Evening star., 1902-08-15
Base Ball Notes.

Lajoie and the great Cleveland crowd will
| open a series with the Senators tomorrow.
Fred Ely is at present the man behind
| the gun" He is very close to the National
| League players, and knows very nearly
rything that is going on In the old or
ganiZation.
The American League is hot after the
Cincinnati players. Beckley and Crawford
will go to Detroit, and Hahn and Steinfeldt
are being negotiated with Beckley came
near jumping the Reds this week, but was
persuaded to play out the season.
Manager Mack says he has every mem
Der of the Athletics signed for next season,
with one exception. The exception is Fultz.
Dave" has so far refused to put his sigma
ture to any contract calling for less than
S2,So0 This Is the figure paid to Hartsell,
Dave" justly thinks his services quite as
valuable as those of the midget left fielder.
George r. Leitner. better known as
Dummy Leitner, a well-known Baltimore
base ball pitcher, has been engaged by the
Cleveland team conditionally. He will be
given five days trial. and if he measures
up he will be regularly signed. Leitner it
is claimed, has won twenty-four out of the
last tWenty-SiX games in which he has
pitched.
Chicago looked to have cinch on the flag
a month ago. Now her claim is a very
questionable one. Look the dope over and
it will be found that the White Sox have
batted lower than Detroit for the season.
Like the Tigers, Chicago has but one 300
hitter. Things have broken better for
Comiskey's men, the few hits that they
have taken in many light-batting games
coming bunche1, or coming with the errors
of their opponents. Now the lack of stick
work is telling against Chicago, as 1t has
told against Detroit.-Detroit Free Press
BruSh'S assertion that there are not
enough good base ball players for two
leagues is arrant nonsense. The American
League has eight of the strongest teams
ever organized, and with one or two ex-
ceptfons, all the National League teams are
of major league caliber. There were enough
when the National League and American
Association worked together amicably, and
there would still he enough if the National
magnates would drop their rule or ruin pol
Icy and agree to arrangements which en-
courage a healthy rivalry and cut short the
era Of ruinous salaries.
In the fifth inning of the second game
Topsy Hartsel made play which will be
talked of for weeks to come. Buelow was
on third base, the result of hit, a sacri-
flee and a passed ball. Harley followed
with fly to short left. The ball. which
was foul, was taken by Hartsel while on a
full run. Before he could throw the ball
Hartsel had to make clear turn Buelow
pulled away from third as soon as the ball
touched Topsy's hands, and 1t looked like
ten to one that he would score Hartsel,
however, lined the ball straight into Pow
ers' hands, and Buelow was out. 1t was
far and away the prettiest throw seen here
this season, and was worth all the applause
that it elicited.-Philadelphia Inquirer
Courtney, the new infielder secured by
Manager Robinson for the Baltimore team
from the Boston Nationals, was not in the
game yesterday, and is not expected to play
any more this season. He injured the big
toe of his right foot while playing with
Boston in the west and it became so bad
that he was released. He had two weeks
rest before coming to Baltimore, but when
he played on Wednesday the toe became
sore again and was badly swollen yester-
day Robbie will take him to Prof. Cham
bers for an X-ray examination, and if he
thinks Courtney cannot play he will leave
for his home in California.-Ballimore Her.
ald
A special from Boston says: The Boston
Nationals left for the west last night and
took with them young Dresser, a local
pitcher of promise, who has done excellent
work for several seasons past with semi
professional clubs. Director Billings has
made every effort to sign Pitchers Pittin-
ger and Willis, but without avail 1t is
known positively that it will take 5000 to
secure Willis for next season. and this is
beyond the limit of the Boston triumvirate
but there is no doubt he has a big offer to
play with the Americans Pittinger also
has a big offer. Barney Dreyfuss has not
met with the success that attended his ef-
forts last season to sign his men, for the
reason that some of them have received
tempting offers to leave his team.