Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-04-26
Base Rail Notes.

Yesterdays finish in Detroit must have
been something fierce
Ten runs and a victory in the ninth in
ming for Detroit and the fans of that
city will talk about it for long while
Comiskey's Chicago team is getting a
good start on the other American League
teams, but the season is long one.
Yesterdays rain caused the postpone
ment of all the scheduled National League
games. New York scored its seventh fail
llrc to get in game.
Shorty Slagle has now played four games
with Philadelphia and has not yet made a
hit.
st. Louis critics are referring to Dick
Padden as a wooden man, and insisting
that his poor coaching lost the opening
game.
Jack Sheridan has been reappointed UNI
pire for American League games. Presi-
dent johnson decided that he needed five
men so as to have one to fall back on in
case of the illness of another. Sheridan
has recovered from his indisposition and
will oliiciate at the games originally placed
on his list.
The Chicagos are referred to as the
Remnants this season. In the past they
have been the White Stockings Orphans.
Colts, Babes, Rough Riders and the Cow
boys.
Manager Manning says he will not take
action against Jimmy Slagle for jumping
to the National League after signing an
option to play with his Washington team
ROW 40 y GU MT. mart. SAID Jimmy
Callahan. coming up and extending his left
hand. "Ah. using your left now, eh?' re-
turned Hart. Yes, I'm a Buffalo, you
know" well, that injury is just retribu-
ton, Jimmy" returned Hart-Chicago
Record Herald.
How they do tumble Pete Cassidy. once
a National League star with Louisville and
Washington. is now glad to get n berth
with the little Hayerhill team of the New
England League. Joe Harrington, once
with the Bostons, is equally glad to play
with Fail River.
Syracuse has some familiar faces ON its
team. Walter Wood once of Chicago;
Flaherty, erst of Pittsburg. and Horton.
who had a couple of National League
trials. are among the pitchers; McMan,is,
who was on Comiskey'S team last year. is
one of the catchers. and Jud Smith, Dick
Cooley, Henry Lynch and Tom Bannon are
also the nine
The st, Louis Star says: The Brooklyn
club will pay Outfielder Sheckard 5000
for his seasons work. and stand all legal
expenses that may follow his desertion of
the Baltimore club. McGraw promises that
the latter item shall be a considerable one
for the Brooklyn club. President Ebbetts
says no bonus was given him to desert Bal
timore.'
Pat trisham, first baseman Of the Phila-
dephia American League team, who was
summoned to his home in Altoona, Pa.
about two weeks ago on account of the
illness of his little daughter. Catherine.
WAS stricken with typhoid fever last week
and his lite is deSpaired of, Wednesday
The child died. The news Of the death
Of his child has not been communicated to-
him.
Kid Nichols yesterday tried to demon
strate to a number of the Washington
PLAYERS that Gene De Montreville was
better player, taking him all in all, than
Jimmy Collins. He admitted that Collins
had Gene beaten a shade in fielding, but
in batting and base running he declared
De Montreville was the better Without
arguing the point with Nichols it may be
observed that given the proper kind of
dope some people VIII be able to figure
anything. Philadelphia Inquirer.
1t is evident that every city in the Amer
lean League is pulling hard for Win
ner this season. The Chicago Tribune had
an article Sunday giving the. views of the
different correspondents in the league
cities. and strange to say. every writer
predicted that his team would finish one
will have a cinch getting first or second
place; Mack is credited with having the
strongest batting aggregation in the
league; Washington has the best fielding
and pitching team; Baltimore has every
thing that goes to make up u champion
shin team: Detroit has the fastest fielding
and best batting team: Cleveland has the
quickest team that ever represented that
city, and, therefore, must finish one, two,
three; Boston has a team that would win
the pennant il one more good pitcher was
added to the list Milwaukee has the fast
est fielding and base running team in the
league. There will be a few disappoint-
ments. but the teams look very evenly
matched to begin with. and it is evident
that there will be some tall hustling dur
first month or