Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-27
Base Ball Notes.
again today.

Cleveland again today.
Carrick and Joss viii probably pitch.
The mighty Casey didn't strike out, but
del" did just as well.
Outside newspapers will please take no.
tice that another visiting batsman got the
ball over the fence yesterday.
If Lajoie goes on first for the Clevelands
the Spiders will look like a first division
team as the pitching corps is unusually
strong.
The Cincinnati management must have
been sleeping when it left out such a good
player as Bow Wood. Woody" can play
any position well, and as for batting, orth
clearly passed him up in the fifth inning
yesterday.
Catcher Bill Clarke hasn't got started yet
in the coaching business, although he is
all right behind the bat. Wait until he
gets interested enough to lead on the
bleachers, and then there will be some fun
for the spectators.
Bill Carrick should be about due to turn
trick today. He is in fine condition and
unless he has gone to the bad entirely with
his good right arm victory over the Cleve-
lands is the proper thing.
The wfSeacreS who have been after
George Carey will have to take TO the back
woods for the present, at least. The big
first baseman has been fielding perfectly,
and in addition batting well over the 300
mark. What more could be asked for?
Elmer Bates of the Cleveland Press is
with the Spiders on the trip around the
eastern circuit and reports big business ev-
erywhere. Elmer has a host of friends in
this city, one Of whom recalled the fact
when young man MIR. Bates interviewed
Secretary of the Treasury John Sherman
at distance of several hundred miles, and
the story was published broadcast before
the fake was discovered.
President Ban johnson is probably in Bal
timore today giving Stockholders McGraw
and Kelley talking to for their rowdy tao
tics. The Baltimore bunch better be good
If they want base ball next year
Abbott, the New Orleans backstop, who
jumped his contract with Cincinnati, is
playing a phenomenal game. In three
games played recently Abbott caught four
men mapping at various corners and threw
them out.
Until this spring Van Haltren had the
greatest record ever made by a player.
having been absent from a game only four
times in half dozen years.
The Browns did not quite come up TO ex-
pectations at Washington by getting an
place, but In Orth and Townsend possess
two good pitchers, and ii was they who
were largely responsible for Washingtons
good showing.-St. Louis Republic.
Manager Mack win give Pitcher Wilson
of Frankfort trial against Detroit to-
day. He is also negotiating for Pitchers
Katoll of Chicago and Mitchell of Boston.
The Importance of A single little victory
was brought out in great shape on Satur-
day. when the Athletics, beaten by Cleve-
land. We're forced into the five hole, where
a il they had won they would have been
at the head of the procession.
There is nothing in the results to indicate
that the Boston triumvirs made anything
when they changed pilots. Buckenberger
Is an albright fellow. but ne never gave
any evidence of possessing greater man.
agerial ability than Frank Selee. The lat
ter's Chicago bunch lead the Bostonians
2O3 points-66I TO 464
Following up their present gait TO the
finish. the Pittsburgers will have lost but
twenty-one games. Then to think of il,
that team won't be in really good shape
until the middle of July. What's the mat
ter with making the Pirates run the re-
verse way OF the track? Then they might
get head and head with their field for a
brief period of the journey.
Connie Mack will have hard road to hoe
this week-four games with Detroit and
three with st. Louis. Comics winning
pitcher. Husting has been sadly overwork-
ed, and neither Plank nor Wiltse has yet
rounded into form. He has lines out for
by the middle of the week. Even one good
man at this stage Of the game would give
the others chance to rest UP.
What town Cincinnati would be just
now for the American League" remarks
a Chicago fan. Brush has an idea. how
ever, that his new stone structure Will hold
of the enemy just Col. Rogers figured
in Philadelphia. While the National League
is scheming to rout the American. / won
der If B. B. Johnson is not doing some tall
figuring for a raid next fall. The hackers
are always plenty In base ball, strange
1t may seem, the sport has a great hold
on the public. and most every one has an
idea that he could make go OF base ball.
Gene Demontreville dropped a high 1y I'm
the eighth inning. an unusual thing for
him. The error can be attributed to the
spilzing of Demont by Brashear In the sew
enth inning. Roy unwisely attempted to
stretch hit to center to two bases. Lush
threw in and Demont had the ball before
Brashear was within two yards OF the base.
He went in feet first and his spikes colIided
with Dement'S hands as the latter was put
ting the ball on the runner. When Demont
dropped Hartman's fly IN the next inning
II appeared that the ball had struck him %
the sore hand, which was accountable fOf
the rluff.--St. Louis Republic.