Evening star., 1901-07-10
Rase Ball Briefs,

Foster was the star yesterday
And Jack Farrell was close up.
| McGinnity had no terrors for Sammy
DUNCAN.
Jackson made a great try for Fosters
| double, and was rewarded with a mud
bath.
| Pitcher Dunn went to third after Nc
Graw was benched. and played brilliant
| game.
! Farrells throw to the plate in the third
| was beauty. shutting off Robinson. who
| tried to score from second on Williams hit.
| Carrick will probably be on the rubber
today, and Harry Howell will serve them
| up for the Baltimores. Should Waldron
and Hayden report in time Dale Gear may
| do the pitching for the Senators.
Tomorrow's game with Baltimore Will be
| the last for a month. and the chances are
| that a big crowd will be present. Lee
| should be about due for good game and
the Senator'S should give good account of
| themselves.
| Lucky for the Birds the Senators are not
| in the best Of shape.
Pitcher Carrick is getting fortified in the
hard-luck class. He has pitched several
| fine games of late. but weak hitting or err
rors have nullified his efforts.
Comiskey and his Chicago team should
| put a red flag out for the Boston -aggrega-
| ton. The club that heads Jimmy Collins
and his men at the end of the season Will
| assuredly land the pennant.
The Baltimores have many clever men on
the team. and the Washington spectators
| will not be slow to give them the glad hand.
| Manager McGraw is playing splendid
! game at third while Williams. Donlin and
| Seymour have been doing sensational work.
President Ban Johnson was in Boston
| Monday and took In the game between
| the Senators and Beaneaters. This is pref
| ty warm weather for Mr.. johnson to be
| travelling so far from home, and as the
| Chicago papers say. there is something in
the wind"
The Senators have only two more games
| at home and then they start on long
<r{D ha They will he
most month returning August 8.
Latest National League batting records
| show a new Richmond in the field Of slug
gers-Charley Nichols Of the Bostons. Nick
| 1t hitting them out for an even 400, with
| Keeler second, Delehanty third and Held
rick tied with Van Haltren for fourth.
| Players come and go. but 1t begins to
| look as IL George Van Haltren would last
1 forever. Van Is a veteran, to be sure. but
there are no youngsters breaking into the
game who could fill his shoes. Day after
| day he is in the game, and he Is always
! delivering the goods. too.
Second Baseman Chdlds was given his re-
lease by the Chicago National League
general work done by Chlds Is assigned
| as the cause Of the release.
Jesse Burkett leads the National League
| in the number Of runs scored. And also In
| the quantity of alleged humorous CONVEX
| sation he exudes in each game.
| Some one says that Harper Of st. Louis
| is a sick man and ought not to pitch, and
yet he is a winning pitcher. Some of these
| well and strong men ought to have a little
Of the same sickness.
Algy Mcbride has been batting in good
form for the Giants. He has hit safely in
| every game that he has played with the
| New Yorls-. Saturday. in Pittsburg. he
! got two-bagger and a single Why
couldn't he do that for the Reds?
1.-THE players Of today are not bit like
! those OF my day." said Jimmy Manning
| yesterday. I'm my day such little thing
| as charley horse. sprain or bad leg or q
bad hand would not keep q man out of
| the game. Now they get out for the least
| thing and stay out, when, to all appear
| ances, they are able to play ball. 1t makes
me tired."-Boston Herald.
The most disgraceful scene ever wit
| messed on the st. Louis ball park occurred
| in the eighth inning Of yesterdays game
| between St. Louis and Brooklyn. Umpire
ODay- was mobbed by several hundred
persons, and his life might have paid the
penalty of two decisions adverse to ct.
Louis, had not squad Of police and mem.
bers Of tho st. Louis team surrounded
O'Day and escorted him from the diamond
| Pitcher Willie Hoffer Of Cleveland has