Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-07-24
club! The battery of Collihower and
Schrecongost would have attracted atten-

club! The battery of Colliflower and
Schrecongost would have attracted atten-
ton all over the country.
The recent scrap between Corcoran and
McGraw recalls the fact that Arson once
christened Corcoran Jack the Ripper"
Arson was tearing down toward second,
and to prevent a double play threw up
both arms to block Corcoran's throw
to first. Tommy deliberately sent the ball
on line between Ansons eyes and the
veteran ever after gave Corcoran all the
room he wanted.
Nearly $1,000 spectators witnessed the
base ball games in four cities yesterday,
St. Louis having the banner crowd of A.
600. Louisville turned out II 200, Chicago
5000 and Cincinnati 1924
Manager Irwin has been under the
weather for the past week and did not go
west with the club Friday night. ]. Earl
Wagner has had full charge of the team.
Mr.. Irwin leaves Washington Tuesday
night, If he improves, and will reach Pitts
burg in time for Wednesdays game in that
city.
In spite of Gus Weyhing's declaration
that he will bet $500 that Win Mercer will
beat Jimmie Callahan in 1O0-yard dash,
l would have to string my money with the
Chicago man. 1t is my opinion that Gala
han is the fastest man in the National
League.-Cincinnati Enquirer.
1t is possible that Baltimore may fail to
secure FultZ, recently released by Philadel-
ph1a. President Young's bulletin just pro-
mulgated states that Syracuse has Fultz
under the clause Terms accepted" 1t ap-
pears that If McGraw wants him he will
have to buy a release from the minor
league organization.
There was mild rumor going the rounds
Friday that a trade was on between the
New York and Cincinnati clubs. 1t was to
the effect that Jack Taylor of the Reds was
to be traded for Amos Rusie, the famous
pitcher Of the New York Giants. Too bad
that the rumor is without foundation. How
nicely such a trade would fit both ends! 1t
would give Amos Rusie chance to earn
his living at his chosen profession, and put
Jack Taylor in a good humor.
Many people are marveling at the great
batting and base running averages of the
Orioles and specializing how men like La
Chance and Robinson can steel bases.
Those who have visited Baltimore can ap-
preciate the inflated records of the Birds.
Every time an Oriole makes start for sec
ond or third base on hit-and-run play he
is given a stolen base, though the lit be-
hind him be homer. While McGraw's
team does play scrappy game afieId and
on the sacks, it is the good work of its bat
teries that has kept it in front.-St. Louis
Republic.
Beaumont, the boy who fought his way
into the Pittshurg team, is there to stay,
and he promises to be one of the finds of
the season. The fact that he has no bad
habits. is intelligent, willing to learn and to
De criticised, are strong points in his favor
With Beaumont the all-important question
is What is the scorer" and not How
many hits did l get?" but despite his will
ingness to sacrifice his own record any time
to help his team he did some Remarkable
stick work last week, getting sixteen hits
Tor total of eighteen bases in the six
games. lie was on the circuit twenty-five
times and scored nine runs.
1t will cost you a V to throw that broom
on Boston's side of the plate" remarked
Umpire Lynch to a Pittsburg player the
other day, according to the Boston Journal
Some of the Pittsburg players suggested
TINS to Williams when he went I'D to bat
Lynch is touchy on this bit of superstition
OF the Boston players. He gave Danny
Green the throwdown for doing this little
trick innocently. There is need of a rule
in the base ball guide concerning the proper
place to throw broom. Visiting PLAYERS
might insist there was scheme to handi-
cap them and demand that the broom he
placed on the other side of the plate hall
the luck all the time.
Al Setback worked the shells and sold a
bundle OF green goods to the Bostons in ths
fourth inning, Saturday, by working ono
or the tricks which made the lamentad
Mike Kelly famous. Sci had reached sec
ono on two-bagger, and was Worrying
Lewis by taking long leads toward third
pase. Lewis made several unsuccessful At
tempts TO catch him mapping, and while
going BACK 10 the bag on one of these
throws to Long, Setback pretended To have
injured his ankle. He limped around and
seemed to be suffering excruciatfnr main
Tor several minutes. He worked the fricE
SO cleverly that Lewis and Clarke the
catcher, concluded that there was nn f,,re
Their occasion for watching him. for he was
lame and would not try to steal On tba
very next ball pitched, however. seItach
broke for third Clarke was 40 s,,rnrseed
that he hesitated before throwing "a Col
ms and Seipach easily gained the bag. Il