Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-04-08
Base Ball Notes.

Jack Farrell, who was with the Senators
last season. will head the ST. Louis clubs
batting list this season.
Dale Gear made a home run last Sunday
while playing with his Kansas City team
against the Chicagos.
Jack Clements will catch at Springfield
this season. How he must long for the good
old days.
Old Bob Lowe was doing himself proud
at second base for Chicago on Saturday.
He accepted eleven chances, cracked out a
hit and scored a run.
Joe Cantilon will umpire in the National
League this season instead of the Amer-
can. He should make a hit with the
crowds.
The Boston newspaper correspondents
who have been at Thomasville speak very
highly Of the Boston Nationals and predict
that the club has pennant possibilities.
President Dreyfus has received a letter
from former Princeton ball player stating
he desired chance in the Pirates. Drey-
fus refused to say who it was, but it is
well known that last year he made an offer
to Arthur Hildebrand, Princeton's star, and
the latter refused to consider an offer at
that time
Says Hugh Fullerton: of Griffith can
handle Davis. Mertes and Garvin he will
win laurels as manager. I predict that
the first time Davis borrows a bunch of
dollars from Mertes Zone of his tricks, and
forgets to pay it back, there will be a rue
ton in the club that will keep even Comis-
key guessing
Prentiss. the Boston American player,
while at the bat at Augusta Friday, let the
bat slip out of his hands in striking at the
ball and it struck Miss Ruth Randall in
the head, infiicting a serious injury and
breaking two of her teeth. Miss Randall
Is the daughter Of James Randall. author
OF Maryland. My Maryland" The unfor-
tunate occurrence broke up the game
The spalding campaign proved an expen-
sive little luxury. The award of the con-
tract for the league ball was made on a
strictly business basis. The Spalding bid
was the best. and he gives the National
League 400 dozen balls at 81 900 year, and
the best the National ever had on that i'm
portant item.
President Ban Johnson is not worrying
over reports Of raids on his players. Ban
has been on the sick list for several days.
but showed up at headquarters in Chicago
yesterday afternoon.
"All nonsense he.said "The National
League is in debt; where is it to get the
money for such campaign?
1T is fact tina tsLajofe was approa ched
but that was only al bluff. of Freedman, who
knew that Lajoie Is held by an ironclad
contract and could not accept. Other play
erS will take the same stand as Lajoie"
1t begins to look as though Nick Young
was out of the presidency of the National
League for good. M Young held onto the
office more by reason of his pliability and
6ooNN uhSu "HiiR5iiS5S " tiS " pledSt
everybody than anything else. When the
storm came and the battle became one of
the strong Young naturally dropped out of
the fight. His only chance to get back the
Office was through forced compromise
between the factions and when this came
1t did him no good Voting is an invaluable
man for the league. and as secretary and
he is admirably fitted,' His most valuable
work for the league Was done in these of
fees before, and now that he Is pnhandicap-
be able to do still better work. The Ma
tional owes Young much for his services
In the past, and he will probably continue
to hold his present Office until that organ
ization goes out Of existence or he is no
longer able to take care Of the Positions
St. Louis Republic