Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
them yesterday talking first place them
selves and crowding the Champs to the

them yesterday. talking first place them
selves and crowding the Champs to the
rear.
FAaHow that Boston bunch can play against
a team of losers. Yesterday the Giants went
to pieces and the beaneeating crowd put up
a great game. Buck Fireman coming back
TO life with three hits to his credit
Manager Allen of the Cfncinnatis prob
ably knows what he Is doing but 1t looks
very foolish for him TO take Steinfeldt off
second and replace him with Joe Quinn.
Both are about equal in fielding, but no
person ever charged Quinn with being
good batter.
That slim-built youngster from Wilkes
barre, Coughlin,V who played a portion of
the last season with the Senators is on
third for Kansas City and playing great
ball. both in the field and at the bat. Ather-
ton, another ex-senator, is with Buffalo
and also doing nicely.
Manager Hanlon is said to be dissatisfied
with the playing of Joe Kelley. The feeling
| is certainly mutual. Joe will be at the head
season. and 1t won't be National League
club, either Kelley has made but one error
| in left field this season.
There have so far been four tailenders in
| the league race-Boston, New York Cincin-
natl and St. Louis.
Jennings has played the last seventeen
games without misplay. He has made
twenty-six assists this season against eish-
| teen for Tenney.
| The Boston players have played games
| without making safe hit follows: Ham
| iIon. .; Collins. .: Tenney. IS: Stahl, 8:
Freeman, 10; Lowe, Is: Barry. s: Long, 10:
Sullivan. 6; Clarke. >.
A story circulated at Chicago that
| the recently organized base bail players
union was really movement in the direc-
| ton of the resuscitation of the old Brother
| hood League. The rumor Is that Freedman
| of New York is back of the project.
Manager Selee Of the Bostons. SO Dame
Rumor says. has lines out for one of the
| best infielders in the league, and in order
| to secure him is willing to pay big money
| for his release. Perhaps he is after Lajoie
Sacrifice hitting is not as popular as in
the two past seasons Up to date Boston
has made but twenty-Seven, while Brook
Ign has but twenty-three to her record The
hit and run game has suppan the sacri-
flee and made Il prettier game for the spec
tators.
1t is not safe to write a team down as
dub because it happens to be in last place
this year. Three days ago the Cincinnati
Enquirer, which has been very unfair in its
criticism of Bob Aliens club ever since the
race began, and for no other reason than
that Buck Ewing was discharged. said that
Cincinnati neeued new tielders. new pitch
ers, base runners and new catchers
which. of course. meant a new team. Today
Aliens club is within three games of third
place and ten of first place. Cincinnati Is
.211 points behind the leader today. One
year ago, with Ewing in command, it was
.:al3 points away.
There is little hope for the ST. Louis club
"a; long McGraw, Wallace and Hedrick
remain out of the fold and Cy Young is
unable to take his regular place on the fir
ing line" Omitting Doniin. there are but
three members of the regular team in the
game at present-McGann, Burkett and
keister-and the last named is like duck
out of water at short. Wallace is hopeful
that he will be able to resume work by Sat
urday. McGraw Will be back on third within
a few days. He.drck is yet at his home at
Millvale, Pa. but Will be back with his
team tomorrow. Just when he will be IN
shape to return to the center pasture is not
known. and Tebeau seems more worried
about him than any of his other crpples.
Ryan to Fight Douglas.
CHICAGO, June 2l.-Tomrny Ryan has
been matched to box Bob Douglas of St
Louis ten rounds at Kansas City on the
night of July 1.