Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-06-24
Base Ball Notes.

Base BAH NOtes.
Tenth place looks familiar to the Sena-
tors.
Maybe the Washingtons will take a brace
at Louisville today. The club needs It,
Butler may be a good catcher, but Jim Nc
CURES absence is felt. 1t is to be hoped
the veteran will soon get back in the game.
Billy Dahlen received a great reception
at Chicago yesterday his admirers present
ing him diamond pin, pair OF diamond
cuff buttons and several floral designs.
The Philies are travelling at an extraor-
binary speed these days and the leaders
cannot afford to slacken their gait a little
bit. The Quakers usual midsummer slump
has refused to put in it's appearance so far,
and the probabilities are that the club will
play good consistent ball all season. The
Phillies play clean, gentlemaniy ball and
beating the umpire finds little favor In their
eyes.
Jake Stencil, the st. Louis centerfielder.
Louisvilles' catcher, was also let, and
Pitcher Dammann has been farmed out to
Indianapolis by Cincinnati. Louisville and
Pittsburg have about two players each that
will be released shortly.
John Richter, the Louisville boy, now
playing at Wilkesbarre, has written to a
friend in that city urging the purchase Of
Third Baseman Coughlin of that team. He
says he is ripe for the best there is and
could jump in at once and hold his own in
the big league. The Louisville club has
weakness at short. To lose games is to
lose money. 1t may cost good round sum
to get Coughlin, but 1t will be casting bread
upon the waters. The necessity for a
strong man at once is apparent, unless
Clarke will throw himself into the gap.
Richter also highly praises Pitcher Garvin
of the Reading club.-Sporting Life.
Tebeau is not so slow in turning trick
and he is equally clever in assuming an in
nocent air in accounting for consequences
without assuming responsibility. With all
the bags adorned by Perfectos, two out and
the Senators two runs ahead in the seventh
inning of Mondays game, Childs lifted a
foul fly which Atherton and Mcclure went
for. Either could have handled it, but Te-
beau, who saw each of them heSitating,
cried, Look out" and both stopped, each
expecting the other to make the catch. The
spectators gave them the laugh and Nc
CURE said a few unpleasant things to Te-
beau. Chllds singled on the next ball Wey-
hing pitched and Cross and Young raced
over the plate. Heidrck's out retired his
SIDE. AS Tebeau, who was coaching at
third base, sauntered in, he gave Mcclure
this jolly: Awful sorry, Mac, but you mis-
understood me. L did not say Look out as
you seemed to think, but yelled Two out
just to keep my base runners up-to-date on
the game. l am surprised that player of
your standing and experience should heed
suggestions from the other fellows. Wake
up. Jim, wake up" The Senator'S great
catcher neither said nor did anything to
show that one word of Pats harangue had
reached him, but in did, and it did not add
to his peace of mind.-St. Louis Sporting
News.
President Pat Powers of the Eastern
League and w. H. Draper, owner of the
Providence club, are in St. Louis, their
mission being, according to the best OBJ
tainable information, to sell players to the
Washington club. The man that the SEN
ators most desire is Catcher Leahey The
deal still hangs fire, but will quite likely be
consummatad today. ''Scrappy'' Joyce
says that Leahey played with Washington
few seasons ago, but was allowed to go
without being given thorough trial.
Joyce regards him as q promising receiver
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
1t is more than probable that President
Powers is representing Wilkesbarre in the
present negotiations, and Cassidy's release
last night satisfies the Providence people,
Tommy Leahey is a gentlemanly little fell
low, but Mr.. Wagner gave him a thorough
trying-out and found him too light for
league company.