Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-28
Banastar to BE Retired.

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Banastar to BE Retired.
Banastar. the winner Of the Metropolitan
handicap Of 1901 and the Brooklyn handi-
cap Of 1899. may never race again. The
accident which he sustained in the running
Of the Brooklyn handicap on Saturday ap-
pears to be more serious than was thought
at first. When the horse was cut on the
off hind leg he bore so much weight on his
off fore leg In gallant attempt to keep up
with the field that he severely injured that
member. His trainer, Charles F. Hill. to
whose sllillful handling the horse has owed
so much of his success. said yesterday at
Gravesend that Banastar would go out Of
training at once. All his spring engage
ments have been Cancelled and he will GER
tainly not be seen on the track before Au-
gust, and possibly never again. In the lat
ter event he will do stud duty. 1t cannot
be determined for some time whether the
injury will prove permanent or not.
Boston After Rickert.
The eyes Of the Boston triumvirate are
again turned Rickertward says a special
from the city of culture. In other words.
1t is expected that Boston will secure this
player. He belongs to the Worcester club,
and Boston has made several offers for
that 81. 600 will fetch him. Boston is weak
both in the out and infield. The injuries to
kittridge, Lowe and Croiius have done
tremendous damage to the club, and the
substitutes have come far from giving
satisfaction. In left field Brown, mere
tyro, has been placed. while Gammons has
been stationed on third, a position which
needs a very strong player.
Rickert would make the outfield strong.
while fast young infielder would help the
infteld. 1t is said that Barney Dreyfus has
his eyes on the nineteen-year-old third
baseman of the Worcester club, R. A UNI
glaub Fred Clarke was to have seen him
play Sunday at Providence, but Umglaub
will not play Sunday ball.
Cans and Dobbs to Box.
Joe Cans of Baltimore and Bobby Dobbs
of Minnesota will compete for the light
weight championship of the world at Ford's
Opera House, Baltimore, next Friday even
ing. Dobbs won from Cans at their former
meeting in New York, but the Baltimore
boy feels confident that he will reverse the
decision next Friday night.
Base Ball Notes.
The layoff didn't hurt Carrick. He was
as good as ever.
"Winnie'' Mercer is about due today and
should make good
"Everitt hit for single and stole sec
ond,' sounds good, and the old boy is prob
ably rounding into form.
That triple by Jack Farrell yesterday
should make him solid with the fans for
some time yet, and the boy may do better.
The Honorable Mike Grady said the
Senators would trounce the Wolverine team
and his comrades are doing their best to
make him a prophet.
The wiseacres have already outlined the
work for the Senator's According to them
the Washington boys will finish well at
Detroit, get a good trouncing at Milwau-
kee and then once more round on the lead
ers at Chicago. The program isn't bad at
that.
All the National League games yesterday
were postponed on account Of rain, and the
American League game at Cleveland was
also called off on account of wet grounds
President Ban Johnson was in the grand
stand yesterday a Chicago while Manager
McGraw was getting fired from the game
and the other Orioles were making a "hoIy
show" of themselves. Several more sus-
pensions may be forthcoming before the
week is out.
Billy Clingman is leading the American
League shortstops in fielding. and his bat
ting has improved of late. Mike Grady
leads the catchers and Is hitting them out
In style. If Joe Quinn continues his good
work he will soon be up with Sandow Mer-
ties, the leading second baseman