Evening star., 1900-06-01

has at last come around all right and is
playing finely for the Kansas City team
Mis- batting has been strong and timely.
and in feldins~he has struck the gait that
made him a marked man in the Eastern
League two yAars ago.
Pitcher Nichols of the Bostons says that
McGraw of the st Louis team is the hard
est player in the league to pitch to.
Clarke of Pfttsburg, one of the finest
left-handed batsmen in the league in re-
cent years. has the surprisingly low bat
ting average in twenty-five games of .135.
The attendance at Memorial day games
since 1894. given in round numbers. is
follows: 1894. 5000: '95. 5000: '96 104.0O:
cities; 1900 19,013. for four cities.
Brooklyn leads in double plays with twen-
ty-seven to its credit. Philadelphia and
Cincinnati have made twenty-six each; New
York. twenty-five; Chicago and Pittsburg.
nineteen each; st. Louis, seventeen, and
Boston, six. Cincinnati has made the one
triple of the year.
ter of the east on the series. winning
twenty-seven Of the fifty-one games.
Brooklyn did the best work, with nine won
and five lost. Philadelphia was a close
second eight won and five lost. New
York won four and lost nine, while Bos-
ton won three and lost eight.
Little Hartzell, the blonde-crowned
youth who was with Louisville for a while
last campaign and Gettman, the ex-Sen-
ator, are rated as the two fastest outfield-
ers in the American League, and two lads
who Will De DaCk IN the major Organ1Za-
ton some day.-Pittsburg News.
The Philadelphia club played to $1,000
people on the western trip without playing
Sunday games 1t pays to be in the lead
time the Bostons have attracted less than
10000 Brooklyn. playing Sunday games
as well as holding a high position, drew
6O.0OO taking in $500 more money than
SeleeS boys.
One of the most peculiar accidents that
ever happened on the base ball diamond
occurred at Worcester. Mass. last Satur-
day. in game between Holy cross and
Brown University teams, which resulted in
two broken legs for one of the players.
Shortstop Dyer of the Holy Cross team met
with the misfortune while tagging a base
runner who was attempting to steal sec
ond. Dyer put out his man at a fearful
cost.
Captain Hugh Duffy of the Bostons ar
rived in that city last evening from tour
among the lower class Of minor leagues.
He has succeeded in corraling two young
sters in Childs, second baseman. and
Malarkey. pitcher. both of whom are
playing with Utica in the New York State
League Malarkey is not the pitcher who
vas with Washington some years ago, but
a youngster who has been pitching gilt
edged ball for the Uticas.
Boston's effort to engage doc" Hille-
brand Princeton's noted athlete and base
ball pitcher. does not seem to have re-
suited in business. The Tigers sturdy cap
tain yesterday emphatically denied that he
had made any deal with Catcher Clarke.
or Boston's management. and said he did
not contemplate playing professional ball
with any league. He admitted that Clarke
called to see him Wednesday.
The Atlantic Base Ball League has prac-
ticaIIy reached the point of dissolution.
The league comprised Reading, Allentown,
Wilke sbarre. Scranton, Jersey City, New
ark Elmra and the Athletic club of Phila-
delphia. The Jersey City team is stranded
at Reading. The Athletics have practf-
cally become disorganized. Unpaid salaries
have caused the trouble. An effort, how
ever, will be made to reorganiZe the Ath-
letic club, and If this can be accomplished.
the Atlantic League may be continued with
six clubs. The outlook for this, however.
Is not very encouraging.