.. Hibbert's four-year-old
brown selding Mack Briggs. The distance
was one mile
Result of Bouts mt Frisco.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 3.-Results of
last nights fights as follows:
Between Harry Woods Of San Francisco
and Bob Thompson of Salt Lake was de-
clared a draw at the end Of the fifteenth
round. In the second fight Lawler of San
Francisco had the better of Conway of
Chicago all the way through. and was
awarded decision in the tenth round.
In the third contest Henry Baker of Chi
cago. knocked out Miller in the eighth
round.
Dobbs Bests Ferncs mt Hartford.
HARTFORD. Conn.,. July Bobby
Dobbs of Minneapolis defeated Jim Fernes
of Kansas City in eight rounds before the
Charter Oak Athletic Club at the Hartford
Opera House last night.