Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-07-23

OHIO, has done him lots OF good, and tho
speedy lad is fast rounding into his true
FORM Manager Manning may give him an
other trial when the Senators return east.
Connie Mack's bunch of Quakers are
crawling up on the Senators at an alarming
rate. and unless the Washington lads do
better when they arrive home the Athletics
VIII nose them cut OF fifth place. The
senators are just IS good as the Athletics
on the road
Phil Geier. the Washington lad, who was
recently released Icy Milwaukee is wanted
in Chicago, and may Join Comiskey's crew
at an early date. Clarke Griffith has faith
in Phil and likes him because he can run
and hit. Geier has been under the weather
au season, which accounts for his slow
fielding
Dick Cooley played his first game at
first for Boston yesterday in Philadelphia
and while he Is not yet in good form he
handled everything that came his way i'll
clever style.
The batting average OF the entire pitch
ing staff of the Chicago Americans is 247,
only 10 points below the team average.
which is .266
Lajoie is without doubt one of the
greatest batsmen in base ball history. The
Frenchman has batted safely in every
game but three this season.
Ex-senator Pete Cassidy is leading the
Providence club in batting and his first
base play is a feature of every game on
the Eastern League circuit.
The Milwaukee club gave Catcher Con-
nor MS release last evening. He is open
for engagement.
Pitcher Nichols of Boston, owing to his
batting proclivities has been dubbed La
joie' by his eliminates. Christy Mathew
son and Kitson also belong to the smuggling
class of twirlers.
Comiskey is reported as saying that Bos-
ton is playing ahead of her gait and will
let up. Others think that Collins boys are
simply trailing, and will finish with a
sprint that will carry Chicago off her feet
Probably the largest man playing an in
field position on any professional team is
Simeon Murch, second baseman on the
Lynn, Mass, team. He stands six feet
four inches in height, and weighs 30
pounds
Ex-senator Billy Fox's wonderful speed
was shown to an advantage in the seventh
inning OF Saturdays game in Cincinnati,
when he sent a liner over Halman's head.
Ordinarily IL would have been a single,
but Fox did not stop at first, and by a
wonderful slide reached second in safety.
He displayed great speed in the sprint.
He was going faster after he turned first
base than before. 1t was the first clean
hit Fox has made since he Joined the Reds.
Since Waldrons release from Milwaukee
and his signing with Washington he seems
a new man. He has shown great energy,
hustle and consistent work. his batting
and base running being far above the
average. Manning was indeed fortunate
In gathering in this young player. and IL
he keeps up his present gait Washington
fans will have a new idol to cheer on to
Yfctory.-MilwaukeeS Sentinel.
Manager Duffy of the Milwaukee team
was at the Chicago grounds endeavoring
to get either Burke or Hartman to go
home with him. He is sorry that he
let Burke go, and would take him back
gladly il Comiskey would let him. How
ever Duffy is not likely to get either of
the men. Comiskey will hardly part with
Hartman, and when asked IL he would
let Burke go to Milwaukee he said: Let
that boy go back there again? No. / will
not. 1t is no place for him. He is a good
player here, and the fans will nag the life
out of him there. They came within an
inch of putting him out of business as it
was."-Chicago Record-Herald.
Harry Wolverton, the Phillies third
baseman, is playing better ball this season
than ever before Not only is he fielding
well. but he Is hitting terrifcally. VOL
verton has adopted the Billy Keeler style
of holding his bat. There is but foot or
50 of the stick visible above his hands,
but that seems to be enough for him to
drive out base hits. When pitcher sue
ceeds in retiring Wolverton, Flick and
Delehanty in the order they are on the
card, he is certainly pitching some good
bail. This Is about hard-hitting a trio
~ there y IN the game.