Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-23
Base Ball Notes.

Base Ball Notes.
Yesterdays defeat was a hard one. and
all the players felt raw after the game.
Clarke and Doyle can certainly work that
bluff steal of second and return play nicely.
Doyle is an accurate thrower, and generally
gets the runner by several feet.
Today Cleveland starts a series of three
games and fifth place in the championship
race depends upon the outcome.
If Capt. Delehanty would only let Drill
work with Townsend he would get better
work out of the young twirler. When work
ing with Clarke Townsend pitches accord
ing to orders. but, with Drill back of the
plate he cuts loosecgas he pleases.
Shortstop Fred Ely certainly looked good
yesterday. He captured everything within
reach
All these stories but, out about American
League players jumping their contracts are
circulated for effect. IrNo player has de-
serted so far who could not be easily spared.
George Carey is, playing first base in
splendid form, and, at that with badly
swollen thumb.
Heidrick could not have done better than
young Friel yestefday,. His score board
helder's skill and received approving APP
plause.- ..r.- ST.. n -,
President Ban Johnson arrived in Wash
ington yesterday afternoon and witnessed
the game. He speft the evening in consul
tation with Manager Lotus and returned
to Baltimore this morning He had moth
ing to say on the base ball situation.
AnalyZe the calber of the players jump
ing to the National League and it will be
found that they belong to the class desig-
mated by Manager McAleer as the weak
sisters.
The American League race Is getting
exciting 6aV Everybody seems
to be pulling against the Chicages. and the
Champions certainly have rocky road
ahead of them. All the first four clubs
look good at this time, and all have a
chance of winning out.
Pitcher Hughes of Brooklyn is suffering
from an injured side, incurred in collision
in Chicago.
Hoy has been released by Cincinnati. He
was the only man on the team playing any
thing better than fourthrate ball.
Umpire Cantillon Of the National League
staff has resigned. owing to the Illness of
his mother. 1t is thought he will be on
hand again when the eastern teams go
west.
1t has been decided by the Cleveland man.
agement to play the game with Washington
scheduled for August 3 on the Columbus
grounds, that field having been kindly ten
dered by the American Association man
agement.
Only upon the condition that Brooklyn
may have the pick of Cincinnati's team does
Ned Hanlon agree to the playing of Kelley
with the Reds. And no one can blame him.
McGinnity is still his property. Wonder
what he will do about him?
With a single exception, all the base ball
scrlbes OF Baltimore are working their type
writers into fever heat in their efforts to
say the very incest things about Ban john
son. Wnlle few days since they declared
that he had 1t in for Baltimore and Nc
Graw."
George Magoon. the second baseman of
the Cincinnati club may not be able to
G
now an inmate of the Good Samaritan Hos
pital in that city. suffering from brain
fever.
Seymour will find the road rocky in the
National League. Already he has had
run-in with Catcher ONeil Of st. Louis,
and this is what the latter said: AFTER the
game you and me go to the back Of the
| club house, and I'll promise to kick you
back into the American League if you're
game enough to show up. But will you
show up? No. Your names not spelled
right to mix 1t with me. There's big horse
collar in front of my name, and I'm Irish.
Remember that, you putrid contract jumper
and porch climber"
The spiel sent Seymour drifting out to
show up and afford young o'Neil the pleas
ant entertainment he was in quest of.-St.
| Louis Star.
Owing to the absence of Harry Won der
horst, the Brooklyn club people have not
yet done anything relative to the signing
oL heHey with Ci9cinpati and McGinn1ty
with New York. Ca Abel was in New
York yesterday and: ia ked over the matter
win Hanlon. Won der Horst, who is in
MAIN is expected here in day or two.
The Brooklyn club went to big expense
| N n getting Kelley and ?other players from
| satin said roMr,a Abel yesterday.
Both Kelley and sMcGfnnity are valuable
men and If other q ubs want them it seems
10 me that we should by all means receive
some remuneration forf them I don't know
| JUST what we will do about It, I talked with
ramon today and will, have to sleep over
the subject. New, York Sun.
Ihere is one thing BaItimcreana will al
| ways bear In mind, wifi, a queer little feel
ing around the cookies T their hearts, and
| mat is the whoie-sonled1w way in which Nc
Alister and Drill threw. themselves into the
very UNPLEASANT breach In which Baltimore
| M ,9una itself last ,a'rniny and Saturday.
| many many PLAYERS In the ranks ,dkk of the American
League would have done the same, but 1t
was the fortune Of sMcAiiister and Drill to
| De caiied upon. They came, they played
ana they conquered Baltimore rooters.
ihough members Of opposing teams. Baiti-
moreans will follow their fortunes for
| long time to come with interest and with
| Mot only the sincere hope but the belief that
| tney WIN rise to an eminence In the profess
| SION they have chosen. Such earnest friend
nness FOR an Enemy, In distress. to say
| nothing OF the skill both men displayed
| wniie here, deserves success, and they win
nave hs-BaHimore. Nows.