Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-24
Base Ball Notes.

Base BAL notes.
The Senators will be glad to get out Of
Cleveland. -+
They open a series at Chicago today.
ard Patten will probably do the twirilng.
From this distance it looked like bad
move on Captain ciarke's part to take his
team off the field yesterday.
Willie ,Carrick has certainly pitched in
lad luck of late. Yesterdays support
must have reminded him of the Giants
last year
The victories and defeats on the pfesen.
trip now stand ) and ). Yesterdays game
was the first poor one put up by the Sena-
tors, and they may come together again
today.
Nobody ever charged ,o'Brien with being
a sprinter, and The idea that he could
score from second base ball hit to
first is simply -,idiculous. But he pulled
off the trick and that suffices-for Cleve-
land
Christy Matthewson had his first expert
ence of being knocked out of the box yes
terday. Brooklyn did the trick. the clever
little twrler being forced to relinquish his
job at the end of the third inning Better
men than "Matty' have been treated to
the same dose of medicine
With Lajoie and Smith injured the Ath-
letics will have hard time to overtake
the Senators in the championship race.
Connie Mack is certainly having more
than his share Of i'll luck.
Captain Bill Clarke is evidently showing
the wear and tear of constant play behind
the bat. Manager Manning should insist
upon Grady getting into the game Or get
another man to help out. Mike is a good
player. but of very little use to the Sena-
tors just now.
1t is evident that there is still plenty Of
room for improvement so far as the New
York pitchers are concerned.
The Philadelphia American League club
IS after Pitcher kenna of the Wheeling
team
This Is Griffith's fourteenth season as
pitcher, while Frank Foreman of Balti
more has been a slab artist for seve lteen
years.
Good luck goes with good playing" is
an old saying in base ball circles but like
many another adage this does not always
hold good.
In the four games he played since joining
Brooklyn Irwin scored two runs, helped to
bring in two more. made three hits, includ-
ing double. and accepted twelve out Of
thirteen chances. Cincinnati papers please
copy.
Manager Hanlon yesterday gave Pitcher
Kid Carsey his ten days notice Of release.
The little veterans work last Saturday
against the Pirates caused Hanlon to take
the step.
When the combination of Christy Mat
thewson and Alex Smith cannot check the
downward flight of the New York team,
what will? That toboggan must be one
steep hill. Wonder if Jack Doyle feels hap
For the umpire there is no such thing as
dead heat. The ball must beat the
player or the player is safe. To the UNI
pre- IN TACT. there is not even a close de-
clslon; he must be a quick thinker. see
the play one way the other and give his
decision as he first sees 1t instantly.
Manager Comiskey of the Chicago Amer
lean League club yesterday released Sko-
pee. the Bohemian who did such sensa -ion-
al pitching for the White Stockings at the
start of the season. Griffith, Callahan and
PATTERSON will take their regular turn in
the box after this, with Katoll to help out
now and then
The bleachers at Milwaukee closely re-
semble the sides Of a. house for steapnsss.
right-hand sides OF the grounds. and If a
bleacher1te on the top row should lose his
balance he would shoot over the head Of
those below him like a small boy on to-
boggan The total seating capacity is
about $500.
Up to July 10 thirty-three games have
been played in the National League in
which one of the competing teams has fail
ed to score. Chicago and Cincinnati have
each been shut out eight times. New York
six times. Boston four. Philadelphia three.
Brooklyn two and aPittsburg and st. Louis
one each. Eas a.
Setback has beenocalled upon to catch a
lot of most difficult, flies, in left field during
the series just closed. ! Yesterday ne had
to run after Raymer'z attempt In the sixth
inning until he felltfat, on his face, but he
chung to the ball This made the fourth
tumble Of the SERIES. but he has kept the
ball every time.-Chicago Chronicle.
Second base is the favorite position Of
Eastern League captains. Bonner Of To.
ronto, Common of Providence, Smith OF
Rochester and Wrigley are second base
men, and all hustling ones, too: Capt.
are first basemen, and Billy Shindle Of
Hartford directs plays from third base
Thus infielders keep the captaincy among
themselves.
Pitcher Mills has been sent back to Sche-
nectady by New York. the conclusion hav-
Ing been reached that he is too light for
the big league. For q man proclaimed as
such a crack-a-jack his stay In fast COM
pany was BRIEF. Villeman, the other pitch
er secured from Schenectady, is expected
in New York today. The New forks are
also going to try out pitcher named Nc
Phsrson from Easton, Pa.
Philadelphia's improved playing Is due
to the addition Of Hugh Jennings more
than anything else. The Quakers have al
ways been shy OF brains, but with Angel
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