Evening star., 1902-08-09

been trying to get him. His throwing
beats anything seen here this season. and
he Is good sticker and base runner. An
other of his accomplishments is pool play
ing. at which he is star.-New York
Sun.
When Billy Hamilton took the mana
gerial job with the Haverhill, New Eng
land League team. 1t was way down at the
bottom. That was less than six weeks
ago He then said second place was the
best he might expect. and that's just
where he is now.
According to the batting averages, the
best hitting team in the Eastern League
would be: Briggs, Toronto. pitcher: But
Ter. Jersey City, catcher; Mexican. Roches-
base; Brain, Buffalo. third base: Bean,
Providence short stop: Halligan. Jersey
City. left field: Frisbie. Worcester, center
field: Lynch, Buffalo. right field.
r. L. Hedges, secretary and treasurer or
the st. Louis American League club, last
night formally challenged Frank DeHaas
Robson. president of the st. Louis Ma
tional League club, to a post-season series
of five more games to be played in st.
Louis for a $500 cup. Mr.. Hedges said
that If Mr.. Robson wishes to wager any
thing on the result he will back his team
to the extent of $4,000.
There was no applause for Manager
Kelley at any stage Of the game IN Boston
Thursday. The adherents of the American
League tried to make it unpleasant for the
Reds new manager in every way. while
the National League sympathizers did not
allow their good feeling to extend as lar
as applauding when other sounds were
coming from the opposition. Tho reception
did not worry Kelley in the least
1t is not probable that all the players
wearing White Stocking uniforms now VIII
be on the team next year II develops
that only six have been signed for the sea
son of 1903. They are Griffith, Callahan, Da-
Wis. DAILY. Jones and Catcher Mcfarland
OF the players still unsigned are Mertes
Green. Isbell Strang. Piatt. Patterson and
Garvin while Sullivan Is uncertain. Many
Of them who signed last year were oHereu
much more money by the National magnates
later on. This year 1t is said they will post
pone signing until near the end of the play
ing season to be able 10 accept Ohe Hosl
advantageous offer.
Although the suit of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League Club against Latoie and
Bernhard is on in the common pleas court
in Cleveland, Col. John l. Rogers Is not at
tending the hearing, for an excellent rea-
son. however. 1t was announced by an Of
ficial of the Cleveland club that the min
ute it became known that Mr.. Rogers was
in Cleveland he would be arrested and
placed in Jail upon a warrant for contempt
of court Upon his return to Philadelphia
a month ago, after the cases against La
joie, Bernhard and Flick had been thrown
out of the United States court by Judge
Wing Mr.. Rogers made some remarks
which without doubt placed him in con-
tempt. Affidavits were secured from Phila-
delphia newspaper men and presented to
Judge Wing, with the result. Ii is said, that
a warrant was issued for Rogers arrest in
case he should go to Cleveland again.
When asked If 1t were true that the Amer
lean League team in st. Louis did not have
the support Of the public in the mound city,
Ban Johnson, who is in Cleveland, said:
From now on l think you may expect to
find that the public in ST. Louis is with US.
In fact, they already are. some of the
newspapers have not been giving us any
Of the best OF it. However, the fine show
ing of the team has brought them around.
and the only thing wit h which we have to con-
tend now are the unsportsmanlike methods
of the Robisons, who have (you may quote
mel employed rowdies to instigate trouble at
the American League games. l know this
to be fact. On several occasions We have
caught these toughs and had them arrested
and fined. 1t was some of these thugs who
started the trouble Wednesday"
In the published account Of game of
amateur base ball. played on Tuesday be-
tween the Pennsylvania railroad team and
a picked-up team, the statement was made
that the latter team was the fast Capital
Athletic Club team" 1t is only fair to the
C. A. c. team to state that but three mem
bers of the C. A. C. team were on the
picked-up team, and the latter was in no
sense one representing the C. A. c. Club.
The c. A c. team has played fourteen
games this season, losing but one game,
and is open to challenges from any anna
teur team in the District, bar none. Chal-
lenges should be addressed to Frank Steck-
er, 13S D street northeast