Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-02

| been displaced. He says his arm IN prac-
| ttce has been as good as ever and he feels
| confident he can win eight out of every ten
games he pitches. He will also do utility
stunts.
The St Louis American League team Is
| truly having its troubles. Up to date the
team has shown nothing that would lead
| any one to believe there champion
| timber in ii. Cleveland and Detroit have
| walloped the Browns. and did il easily.
Hoy scoring from second on a bunt in
| front of the plate was a revelation TO Gin
cinnati fans. That is the kind OF base ball
which has Won pennants, but IL requires
| quick thinker and feet-footed runner. In
emergencies of that kind the coacher can
not help the runner. He must think for
| himself and think quick
Jacob Law. the new first baseman of the
| Buffalo team, began playing ball at Mans
| field. Ohio, in the Interstate League After
remaining with that team three years he
went TO the Minnea polls team in the Western
League, from which club Manager Stallings
secured him. Jack says he has played
every position from surveyor of bats TO first
base. He was a hit at shortstop and did
well In the field, but he is at home on first
base, the position he will play for Buffalo
| this season.
Judging from the kind Of work Dick Har-
| ley has been doing for Detroit, that VOL
VERNE town seems to be his lucky point.
| He played great ball there before he Joined
| the Cincinnatis and he has started off
| this spring as IL he intended to do every bit
| as good this year as he did year before last.
| Jimmy Barrett, another Red jumper is also
| playing good ball.
court at st. Louis yesterday and filed
briefs of their arguments before Judges
Tally and Fisher on the petition OF Presi-
dent Robson of the ST. Louis National
League Base Ball Club. for an injunction
to restrain Heidrick, Harper and Wallace
from playing with the St. Louis American
| League team. The case was taken under
| advisement. and II was intimated that de-
ciSion might be made late today.
Suppose Chicago should have two
| championship base ball teams this year.
Wouldn't that fan you?" says the Inter
Ocean. All right. But suppose neither
should win the pennant. Wouldn't that jar
them?
Gus weighing. the pitcher. has been
transferred from the Louisville to the Kan
sas City club. Gus will join the Kansas
Citys on May !. The Mssourians were in
! need of another pitcher of Wehying's cali
Der. and Mr.. Tebeau is well supplied
with good twirling material he consented
to let Kansas City have weighing. Gus is
in good shape now and ought to make good.
Louisville Post
Before Saturdays game Mr.. Freedman
was asked what he intended to do about
getting back the players who jumped from
New York to the American League. Mr..
Freedman said he would not take any ac-
ton but that he expected the executives
committee of the league to meet in few
days and outline a plan Of action which
would result in the return of the reserve
rule and contract jumpers. But one thing
is certain" said the New York president.
''and that is, that some of the men who
| jumped my team never will be permitted
to play on ii again"
There is a great deal in understanding
batter's feet" says Clark Griffith of the
White Stockings. ut il by studying them
that am able to tell what kind of a ball the
man is expecting and consequently give
| him something he doesn't want Every
| batter has different position of the feet
when he expects a fast one or a fioater,
| high or a low ball. They try to fool the
pitcher when they are going TO bunt. and
| can too In the way they hold the bat: but
! their feet give il away almost invariably.
| A batter's feet are better to watch than
his head in this respect"
There seems to be plenty of milk and
honey in store for Chicago's base bah fans
| this year, particularly appetizing TO those
who have wandered for so many years
through the desert places on the West Side.
| IL is true, the base bah season is scarcely
able to sit up and notice things as yet but
there are symptoms which are promising
thus early, and IL will be a surprise IL some
of these promises are not fulfilled. Both
the White Stockings and the Colts have
shown form in their early games which
entities them to be considered factors, at
| least. in the pennant races of both the
American and National Leagues. This is
not intended as a double barreled claim
for the championship of both leagues 1t is
merely the statement of the fact that both
| teams look decidedly like candidates for
first division honors.-Chicago Tribune