Evening star., 1901-05-23

only 1920 people in the same number of
games
Big Tom Thomas appears to be trying to
retrieve himself. He has been winning
games regularly for St. Paul, and seems to
have cut out the flowing bowl and night
outings which cost him his job here. II
he had behaved himself while here with
Manning last season he would now be
wearing a Senatorial uniform instead of
St. Paul suit.-Kansas City Star.
Manager LOTUS has heard nothing from
kahoe since wiring him to do nothing until
he saw him. 1t is reported here that the
eX-Red has been signed by Connie Mack
for the Athletics. IF the National League
will allow hahoe to get away from them
they do not deserve to have any league"
is the way Lotus puts it.-Phiadelphia
Press.
Siagle has deterorated in batting won
derfully since 1900, as in the first twenty
two games during that year he made thir-
ty-eight singles, four sacrifice hits and pur-
loined four bases, while in the same num-
Der of games this year he has secured but
nine singles, one double, one triple and one
home run, four sacrifice hits and pifered
two bases,
Pittsburg could protest the New York
games because Of the umpirng and would
have good chance of them being thrown
out There was an umpire schedule and no
one manager was given the power to put
in other than the regularly appointed man,
Freedman did.
1t is remarkable how long a player can
can keep his head. Captain Robinson. the
clever Baltimore backstop, now doing all
the catching for the Orioles. is one of the
best in the business. He started out as an
amateur in Hudson, Mass, In S4, and has
worked every season since that time
Napoleon LajoieS record in extra base
hits In the American League Is interesting.
almost phenomenal. In eighteen games he
has made ten two-base hits, four three
base hits and two home runs. His batting
average is .514, a percentage almost in
credible and one not approached by any Of
the regular in or out helderS.
Fred Postal says that he is not going to
allow Jimmy Burns to have it all his own
way when the Washington team plays
here. Postal knows that even his own De-
troit friends are apt to root for Burns so
he is going to import a few. He has ar
ranged with the Pere Marquette road to
run an excursion here next Sunday. start
ing clear up around Evart. Low rates are
made all along the line. and Postal thinks
that he can muster up about 800 friends
from the ackwoods.-Detroit News.
Jones, late of Brooklyn. now with Comis-
keys Chicago team, startled the cranks
of that city by a great performance the
other day. He was playing right field, and
Anderson, also former resident of Brook
lyn. slammed one of those screeching
drives of his to Jones' domain. The latter
nailed the Shrieking leather a few feet from
the fence, but nobody had any idea he
could prevent Gilbert from scoring from
third base. To the spectators astonish-
ment, Jones made the try and sent the ball
in low line into Sugden's hands. The
ball beat Gilbert by fifteen feet, and the
double play was crusher for the otner
side.
broadway Alec Smith has certainly de-
livered the goods with the New York club
Every game he plays shows an improve
ment over his former article Of ball. Dur
ing Tuesdays game the crowd cheared
Matthewson two or three times for eaten
ing Dolan and Childs off first Few grand
ISLANDERS noticed Smiths signal to Matty
to put it over to Cancel Alec got in a
timely single In the sixth inning and, by
clever base running got his run over the
plate. There are not many Broadway
Alecs lying around doing nothing.-New
York Sum-
First Baseman Anderson OF the Milwau-