Evening star., 1901-05-01
Z w. B. MOSES & SONS, F ST, COR. 11TH
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Robinson are so good that they make the
other Orioles look amateurish by compari-
son. =
Second Basenan Reitz was released by
the Baltimore management yesterday and
he was Immediately signed by the Chicago
club. ReitZ is in unusually fine condition
this spring and should strengthen the
COmSkey crew wonderfully.
If the Senators can win as they did yes
terday what may he expected of them
when they once get going in their right
form? Everybody knows of their fielding
ability and their batting has been the sur
prise of the day.
All the private boxes were taken yester-
day, demonstrating that there are plenty of
fans in this city who do not consider
the advanced price TOO much for a ball
game.
The announcement that Hugh Jennings
will join the Athletics June b pleased the
faithful. ..yr-r
Barrett is hitting the ball hard for De-
troit and will help .etsat team to win many
a game.
Duffys men act like poor finshers. Three
times have they had their game won only
to lose it in the last innings.
Manager Collins thinks he will beat them
all on the opening attendance. as he fig
ures that 10000 people will turn out III Bos-
ton.
1t won't take long for month TO slip
around Then think of that infield-Jen-
n!ngs, Lajoie, Cross. Put good fielder at
shortstop and the inner garden will be all
to the good
President Somers Of the Boston A. l..
club has released Pitchers Kane and Nc
kenna and signed Frank Foreman. the for
mer Pittsburg pitcher, who has shown up
strong in practice with Baltimore this
spring.
A reserved and dgnified bearing, with
calm repose of manner, is an object lesson
to the frivolous world. For this reason
did not haw-haw yesterday.-From the
Proverbs of John McGraw.
The American League team had consij-
erably the best of things during the week
and its hackers are now full of enthusiasm
and champa gne.-Chicag go Inter Ocean.
There is much speculation as to when
Cincinnati will turn Amos Rusie into the
kept secret by the Cincinnati manage
ment. Rusie is now in Indiana trying TO
get into condition.
RIP Van Winkle" weighing pitched the
Louisville team to victory against the
strong Hoosiers from Indianapolis Perhaps
Gus will be back in the big league again In
year or two He came back once before
from the Texas League
Ed. Mexican, CleyeIand'S famous short
stop. may re-enter the game. All of last
week he was at League Park, Cleveland,
trying his hand at the sport He is lighter
today than he has been in years, and may
accept one of the many offers open to him
to JOIN the American League.-Cleye yeland
Leader.
Detroit certainly has a strong team.
ComfSkey expects to win the pennant but
he has Burns men to beat, and they are
prepared to take awful drubbing They
are always ready with the stick and if it
had not been for some great work on the
part of Mertes and Jones the white stock
II gs would have been about covered up.
These fielders saved many hit, not only
singles, but doubles and triples as well.
The men did not hit often, but when they
did connect 1t was with a Vengeance.-De-
trolt Tribune. hey will all be talking
about the Senators in week.
There is no longer any doubt to what
kind of ball the people of Chicago wish to
see. They want to look at winners. For
the loser they have the chilly mitt and the
icy glare; for the winner they have smiles
glad words. and, what counts far more
dollars Hence it was that 6,GUo people
went to the West Side ball park yesterday.
while 1900 struggled to get into the field
presided over by one Charles Comiskey. So
far as ball playing vent, to any connois-
seur. who likes to see the science of the
game. irrespective of who wins, the West
Side exhibition was far the better. But the
bleacherite is not d connoisseur of Scien-
tiflc play. He wants to see the home team