Evening star., 1900-07-07

terday for the Phillies and fielded in SEN
sational style.
Chicago continues on its winning way,
yesterdays victory over Boston making
the ninth straight game won by the Colts.
The eastern clubs did little bit better
yesterday. winning two of the three games
played. A brace was about due, or the
four western clubs would have been in
the first division before the month is out
Wolfe. who has been pitching for the
G. P. o. team, played with the Bingham
ton. n. U, club last summer. His record
was very good. and he was wanted again
too small. Last Wednesday the club gave
in and offered Wolfe his own terms. and
the clever left-hander left for New York
Thursday morning.
game and had to quit. Sudhofr taking his
place. If Mac is not able to play today.
Tebeau will place Jack Crooks on third,
as Sudhoff has not been satisfactory.
Latoie must be the Phillies mascot. Be-
fore he Joined the team they couldn't win
game. and since he has been on second
two straight victories have been chalked up
to their credit.
mering. and there are several good stickers
on the team, too. Thursday but one hit
was secured by the Reds Off Jerry Nops'
delivery, and yesterday KitSon held them
down to a single hit
A shake up of the New York team Is the
next thing on the carpet. Magnate Freed
man will probably stop at Pittsburg today
on his way home from the Kansas City
convention, and haul the players over the
Goals for not winning more games. Then
brace. lasting about one day, will follow
The Giants have no incentive to play, and
won't do 1t with such leader.
1t took but one hour and twenty-five min
utes to play that to l game between
Pittsburg and Boston last Tuesday. That's
about the seasons record In the major or
ganization.
The Boston team has won four out Of
twenty-three games played in the west this
season. and three of them were from Gin
cfnnau This Is four defeats to each VIC
tory, and yet Selee's boys draw as much
salary as the others and play pretty stiff
ball on the home grounds While away
from home they lose heart and die easy.
Perhaps they need a leader with a few
ounces of ginger.
While some of the New Yorks have been
demonstrating in their usual effective way
Just how badly they can sulk when they
feel like 1t, and there are young men
among them who are always glad Of an ex-
cuse to take life easy, attention should not
be diverted from the fact that the re-
mainder Of the National League clubs are
been seen for years-New York Telegram
The continued great success of the Chi
cagO National League team Is a source Of
great pleasure to the enthusiasts Of the en-
tire west. The team struck a winning
streak as soon as Bridget Donohue buried
the hatchet with Captain Jimmy Ryan.
Young Camel has been benched and San
dow" Mertes Is now filling the first sack.
Mccarthy, Green and Ryan occupy the
three suburban positions. and Manager Lof-
tus at last has his men lined up in winning
form.
Captain William E. Greene of the Prince
ton base ball nine Is anxious over the dia-
mond situation for next season He said
the nine would not secure one twirler Of
any ability from the 400 or 500 members OF
the incoming class. This presents a serious
front for the team since Hillebrand the
star twirler Of the season. graduated this
year. Greene said the nine would be for
midable in other respects, as some Of the
best players in the academies were coming
here in the fall.
Umpire Snyder seems determined to en-.
force the rules to the letter. In the sixth
inning of Wednesdays game at Cincinnati
he made a decision which stands alone in
any games in which the Reds have ever
played, yet 1t was in strict accordance with
the playing rules. When Ewing called
Doheny to the bench he sent Hawley in to
pitch Hawley. after he reached the pitch
er's rubber, began to warm up with Glea-
son, who stood on second base. Snyder
called to Hawley four times, ordered him
to pitch the ball. but he refused, and Sny-
der then sent Barrett to first on a balk.
According to the rules, a balk shall be
called If the pitcher refuses to pitch after
having been told to do 80 by the umpire.
This rule covered Snyder's decision. 1t was
not an Illegal delivery, as was supposed by
many of the spectators
President Ebbetts took occasion yester-
day to throw the following bouquet at
Manager Hanlon. He said: ''One would
suppose that man who has been in base
ball as long as Lave Cross would be thor
oughly familiar with every point of the
game. After Lave had played with a
few weeks he remarked to a player on an
other team: T thought ! knew the game
before I Joined Hanlons team, but I was
mistaken. I have learned more since I
have been here than 1 ever knew about
base ball and l don't thrk that I will be
in the game long enough to learn 1t ALL
Hanlon is undoubtedly the greatest man
ager that ever lived" continued Ebbetts.
them know the game as well have the
faculty of getting the best work out OF their
players as Hanlon. Exchange.