Evening star., 1900-09-19
Base Ball Notes.

| Only thrty-five points separate the Brook
! lyns and Pittsburgs.
| The American League closed it's season
yesterday, with Chicago on top.
| McGraw secured four bingles yesterday
out of five times at the bat.
| DeMont fell down woefully at short yes
| terday He and Daily. at second, had five
of the six errors charged against the
| Champs"
| Hughey Jennings will be a happy man
next season. He has wanted a place at
the head of club for some time, and the
| Milwaukee hackers Of the new ASSOCIATION
! have secured his name to a contract.
OF all the clubs in the National League
| to suffer the most next season on account
! of the new organization, Brooklyn Will
probably head the list, as all its best play
ers have been marked off for managers or
| captains.
| Arlie Latham has been given his ten days
notice of release by the Cincinnatis, and
he will remain at Philadelphia for the Win
| ter.
| ton now leads the league in base stealing.
Hickman couldn't get any home run yes
| terday. Wagner anchored himself against
! the fence every time the Giants third base
! man walked to the bat
Murphy and Bernard. the two new men
| recently secured by the New Yorks, were
given a trying-out Monday and made
| good Murphy secured hit and both
1ielded well in their positions.
kid Nichols did pretty will for Boston
Monday for has BEEN He held the
| h.cagos down to five hits, and but for an
| error would have shut them out.
| The National Association projectors are
| going about their business in the proper
| way and with the right spirit. Last sea-
sons throw DOWN has taught the gentle
men back of the new organization a valu-
| able lesson. from which they will profit
| this winter.
Jake Gettman is rated as one of the slug
| of he ma
| doubles, 10 triples and homers to his
| credit. Jack O'Brien is also in Jake's class.
| having % doubles IL triples, but no hOmers.
Perry Werden and Ralph Seybold lead the
league in ''homers." each having ten to his
| credit.
The Bostons won thirty out of sixty
games with st. Louis. Cincinnati and Pitts
| burg.
The Reds only beat Brooklyn four times
| this year. losing fifteen. Phillips twice
| shut the champions out
| THE Brooklyn team hasn't left-handed
| pitcher on its staff and it's leading the PEN
nant race. Find the moral" says a vet
| Pitcher Poole of the Wheeling team will
| join the Pittsburg club this week. Catcher
Smith of Milwaukee will probably drop into
| Pittsburg after the close Of the American
| League season tomorrow.
It Is announced that the Brooklyn club
| will give McGnnity a substantial reward
| for doing the remarkable amount of extra
work which he has accepted SO willingly.
Here is one of the queer things of base
4 SiHclHliatl mas beaten St. Louis IL
| games out of 10. and st. Louis has won IA
| games out of 20 from New York, and yet
/ New York has beaten Cincinnati 13 times.
| Once upon a time the minor leaguers
/ were called the "kindergartens of the
/ game" There are too many old hardshelIs
| In the Eastern and American circuits today
| to consider those organizations in the pri-
mary department.
Comiskey has won all kinds of bets on
his pennant victory. Wagers made during
| the season with rival managers are now
| bearing fruit, and as a result he has suits
| OF clothes. hats and other plumber to burn.
| Dahlen on Saturday complained of lame
| arm. so DeMontreville went In to play short
| stop. and he played magnificent ball, too.