Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-12
Base Ball Notes.

The Senators play in ST. Louis again to-
| day.
Carrick Or Orth will do the twirline for
Washington.
| Talk about an even break on the trip the
| local fans" are now looking for a single
| victory.
Nothing new about the Mcfarland case
has developed within the past twenty-four
| hours Comtskey wants the western teams
| to get al! the games possible before he al
| lows LOTUS to have the outfielder
1t looks like the same old Philadelphia
crowd. taking matters easy and depend
upon winning their games the latter part
Of the season.
The Chicago papers tossed several beauti-
| full bouquets at Coughlin for his great
work in that city. When Bill finally gets
anchored in an infield position he will be
| one Of the stars
Jack Townsend will get letter in ST.
| Louis tomorrow from his wife and it will
| contain scolding for not winning his game
yesterday Mrs. Townsend follows the SEN
ators work with an eagle eye from her
| home in Townsend, Delaware, and there
! are few points Of the game that escape her
George Davis is leading the American
| League stortstops in fielding but his bat
ting is under 800
| Willie Keller made his first error of
| the season on Monday.
| The latest New York recruit is Jack Hem
bricks of Chicago. an outfielder He is a
l iCAt iduo AlltST dIu DIS usual is said to be
| a rare find.
| IF Young and tie up again I'll bet $3.50
| l win, said Harper after Sundays slaugh-
| ter at ST. Louis.
New York is after Pitcher Henley OF
Memphis who shut out Little Rock some
days ago without a hit.
Beck Of the Cincinnati team Tuesday
| made the individual batting record Of the
season by making five hits for a total Of
nine bases Among his hits were two three
baggers.
President Freedman of the New York
base ball club, yesterday decided on n
change Of managers for the team. He ap-
| pointed George Smith, the second baseman
and captain. in place Of Horace Fogel, Ex-
Manager Fogel will act as agent for the
| club.
Meier. the Princeton stortstop, is one of
the hardest and freest natural hitters I ever
| saw. says Walter Carter, the former Yale
pitcher. Mr.. Carter by the way figures
that Yale has an even chance with Prince
ton in the deciding game at New YORK next
| Saturday.
The st. Louis Star saws that CIV Young 4.
the marvel Of the base BAH year. They at
tributed his success Of last season to the
| fact that the Americans had weak men, but
have changed their minds on the man this
| season.
I'VE had hard luck here" said Lotus
| after the game II thought we. would win
| one of the games sure. and hoped to win
two. We ought not to have lost today's
game. The umpire was as much to blame
as anybody else. Isbell was Certainly struck
| out before he advanced Mertes to third on
| that bunt."-Chicago Tribune
The Cleveland Plain Dealer says: bay
| Is not only hitter. but showed that he
| knew how to steal bases. He puriotned sec
| ond and third yesterday, and both OF his
| catches were Of the sensational order he
| getting his first after hard run to the
| fence. and the second after a hard run back
| OF short
| A funny play occurred In the third inning
while Delehanty was at bat. 'sDer' hit one
/ OF those sgrasa cutters down toward fret
base. Isheil made . dive tor ths hall, but