Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-17

Is still leading. with an average of .421, and
is the only player in the 400 class. Lajoie
has dropped back to 1898, and is second;
Keller, third, with 1875, and Tenney fourth
with 1874. The first Senator to show is
Dick Padden, with 800. and then comes
Mercer, with $40. Barry is the only other
Senator in the 300 class, with .34. Jack
O'Brien has made great strides of late, and
his record now stands a .27S The other
Senators stand as follows: Freeman, .279;
Bonner, 277; Anterior, .266 Slagle, .253
Dlneen. 2os; Mcfarland, .167; Kittridge,
1875 McGraw leads in base running and
runs scored and Fred Ely in sacrifices.
forty eight men are now hitting over the
300 record.
David Fultz, recently released by Phila-
delphia, was signed Saturday by Manager
McGraw, and will be used as substitute in
nelder. Rothermel, whose fielding has been
fairly good, but whose batting has been
very weak, will be released a. once.
Martie Bergen, Boston's sulen catcher
neads the backstops by large percentage
Nops and Dunn still hold perfect records in
pitchers fielding. Barry, Washington's
substitute first baseman, leads in that po-
sltion, closely followed by Jake Beckey.
a heavy margin Lave Cross continues to
play his unequaled game at third, and
George Davis keeps the lead at short. Billy
Keller has the best outfed percentage.
There were four shut-outs among the big
league contests Saturday-quite an unusual
occurrence, but it has occurred twice this
year, the other time being on May 70 On
that date Baltimore defeated Cleveland,
10, at Cleveland; Washington beat Chi
cago, 20; New York beat Louisville 80
and Boston beat Cincinnati Go. 1t is a
rather curious coincidence that in both in
stances 1t was the western clubs that were
wh1tewashed. the first time being BANKED
on their own grounds, and this time on the
eastern diamonds
At the end of the sixth inning Chief of
Police Dennis appeared on the Rochester
grounds yesterday, arrested the players
and stopped the ball game Rochester had
two runs and Worcester four. The batter
les were Bowen and Smnk, Klobedanz and
Yeager.
Parent, recently signed by st. Louis,
must be a pretty good man. He got into a
double play in fine style Friday and made
most opportune hit and accepted six of
seven chances, his error being on hard
ground ball. He must be a crack if Han
Ion is willing to fight for him. Tebeau is
entitled to some credit for beating the
astute Brooklynite to his own player, for
Hanlon, according to report, had first
chance at the man. Pat must have out
bid the Superban, tooE which goes to show
that he is doing what he lean to give st.
Louis pennant winner. Tabeau has spent
more money for players this year than was
spent in St. Louis during the preceding
twelve. since Henry Iucas gathered his
Maroons about him. 81 az
Frank Killen. latelys released by Wash
ington, was subjectedrto sort of kill or
cure trial the other aay. He was put in
the box against the chicago club and told
that if he did not pitch winning ball he
would be released. Ki4len pitched as he has
not done in any other game this season.
He had great speed and .puzzling curves,
and let the Chicagossdown with one run
and five hits. Consequently he is sure of
holding his job littf9 while longer. Such
an order would have a contrary effect on
out of ten players n9rvoaa and excitable
if they knew they were stitching for their
life" To be told that y6d must pitch
winning game or lose your Job is enough to
make player anxious and incapable of
doing his best Killen, however, is not built
that way. 1t was a case of root hog. or
die. and he got down to a plain old case
of roofing and won out, and yet some say
that Frank has no sand