Evening star., 1901-08-13

ing the game at Pittsburg last week. He
got even with the Pittsburg players who
were joshing him on his weakness against
Southpaws. Sell the union out again."
he yelled to thinner. Go and ask Barney
to lay you off two weeks without pay until
your heart gets right. Press.
Pink Hawley is doing good work these
days. He has all of his old-time speed
and excellent control. Manager Duffy
shows good judgment in working young
Maloney with Hawley. Pink knows all the
tricks of the trade and generally pitches
his game in his own way. AS natural
sequence Maloney is not called upon to do
any heavy thinking over the strong and
weak points Of opposing batters.
1t is evident that Catcher Powers of the
Philadelphia American League team is be-
ing overworked, owing to the Illness of
Smith. and Manager Mack has no one to
take his place in event of an accident with
out breaking up his team. Lave Cross is
catcher. and so is Barry Davis, but they
can do better In the positions they at pres
ent occupy. In speaking of the affair Man
aeer Mack said: IF anyone goes behind
could do all right at that, and many of his
old friends would like to see him in har-
ness again.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
The American League magnates are dis
pleased because their planned raid upon
the National Leagues players leaked out
before they had all the men selected by
them signed to contracts They fear now
that the National League magnates will
their stars. and thus force the Americans
to raise their original offer. This will not,
however, deter the Johnsonites from car
rying out their plans. as they are deter
mined to have all the best players I'm tho
country and reduce the National from q
major to minor league.
Evidences of the efforts being made to
locate an American League team In Pitts
burg next year were stronger last week
than ever before. Representatives OF Ban
Johnson's organization were hobnobbing
with people who had tracts of land that
could be used for base ball purposes but
it is not known that any deal has yet
been accomplished. One report had Il
that negotiations went so far as to in
ciude the payment of money for an option.
-Pittsburg Press.
1t is quite plain to see that Brooklyn has
not been taken into the confidence of the
men who map out the plans Of the Nation
al League 1t is also quite noticeable that
Mr.. Abel and President Soden Of the Bos-
tons come to town. The result is that
Abel Is not .avorite with the Boston
president on account Of his free use OF
language when he goes after his fellow
magnates, and Soden never thaws out
when the Brooklyn man comes to town.
The result is that Abel has to do lot OF
tall scratching to find out what is going
on, and then usually fails to get the tip.
Ebbitts and Hanlon are In the same fix,
and a whole 1 think the Brooklyn club
Is further in the dark than any club in
the league. Charley Ebbitts is continually
telling how superior everything in his
league is to the American League, and Ed
Hanlon is ready to show by figures where
the new organization must lose a pot OF
money, every season 1t attempts to play
ball. The American League has yet to
send up any signals OF distress. and the
public naturally takes Hanlon's logic as
worked out through selfish reasoning and
bit one-sded.-Boston Globe.