Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-10

in Boston tomorrow. and will return to
open at home next Thursday with Phila-
delphia.
Walter Hewitt, the former Washington
base ball magnate, is looking after the
finances of the Senators during the illness
of Secretary Needham.
1t looks as If the people of Boston have
a warm spot in their hearts for the Ameri-
can League.
Never since he has been playing major
league ball has Lajoie put up such game
in the field and at the bat as he is now
doing
President Ban Johnson states that he will
move the headquarters of the American
League to the east next spring. proba bly,
to New York. The executive offers no roa
son other than that he thinks it would be
better for the league.
William Daflen of the sullen risaEe sui
len only when he doesn't like the COM
pleXion of the umpire's words. is playing
as fast game at short for Brooklyn this
year as has been seen on the diamond
these many days
The failure of ex-senator Roy Evans who
has been one of Providences best pitchers
in former years. to report for duty, is not
causing the Providence manager any large
amount of worry. Manager Murray is sore.
however, because Evans accepted SO ad-
vance money. Evans is said to be playing
on the Pacific coast.
For two years / have led the National
League in double plays" says XIII CIlea-
son. We ought to beat any of the AUeri-
can teams very easily in this particular
this year, as Elberfeld is a much faster
man than was Davis in New York, and
in addition he can take throw On either
side"
For fourteen years Cunningham, the old
Chicago pitcher who was displaced to
make room for Rube Waddell. has occu-
pied central position on the slab. He
never had much to make him a great
pitcher, never was the leading star of The
season, but has held on longer than any
twirler for steady work. Now he is all IN.
States Chicago Photographer of Wiltse
Fred Clarke's new pitcher. secured from
Syracuse, N. Y: "WiltSe'S motion is &C.
tually so strange that it fools his own
first baseman. as well the baserunner
and batter. Every time Wiltse wiggled,
Bransteld would hike down over the base
at top speed, expecting to take throw,
and his expression when he found himself
deceived would make stone elephant per-
ish with the giggles.'
oh. what is so rare day in May?
Then If ever, come times of glee,
When the water slushes down by the quart
And the base ball park is a flowing
Oh, what is 50 rare as that kind of a day?
For then, you see, there isn't game,
And we could imagine our team would have
If they had only attempted the samel
Chicago Chronicle.
1t was tipped pretty strongly at the Chi
cago hotel where the Pittsburg club is
staying that Sundry releases We're written
out for members of the Pirate band last
night. One account had it that Poole and
DOnahue. the Interstate Leaguers, mad
been given the boot. Another story slated
Truck Eagan and Donahue for the UNI
lucky ones. There We're several variations.
but all had it that Donohue was to be fired.
Wiltse clinched his job by his fine work
on Sunday.
According to Stallings, the Detroit club
has an option on Dick HarleyS services
for this season. and will probably make
an effort to enforce that clause of his
contra ct of last season. Il think at that
said Stallings, that we made an even
trade when we took Barrett and Harley
went to Cincinnati. l never saw a man i'm
prove so much as Barrett did during the
season he was with the Reds And l want
to say right here that in Harley Cincin-
natl has the best man that the American
League turned out last year
Ban Johnson says the rowdy playing and
unnecessary kicking in the American
League must stop. If Griffith continues
has In the last few games, so that the
umpire Is compelled to put him out of the
game, the American League president viii
take a hand by putting Grit out OF the
game for awhile This nonsense must be
said Ban this morning. "Grif-
fifth seems to be overanXiouS just now and
is acting badly. If he continues I'll lave
days until he Gains down. I have had no
official report from the Milwaukee games
as yet and, of course. shall not act until
I hear from Connolly. Connolly is good
umpire and think he Is doing good work.
Wen get things settled in a short time
and there will be nothing to mar or
games l assure you, during the season.
all there is to tt."-Chicago
RecOrd-Herald