Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-28
Base Ball Notes.


yesterday
Hartse made a clever catch of Dele
hanty's long drive to the fence, getting the
ball about a foot from the top.
But Hartsel hardly moved out of his
tracks as he watched Kester's drive sail
over the fence by fifty feet
If the Washington players would onlv
take the limit on the opposing pitchers,
there would be more men on the bases
Watch them go after ball when there are
three balls and one strike. That isn't good
base ball
The season is very young yet and Jack
Townsend will be around with the best of
them before many more moons roll by.
The unique spectacle was afforded yester-
day Of seeing 5000 spectators cheer when
a foul tip struck Caruthers on the shoulder
and nearly knocked him down. The acct
dent came after his weird decision at first
on Hartsefs hit and every body was wrothy
hence the satisfying hilarity.
Second Baseman Frank Bonner has not
been taking the, best Of care Of himself and
Manager Mack. laid him off yesterday morn
ing for two weeks, Bonner's punishment
must have been deserved as the substitu-
ton of Castro is quite a big handicap
Frank has decided to take his punishment
and be good hereafter.
Harry Davis made, a beautiful stop with
his gloVed hand, of Coughlins grounder over
first in the ninth inning. The ball would
have gone to the club, house and might have
caused trouble, for the Athletics with only
lead of two runs
Each club has played about one-third Of
their seasons games and there is plenty of
time to get to the front yet. But the four
clubs in the first division are certainly a
Sd, ., Manager Connie Mack says that had he
been able to obtain Billy Clingman he
would have used the ex-senator at second
base. He says he never dreamed of re-
leasing Monte Cross
When asked yesterday how he came to
secure "Rube' Waddell, Manager Mack
said he needed a twirler and the clever left
handler was the only man available Mack
and Waddell are old-time friends and il
was an easy matter to open negotiations
For fear Of losing Waddell, Mack journeyed
to Kansas City and kept him under his
wing until the eastern country was reached.
Bradley leads the American League IN
home runs, keister in triples and Lave
Cross In doubles.
The White Stockings are gaining dam
gerous lead" says Connis Mack. 'Wehn a
team once gets settled it will take a long
time to dislodge them"
After Brodie muffed Barry's 1y in the
third inning of the National League game
in Philadelphia yesterday the Phlllies hit
safely seven times, scoring six runs and
winning the game
Outfelder Congalton of the Chicago Ma
tionai League Club has been given notice of
his release. 1t is expected that he will be
signed by the New York team
A bad eastern trip would not hurt Chi
cago as much as it would help the American
League.
Outfielder Jones Of the White Sox has
about the best fielding record this season
he mas played In forty nine games, accept
ed 1o4 chances and made only one error
He has batting average of 263
Rumors that Jimmy Barrett will tump
Detroit to go with the Cincinnatis are re-
vfved in st. Louis. Manager McPhee saws
he knows nothing of the coming of Bar
rett. -
A return to the twelve-club circuit is
under contemplation by the National
League magnates. The Americans plat
form is two major leagues in coordinate
control of the game.
During the past three weeks the publish
ed figures of the big leagues show that the
American has done one-third more 6usi-
ness than the National. And yet the mag
mates of the latter say the former will be
unable to pay salaries.
Clark Griffith of the Chicago White Sox
may not be able to get back into the game
this season. 1t was thought at first that
his illness was trivial, but the doctors saw
1t is serious.-Chicago Tribune
Pitcher Winnie Mercer left for Chicago
with the Detroit ball team. He took his
trunks with him., He said: II will go to
and this is no bluff."-Detroit News.
The American League reserve fund is
growing rapidly and creditors of the Ma
tlonA League are clamoring for a settle
uleNI ol tHcH CldtutS. In6Ee seems TO De
more harmony than cash in the old organi-
cation.
Tuesdays one-sded game reminded Jas
McAleer. manager Of the Browns, of a
smuggling mateis In which he once partici-
pated. sd 30 -
1T was In 1895 said McAleer, land the
game was onesfin which Cleveland scored
fourteen runs against Washington In the
first inning. The Senators had Just come
to town and with them was a long-geared
pitcher named Sullivan, who lasted just
one inning. I heard afterward how 1t hap
pened On the trip here Sullivan, who had
never before 8en IN a sleeping car, asked
one Of the joa4ng Senators what purpose
was served by the little hammock inside
the berth OH, the kidder replied, those
are only in the pitchers berths. You rest
your arm in the hammock all night and the
next day you feel like Derby colt. Sulli-
van took the Hint seriously and the next
day pitched. Ne wAnder we scored four
teen runs in one inning. Chicago Ameri-
can. Il s-5ge
Frank Chance, then big Chicago Catcher,
who was injared- In the last inning of
Thursdays game, has come to be recog-
niZed as one of the most valuable players
in the National League. During his early
career with the Chicagos Chance was laid
up frequently through injuries received
old members of the Chieasos gives the
rather surprising information that Chance
was the victim of several of the old Chi
eago pitchers rather than of circumstances
IN these injuries that he suffered. 'These
men did not like Chance for some reason
or other said this player, land whenever
the opportunity offered they would cross
him In every way possible. This was cs-
pecially true when he was catching Them
when they would Intentionally mfsinter-
Chance was going around half the time
with his fingers buuged M. Nov all the