Evening star., 1901-06-27
Base HALL Notes.

Base HALL Notes.
Boston today. tomorrow and Saturday
Mr. Wyatt Lee will probably pitch for
Washington today.
! Yesterdays finish should convince the
local fans that Manager Manning has
quite a club.
Managers Manning and Mack were ex-
changing hard luck stories yesterday and
extended mutual condolences
Umpire Manassau and the Boston club
got ratified yesterday over the schedule and
stopped over in Philadelphia, when they
should have continued on to Baltimore,
Little Tommy Leahy, who played with
Washington some years ago. was busy
shaking hands with numerous friends be-
fore the game started. He has been play
ing good ball and should strengthen the
Quakers.
Third Raseman Coughlin's catch OF the
hot line drive was a peculiar one. He should
have stopped the ball with his left hand
cording to his position, but he thrust for
ward his ungloved right and completed a
catch that had double rings around it.
The injured Senators are fast rounding
into form, and will soon be all right. Quinn
resumed his position on second yesterday,
and Notwithstanding his bad hand played a
beautiful game. Gradys hand Is almost
Well and Mercer will be able to get back in
the game in few days.
On account of the heat the Senators will
for the afternoon contests. The early prac-
tice is all right until il begins to wear on
the men, and Manager Manning has decided
to let the Senators rest up as much as pos
sible.
Boston opens up a series of three games
today and the reputed best club In the
American League will try to make UP
for the four straight defeats received from
the Senators when they last met.
The first six clubs in the American
League race are very closely punched. and
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to the front. Detroit's loss "Wednesday sent
1t into the second division, while the
Senators once more moved UP into aristo-
cratic society OF the first division.
Gene Demontrevilie is playing a great
game for Boston a second base. Errors
are few and far between with the Wash
ington boy and he is hitting the ball hard
and safe. what Gene likes the best
Pratt, the Indian pitcher of the Carlisle
Indian school, upon whom Manager Nc
Graw had an option. will not Join the
birds. Manager McGraw got a letter from
the trainer at Carlisle saying that Pratt
had to be taken out of every recent game
because of his extreme wildness. Mciraw
wrote back not to send him. He wants no
wild" pitchers.
The Boston Americans released Pitcher
Kellum Wednesday for the second and
doubtless the last time. Pitcher Mitchell
and Catcher Mclean are not with the
Rostons on the trip to this city.
There are plenty of players In the
Western Association that are fit for fast
company. and IL some of the American
League nagnates would only do a little
skirmishing, they might be able to I'LL the
weak spots on their teams with these
promising youngsters.-lndianapo News
Washington has five players batting 300
or over. the Athletics have three, Balti-
more five, Cleveland and Chicago four
each. Boston FIVE. Milwaukee three and
Detroit four. These figures are based on
the returns up to the 22d.
Old Reliable Mcclure, Brooklyn's catch
er. seems to have taken on a new lease of
life. He is playing like two-year-old.
Say that Heidrick and Wallace had not
jumped Chicago. Why, there would have
been nothing to the American League
championship race. Unless some Of the
other clubs get a gait on, there will be
nothing in IL at the finish save Boston.
Chicago and Baltimore, with Detroit and
Washington fighting II out for a place in
the first division.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
Old Germany Smith is still In the game.
At Louisville last Wednesday he made
three hits out OF four times up and fielded
chances without an error, two OF his stops
being made with one hand 30 feet back Of
short field. In both cases he retired the
runner at FIRST.
When the inside transactions of the
meeting Of the Players Protective Asso-
come to light some interesting reading will
be furnished The labor axiom. AN In
jury to one is the concern OF all. was
Knocked galleywest.
". A Karns. a ieft-handed pitcher from
New York. Joined the Orioles wednesday
and Win be given trial by Manager Nc
Graw. He has never played regular pro-
fessional ball. but has pitched for anna
teur and semi-professlonal teams for some
years. He was with the Eastern Athletic
Club OF this city last year. but has nct
been playing 30 far this season. He %
twenty-eight years old.