Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-02
Base Ball Notes.

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Base Ball Notes.
The Senators got poor start yesterday,
| but the finish will be better.
Harry Wolverton is back in good form
once more while away from home. He got
| all his six chances yesterday and had a
! double and a single.
Jack Doyle's debut was all that could be
desired and he will prove a great running
mate for Jimmy Ryan. But Ryan couldn't
| get on the bases yesterday on account of
| Dineen's cleverness
1t would seem like a good plan for Case
Patten to take a couple days off and prac-
| tice in fielding. 1t is certainly deplorable
| fact that Patten field his position about
as poorly as any man in the business, but
| he can certainly pitch.
| The fast work Of Washington's infieid
| yesterday attracted attention and that
! quartet will be heard from still more ex-
| tensively before the season is over. Keister
| and Coughlin seemed to be particularly well
placed.
The game scheduled for st. Louis yester-
day between the Chicagos and Browns was
postponed on account of wet grounds.
The Senators are still at the head of the
| second column. thanks to the good work
Of the Clevelands and Athletics The Cleve-
| land crowd is the most to De feared now.
In the Departmental League yesterday
the Printers defeated the Bureaus II to ..
Ashleys pitching for the Printers was the
feature, both sides fielding well.
Frank Bonner has once more returned to
| the Eastern League and that is exactly
where the big fellow belongs. He has all
the natural ability of a first-class ball play
| er, but cannot stand the glamor that sur
] rounds success in the business
1t is one Of the silliest of propositions to
| place McGraw and Kelley with any other
team outside OF Baltimore. Both players
are well to do, the former having a great
| business in the monumental city, and 1t
| would mean the loss Of this trade should
he go elsewhere. Both men are great ball
| players. and they will simply have to come
| down to the fact that kicking won't go In
| the American League.
Dan Murphy, the former New York sec
ond baseman. has been sold to the Phila-
| oelph1a American League nine He will
Join Connie Mack's team on July 9. playing
second for them. Murphy is the best batter
| In the Connecticut League.
| Scout Fogel of the New York club is
trying hard to corral players for the Giants
| Up to date he has succeeded in buying din
| ner for several American Leaguers but
| the Giants have not been strengthened
thereby.
In Pittsburg they say that Ban Johnson
| will not be reelected president of the
American League. The natural inference is
| again next winter.
Big Buck Washer. the famous pitcher
from Akron, CNio, who lately pitched the
University OF West Virginia to champion
1
day to sign contract with Barney Drey-
! fus' Pirates. Evidently Buck" has no In
tention of joining Cleveland.
| At Chicago Sunday the last three innings
! OF the game between the White Soy and
| the Detroits were played in a driving rain
The first six innings were played in
drizzie that grew harder ever minute until
| 1t became so that the players could hardly
see the ball. Every one Of the eighteen
| players was wet to the skin when the game
| was over
| py1rl CT io hot,
| way by both Lajoie and Delehanty. In the
| old days. when all hands were in the Ma
! tlonaa League, Jesse always led those two
worthless This season both have big lead
over him thus far. However, Burkett will
soon be cutting 1t down, though he's any
| thing but an even money chance to finish
In advance of either Larry" or Del.
| CongaIton, recently served with his ten
| days notice of release. which expires July
3. has not yet accepted any Of the offers he
| has received to play with other clubs
though Minneapolis and Kansas City are
after him hot-foot, while New York has
| made a bid for his services. He was re-
leased simply because the club had five
| outfielders with the acquisition of Miller,
and had no room for Congalton
It Is understood that David Fultz now a
| fielder on the Athletics Of Philadelphia, has
been secured to take DIR. 8. B. Newton's
place as athletic director at Lafayette Col
| lege. Fultz coached the Homestead team
| last season and Is considered to be one OF
! the best In the business He was a star
half-back when on the Brown University
| team and was subsequently selected as
member of the all-American team,
AS long Waddell receives good SUD-
! port from the Athletics matters will 90
along swimmingly. but If the team fails to
| do Its share "Rube' is likely to cut up
| rusty. One day, while he was pitching for
Milwaukee. the outfielders made several
particularly rank errors. "Rube" stopped
! the game, called the outfelders into the
diamond. ranged them around the pitchers
box, and then said: "In finish the game
myself. You stay here and look on" And
while the crowd laughed and cheered, Wad-
dell made good his word by striking ont
| two batters and retiring the third on an in
| field f1v
Farrell turned out to be even better than
was expected. Possibly barring 'Yank"
| Robinson, Comiskey's old second ba
] the Kansas City boy is far and away the
fastest performer at pillow No. 2, who has
ever drawn salary from a local club He is
finished player OF the up-to-date school
What's better, he Is a sober, reliable youth
who became benedict but few months
before the campaign was opened and who
| Is on his good behavior.-St. Louis Star
The National League magnates have been
making themselves familiar with Louis
Vile of Late and this fact has led to rumors
! that Louisville is wanted in the National
and that in order to get this city twelve
league club will be organized. The fact
that Hart OF Chicago. Pulliam ana Clarke
Of Pittsburg. and Andrew Freedman OF
New York have all been in Louisville dur
ing the past few days would lend color to
this story, but the fact that they an seem
to be looking for players makes another ex-
PLANTATION also possible. That the National
wants Louisville, or twelve-club league at
the present time is hardly probable. Espe-
ciaIly is this true. In view Of the fact that
George Tebeau, who controls the Louisville
club In the American Association says that
he has not been consulted in the naAfer and
Is out with q statement that he will resist
any attempt to place a rival team In that
city. II the National really wanted Louis
vile 1t would undoubtedly buy out Tebeau
or take him into the fold instead Of trying