Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-08-23
Base hall Notes.

Thu western clubs took day off yester-
day
Boston made bad start yesterday Of the
at home games.
Davis and Doyle made six of the eleven
hits credited to the Giants yesterday, three
each.
Ex-senator Barry was badly spiked at
Boston yesterday by Tom Daily and had to
retire, Sullivan taking his place. Lowe Is
sick.
DOC" Amole, who was a Senator once
upon a time. in the face Of bad support,
won for Buffalo yesterday, holding Detroit
down to three hits.
Tim Hurst's umpiring has been good
this season that President Brush of Gin
cinnati has recalled his objections to Tim
othy officiating at the queen city.
The record of the Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl clubs is peculiar-neither can win from
the other on the home grounds. The Reds
have only lost two games in Pittsburg IN
three years.
1t is generally understood in Philadelphia
that when ST. Louis opens its eastern Sc
ries in that city Manager Shetzline's men
will refuse to play with Mccain on first
for the Cardinals. AS a crowd Of cutters
the Phillies are in a class by themselves.
Bobby Wallace isn't as great shortstop
as he was a third bagman.
Boston has five men-Clements, Clarke.
Hamilton, Stahl and Freeman-in the 300
batting class.
First Baseman Mccain of ST. Louis has
made but one misplay in twenty-sx games.
Boston and Brooklyn have met eleven
times this year, but Boston has won only
one game.
1t would be a joke If st. Louis came in
last. If it takes place it will be the most
surprising thing that ever happened in base
ball.
Cincinnati will win at least one series this
year They have a mortgage ON the Car
dinal layout.
Davy Fultz is playing the game Of his
life for Milwaukee. He scored four runs
and made two singles and triple in Tues
days game.
Heilbroner! st. Louis has certainly turned
out marvellous managerial galaxy.
Wagner of Pittsburg and Crawford Of
Cincinnati have each made fifteen triples
this season, thus leading the league Flick
of the Phillies has eleven.
In speaking of Sundays Cleveland-Detroit
game the Cleveland Plain Dealer says that
..Shortstop Elberfeld gave an exhibition OF
rCwdyism that should make him candidate
for the National League.
Early in the season President Freedman
was abused and called a tyrant for making
the assertion that his players were not try
ing to play their best. Evidently Mr.. Freed
man knew what he was talking about. judg
ing from the way his New York team has
been playing the past month
Herman Longs fielding was the feature of
the last batch of western games. He made
only one error and handled forty-three
balls, of which thirty-two were converted
into assists. Collins had eleven put-outs.
seventeen assists and three errors, while
Lowe lost only one Of thirty chances.
In an interview at Chicago Manager Mack
admitted frankly that he conceded the pen
nant in the American League race to the
White Stockings. Mack had bad luck with
his players this season. nearly every man
on the team having been laid up with an
injury of some kind Mack also figures
that the Brewers will finish in second posi-
ton.
The Philies always could win from the
strong teams, and they always did LAY
DOWN to the weak ones Strange. is it
not? Until they get over this bad habit
of losing. aye, throwing away. games to
the weak teams, they will never win a
championship. On their last western trip.
games from Chicago. one of the strongest
teams In the west, and lost every one
they played with ST. Louis and Cincinnati
the two weak western teams.-Philadelphia
Ledger.
A special from Chicago says that National
League territory may be invaded next year
by the American League magnates, accord
ing to plans now being made ST Louis
and Cincinnati are under consideration as
as the American League going after a
team farther east than Buffalo.
We've expanded each year. and why
shouldn't we continue to do SOP was the
statement made by President Ban Johnson
yesterday morning. I'VE could do three
times as much business In st. Louis as the
National League. like Cincinnati. and we
may go farther east than Buffalo, even''
President Johnson intimates that there Is