Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-09-21
Base Ball Notes.

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Base Bali. Notes.
And still the Pittsburgs crawl up
Brooklyn cannot afferd to lose many more
| games.
The New York Giants were the real
/ thing" yesterday. q
| Hickman was lobster yesterday In the
seventh inning and az king in the tenth.
| His error left in two runs and his triple
| won the game. trt
The Pittsburg players were given big
reception when they arrived in the smoky
| city yesterday morning. A band escorted
| them to the hotel. where an elaborate
breakfast awaited them, and in the after
| noon 1000 people witnessed the game.
Buck Freeman only hit the ball twice
yesterday for Boston. but one was a triple
| and the other double.
Pitcher Wolfe, who has been playing in
tho New York state league. returned to
Washington last Tuesday with good rec
ord as winner to his credit. Wolfe will
pitch for the Shamr0cks next Wednesday
I'm the game against the Capital City team.
This mornings record OF the National
League championship race shows that the
Pittsburgs are but twenty-seven points
back Of the Brooklyns. and the Pirates are
in shape to play the game Of their lives
It looks as though PittSburg has small
chance yet to win out.
Manager Kittridge of Worcester chased
Third Baseman Delehanty out Of the game
at Rochester and fined him $25 for back
talk.
Pittsburg won twelve. tied one and lost
two games on the eastern trip, the best
record ever made by western club.
If Hanlon wins this year 1t will be his
fifth triumph since the present partnership
was formed in 1892. That's a great show
Dick Harley declares that If Cincinnati
gets Hartzel and Geier 1t will have Sc
6ald nrc in HA A
lean League. Both are stars" declares
Harley, 'but Geier should never be played
anywhere but in the outfeld.'
Though in last place the percentage of
the New York team exceeds that of last
season by many points. New York and
Pittsburg are the only teams with better
percentages than last season.
Charlie Irwin expresses a wish to get
away from Cincinnati after this season. He
claims that he has not been properly treat
ed In the queen city, and would like to have
a trial in some other city. but his chances
for getting away from Cincinnati are de-
cidedly slim.
Collins. Long and Stahl may Join the new
association, and their presence in rival
league alone would give Conant. Billings
and Soden hard shock in the region of
the cash box, which Is their vulnerable
point.
Although I managed pennant winners in
Providence less than score of years ago.,
says Frank Bancroft, 'of the 1000 people
who passed the gates at Rocky Point last
Sunday / did not see soul 1 knew.
That proved to me that new genera ton of
rooters has taken the place of the old guard
tina. raved over Radbourne. Sweeney, Start
and the rest of my champs"
Frank Selee has his base ball reputation
a. stake. If he puts his shoulder to the
wheel and his mind on his task he should
have a fair show to produce a pennant
aspirant 1t will take very little strength
ening for Boston to get back in. the race
provided the boys play consistent ball. with
something more than salary day for an
object" SO says a Boston veteran.
What the Enquirer says about the Gin
ciHnati team comes very near being pat
elsewhere: Several new faces would help
arouse enthusiasm again In this city. Pres
ident Brush would do well to trade or sell
some of his so-calleds stars, get a good dia-
mond leader and give him carte blanche to
build up team here that can finish in the
first division. 1t takes money to make
money in other businesses, and base ball Is
nG exception to the rule"
A few seasons ago at Maysvflle, KY, the
Cincinnatis lost an exhibition game under
remarkable circumstances. The local team
was at the bat in the min tn inning, with one
man on base and two runs needed to win.
There were two out when the batsman tore
Oft a swat that would ordinarily have been
good for two bases but the ball rolled into
Al empty peach can In the left field and
stuck there. Being unable to extricate the
ball, the left fielder relayed the can and
contents to the shortstop, who passed 1t to
the third baseman. Meanwhile q run had
scored from second base. and the batsman
seeing the can headed his way. kept on
coming. He was half way between third
and home when the third baseman threw
the canned ball to the catcher. and that
player tagged the runner twenty feet from
the plate. The Reds naturally contended
that the man was out while the umpire
held that he was simply touched with the
tin can. and not with the ball. Therefore
the run counted. Being home umpire. the
Reds could not shake that official. and his
decision stood. Of course. the visiting play
ers were very indignant, and Jake Beck
ley declared that If the time ever came
when professional ball players had to carry
can openers on the field he would quit the
business. One of ArIie Latham's jobs at
exhibition games this year was to hunt
around and throw all tin over the
fence before play was called. His arm was
good enough for that.-Philadelphia North
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