Evening star., 1901-10-01
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Base Ball Notes.,

Carrick, Lee Patten and Coughlin placed
their names to contracts before leaving for
home.
The weather bureau certainly dealt
harshly with Manager Manning the past
season. and it is to be hoped that his treat
ment will be better next season.
Delehanty is crowding Burkett for pre-
mier batting honors in the National League
and Is leading the left fielders.
Bill Lauder may sign with Connie Mack
for next season. but If he did where would
he fit in?
One more week of base ball, and then
comes the hustle for players and How
much am I bid?"
In the second game at Cincinnati yester-
day Swormsted pitched for the first time
for the home club, and he was hit safely
only three times by Plttsburg.
Napoleon Lajoie is not only champion
batsman of the American League, but Of
the world having made by far the highest
percentage this year.
After being paid for a full season while
sick Harry Smith now refuses to sign with
Connie Mack. Another sample of the ball
players gratitude.
Less earned runs have been made of
Pitcher Moore of Cleveland than off any
other American League pitcher. Young Of
Boston is second.
When 1t comes down to stealing bases
the Pirates leave the Brooklyns away be-
hind. They stole at least one base in every
game that these two teams played this sea-
son, and on totals the Pirates lead them,
thirty-four to eighteen.
Pitcher John Burke. who did phenomenal
work on the Atlantic City base ball team
during the past season, yesterday signed
with the New York Giants for 1902 Burke
is at present attending Bonaventure Col
signed with the Athletics this year, but
wished to complete his college course be-
fore entering fast company.
''St. Louis has not done so badly" de-
clares Donovan. They told us we would
finish last, and here we are.in the first di-
vision And in the seasons series we've
trimmed every team in the country except
Pfttsburg. That shows the Cardinals have
some class, doesn't it?"
Charles F. Doom, the Cincinnati boy, will
be catcher on the Philadelphia team next
season. Doom was signed by Manager
Shettsline yesterday. The youngster played
last year. and this season. was the star
catcher Of the Western League, playing
with st. Joseph
Secretary Knowles ofthe New York club
agreement by the NationalLeague was a
bad thing. The New York aclub had a lot
OF young players booked fT trial this
fan. but now they refuse to7go for trial. as
them down If they make "a failure Mr..
Knowles guessed1t right the first time.
The pennant winners III the different
leagues are: National Pittsburg; Ameri-
can, Chicago; Western Association, Day
ton; Western League. Kansas City: East
ern League, Rochester; Three I. League,
Terre Haute; New York State League, AL
bany. Grand Rapids was supposed to have
won the Western Association pennant, but
revised figures give Dayton first place
As the National League season draws to
the end 1t looks more and more like the
Phfllies for second place; in fact, it is al
most a certainty that they win ac-
quire the much-sought after position inas-
much as Brooklyn has but one more game
to play, while the Quakers play four more
games with Cincinnati and one with Bos-s
ton. and with ten points to the good 1t
seems almost impossible to beat them out.
two games from the Pittsbures the latter
players carried or the series. twelve victo-
ries to eight. The. Pittsburgs tailed 1ls
and the Cincinnatis 90 runs. The Reds
st. Louis was the enlx western club te