The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-28
lace where they locked the wee bit

weak
New York was of to is usual running
start but is fast flowing. and. IS
there IS friction galore in the ranks. it
is easy to see the Giants finish Boston
doesn't seem to ne of much account
They were literally toured in the East
as cutting some frozen aqua. but they
appear 90 he an Cverrata3 team. and one
which hasn't got anything or the Car
diuaIs
PHILADELPHIA which was beaten two
out of four, and Brooklyn. tanned three
out of four. are also. apparently. in the
Chicago class. Cincinnati must be given
a cEaDle Of Diminishing FIVE of its seven
rivals
At present writing Pittsburg and Chi
cggO are the only Two aggTegatiCrs
in the league that look to hold the resi-
dents safe.
Joe su-dea. old reliable. is deserving
OF getting more boosts. than the base
ball Ea-agrar hers have been giving hiu
since MaIorey took to gardening. and
be had 10 catch day ia ard day out
Joe was always a star receiver and
but for an attack Of illness in 1895.
when he was shining as PittsburE
chief a.ad-IaGaist. he would never
have experienced a pocr season
But Tie GiIUEnt. when il disappeared,
left him II a weakened physical cCndi-
tion. md il wasn't until he tied up
with Charley Comiskcy that he r.
covered his CId-Jime speed.
Ills housekeeping has been q daily
feature If the Browns play On the
present trip. -'JigEs" Donohue is with
the team but. as SugdCn likes to work
every CAV and IS catching such rare
article ..JIEEs' is adjoining the beacE--
81. Louis star
A Chicago dispatch says that big
Jack" Katolf and Herman Mcfarland
OF the Chicago American League, VIII
soon 90 to Philadelphia TO Join the hth-
Ieties. unless there is an unexpected
hitch in present GEcEelts- kat,-ll
Is q pitcher. who has been with Co
misEey for years. Mcfarland joined Co
niskey in Chicago. coming from The In
diarapoIis team Of the Western League.
Both have been with the Chicagos whilo
the latter has captured the two pennants
in the American League.
Since the now famous Injunction cases
in Pennsylvania Connie Mack. of the
Athletics. has been after Ccmiskey for
these men and il is probable that in
view OF the recent loss OF the Athletics
stars. COmisKey viii allow the men to
go 10 Philadelphia and ueip out the
crippled Philadelphia team.
Hanarer Comiskey vas among the
number of american League magnates
who made offers to take Iajoie and
Bernhard of the hands Of lie Athletic
MANAGEMENT in their injunction trouble
The Chicago club owner made sub
stautial trade offer to the Athletic man
GgemeEt, but S0meTs. Of Cleveland. got
in first. and now has both Lajoie and
Bernhard Tor the Cleveland Blues
The trouble with Matthewson is no.
that he is not trying to win all Of his
games, but it is because his arm is go
. ing wrong" said Umpire Hank" O'Day
. in Chicago the other day.
"NGtty has been throwing that drop
curve so much that his arm can't help
but give oct. I told him last season.
EUt he does NOS seem TO heed any warn
Ing Of that sort
The drop ban is the hardest q pitch
or can throw as it uses every Joint it
the arm and pulls opposite from tho
joint. It is great tai 10 mix with
others. but If 4 nan keeps throwing It
all the tire i IS only matter Of r.
short time Until the arm viii give ous
( entirely
'Natthewsou's arm at the close OF
/ last season was very bad from Just that
+ reason. and he has started throwing il
this year II is going 20 put him out O.
/ the business. sure I pitched ball for q
/ good many years, and / know what I ar
/ +aILf-e- arGr1t -