Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-25
Rase Ball Notes.

base Ball Notes.
Buck" Freeman chalked up his twenty
third home run Saturday.
That asgravating O'Brien began work
Saturday with home run and a single. At
National Park he hits like a lobster"
The Senators cross bats again today with
the Brooklyns. and Roy Evans may be sent
to the rubber to display his ability before
the coming champions.
The New York and Brooklyn papers de-
voted paragraphs yesterday to describing
Freeman's home run. Every one conceded
that it was the longest hit ever made on
the Brooklyn grounds, the ball clearing the
sails placed on top of the fence by ten
feet.
Zeke Wrgley and Jim Mcclure are credit
ed with winning Saturdays game for the
Brooklyns the formers triple bringing in
runs, and the latter getting in front of
Kittridge's throw to first, preventing
double play.
McGraw. despite his long lay off, still
leads in runs scored and stolen bases, and
Ely in sacrifices.
AT Princeton. N. J.. Saturday night the
students celebrated the winning of the base
ball championship last June. There was an
immense bonfire. Captain Kafer of the
base bail team applied the match to the
pile. and as the mass burst into a sheet of
flame there We're cheers for Old Nassau.
Some phases of base ball are past all
comprehendng. The New Works have few
er sacrifice hits than any team in the
league. which Is not surprising, In view of
their low position but, on the other hand,
there are only two teams that have sto.en
more bases. Furthermore, the New YorkS
are next to the top in the number of double
plays.
In the field Dunn heads the pitchers, Pow
ers stands first among the catchers, Beck
ley is yet the best of the first basemen,
RetZ resting in California. sees himself
still leading the second basemen, Cross
tains his high percentage at third Davis
clings to first rank at short and Keller is
now the premier outtielder.
What a list of new ones Cincinnati has
enlisted: Pitchers FriSk, Patten, Scott and
Newton; Infelders E.berfed and Geier:
Outfieders Crawford and Barrett; Catcher
kahoe. Here is a whole team, lacking one
man.
The race for the league batting premier
ship becomes closer and more exciting as
the season draws to a close. Ed Deehanty
is atop according to the latest figures, COM
pleted up to last Thursday, but Jesse Bur
kett presses him so closely that a couple of
games may reverse their relative positions
There are three men batting over 400. and
no less than 60 hitting 300 or better show
ing that the batting is growing heavier as
the season finishes instead of lighter, as
was the case last year.
President Andrew Freedman of the New
York club has been in Boston hobnobbing
with his good friends, Soden, Billings and
Conant- Speaking about the new league,
he said: The league magnates have only
themselves TO blame for opposition in the
base bail business. When everything looks
easy they commence scheming to throw
some one down. The new league seems to
be western move, and | think Robson
and Hart have considerable to apprehend,
as new organizations in Chicago and ST
Louis would surely get host of support
ers.' He also said that the Manhattan
Field in New York was open for the
league or any other organization that want
ed to hire. but that he had all the base
ball he wanted so far as he himself
concerned.