Evening star., 1901-07-22

Park July meeting Saturday Mr.. Croker's
Gladwin q. Reiff) won the Ashton Auction
plate, for two-year-oldS.
Seven thousand persons saw a tRree-cor-
nered 4O-mile motor paced race with Harry
Elkes, James Michael and John Nelson at
the Manhattan Beach track Saturday after
noon. EIkes won easily. finishing 2la laps
ahead of Michael and nearly IL laps in
front Of the Chicago boy, in 63 minutes
40 10 seconds This is faster than any
accepted competitive record. but probably
is not as good as the time made by James
Moran a few days ago at Boston.
The final matches In the doubles of the
tennis tournament We're played at Mag
nolia. Mass, Saturday and were won by
Childs and McKittrick from j. p. Paret
and r. Hickok by SO, 81, 6-L AS the
present champions, Ward and Davis, were
unable to defend their titles the tourney
winners will be the states champions in
doubles for the coming year. Although
Paret was easily the best player OF the
four, the team work of Childs and Mckit-
trick was much better and told in the end.
Base Ball Notes.
Lee is due to pitch in Cleveland today.
Sam DUNCAN has worked up into second
place as a batter, Lajoie leading. DUNCAN
is also leading the first basemen.
The work of the Senators infield is some
thing to be proud of. DUNCAN is the best
first baseman. Quinn leads at second, Cling
man at short and Coughlin Is fourth in
third basemen, leading McGraw. Hartman
and Casey.
Arthur Irwin. who was In Washington
with the cyclist Champion last Friday, said
that things broke luckily for him when he
was frozen out of base ball last spring.
His Charles River Park has proven mint.
Erwin Waldron's record since Joining the
Washington team is quite interesting. He
has had Il chances and made one error.
giving him a percentage OF .941 In the
batting line he has done wonders. making
~ o. t,t< of frna at
gives him percentage Of .42o.
Ban Johnson Is authority for the state
ment that the Bostons will clear over $30.-
OOU on the season. No wonder Jimmy Col
Inns wears a broad smile these days
The long-continued success of men like
Mcclure, it would seem, ought to prove an
object lesson to players inclined to trade
their sporting birthright for a mess Of
high-balled pottage.
Manager Selee of Boston says that he has
signed Dick Cooley Of Syracuse, formerly
with the National League. and had told him
to report at Philadelphia this week. He
will play first base until Tenney is In condi-
ton to get in the game again.
Chick Stahl, with nineteen stolen bases to
his credit. has better record than the best
base runner in the National. At last ac-
counts Gene DeMontreville was at the head
Of the National League pilferers. with six
teen stolen sacks to his credit.
Clarence Foster, the Senators left fielder,
Is one Of the best-educated men in the base
ball profession. All his spare time is spent
In study. Seldom Is he seen without his
book: 1t is his constant companion. 1t Is
rumored that next fall there will be quiet
affair near Bridgeport Conn, and a certain
young lady will change her name.-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
Managers Mack. Duffy and McAleer are
hot on the trail of President johnson for
permission to take the warpath against the
Western Association. with a view of
their respective clubs. They
claim II they walt until the association
throws uD the sponge all OF the good men
will be placed In the National League.
Case Paften, the Senators auburn haired
southpaw, is fast rounding into form. He
has succeeded in learning how to field his
position and has taken to batting left
hs nded. Success seems to have marked his
recent efforts. For willing and earnest
pitcher Patten Il hard to beat.