Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-20
FIRST RUMBLEs OF WAR.
Antagonists of National League Look
Ing Over the Detroit situation.


1t was learned at Detroit yesterday that
Ted Sullivan, supposedly representing the
National League Of Base Ball Clubs, had
been in the city for some days looking over
the field with the idea Of obtaining a suit
able location and backing for club in De-
troit next season Charley Bennett, the
veteran catcher. and Sam Thompson have
both been conferred with, but neither will
state positively that he Is in the deal
The one-time king of base ball catchers
said that he was sure there would be a
shake-up in the base ball situation the
coming winter, and that IL Detroit was not
invited to enter the National League he
looked for fight between the American
League and the old rival organization,
which Quin and Arson endeavored to start
last winter He stated that Thompson and
himself were almost ready to buy the pres
ent Detroit team when an intimation OF
this shake-up came. and he had kept out
because Of the impending complications
President Ban Johnson Of the American
League evidently fears something of this
kind as he sent a personal emissary to
the local management Saturday night.
whose errand was to convince Magnate
Burns that johnson was a great admirer
OF Detroit, and wanted the local manage
ment to stand firm by the American
League
The Detroit management, however, feels,
according to the statement of President
by Johnson. and would jump the American
League in a minute If the chance offered.
representative OF the Players Protective
Association in the person of Gene De-
montrevtlle has been in Detroit nearly q
week talking the benefit Of the association
to the home and visiting clubs.
Base Ball Notes.
Yesterdays defeat caused Tebeau's down.
fall.
Saturdays defeat at Cincinnati was a
heartbreaker for the PhilAes.
Pittsburg has won elsven out of the last
sixteen games. Pretty good for the Pirates.
Ten thousand spectators saw Rube Wad-
dell pitch two games for Milwaukee at Chi
cngo yesterday and win both. Chicago won
both games Saturday before 5000 spec
tators.
When the day comes for sUncle Nick"
Young to drop out of the National League
Andrew Freedman will be his successor.
Put pin here. lJ1t To-.
Ex-senator Jimmy Slagle has gone back
ward during the past week or two. In the
last five games playeiiyhe. made four errors
and at Cincinnati lost game by not keep
inG awake and making quick return of
the ball.
Boston batted big ey Young out of the
box in the second inning of Saturdays
game. and Hughey. who took his place.
was MT almost all II not quite as bard
Ter is still playing al gfft-edged game In
right field. Willie is a, gem.
Morgan Murphy made six hits In bis first
six games of the season with the Phillies,
knocking out a percentages of .273.
Roy Thomas Is going into training with
Elmer Flick as his tutor, to perfect himself
in the art Of ducking, while Bill Phillips In
tends to have Napoleon Lajofe give him a
few pointers on how to swing his right eff
fectiyefy.
Pitcher McGinnity lost his first game Of
the season to Pittsburg Saturday by good.
hard batting. The game was full Of bril-
liant plays. but Brooklyn could only get
five hits of Chesbro. Pittsburg made
twelve hits of McGinnity.
Newton had the Phillies at his mercy Sat-
urtay. The Reds punched two singles.
double and triple In the second. which
Was more hitting than the Phillies did in
all the nine innings. The game was said
to have been one Of the fastest played in
Cincinnati for years
Hans Wagner is nue., worried over the
statement that he HAD pedal appendages
like Lave Cross. why. my goodness"
plafntively quoted Hans 81 haven't got legs
that look like ice tongs."
Whiie the Reds were practicing before 4
game at Brooklyn. Hughey jennings stood