Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-19
all the blame for the trouble on to Cor

all the blame for the trouble on to Cor
coran. !: =.
Dick Harley. the ex-Georgetown boy now
with Cleveland. was hQbbling around the
his work consisting of Watching the turn
stile. Dick bumped intoSIcGraw Monday at
Baltimore. and now has an ankle of extra
ordinary size. Harley likes to play ball.
to keep out of theygamd>
The reported formation of a new base
ball organization in opposition to the Ma
tional League may be all "moonshine," but
i mere Is a suspicious frequency of meet
with the real poS er behind the throne,
that would indicate. that there is something
behind the movement: Brush, Hart and
robinson know the New York situation
thoroughly and alSe APPRECIATE the damage
that can be done the league should Freed
man join the new organization
Yes. I'm captain! soIiloquized Tim
Donahue' IN one or his recent monologues.
What l say goes, while Everitt is laid up
l don't fine anybody with my system It's
too much labor explaining why you soaked
them Besides those fellows are eight and
I'm only one"
Although the Brooklyns now have what
looks like winning lead the championship
race is not over by great deal A year
ago Saturday the Boston leaders had exact
ly the same percentage as they had last Sat
urday. They came on" last year and
won the pennant. There is reason, there
fore, to expect them to repeat
1t Is said that the six pitchers now on
the Brooklyn roll will not be carried. but
that one will probably be released 1t is
not known upon whom the ak will fall.
The recent slump of the pitchers has &C.
casioned considerable worry, and HanIon
is looking out for a good boxman AS soon
as the Atlantic League season ends it
would not be surprising if Donovan whom
Brooklyn secured In the Farrell-Casey deal
will join his new comrades
The Boston Herald in it's account of Sat
urdays game, said: 'Pittsburg had the
famous lefthander, Tannehill. in the box,
while Boston depended on Willis. Tame
hill made grand record by not giving
single base on balls in eleven innings and
hitting only one man. 1t is a remarkable
coincidence that exactly one year ago yes
terday to the very date, Tannehill shut out
Boston in this city. 6 to o.
Sullivan, the exiles' third baseman. lis
tened attentively to Joe Quinn's advice.
and as a result has developed into a very
good infielder. Quinn has played all of
the 1nfeld positions against all of the
teams of the league, and he knows how TO
field any kind of ball, and where to
play for each batter, and young Sullivan
could not in a hundred years travel find
a better man to coach him than the st.
Louis boy. Sully is not person of lively
progress out ne gets over the ground well,
and as a willow wieIder he bids fair to
rank with the good stickers
PITCHER Hughey OF Cleveland, after de-
feating the Orioles Monday, said: I'm
certainly glad they did not bunt on me as
Trey did on the other pitchers. If they
had. l should have had hard time of it,
as l have bad leg and could not have
NEEDED bunts.' 1t was probably the fear
OF bunts, with Hughey's bad leg that kept
Suiiivan playing SO far in on the grass.
uaily frightened off the Baltimores from
bunting.