Evening star., 1901-06-14
SPORTS IN GENERAL

Marshall Of Keithsburg Ill. for the United
States and by Captain Butt for the British.
The averages in yesterdays shooting
show that Crosby won % per cent Of his
- BIRDS that Heikes and Gilbert won IS per
cent, and that Parmelee won 81 per cent.
while the highest British average was 81
per cent
To the American team has been offered a
silver cup for the contest 1t will shoot on
tomorrow. The British team will give the
members a banquet next Tuesday
Mis-. Jone. Beat. Mis-. Moore.
Only one match was played yesterday
afternoon in the open lawn tennis tourna-
ment of the Staten Island Ladies' Club.
but that furnished plenty of excitement
Miss Marion Jones met Miss Bessie Moore
in the semi-hnai round of the singles Tor
the third time this season. and won by an
easier score than when she first beat her.
Miss Moores victory over Miss Jones last
week made her favorite for first honorS
Yesterday but she was in far from her
best form and Miss Jones kept her on the
defensive most of the time MISS Moore
strokes were not fast nor 50 well placed
as usIal while Miss Jones was in better
form than last week.
Miss Jones' victory gives her the right to
play in the finals this afternoon against
Miss Atkinson. another ex-champlon OF
America. and another clever match Is looReu
for. The final rounds of both the women
doubles and mixed doubles will also De
played this afternoon
Base BALL Notes.
Washington and Cleveland again today
Gear and Scott will do the twirling.
Washington was the only American
League city to catch rain yesterday.
Manager McAleer bad the pick Of last
years Cincinnati pitching staff and selected
Scott.
Bill Coughlin is fast rounding into splen-
did shape with the stick In the last twen-
ty-four games he has made thirty-two sin
giles. two doubles. six triples and two
homers a total of forty-slx bases
Lee has ousted Carrick from the position
of Washngton's winning pitcher, having
won seven out of nine games: Lee IS per
American League. having batting average
of .:Si3 to date.
Besides pitching a good game for Chicago
yesterday against the Orioles. Roy Patter-
son met one of McGinnitys slow ones and
1t netted him home run.
Mr. Plank who recently graduated from
the Gettysburg College, continues his good
work and at present is sharing hOnorS with
Christy Matthewson of the New forks Mil
waukee has several good batters, but two
safe hits were the best the team could do
against Plank yesterday.
Baltimore patrons will not tolerate any
thing but a winner. The attendance has
dropped off materially because of the re-
cent victories of the ClevelandS.
The men who have been betting So to SIS
that Matthewson would lead the league
pitchers at the end of the season now are
!. trying TO hedge. Five defeats in succession
ARE more than these sports can swallow
from any pitcher.
The way base ball is played this season
the backstop position is the hardest one on
the field. Working all the time. and logged
up with protector. mask and big glove,
more than one of them will keel over before
the nine innings have been played.
Asked about peace between the two
leagues. Ban Johnson said Il have heard
nothing of peace. The American League is
prospering- We are outdrawing the Ma
tiOnal in the cities where conflict and
are doing well in all the other towns of the
circuit"
The players brought from the National
League into this league are the making of
the American League as a firSt-claSS major
league despite the croakings Of some Ma
ttOnal Leaguers who didn't get chance to
get more money says Clarke Griffith.
Jones put II to me one day in a way that
covers the situation He says that the ex-
! National Leaguers are not working for the
money only, but for the preservation of the
league, for If the American League went
down now where would ball players of
either of the big leagues be? And so they
nave vital interest at stake, that of self
preservation, and they are working hard
Such talk as Cupid Childs has been making
Of five National Leaguers being sorry they
left and Joined the American and that
they q go back next year is foolish. The
trouble with Childs Is he wanted and asked
for job in this league and we wouldn't
have him
Enough proof has been given the leaders
OF both bodies that all of the big teams
whether they belong to the American or
the National League. will finish the present
year with plenty Of money in the treas
UrieS- This is enough to give assurance
that both are permanent organizations nm
less one voluntarily gives away to the
other. as long as base ball is played here
or at least as long as the public wants to
watch the games The country's fans"
nave demonstrated that they are not tired
OF the national game They are turning
OUT now IN as large numbers to watch their
IDOLS gambol about the diamonds as they
ever did. and this means that a constant
stream of money is pouring into the Golfers
or each club--Cincinnati ENQUIRER
President Burns of the Detroit cIub thinks
!4aJole ought to be handicapped in his play-
ing That man simply murdered base hits
LOT our team in the four games we played
at nome 1t was a shame the way he
robbed our players of hits And he came
near committing murder In one of the
games when he drove a ball on a line that
struck within a foot of the top Of our Ieft
field fence, which is twenty feet bi,h ,i
bounded half way back to third base n
might have killed some one in the nsxt
aweN Ut; ior that matter. several blocks
away Inat fellows simply fierce
What both the National and American
leagues need Is half a dozen Tim Hursts.
mere never was any use In kicking on
hurst decisions. One day over in RaItI-
more Harry Steinfeldt slid to the nIate
robinson grabbed the ball and tagged
MN MN JUST as his hands hit the plate Hurst
declared Steinfeldt safe. Robby was wild
ne rushed at Hurst. bowling: What's the
matter with you, Tim? l had him frozr" !"
Inn gazed earnestly at Robinson and
sald; You had him what. Robby?''
had MIN frozei l had him frozer'
yelled Robby.
All right said Hurst, and, turning TO
tne reporters. he said: "One froze for
Robby. and the argument was over
Cunningham said after the game in Civ
cinnau last week that Sheckard called him
names and spat in his face. rowdy treat
ment that he could not understand any
player could offer an umpire. He prom
fsed II 1t ever occurred again he wouId
pick up bat and soak the offender even
II he killed the player. lie acknowledeed
filming Sheckard S. the limit for a first
offense. and said it was up to HanIon to
take further action Hanlon saws he has
not made up his mind what to do Presi
dent Brush has instructed the umpire to
request Sheckards Suspension In his re
port TO President Young.-Sporting News.
Taking into consideration the pitchers In
the American League and comparing the
American and National Leagues batting