Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-18

ton and Eastern Ats1.ic Cub .s.nss have
cach three Victories sIx ns defeats to their
credit. and the rosss -oaAT promises to be
a hot one froT.l start 10 finish Wahler or
Karnes viii DO the tYirliHss for the East
errs while either Waller Or Nicholson will
of1sciate for the association lads. The game
viii, be called at 40 O'Clock, with Mr.. Bette
umpirin8-
G~or.-etovvn Easily Defeats Lafayette
The Georgetown boys had An easy thing
Of it Saturday when they went against La
fsyette at Easton, Pa The blue and gray
won by the score Of to 2 Slugger Mike
Walsh drove the ball over the centerfield
fence for a home run. the first time a ike
hit had been made for years.. uishap oc-
CURED out in left center In the fifth inning
4 line drive went out In that direction
about three feot over Moran's head. Walsh
and Burbank. who was playing center
sta rtei for the sphere. but neither called
for the ball. As each player realized it could
not be caught on tho fly. The two players
and the ball came together at once. Bur-
banks head going into Mikes stomach and
the latter's knee reached the same place
in tho formers anatomy. As a result both
went down and out. Bur being game
enough to throw the ball toward the IN
field before losing consciousness.
Marines to Play Soldiers.
The Fort Myer base bail team and the
team from the marine barracks are sched-
uled to cross bats tomorrow at $3.50 o'clock
The game will be played on the parade
ground at the marine barracks. The UNI
pres and officials will be selected from
both the Marine Corps and the Fort Myer
troop, and a good game Is expected.
Base Ball Notes.
st. Louis Is certainly in bad shape when
it drops two straight games to Cincinnati.
Billy Hamilton and Buck Freeman
made six of Boston's hits Saturday. one Of
the latters drives being good for two bases.
The veteran Louis Bierbauer. who has
been playing second with Cleveland this
season, has been traded to Milwaukee for
a pitcher. Bauer leads the second base
men in the American League.
The National League has become such
close corporation that 1t seems foolish for
each club to stand for a treasurer. Why
big trusts and give each club one-eighth7
Cincinnati and Brooklyn would agree to
this, sure.
Jake Gettman is getting all sorts Of praise
from the press along the American League
circuit. Washington fans" know how
good the Dutchman was In the field and on
the bases and how he fell off in batting.
This season he has recovered his batting
eye and Is better than ever in the field.
Last Friday at Milwaukee Jake had two
triples. double and a single.
Indianapolis fans are neglecting their
business to watch the progress of the team.
which threatens to race off with the pen
nant again this season. Two rival evening
papers have representatives with the team
and issue extras with the story of the game.
Manager Bob Allen of the Cincinnati team
has signed Joe Quinn. the veteran second
baseman. who was released by the st. Louis
club few days ago. Quinn took part in
the game Saturday and figured largely in
the batting rally of st. Louis in the ninth,
ub hay tied the O1ipn'S ten
days notice expires on June %, and he will
Join the Reds at that time.
The Boston team Is just as proud of
Charley Nichols as though each one of
them was his father and liked to show peo-
pie the smart youngster. Charley Is still
called Kid the same as ten years ago,
but. although he IS no longer a young
player, who will say that he is growing
old? One doesn't need to work up any
sympathy In praising Nichols: just watch
him in the box, that's all. He is holding
opposing teams down to three and four
hits right along, and with a sore arm at
that.
President Andrew Freedman of the New
York Base ball Club called Elmer Smith
up by telephone after Saturdays game and
delivered this message to him: Il take the
deepest interest at all times in those play
ers who work for the success OF my club.
l want to congratulate you on your spien-
did showing since joining the Giants. 1
will add that the league places a limit on
the salary to be given a ball player. but
extended efforts on the part of New York
players will not prevent the New York
club from raising the limit"
What about 1901? There is already talk
of another attempt to launch an American
association and the players have banded
themselves together. It is surely time for
the National League club owners to take
steps to preserve peace in the base ball
world. Three cities Of the major league
circuit-Baltimore. Washington and Louis
ville-are without a professional team and
are ready to enter any organization that
will provide them with ore.-Sporting
News.
When the fund was raised by the St.
Louis players to aid "Chippy'' McGarr's
wife and children it was Burkett who took
up the collection, and there was no larger
donation, except that Of President Robi-
sons, than his. When a player Is hurt on
the field Burkett Is one of the first to go
to his assistance. although the moment be-
fore he may have been roasting him with
out the least cause. There Is no account
ing for his erratic ways. He can't keep
himself in the background or his temper
under control.