Evening star., 1900-08-01
followed. The teams fielding was fine and


Steinfedt, the Reds third baseman. had
his batting eye with hfna yesterday, two
timely home runs putting his club in the
Psehsr wlth Hastea .ns ahe se, on the
suspension list for some time, was released
to Pittsburg yest&ihaSe by Milwaukee,.
Hustled was probably given in exchange for
Buck" Freeman made a home run Mon
day, the first one in quite a lengthy pc
riod.
Jimmy Manning, manager of Kansas
City. has at last soured or ex-senator Jack
O'Brien. Jack has been as much disap-
pointment In Kansas City as he was in
Washington last season.
Catcher her MeManus %ho as with the Sen
the Chicago american League) team, has
been secured by the Kansas City club for the
rest of the season. McManus did good
work in Chicago. but Comisky has several
good receivers, and let Mac go to Manning
as an accommodation.
No team in the National League has
made as many double plays as the New
shine no other way. they have the salts
faction Of knowing that they handle the
ball faster than any of their rivals.
1t was unwise to sell Childs for 1000 and
pay s., 800 for Keister But that can be
explained by the fact that the people of
st. Louis made it impossible for Childs to
play there and would not give him a chance
to redeem his bad work, while sick, in 1899.
plays. perhaps. as any two men who have
worked together in professional base ball.
Both are good throwers, both very quick
and both very accurate. In addition they
have good man to throw to at first
Are the St. Louis pitchers pulling with
McGraw when they kick on Robinson
catching them? Robbie is Mack's alter ego,
his other self, part of him. Wonder how
Mack likes to the twirlers turn his
$500 pal down for the 81, 400 Criger? Does
he like it? No kid catchers were working
for McGraw. with Robbie doing the bench,
in Baltimore last year. Does it look as IL
the st. Louis team was pulling together?
It takes quick work to make a successful
double play in these days of fast running
About two-thirds of the League players
can go from home plate to first base little
slower than professional sprnters and the
shortstop and second baseman haven't time
to take lunch and exchange the compli-
ments of the season with one another while
trying to handle the ball.
Maybe Mr.. Tebeau is a wiser euy and n
better manager than he is given credit for
He has been accused of bad Judgment The
ST: Louis team Is not of his picking. Mr..
Robinson picked the team. Now, when it
Is going every way but the right way may
not Mr. Tebeau rest content to let it go and
teach some one valuable lesson? Mr. Te-
In the st. Louis club. He is sure of his po-
sition. He can afford to take a strong
stand. He may be just letting things run
their course. Then some day there will be
" ludhe, anu ne Will De there
with his.
White. who pitched for the F'leischmann
team this afternoon. will bear watching
He Is young man and Is remarkably well
Versed In the art of pitching He has tre-
mendous speed. fine change of pace and
good curves. is cool at all times and his
command is perfect. In the eight Innings
ne pitched he struck out eleven men and
did not give base on balls. 1t would be
well for Manager Allen to watch the
youngster He seems ready for League
plucking.-Cincinnat Enquirer This is the
pitcher who did such good work with
Georgetown last season
Considering his height. Doyle has about
as good reach as any first baseman in the
National League. He is fast fielder. and
when occasion offers can get into a double
as quickly as his partners on the right
When Davis Doyle and Gleason happen to
have a particularly good day. their fielding
Is qualification to the sense of sight All
are graceful players and players who lose
no time in doing their work and who are
not given to makings false motions merely
to add few frils and make the picking
UP or throwing of a ball look more difficult
Perry Werden Is with the tailenders of
the American League. but the MINNEAPOLIS
Millers are last through no fault of the big
fellow. Werden Is a wonder. He is batting
as well as he ever did. and gets over the
ground surprisingly fast for a man of his
are and size, who two years ago shattered
his knee cap. He is the idol of the Min
neapolis fans and card an around the cir
cult Perry has been playing ball since
1SSo and there is lots. of 1T yet in the vet
eran.
One Of the strongest Catching depart
ments In the League was wrecked when
O'Connor was fired by ST Louis to make,
way for Robinson and when thinner was
allowed to go because he had an alleged
bad arm. Robinson draws almost as much
as O'Connor and thinner put together. Yet
Young. Powell and Jones are kicking the
daylights out of Robinson's Baltimore repu-
tation by refusing to allow the ex-Oriole
to catch them when Criger Is fit to play.
Wonder what Criger thinks about the eter-
nal fitness Of things when he Is catching
nine Of ten games for s4OO month and
Robinson catches of ten for 500
month. The cheap man is doing all the
work, while the high-priced man is planked
under the awning salving the manager
All Of which is calculated to make Criger
happy.