Evening star., 1901-06-20
Base Ball Notes.

Detroit for the last time today.
! Gear and Frisk will probably do the
| pitching. .--.-...
Yesterdays victory was quite a relief to
the local fans"
Milwaukee opens up a series tomorrow.
and some good ball is promised. Ex-Sena-
tors Tommy Leahy and Andy Anderson
are with the Brewers.
First Baseman Shaw of the Detroits has
been very lucky find for Manager Stall
ings He outclasses Dillon as a batter and
Is certainly as good a fielder.
Left Fielder Nance got after the umpire
Yesterday, and it cost him two fines of IS
for each offense. He should have been
benched.
In trying to make play in the sixth
| inning, Mercer struck a soft spot in the
outfield and turned his ankle. He had to
b. carried off the field and it will be sev-
| eral weeks before he gets back in the
game. Farrell took his place and got in a
clean single.
Captain Everitt had chance to get into
street clothes ahead of time yesterday. He
| got into an argument with Umpire Haskell
| in the seventh inning and was chased to
| the club house in quick order.
| The spectators back Of the Detroit bench
had a great time kidding" Captain Casey
yesterday. The little fellow couldn't hit
| Patten at all, and naturally felt sore, and
the crowd got after him in great glee when
| he struck out.
| Bostons National League club didn't do
| much on the double-header for - cents
| yesterday. Only 900 persons were at
tracted. while Jimmy Collins team drew
| in 3,S}5 for one game.
| Manager Connie Mack could do the
| graceful thing now by surrendering Jen-
nings to Baltimore and clearing up a bad
| muddle. Jennings is not necessity to the
Athletics as Harry Davis is doing finely,
| but Hughey's presence with the Orioles
would lift them out Of the slough of de-
| spond.
| Boston showed Detroit out of second place
yesterday. and the Beaneaters are now un-
| der full sail for the first position. With
| the pitchers doing good work the Bostons
| are hard to down.
| Tommy Tucker has been signed to play
! first base for and captain the New London
| team. New London is a tail-ender, and
| Tom will have an uphill Job from the
start.
The veteran Charlie Bennett says that
| the American League ought to set the pace
| by going to the double umpire system. and
| he would like to see all gloves, except those
| used by the catcher and first baseman.
| abolished.
The Chicago team of the National League
/ is badly crippled at the present time Doyle
| being laid up with very sore hand. Dele
hanty being sick abed and Green out OF
| condition.
Talk about your autos. scooting herceIy.
| Talk about your engines under steam
Talk about the fieeting forms and phan-
toms,
Whirling through your visions in a dream
All these things are stationary,
Tied down with a leaden weight.
When compared with Commys ball club
Once 1t starts upon skate!
Chicago Chronicle.
VIII johnson says that his brother. Ban
Johnson, the president Of the American
League will not consent to any amalgama-
tion with the National, and that next year
he expects to be Bans secretary, with a
New York office.
''Strange as it may SEEM" says Jed Grillo
in the Cincinnati CONGRATULATIONS, Il
have not met a player this season who was
not pulling for Christopher Matthewson to
win all his games. A more popular player
with his opponents no one has ever heard
Of"
When asked about the pennant possibili-
ties in connection with the games at New
York Fred Clarke said after yesterdays
game: I'VE don't fear New York in the
championship race. Only two teams are
In the hunt-Pittsburg and Brooklyn
Pittsburg News.
poisoned by the dye from his base ball
stockings after getting spiked In 81. Louis.
He received a nasty cut which bled pro-
fusely but he continued to play. Players
have frequently been poisoned in this way
and often with serious consequences.
Everything taken into consideration, the
performance of the Brooklyn team was as
meritorious as any on the western tour.
The champions won more games than any
of the eastern clubs. and finished with q
higher percentage. and they did this with
a badly crippled team. First Gatins was
out of the game, and then Dahlen and
Kelley.
Taken all In all, the Pirates have q good
chance to win the pennant IL no serious &C.
cidents result In 1883 Pittsburg had just
such another chance, but Connie Mack.
the catcher, was badly. injured In Boston.
to which mishap is attributed the loss OF
the pennant that year. when the Pirates
came In second--Pittsburg Dispatch.