Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-10-23


with the Rochesters this year. He stole
45 bases and scored 103 runs In 124 games
He batted for .2S5 and felded for .972.
Connie Mack also finds fault with the re-
why, they have Milwaukee playing to
SSo0. We played to more people than
that in the sixteen Sundays we were at
home. We played to between $4,000 and
10000 people on our home grounds.
know from my personal knowledge that
Comiskey's team was way in the lead on
illusions as to the number in Chicago
At first base Hughey Jennings again
stands among the leaders in fielding and
at the top for generalship and all-round
worth. His proneness to injury, due to
daring, kept him out of the game not
little, particularly during the last two
months. Captain Kelley came in from left
field, where he led the players in that posi-
ton, and rapidly developed into star first
baseman. 1t is confidently expected that
II 1t comes to pinch next year Kelley can
play the initial bag with the best in the
league.
After piling blunder upon blunder and
giving the game several staggering blows.
the players who participated in the post
senses and did two graceful acts. One was
the move of the Brooklyn club in giving
Joe McGinnity the trophy won in the
smoky city and the other was the gener-
osity Of the Pittsburg players in present
ing diamond ring to Harry Pulliam.
Neither gift wiped out the debt of graft
tude due, but the action of the players con-
WINGED McGinnity and Pulliam that their
months of hard work was appreciated.
i've been in base ball a good many years
and have always had desire to feel how it
Is to be with championship team says
Lave Cross. Now that have had my de-
sire it isn't such great thing, after all.
Although l never drink, I expected to be
wined and dined, figuratively speaking and
to see the team made much Of. But it's an
off year, l guess, and that probably &C.
counts for my disappointment. Still. 1
have had the satisfaction of helping win
pennant, and that will be something to talk
about when I'm bit older than l am now
How old? Well. it's too far back to think
of singing Sweet Sixteen"
1t is said that President John T. Brush of
the Cincinnati Club will introduce reso-
luton at the coming league meeting to bar
out telegraph operators from all parks in
the circuit next season. This move was
contemplated last year, but for some rea-
son no definite action was taken. There is
a concensus of opinion among club owners
that tickers hurt the attendance, and it is
likely that Mr.. Brush's resolution will go
through with a whirl. Mr. Brush and other
magnates believe that many enthusiasts get
the score off tickers and satisfied. II Is
held that these same persons would attend
the games if 1t were not for the tickers In
public places.
Already the management of the Pittsburg
Club is getting ready for next year. Col.
Pulliam has declared that 1t had been
decided that instead of a five weeks train
put in about half that time. 1--WE go to
Hot Springs" said he, land it is our idea
that the men can get in shape there In
about three weeks. This will be big saw
Ing In hotel bills and other expenses. Three
weeks of good, hard work should be enough
to put any team in form for the game.
Last spring we were at Thomasvile for
thirty-SiX days This was too long entirely.
The daily expenses ran up into many dol
lars and much time is wasted. So we will
go to Hot Springs in March next year, and
will not lose any time. Yes the contract
for the grounds has been signed. We have
everything cinched."
The Cincinnati Enquirer pays the follow
ing glowing tribute to a ball player greatly
admired in this city: 1t i'll becomes any one
who pretends to know anything about base
ball to question the ability of such a grand
player as Captain Joe Kelley of the Brook
Ign champions. To do so is not helping the
local management Kelley is much
pare the two men. Off the ball field Joe
Kelley is a thorough gentleman. On the
field OF action he is a winning ball player,
who can perform his share of the work and
by his personal magnetism and dash spur
his comrades on to their best efforts. 1t is
silly to say that Kelley was benched by
Hanlon for incompetency. When he was
out Of the game it was either because he
was unable to play or did not care to do
SO. No less a person than Ed Hanon de-
clared in this city at the Burnet House that
Sheckard is a good player. but not in KEEL
ley's class Hanon Knows the ability Of
both men, and his opinion should carry
some weight. Kelley is grand fielder hit
ter throWer and base runner, and knows
as much about base ball as any player in
the country.