Evening star., 1901-06-19
Base Rail- Notes.

Forget it, Forget 1t.
Detroit again today for the third round.
Patten and Siever will probably do the
pitching.
The Senators showed an Improvement in
stick work yesterday, but Carrick failed
to hold the other boys back.
Mike Grady Is covering first base Well
but Everitt not withstanding his poor con-
dition, seems to strengthen the team when
on the initial corner.
Catcher Clarke has been owing President
johnson several base hits of late, and yes
terday he determined to make up for lost
time Those five hits should put Clarke
I'D in aristocratic company.
MERGERS work In center field has been all
right, being especially strong in throwing
the ball, but he might do well in the
pitchers box at .he present time Mercer
needn't be ashamed to take druboing un-
der the present conditions.
The Senators don't seem to be playing
the game in the matter of batting for
runs. Take the play in the first inning
yesterday. Detroit had one run and Mer-
Ger started off with base on balls. Quinn
was the next man up. and a sacrifice look
ed like the proper thing. but he popped
up fly and double play was prevented
only by Gleasons error.
William H. Craver, well known in old
time base ball circles as BILLY" Craver,
died at Troy. N. Z, yesterday Of heart
disease. He achieved national reputa-
ton as a member of the famous Hay
The sport is so fast nowadays that any
kind Of weakness. no matter how fnsig-
nificant it may appear. may put game In
jeopardy in any inning.
Selee of the Boston Nationals Is OF the
opinion that St. Louis has the strongest
infield in the National League. He also
feels certain the Cardinals will finish
among the first four.
two months at a big salary and having his
services In but three games during all that
time the Cincinnati club has come to the
conclusion that it is waste OF money 10
Mr. Brush has notified Rusie that he Will
have to be in good condition and pitch
good ball by the time the team returns
from the east or he will be cast adr1ft
One of the funniest scenes on record oc-
Cured in the eighth Hart was on third,
when McGraw got four balls. The latter
Immediately tried to get caught between
the bases He danced up and down the line
trying to induce Reidy to throw. so that
Hart might make dash for the plate.
Reidy was too foxy. however. and McGraw
had to walk to the bag finally. unmoiested.
Baltimore News.
American League players have refused to
pay their dues to the Ball Players ro-
tective Association. and. in spite OF the ef-
forts of Chief thinner and Hughie Jen-
nings, the secretary, that union seems to
have failed Of its purpose. Most of the
National League players are still members
and paying dues, although half a. dozen
have refused TO animate themselves with
the organization. Why the American
League players are breaking with the or
ganization only they know. They argue
that the union does them no good. and
some OF them charge 1t was organized in
the interests of some few men alone. They
believe they will always get wartime sal
aries and think their best road to success
is to work for the success OF the American
League
Eiberfeid's absence from the game is said
to be due to the fact that the Athletics
started to kick his ribs in the first day and
succeeded. In one of the games here with
the Philadelphia team Elberfeld went into