Evening star., 1900-09-24
Ex-senator Donovan lost his game Sat

Ex-senator Donovan lost his game Sat-
urday.
If the PhilNes do well at Brooklyn 1t is
all over with the champs"
Barry and Rreem4n are back on the Bos-
ton team. replacing Stahl and Duffy,
New York made-three errors Saturday,
but their opportune batting enabled them
to overcome the Brooklyn's good fielding
Twirler Powell was battling with a case
OF hard luck yesterday. when he held the
Pirates dow to four hits yet lost his
game. Honus Wagner and his little bat
caused his downfall.
Wagner Of The Pirates has a good lead
for the premier batter OF the league His
figures are npw 3gB, and Flick Is second
with .3S4 Keller, comes next with 1868.
and Burkett follows with .367 McGraw Is
fifth with 362 Jimmy slagle has dropped
ting ex-senator, with .314
Folfow1ng are leaders in the different
fielding positions: Robinson, st. Louis,
catchers; Philippt. Pittsburg. pitchers; Nc
Gam, St Louis, first basemen: Demontre-
vile. Brooklyn. second base: Dolan. Phila-
delphia, third base; Davis, New York. short
stops; Kelley. Brooklyn. left field; Thomas
Philadelphia, center field and Donovan St
Louis right field.
When Dan McGann was offered to Robi-
son of ST. Louis. ]. Earl Wagner said to
him that he would find big Dan" the best
Tenney and Doyle, and the ex-Senator's
record carries out that opinion.
The base ball writer's Of the country
should go slow in harshly criticising the
new organization that is to be put in the
field in opposition to the National League.
Seven-eighths of the writer's have been
hammering the parent organization, yet
when relief comes in sight they Jump on to
it almost indiscriminately The New Ma
tional looks like a substantial affair, and
should be encouraged for the benefit of base
ball.
Carey, the first baseman of the Buffalo
games.
Hartsel Of Cincinnati is undoubtedly the
smallest man playing ball. Geier is not a
giant, yet he Is almost two inches taller
than Hartsek
There is story that the new associa-
ton wants the Brooklyn National League
team to desert the National League for
their organiZati ton
Claude Ritchie gets new hat for max
ing four hits in one game. Little Albright
had his eye on the leather Saturday and
lined out four singles. His batting average
was 1000.
Tom McCreery proved a rattling good sub
stitute for Manager Fred Clarke Only
once did he fall down. and that was when
he misjudged Heidrick's three-bagger.
Manager Kittridge of the Worcester club
was presented with a handsome Knight Of
Columbus badge set in diamonds by the
members of the team. The badge is a val
liable one, costing In the neighborhood of
$12J.
H. D. Quinn OF Milwaukee. one OF the
promoters Of the proposed new association,
says: II notice that 1t has been announced
that ex-senator Clark was back of the deal
That is mistake. but his son, Charles W /.
Clark, Is interested.
Manager Bill Murray Of the Providence
club thinks he has In his young shortstop
Freddy Parent, the greatest natural ball
tosser, barring none. that ever wore uni
form. Mr.. Murray holds this young prod
Icy at 5000 and thinks 1t is as good as
buying diamonds to secure this phenome-
ha to draf
him last spring.
Roger Connor says of young Murphy. who
was secured by New York: Murphy is all
right, and the New York club made no
mistake in giving up s1.500 for him. He
was the best player by far in the Connecti-
cut League, and Norwich was enabled to
win the championship by Murphy's grand
all-around playing. He Is strong, hard
hitter. with a. batting average of 1897 per
cent, is a fast runner and can play second
bag all right. Never fear about that"
Hans Wagners throw to the plate from
deep right field in the sixth, inning of Sat
urday's game, which, nailed Heidrick at the
plate. was the star play of the game Nc
Creery had misjudged Heidricks line fly
and Emmett went to third. He attempted
to score on Donovan's fly out to Wagner,
but the big German sent the ball on line
to O'Connor at the plate and caught the
runner by ten feet The applause was
tumultuous The McGraw crowd stood
spellbound for a moment and when they
realized what had occurred joined in the
applause.
Two Interesting points were discussed dur
ing the NINTH! Farrell. in lodging an in
shoot, held his bat SO that the ball glanced
off it into Bewerman's nit. The batter
made no attempt TO hit the ball, yet under
the rules 1t was strike. The second in
stance was when McGinnity grew tired Of
MERGERS delay in delivering the ball and
jumped on the plate just as Mercer pitched.
The ball struck McGinnity and a question
was Immediately raised as to what the de-
cision should be. Davis wanted the batter
called out on the ground that he had
stepped out Of the box, but Snyder refused
and called it strike. Hanlon said that
the batter could not be called out because
MERGERS delay and many motions had
blinded the batter, who lost his sight mo-
mentarily in gazing so long and steadily in
the one direction and he had a perfect right
to step out OF the box to regain his sight.
The Brooklyn manager intimated that
pitcher who delays so long in pitching as
Mercer does should be penalized by sending
the batter to f1rst.-Brooklyn Eagle