Evening star., 1900-08-09
Base Ball Notes.

The west made clean sweep yesterday
but only two games We're played.
Pittsburg has been going along at a great
stride since the home games started A
continuation of the present playing may
place the Pirates dangerously close to the
champions.
Several St. Louis fans have soured on
Bobby Wallace. and suggest that he be
placed on third. McGraw on second and
Keister at short. Wouldn't that combina-
tiou jar you?
Amos Rusie telegraphs a Cincinnati paper
that he has decided to remarry his di-
vorced wife, quit base bali for good and
settle down to the comforts of a home 1t
Is good move on Amos part. as he has
evidently drifted into the has been class.
Manager Clarke of the Pittsburg team
says that Dick Cooley will not be released.
Evidently Clarke considers him a good
man to have on the bench in order tc keep
other players of the team moving.
Manager Manning of the Kansas City
team has flied a claim on Shortstop Billy
Ciingman. who was given his unconditional
release by the Chicago National League
team.
has had four or more chances in left field
and in nineteen accepted them without am
error. In two games he had six put-outs
Mertes of Chicago and Selbach Of New
York have Joined the colony of century
batsmen. having made 1uI hits each, MAX
ing eleven players III the league with 100
Or more base hits.
a dispatch from Milwaukee saws: Sec.
ond BaSeman Gilbert of the Syracuse club
has been ordered to report here at once to
the Milwaukee club. Manager Mack loaned
him to Syracuse, but failure to pay his
salary resulted in his recall.
Roy Thomas played fOrty-eight consecu-
tive games. from May to July 10, without
an error. accepting 1O1 chances. On April
p he had seven put-outs and one assist,
AMI on June l six put-outs and one assist
This nearly equals the record made In 1899
by Ryan Of Chicago, who played sixty
games without an error and had nine put
outs in one game
Garvin's hoodoo still refuses to leave him
1t is remarkable coincidence that IN prac-
tically every game the Texas wonder has
lost this season the defeat has been admin
istered after the sixth inning. Many have
tried to get LOTUS to relieve Garrin at this
period. arguing that the terrific speed used
loses its power after six or seven innings.
Yesterday the Phillies got but three lone
hits and no runs in six innings and then
batted out a victory.
Ten weeks more and the season of the
National League will be at an end. The
eastern teams are now making their last
western rounds. and on August % some
of them will be back on their own grounds.
Most Of the cranks have given up guessing
what will happen in these ten weeks.
Genie de Montreville is on the team with
the champions, but he Is not Improving
and a Chicago specialist had advised COM
plete rest Demont injured himself inter-
nally sliding into third base one day last
week. Hanlon may send him home.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
Until this year Breitenstein was always
slaughtered by the Bostons, but he has
been more successful against them this
season than any one of the local pitchers
Two victories and not a defeat have been
placed to his credit. His work Tuesday was
excellent with men on bases.
There was warm handshaking In Chi
cago when Arson met Dahlcn and DAILY.
Both were colts broken In by the famous
trainer of ball players, and Anse waxed
reminiscent when he met them on Satur-
day night. Those two were devils, always
causing me trouble, but still couldn't help
liking them. They weren't a bit alike
though. Daily was always putting up some