Evening star., 1902-09-03

to him as to his future actions" said the
club president. Dreyfuss intimated that
Davis was rooming with one Of the Pitts
burg pitchers going to the American League
and did not keep in shape.-Pittsburg Press.
The last good play made by "Ducky'
Holmes on the local team was when he ac-
cepted q check for his salary from Billy
May Saturday. cashed 1t that evening and
with graceful salute said au reyoir and
took to the high grass Sunday "Ducky''
has jumped to the Des Moines club. where
he Is not afraid that he will be outclassed,
as he certainly was here. With the team
crippled his absence Is felt. but under other
circumstances 1t could not weaken the team.
as he had been hitting Ike a left handed
pitcher all the year.-Detroit News.
And now about this foul strike rule as
used In the National League" says Comis-
key. MANY pitchers claim that it is a de-
cided help to them and that 1t hurts bat
ting. Perhaps. then, this Is the cause Of
such small scores that made in the Ma
tional League games. Soden OF the Boston
team says the rule should be cut out, as
1t makes the game slow compared to the
American way of playing the game. and
right on top of this assertion comes George
Davis with an argument in favor of the
foul strike rule. George says this makes
the game faster and the batsman more care
full. and that he would like to see this rule
adopted by the American League people,
Chicago Tribune.
Senator German is said to have prom
ised to subscribe to stock in the new COM
pany expected to be formed to take the
forfeited Baltimore franchise in the Am
erfcan League. The quiet Cleveland con-
ference of a few weeks ago was for the
purpose of discussing the admittance Of
New York and what effect that would
have on Baltimore. From information re-
ceived on the western circuit, 1t can now
be said positively that New York has been
admitted to the American League fold.
1t can also be said that the raid on the
Pfttsburg National players was made to
furnish material for that club. 1t is also
understood that President Johnson recent
ly said to a close friend in the west: Il
consider Baltimore much mismanaged'
and abused town. 1t is a far better base
ball city than it is given credit for, and
propose to develop 1t. l know of nothing
that will be of greater advantage to the
game generally than to have Senator Cor
man connected with it."-Baltimore News
Nearly 100000 persons celebrated Labor
day Monday by attending the games in
the American and National Leagues. the
clubs In the former leading their rivals
by over 5000 on the total admissions
Cleveland went wild over the games and
the Spiders showed their appreciation of
the biggest crowd ever seen at a contest
there by twice shutting out Boston. There
were only four winners in the American
to six winners in the National. In the Am
erican ST. Louis. Detroit and Cleveland
each secured two victories, while Chicago
defeated Baltimore and then played a tie
game with that team. These results all
most shook the Athletics out of first place
ana caused st. Louis to crowd Boston out
OF the position of runner up to Macks
men. Chicago also gained on the eastern
teams, the result of the days play cutting
down the Athletics lead over the former
from ~ to % per cent The four leaders
are now In very close bunch, with Cleve-
land making desperate effort to land one
Of the big prizes.