Evening star., 1902-05-08
Base Ball Notes,


The Senator's strong pitching staff has
weak look at present.
Jimmy Ryan hit the ball well in Phila-
delphia yesterday. but circus catches by
Flick robbed him of his Ban Johnsons"
Better ball can be looked for by the Sen
ators from now on, but the Bostons will be
a hard aggregation to defeat. Jimmy Man
nings bunch beat them four straight last
spring.
Al Buckenberger, manager of the Bos-
tons, says that with good left-handed
pitcher his team would give the Champion
Pittsburgs hard chase.
Catcher Stahl of the University of 1lli-
nois may be added to the Cincinnati back
stop corps If Manager McPhee can per
suade him to join the professional ranks.
nants, Mavericks, Rainmakers and Selee-
ties are some of the names the Chicago
National League team has to stand for
1t should have christening.
Shortstop Shugart, who drew a blacklist
from Ban Johnson last year for his assault
on Umpire Haskell. is captaining the San
Francisco team and playing in a way to
open the eyes of the California fans. He is
playing at third.
Ex-senator Atherton, Buffalos new sec
ond baseman, has been busy for the past
few seasons Last spring he jumped Buff
falo for the California League, where he
played until a few days ago, when Stall
lings offered him big money, with the re-
suit that he hop-skipped back.
Manager Hanlon has released Pitchers
Windham and McCann. He will retain Nc
Maxim to help out Donovan, Kitson, New
ton and Hughes, who will be worked in
regular order.
"Pink" Hawey is said to be getting $3.50
a month from Buffalo, much more than any
other player in the league is drawing. He
has yet to show Manager Stallings that he
can deliver the goods" and judging from
his appearance he will not last long in the
Eastern League.
Doc Carney. the Georgetown medico
playing with the Boston Nationals, has i'm
proved SO much in his hitting that he now
occupies the place of honor on that team.
In the first Brooklyn game, at Boston, he
slammed out two home runs.
"Rhoades of Chicago National League has
one of the coolest heads Of any youngster
l have ever seen play" says Johnstone, the
American League umpire, "and l believe
that he will develop into one of the very
best twirlers in the business
Catcher Drill of Washington impresses
| one by his work behind the bat that he has
been In the professional ranks for years.
whereas he has just deserted an amateur
team. While his catching is good. his bat
ting is an additional feature of his work
Philadelphia Times.
Hick Carpenter, who was one of the most
popular base ball players who ever wore
Cincinnati uniform, has accepted position
IN the government service. Carpenter has
been running out of Cincinnati on the
Southern as Pullman car conductor. Last
week he received an appointment as the as
sistant collector Of the port of Okala, Fla.
Jimmy Sheckard has made a statement
in reply to the threat of Manager McGraw
Of the Baltimores to sue him for the money
advanced to him for signing with the ORR
oles. Sheckard said he had written to the
secretary Of the Baltimore Club for a
schedule of his Indebtedness and made the
assertion that he would pay every penny
Of what is due to McGraw. He does not
fear a suit.
1t did not take thinner long to get into
To- IL l.
those four hits Saturday he wired Chief at
Cleveland. The catcher was just putting
down his last new carpet and had his
mouth full Of tacks when he got the mes
sage reading. THE Irish forever-Germany
can't bat" Charles took the next train for
Cincinnati and got into yesterdays game
Pittsburg Press.
Says Boston man: at was too bad
that the Spalding case was not carried to
trial. Col Rogers went on record as say
ing the election was legal, and now we will
not know whether the colonel was right or
wrong. The colonel has proved good enough
a lawyer to have his partner A. J. Rea ch
guessing where he Is at. Getting control Of
majority of the stock Of the Philadelphia
club. he has voted himself $4,000 a year
salary as treasurer, while poor Leach is
receiving but $500 the president Of the
concern The club has been one of the
great money winners in base ball, and yet
Ben Sh1be, a minority stockholder, says
there has not been a dividend in thirteen
years.
The way in which these minor leaguers
are working shows the difference between
the speed OF American and National
Leagues. Freedman's team has been keep
ing right up close to Pittsburg, and the
best pitcher the club has, on record to
date, is Roy Evans, who jumped Mike Kel-
ley's st. Paul team while it was in Detroit
and who Is, If the reserve clause be recog-
n1zed, the property Of the Providence club
of the Eastern League. Evans was never
regarded as wonder in that company, and
never had but one season in which he was
regarded as one Of the foremost men Of
the league. He has been practically out
of the game for a time, but is making good
with the National. and is getting away
with four hit games from such teams as
Philadelphia. Very wide swaths are being
cut by other minor leaguers who two sea-
sons ago would have had hard going to
make the regular teams. after drafting