Evening star., 1901-07-26
was not star, but his place will be hard

was not star, but his place Will be hard
to FILL
Jimmy Collins is the first player on either
of the Boston teams to make his one hun
dredth base hit
is still in poor health and there is little
chance Of his playing again this year.
Brown, the Boston catcher farmed to
Providence. was loaned to the East Doug
las club to catch on Saturday and then
went in and pitched, as the regular pitcher
failed to show up.
Killen's fine pitching for Wheeling makes
1t look as IL he has regained something like
prising to see some of the big league teams
go after Frank.
What viii happen to Gus Weyhing now?
Cleveland has dropped him and the West
ern Association has blacklisted him. so 1t
looks like factory organization for the
old war horse"
to play on their own grounds before start
ing east, to say nothing of any postponed
games they may work OFF. Figuring on the
DOPE then. Pittsburg should come east on
September with a considerable stretch of
daylight between it and the runner-up. But
base ball dope always was misleading.
If this thing keeps up will be fit for
luny farm" said Duffy after Sundays
game. II don't mind losing games when
we are not hitting the ball and play the
game. but to go in and outbat the other
fellows as we have done in this series and
lose the games by rank errors is enough to
drive man to drink
Let's see, wasn't 1t the New York World
that said II Lajoie had a batting percent
ought to have one of .SO0?s Wagner is not
among the top-notchers just now, but La
joie is still leading the American with .45O
An easy task, Of course, with such cinches
as Keister. DUNCAN. Collins, Freeman.
Stahl, Lave Cross. Jimmy Barrett, Jimmy
Williams. Jack Mccarthy and few Others
to buck against.
George Hogriever is putting more ginger
into the playing of the Brewers than they
nave displayed all season. 'Hoggie' NAV
be fghting all the while for points. but the
more Of 1t from the other players viii not
be amiss ~
Boston's stonewan infield, once the pride
OF the league, seems out Of repair. saws
the Chicago News Tenney off first and
collins OH third leaves the two outer cor
ners weak Long and Demont are a friskv
pair around second. covering as much
ground and as rapidly as any pair in the
league. but Lowe does not seem at home
over In Collins corner. Moran catcher.
now substituting for Tenney at first, finds
the piace too big for him. He is nervous
In helding and-strange for a catcher-un
certain on thrown balls
The owners of the Syracuse team include
President P. T. Powers Of the Eastern
League; Manager F. ]. Leonard, Manager
+. G. Selee or the Boston National League
team, T. B. Cory, former president of the
Providence Base Ball Club, and President
p. H. Hurley Of Worcester, saws the Wor-
cester Spy. These stockholders have been
obliged to dig down into their jeans this
season on several occasions. It Is esti-
mated that the stockholders have lost more
sthan 5000 In Syracuse this season because
OF the slump in attendance.
catcher Connor lost his head In Satur-
days game at Milwaukee on account of a
poor decision by Sheridan. He was so in
censed at the umpire for calling strike a
ball that he took hold OF Sheridan's arm
The latter was going to put him out Of the
game, but when he remembered that Ma
1nvan ho6 ha0 fv1o
permitted Connor to remain and finish the
game. Connor was fighting for points
but 1t was not good place to make such
a scene, as 1t left the Brewers In the hole
Many people imagine that a miscalled
ball or strike during game Of base ball
does not matter much to either side but
there are times when bad decision of
that kind throws team completely out OF
the running. That was the case at Mil
waukee park Saturday. In the sixth In
ming the Baltimores had one man on base.
two out and Williams at bat Garvfn
pitched two strikes and two balls The
next was as pretty strike as Sheridan
ever looked at. but he called It ball and
got Garvin so mad that he could hardly
deliver the next one, which proved bali,
giving Williams his base. Keister followed
with home-run drive which gave them
three runs. Had the Brewers received their
Just dues not one OF the runs would have
scored as Wnliams strike out would have
retired the side. That one decision robbed
the Brewers Of the game. And still they
wonder why Duffy kicks!--Mi Milwaukee Sem
tinel.
An indication that should give the fol-
lowers Of the Philadelphia and Brooklyn
teams reason to hope that they VIII be
able to keep close to Pittsburg and St
Louis. II not to pass them, Ii the way these
eastern teams checked the great winning
streak OF Pittsburg the last ten days. After
losing on the morning OF Independence day
Pittsburg reeled OF seven victories In d
row from New York and Boston. Then the
Phillies beat Pittsburg twice out Of three
games. and Brooklyn downed the Pirates
three times out Of four. Thus with the
ing on their own grounds Phiiadelphia and
Brooklyn won Ave out Of seven games
from them. This may have only been q
temporary weakness On the Pirates part,
great strength BY the eastsrnerA-Ph Phila-
delnhin Pre-