Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-20
error tor each side. Is doing pretty well
for the Chicago and PittsburE teams.

error Tor each side, L. doing pretty well
for the Chicago and Ptttsburg teams.
Mercer was up to his old tricks yester-
day. win" has made the Philhes look like
'lobsters'' many times at National Park.
There were three home runs made in the
man was not In the select class. He had
to be content with two singles.
That Boston crowd will probably brace
up now that Hanion's crew are through
with them -Four. straight defeats Is a
pretty stiff dose Of medicine. Coming on
top Of their great squirt, sixteen wins out
Of nineteen games. the fuke Of the Bostons
Is peculiar. to say tha least.
St. Louis was pushed into lest place by
the Reds fourth straight victory The Te-
beauties have become imbued with the idea
that they cannot win without McGraw and
Wallace and until those fine players return
to the team the mound city lads will be
lowering around the last position.
Pitcher Amole, who was with the Sena-
torial outfit season before last, has been
doing exceptional work for the Buffalo club
this season. and Is claSsed with the best
twirlers in the Eastern League. Yesterday
he held Detroit down to three hits and won
his game.
Barring accident, Ned Hanlon's Brook
lyns ought to walk away with the bunt-
ing.
back to the 400 mark.
When hit Is badly needed Ffughey
Jennings can come as near delivering the
goods as any player in tho land
There were conflicting games at Chicago
1O,5OO people, and the National League
5000
Louie Bierbauer is with Connie Mack at
Milwaukee. Both were members OF the
best team Pittsburg ever had
That the poor attendance at the Brooklyn
grounds Is q matter of serious consideration
among the other clubs CT the league was
clearly shown by the way Manager selee
tod fla Hyy1
on their arrival at the grounds. You
Brooklyn people always look pleasant when
YOU come here; you expect to see money,
he said-Boston Globe.
Umpire Dwyer nearly precpitated free
fight yesterday at Detroit when he put
Shortstop Elberfeld out Of the game. He
took a foul for a strike. and when the
player objected the trouble occurred. While
Dwyer was ordering the player to the club
house a spectator dropped chair on the
umpire's head. but 1t did not injure him
seriously Gray. who succeeded Elberfeld.
made the error in the ninth inning which
gave Cleveland the winning run
writer who processes to know some
thing about the players union, says: at
is not at all unlikely that one Of the first
demands made by the Ball Players Pro-
tective Association will be five-year con-
tracts, calling for a gradual increase m
salary, probably per cent year. When
the contract expires the club may hold
the player at the last salary paid. or else
release him to a club that will pay the
salary If a berth cannot be secured at
the price. the player Is to be permitted to
get the best he can" No such is ccntem-
plated at present.
Lathams college experience awoke rec
objections in the breast Of Tim Hurst Il
was umpirng a game up at Yale said
TIM land l called ball on the pitcher.
Now the seam of the ball may have pro-
jected an eighth of an inch over the plate,
but I think not. The pitcher thought the
ball was over, and. turning to me. he said:
'Dearie me- Mr.. Hurst. how absurd! The
bali was directly over the plate, and l
thought 20 myself how nice 1t would have
been had Dad Clarke and Winifred Mercer
attended that college,