Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-11
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and Kelley were hoyering around the 100
work with the stick has sent them up into
the a a e,, 800 COMPANY ss
for some time past that Magnate Freed
man, instead of lectufirK his players for
not winning games, called them together
and gave them to understand that he didn't
care whether they won or not. AS re-
been stupendous 'b.uks. nothing more.
Now and then when a team makes fun of
the Giants, as the Pittsessgs did. they agree
among themselves to play ball. and as re-
sultthey drive their opponents to tall tim
Der. g
Cupid" Childs continues to aston!sh
every one by his greaeeelting work around
second.
Donovan has been hitting well for st.
Louis during the past week He has been
elevated from the dead one stakes to a
hero's throne.
Meekin will not be of much use to Pitts
burg this year. Manager Frank Selee of
the Boston club is one of the best judges
in the business He. made no attempt to
defend himself when criticised for re,eas-
ing Meekin, as it is his habit never to
Knock a player, but results Justify the
action that he took. Is =
Don't you ever think We are rusty or
quitting" says Chick Stahl. Look how
we came up from the bottom. They can't
say it's old age, either. Herman Long is
about as old as any one, and see the games
he's playing! Same old Flying Dutchman-
goes after 'em. and gets 'em, too. Collins
is playing his regular game, and that's good
enough for anybody"
Keller was knocked out at Cincinnati as
Clearly as any prize fighter just after cross
ing the rubber on home run drive. 1t
was a peculiar accident. Umpire Emsie
was trying to get out Of the way of a bad
throw to the plate. and Keller bumped his
jaw into Bob's appraised elbow. The play
ers claim that Keller was down the limit
In addition to getting three hits, Wal
lace put up a remarkably fine game at
short His catch. shift and put-out of
Schriver on McGanns wild throw in the
seventh inning in Sundays game was be-
yond praise. Ely hit hard to McGann, who
hurried the throw to second. 1t was very
high and Schriver was close to the bag.
Wallace leaped high in the air, got the ball
in his glove, switched it to the other hand
as he came down and touched the runner.
truly remarkable play. But he makes
What sort Of a hold has this Mr.. Freed
man on the magnates," asked a Brooklyn
player. that they allow him to do any
thing he pleases in base ball and never
word is said? If the players of any other
team in the league had done what Doyle
did here the other day every other mag
nate in the league would be bowling for his
scalp in the interest of clean base ball.
In the Doyle case 1 doubt if anything ever
will be DONE simply because he works for
Mr.. Freedman"
Doesn't the story given out by Selee, that
Duffy was left at home at his own request,
look a trif1e threadbare? Was it to let
Duffy down easy? 1t looks that way. The
fact that Duffy was left at home shows
that he is considered the fifth wheel to
the wagon. and is being carried on the
team merely for sentimental reasons. No
club ever carried captain on the bench
who was able to do work Then, there Is
Pittenger. first-class pitcher. farmed when
he could be used on the team. No wonder
the club lOSeS.-BOSton Herald.
Chicago has staff of pitchers that is
very hard to beat" remarked Tom DAILY Of
the Brooklyns. Griffith Is the most artis-
tic pitcher that ever lived. He is an artist
at the game. He makes his work easy by
using judgment. 1t does not seem any more
trouble for him to pfteh a game than 1t is
to sit in a rocking chair. callahan Tay-
lor and Garvin are the other three who are
tough propositions to solve Just now they
are all in fine form, 'and the team that
beats them will know that it has been in
a game. When a team has such pitchers
1t does not require much hitting to win
games
don't think that this American Assocla-
ton scheme has been given up as some
would have US believe. I have found out
that when McGraw was here with the st.
Louis team, he and Tommy Mccarthy were
around town together almost all the time.
The two paid visit to Charles River Park
This Is the place where the Boston team
of that league was to be located, and Nc
Graw and Mccarthy looked 1t all over and
held long and earnest conversations on the
matter. Mccarthy is one of the men in
terested in the management of the park
this year. It Is said that they have a
five years lease From what l could CLEAN
the Boston end is ripe for the league to get
to going next year. and / should be very
much surprised If McGraw were not deeply
interested. He is not in base ball for fun,
of course. but they all want a slice of the
magnate gag. With Baltimore in and Bos-
ton there can be no question but that the
lpapIla AnSOn'S NOT will have two
good cities to make up the eastern circuit.
The league has got a good way to knock,
and the best way is to put the Brooklyn
that possibility of Baltimore and Washing
ton for the opposition league.-Boston cor
respondent Sporting News