Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-06
Base Ball Notes.

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Base Ball Notes.
1t is a tough proposition to play profess
sional ball these days with eleven good
men.
The Senators will try the Bostons today
and Monday and Carrick will do his best
under the circumstances.
The New England League is in bad shape
and there are several clever PLAYERS in it,
but unless it disbands the men will be
hard to sign.
The Philadelphia papers say that Connie
Mack dropped about $1,000 and Manning
about $500 through the poStponement of
the afternoon game on the 4th.
Magnate Franklin has become wroth
over the playing of his Buffalo team and
will let out several, of the players, ex-Sen-
atOr Anterior among them. Anterior has
been playing short and is little too slow
for the position, but should make an ideal
first baseman, as he is big and can easily
hit over the 300 mark.
Manager Shetzline of the PHILADELPHIA
National League club has been after a first
baseman by the name of News, and reports
say he is disappointed in Jennings. The
chances are that he wants to play Hughey
in another position.
Practically an unchanged team is pref
ty good for the New Yorks. A new first
baSeman, strange man at second and
fresh man at short are a few of the
changes from last season, while in addition
young Matthewson has about pitched the
club into the present good position.
The Cincinnati papers are simply wild
over the poor showing of the Reds. All the
young players within a hundred miles Of
Cincinnati are being pushed forward for
a trial, and Manager McPhee's lines are
very hard trying to please everybody.
Amateurs look good on paper, but in the
professional ranks they make good on the
ratio of about one in one hundred.
1t takes some pitching to dispose of three
such batsmen as Clarke. Beaumont and
Davis in succession strikes after the
first man up has hit for two bases. That
is what MatthewSOn did in the fifth inning
at Pittsburg Thursday.
The rumor that Casey is to be dropped
Of the Detroit club, who says there Is no
thought of such move. Burns also init
mates that the club will keep Owen, the
champion morning pitcher.
Young players are not given the glad
hand by veterans as a rule. Many pin
headed" veterans who have only been able
to play mechanical ball make 1T a practice
to try to string" ambitious youngsters
and show them up in various ways.
Manager McAleer of the Clevelands re-
Gently had an interview with Manager LOT
tus Of the Chicago National League club
relative to securing an extra infielder Loft
or sell, and when McAleer asked hirl if he
had any one on the Cleveland team the
Chicago magnate desired to secure LOTUS
replied: Il would trade my whole infed
for your man Bradley
Mcintyre. the New England outfielder
played with the Athletics Thursday and his
work was good. He is said to be second
Stahl. 1t is all right as long they spell
1t this way, but there have been too many
"stalling" in this league SO far.-Detroit
Evening News.
Wonder if the wise Mr.. Hanlon does not
regret the day he let Gene Demont get
away from him? Demont is playing SPLEEN
did ball for Boston and hitting like a fiend
He had four hits to his credit in the second
game, and one OF them was homer and
another two-bagger. He covers lots of
ground, and is an excellent man on the
bases.-Cfncinnad Enquirer.
The Milwaukee club has secured Catcher
I'm Inn Donohue formerly with the Chicago
National League Club, but of late a mag
pected to join the Brewers Immediately
capt Jimmie Collins says that Ferris is
one OF the finest second basemen he has
ever seen, as he IL never lost on a play
compliment, as Collins seldom talks Of
his players.
The attendance In New York has fallen
on greatly since the New Yorks dropped
antics want team that will lead all the
time, and will not be satisfied with less.
Ex-senator Malachi Kittredge continues
10 excite wonder hH hisygOod catching and
rev examples Of the Tesurrected PLAYER
VINO plays better ball after his hanishment
and return than he did, before he was sent
to the minors. IL
Herman Long Oh the Bestons says he is
Just getting accustomed to combining the
positions OF shortstop and captain on the
Boston team. For a while each position
interfered with the other. Now both work
in harmony.
Sam Strang Of the New York team will
not De Redleg. A report was published
that Strang had been released by Manager
Davis. and when Manager McPhee hap
pened to notice this he lost no time to
SEND teiegrams to both Strang and Davis
asking that StranG be allowed to report
here at once. He thought he had landed
prize, but when he reached the ball park
yesterday morning he found message
from Manager Davis to the effect that
Strang had not been released, and, further
more. that he had never had any intention
OF releasing that player. Strang Is a SPLEEN
did ball player. and had the New York
club been foolish enough to turn him down,
McPhee would have captured prize, for
he Is good hitter and q very fast man
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