Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-10-19
Base Ball Notes.

Manager Manning left for Detroit yester-
day to consult President Postal He will
return by Monday.
The Washington club has one deal ell
which will be an eye-opener if 1t goes
through.
Manager Selee says the men at the head
of the American League are young and up
to-date and have the people with them in
Boston and Chicago strong
G. Edward Waddell, the Reub'' is still
circulating around on rural diamonds.
Pitching for the Kenosha Athletics in Wis
cousin he struck out sixteen of the Chicago
Spaldings and won his game, to 3
Billy Hamilton, center fielder, Of the
Boston National League Base Bali Team,
made his debut as a horseman at Worcns-
ter, Mass, yesterday with Henry liter In
the 2.23 pace, Allie Trout drove tins horse
to victory in straight heats.
A number of western papers rece,. tly
stated that Lou Criger was critically IL a
his home at Elkhart, Ind. The wels-known
backstop has contracted a mild attack of
typhoid fever, but the attending physician
declares that his condition was at no time
serious and that he is on the road 20 re-
covery.
Billy Hart, who ended the season as an
umpire in the American League, is of .he
opinion that there is no more promising
player in the American than Outtielder
Harvey of Cleveland. Harvey pitched for
Chicago two years ago, but never amount
ed to much as slab artist
Selee on quitting Boston handed out some
bitter remarks about the team. He declared
Fred Tenney to be in class BY himself
when it came to knocking He thought
Hamilton should be played for place also
in the knockers race.
1T is said that one reason why the New
YORK club wants to get rid of George Da-
Wis is because of his depressing effect ON
other members of the team. Without him
to lord it over them several of the men
who played mediocre ball this year are
pected to show their true worth and play
winning ball for the Giants.
Jack Harper Is now claimed with conf
dence' by both the National and American
League clubs in ST. Louis. Some of the
worth much. w. R. Armour was sure he
had Clarence Eugene Wright 'sewed up
for his Cleveland outfit, but Wright broke
away and Joined Brooklyn, after all.
Mike kahoe is of the opinion that Frank
selee will manage the Chicago team next
season. I'm spite Of all this talk that Lot
tus has been signed to manage the team
next year" said Kahoe in Cincinnati yes
terday, Il am pretty sure that -hare Is
nothing in the story. Selee probably viii
have charge of the team next year,
The rumor shooters had it yes
terday that Roy Patterson was being tao
killed. hard by National League agents, ard
would have a hard time to resist temp.a-
ton. Several National teams, among them
Jim Harris, have long wanted Patterson,
but Roy, looking on Comiskey as his uncle
and preceptor, has refused to listen. New
it is said offer of $500 has been made
him, and he is much perplexed between
get Patterson comiskey would have none
the best of 1t should he capture Tom
Hughes.
| w. R. Armour has arrived in Cleveland
and has assumed formal charge of the man.
agement of the Forest Citys. The Cleveland
outfield has been rounded up-Jack Met,ar
| thy, Pickering and Harvey. Armour says
! he has recruited Pitchers Vasbinder and
| or, n,1 V,Af n los wi
Moore, who is also ON the Cincinnati call
| ing list. NashNilles shertstop, Kennedy,
| will get trial at Cleveland.
| James Duncan of OIL City, professional
| player, and Edward Hoover and William
| Diminick of Foxburg started to spear fish
| In the Allegheny! river yesterday Their
boat was found bottom upward on an is
| Land below the. town. 1t Is supposed the
| boat capsized and the occupants we're
drowned. The bodies have not been found
Large searching parties are dragging the
| river. ste
From an anonymous source Jesse Bur-
| kett, who is In ST. Louis, received pleas
ant reminder Of his position among the
| swatters of the National League. 1t came
/ In the form of d bat.of his favorite make
and neat brown leather bat bag. The Dat
is short and black, of the variety with
which Burkett bagged his average of .3S2.
| On the end Of the handle is silver plate
| about the size Of a dollar with Burkett' s
name inscribed thereon. The bat bag is OF
SOFT pIiable brown leather. with handle,
under which Burkett's name appears III
gilt letters Jesse is puzzled to know who
eiates the gift. The chances are that he
will never take chances with the bat. but
/ will keep 1t as a reminder of bygone days,
/ and when he gets gray hairs and becomes
| opulent, after the manner of retired dia
mond warriors, 1t will be cherished me-
mento.-St. Louis Republic.
The Chicago club would not object to hay
ing Dick Harley. Sir Richards announce
/ nnent that he would not play with Cincfn-
natl. but that he would allow himself to
be traded to any other National League
/ club. brought up the question as to which
of the seven other clubs could use the
Reds left fielder Mike Kahoe of the Chi
cago team. who Is incidentally acting as
/ its agent, is authority for the statement
| that Dick could catch on there easily
enough, but when he was asked what play
! ers his club would give In exchange he was