Evening star., 1900-10-05
leads his club in doubles. triples and home

runs
1t was announced yesterday that Frank
Selee had been resigned to manage the Bos-
ton team next season. in spite OF the strong
opposition OF Director Billings, who charges
the ex-champion's tll-success this year to
Manager Selee.
q bad case of blood poisoning, the result OF
a spike, and was sent home from Chicago
last Wednesday. 'Old KY" has done very
well for the Cardinals and his absence is
bound to lessen their chances OF beating
out Chicago.
Boston has accepted the terms for the
balance of the season of Louis d. Wiltse.
the crack left-handed pitcher of the SYRIA
cuse club Of the Eastern League. Several
clubs have been watching this player. and
Boston offered him a place for the re-
mainder of this and all next season. Wiitse
agreed to the terms for this season. but no.
for next and will meet the Bostons In New
York
Buck" Freeman now heads the list Of
ex-Senators in the batting list, his average
being .316. Dan McGann has dropped down
to the 300 mark. and these two players are
the only eX-Senators in the aristocratic
batting class
New York will not figure on the map
of the new National Association.
The Phillies Monday played in New York
for the last time this season. They won
six games and lost four during the season
at New York.
Bobby Lowe is playing with more vim
and success than at any time previous
this season. The heat affected him Sc
verely
Williams of the Pirates is laid up in bed
and his illness may compel him to remain
out of the game the rest of the season.
Il guess we helped the Pirates into a
rather dangerous hole by the defeats we
administered to them in the recent series, I"
observes Breitensten of the Cincinnatis.
''They did as much for US when We were
trying for second place some years ago,
and now we are quits"
,alyry CoE, t. -
give limitations of Arlie Latham Tom Tucker
and st. Jacob Beckley at a coming game in
Chicago.
Had the Reds not discovered that ticker
service in Philadelphia the Quakers prob
ably would have passed the Pittsburgs ere
this. Trickery of that kind should have no
place in base ball.
According to all reports the Pirates have
picked up sure-enough wonder in Brans-
field, the Eastern League first sacker. He
is said to be a second Lajoie, good as
Tenney ever was.
When Buck Ewing resigned as manager
of the New York club he professed to be
lieve that there was little or no National
League material in the smaller associations.
George Davis has demonstrated that Buck
made another mistake.
STARS once, stars always is not adapt
able TO the game of base ball, and when
there are signs of mental or physical inca
pacity. actual negligence or gross careless
ness it would be well for the good of the
game to remove the offender and remove
him quickly.
Although both Patten and Gibson did good
work for Kansas City this year, there is
little prospect of either Of them being re-
called by the Cincinnati club for next sea-
son. There seems little doubt that one of
the Reds present staff of pitchers will go,
and so a new man-at present not even
suspected-will be secured in his place.
Hlckman's batting the last six weeks has
| made a material difference in his value to
hpr iS n
moral in this tale, because the charm of the
game lies in the batting abilities Of the
| men who play 1t. Hard hitting stirs the
soul Of the spectator and gives the fielder
his opportunity. 1t Is the quick pickup
of the scorching grounder and the capture
of the ball that is sailing that help the
rooters root. The crowds want to see a
game that has life in 1t.
Col. Rogers says that according to the
ten-year agreement President Young could
not be removed from the presidents chair
until the expiration of the ten years, which
will be one year from next December. Said
Rogers: Il know there Is some feeling in
the matter. Every one of the magnates. I
feel sure, likes Mr.. Young personally. but
some have been outspoken against him re-
naming In office. They cannot force Mr..
Young to resign, but what he might do by
request is another matter Mr.. Rogers
said the league needed a man with an
iron hand to grapp!e with the umpire ques-
ton and the management of the umpires.
Inc 1OllOWlnS minor league prayers nave
been drafted by National League clubs: By
Cincinnati: A. d. Davis. Minneapolis: Will
lam Conroy, Milwaukee,: ]. d. Dobbs, Utica,
n. Y: Hoke Ferris. Norwich, Conn; F.
Morton, New London; Bergen, Fit. Wayne;
f. Beck Toledo: Patterson, Chicago. A big
scramble was made for Pitcher Patterson
of Comiskey's Chicago club. Boston, Gin
cinnati and Chicago had special agents on
hand, who filed claims simultaneously at
midnight last Sunday. AS the Chicago
league club claims to have purchased Pat
terson outright, the case will go to the
tional board,