Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-19
Base Ball Notes.

Senators are now home "for good" and
will open with Baltimore tomorrow
For crippled aggregation. the Senator'S
made the Athletics play their best to win.
The Chicago-Cleveland game, scheduled
for the windy city yesterday, had to be
called off on account of the cold.
The Athletics have won 81 out of the
last % games on the home grounds
Boston will probably pitch Young against
the Athletics today, in which event Mana
ger Mack will probably trot out the ire
preSSible 'Rube'' Waddell.
Manager Lotus and his band of Sena-
tors arrived home late last night and were
out for good practice hour this morning
Should the Athletics win five more games
the pennant is theirs to a dead certainty
Popular Bill Coughlin is a sight His
face is a mass of bruises, but fortunately
no bones are broken. He will D: obabIy
nave scar where his cheek was cut. Bill
says he has hard times eating beefsteak
but promises to be back in the game before
the season ends.
Hector Clemes, one Of the directors of
the Washington club, is in the city, and it
is darkly limited that he has come to COL
lect several bets made with local men be-
fore the season opened. Mr.. Clemes favor
lite wager was that the Senators would
beat out the Orioles and he has $50 suit
OF clothes and case of wine coming to
him as result of his gameness. The Bal
timores certainly looked strong last spring.
Jack Glasscock and Tony Mullane have
IiIdAy pceH lOTCGu out OIL the game. ILnY
Is umpirng in the west and Jack is said to
be running a saloon In West Virginia.
Inc Athletics will wind up the season in
this city on the 9th of this month, instead
pulled forward and doubled up with the
one scheduled for Saturday. This will en-
able the Quakers- to get back home for the
big demonstratin Monday night in Philadel-
pbia.
1t Is foregone conclusion that Manager
Lotus has not put in claim for pennant
honors for next season. He will be doing
himself proud If he gets into the first di-
vision, considering the strength of the
other clubs. 1t will be hot race.
Fred Ely is steady short stop and a
splendid hitter. but If Manager Lotus Sc
cures the man he is after the Senator's will
look very strong. Gilbert of Baltimore will
not do.
The Star claimed only five games for the
trip just ended last night. and they won
six. The strength Of the western clubs and
the first division clubs battling for the
championship made the Senator's chances
of victory look very slim.
Joe Stanley and Frank Smith, the young
sters from the Southern League, have not
reported as yet. but may reach the city by
almost any train. Their services are badly
needed just now with Coughlin knocked
out.
Bradley Of the Clevelands has not made
misplay In twenty-five games. and in
them has made forty-one hits, with a total
Of sixty.
Hans Wagner did not accompany the
Pittsburg team to st. Louis. He Is laid
up with a broken hand, and may not play
again this season.
joss. the Cleveland twirler. is pushing
RUDE Waddell and Cy Young hard for hon
ors just now He has pitched five games
with three hits or less. and In one game
against st. Louis he gave his opponents but
one hit.
Seybold leads the American League in the
number Of home runs made this season. The
Athletics terrible slugger has done the
trick thirteen times. Hickman, Bradley and
Delehanty are tied for second place with
ten each.
Doc Newton is the latest Brooklynite to
be accused of having acrobatic ambitions
He says he will not sign with Hanlon I'M
less he gets liberal increase Of salary.
President Dreyfuss of the Pirates is more
anxious to get a good outfielder than he is
to develop an inf1elder. With good man
to help out Clarke and Beaumont, Wagner
will be safe for the infieid where he can
do the team the most good.
Manager Kelley will have some trouble
making up his outf1eld for, next season. He
has four good men for the places, none Of
whom really can be spared for bench duty.
In that one department the Reds seem to
be oyerstocked with talent.
In statement Issued by Chairman Brush
OF the National League executive committee
on Tuesday he acknowledges that the
American League has the National League
whipped to standstill In Boston. The
same condition appears to exist in Philadel-
phia.