Evening star., 1901-05-20
Base Ball Notes.

Lee will probably pitch today
Geier made good with the bat Saturday,
having four hits to his credit
Outfielder Seybold is charged with being
a slow fielder. but his work in right Sat
urday certainly kept the Senators from
making a winning rally for the game.
Six straight victories is quite record
for the Washington club, and the defeat
Saturday was only in the natural course of
events the Athletics outplaylnS the SeIla-
tors at all points
Tommy Dowd'S latest appearance on
earth seems to be successful.
Delahanty of the Grand Rapids Western
Association team had his wrist broken
while at bat Saturday by the pitcher hit
ting him with a swift shoot.
Ned Hanlon is said to feel very badly
over the present position of his erstwhile
champions. For manager OF about SIX
champion teams, the sixth position does
seem quite a drop.
Manager Griffith gave Henry Reitz his
release and the player will probably return
to Baltimore. With both Mcfarland and
Mertes hitting well. Griffith was not will
ing to take chances of brsaking a good
combination by trying Reitz at second.
Critics all along the line say Bob Emslie
is going back. Robert. the Canuck, should
take warning from the fate of Jolly Ned
Swartweod and not allow the players to
use his necktie for door mat.
Despite the present standing says
Hugh Duffy, 81 cannot figure how any
team has right to beat Milwaukee out in
the race If Duffy can convince those
hard-headed Milwaukee people of that he
does not need to make any changes
The Chicago papers now generally admit
that Chicago has no chance to capture the
place at the head of the American League
procession until Detroit strikes a long los
ing streak Baltimore must also be dis
posed of before Chicago can even tie for
first unless the windy city folk expect De-
troit to knock Baltimore down and allow
Chicago to pass.
The work of the Cleveland club so far
this season has been a big disappointment
to its most ardent admirers. Before the
season opened the Buckeyes" on paper
appeared to be one of the strongest teams
in the league, but today they are hopeleSsly
the seventeen played. This is a hard pill
for the local enthusiasts to swallow. for
instead of being in last place the team
should be found in the front ranks But
it is safe wagering that the club will not
finish in last place, for brace is sure to
come. 1t cannot come any too soon to
satisfy the enthusiasts. The club has lost
ten straight games which is something un-
usual for a Cleveland team. but when the
facts are considered, at least four of these
games should have been victories instead
of defeats.--Cleveland Leader.
A noted surgeon of Philadelphia yester-
day examined Fred Clarke, the Pitts5urg
manager. The doctor assured Clarke that
a severe strain is all that is wrong with his
breast DOne, ana tldl with proper care and
attention the manager will be able to be I'm
the game again in two weeks or less
The retirement of Manager John j. Nc
Graw for five days, beginning Saturday is
a penalty imposed by President Ban B.
Johnson of the American League. In the
last game of the recent series i'm Philadel-
phia between the Athletics and the Balti-
mores McGraw was benched I'm the fifth
inning and Schmidt was also put out of the
game by Umpire Haskell. The conduct Of
the players that day hurt the American
League considerably. All the Philadelphia
papers, with one exception, strong sup
porterS of the American League, but they
scored McGraw hard the next day
Up to date the list of men who have been
ordered out of the games by the umpires
are Pitchers Clark. Griffith and Schmidt,
Catchers Buelow and Criger, First Base
men Everett and Freeman, Second Base
man Lajoie. Third Baseman McGraw and
Outfeders Geier and Duffy. This list in
cludes every club in the American League,
barring Cleveland, and every man on it
has played in the National Nearly all
pline, and it doubtless needs only one les
son to bring the whole crowd into line.
THAT reminds me of something that hap
pened to King Kelly in Indianapolis years
ago." said Joe Quinn. The King had
just jumped out of the coach and was go
ing to the dressing room when an old Irish
man. who was filling his pipe. looked up to
him and said:
An SO you're the $4,000 beauty
Yes, old man, replied 'kel. I'm the