Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-15
TO PLAY TWO GAMES
Senators and Orioles in a Double
Header Today.
FIELDING AND BATTING AVERAGES
Mercer Not Released, but Given
Chance to Rest.
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS
CURRENT SPORTING NEWS
Where They Play Today.

Boston at Philadelphia.
Rain has been playing havoc with Man.
ager Manning's base ball dates this sea-
| son. and as result there are something
ike thirteen postponed games on his hands.
Saturdays game in Baltimore was post
| poned on account of rain, and it was at
| once decided to try to catch up with the
schedule by playing double header today,
the first game starting at 80. This is about
the first double-header played in the Ameri-
can League this season, that is, where one
admission is charged. and it would not have
been played until later but for the fact
that the array of postponed games is as
Stunning formidable proportions The Sem
ators left this morning at 10 o'clock for
Baltimore, and will go directly west from
that city tonight. In today's game Car
rick and Lee will probably be on the rub
Der for Washington, while McGinnity and
Howell will be on the rubber for the
Orioles.
Twirler win" Mercer has not been
handed his ten days notice of release as
heretofore reported, and the chances are
that the popular pitcher will finish out the
season with Washington. Manager Man
ming made his first appearance down town
IN hVe days this morning When seen by
an Evening Star reporter he said:
I have been in bed for the past five
days quite i'll, and during that time Mr.
Mercer became disheartened over his show
ing and gave out the report that he had
been released. l have persuaded him to
go home for week or two and get good
rest. and when in condition to rejoin the
team. l still believe Mercer a first SIS
ball player and great twirier when in
condition, but handicapped as he was with
his injured limb. it was simply impossible
for him to do good .work. Mercer has
agreed to this proposition and he may
JOIN the Sena tors while in the nf
until We return home.
'As regards the Heydon matter there Is
nothing to say: l sent Grady to Atlantic
City to sign Heydon. and he teIegraphed
me that he would bring him along the next
morning; that was last Friday But the
ex-Quaker evidently decided he was not
fast enough for the American League, and
will wear off the rough edges in a minor
organization. My players had gone off so
much in hitting that l decided to give
Heydon everything he demanded. as he can
hit the ball If nothing else, and my team
has few base hits owing President John
son at the present time.
we will try to get along without Mr..
Heydon. but will keep my eyes peeled for
ern trip. l look for a brace from NV club.
as with Grady back in shape and batting
In his old form he may be able to also get
the others going with the stick" ~.
Base ball averages to the dyed in-the-
wool fan" are like a first-class dinner to
a hungry man. Each patron has his favor
tie. and to know what he is doing for the
welfare of the team affords the greatest
satisfaction. In the batting line the Sena-
tors have not been doing effective work of
late, and but three of them are over the
coveted 300 mark. Averages compiled UP
II Saturday night show that Sammy Dun
gan Is the leader of the team at the bat and
MS hgures should place him up among the
premier batters of the American League
Grady is also well up, but Michael has not
played in so many games, and Mercer is
the other lucky Individual Carrick Is the
wonder. from a pitchers standpoint, his
hgures showing him up among the players
who are supposed to be batters DUNCAN,
Ciingman and Coughlin have not missed a
game so far this season. Following are
the batting and fielding figures of the
Washington club up to Saturday night,
July IL: