Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-03
the city has been in the Eastern League.

the city has been in the Eastern League
The offer was turned down.
First Baseman Doyle has been deposed
from his position as captain of the New
York team and Second Baseman Smith was
appointed captain In his stead. The change,
however did not bring about change in
New York's losing streak, for in the game
yesterday afternoon Philadelphia easily de-
feated the Giants.
The injunction proceedings instituted by
the Brooklyn Base Ball Club against Catch
er James Mcclure OF the Detroit American
League team, which were called yesterday
at Philadelphia In court Of common pleas
No. 1, were removed to the United States
circuit court for the eastern district Of
Pennsylvania, on petition Of counsel for
MCGUIRE. The Brooklyn club is incorporat-
ed in New Jersey and Mcclure is a resident
Of Michigan, said the iatter's counsel, and
he argued that the federal court was the
proper tribunal.
Napoleon Lajoie and Pitcher William
Bernhard will appear in a Cleveland uni
form this afternoon" This was the an
nouncement made by President Kufoyl in
Cleveland this morning. All arrangements
have been perfected for ''Lajoie day" and
there promises to be a much larger crowd
present than on the opening day. Never
before has so much interest been shown in
base ball as at the present time, this being
due to the securing of these two players
Jack Mccarthy will also be shifted to first
base, and Bay will probably take Picker
ing's place at center. Over 5000 tickets
were sold for the game. Charles Somers
received a letter from John /. Rogers yes
terday. but Mr.. Somers would not discuss
the contents of the missive.
Charlie Dryden. while in St. Louis last
week had the following to say: But this
town is not what ii used to be in a base
ball way. Much of the stately grandeur
departed with the only Won der Abe, and
naught but a shadowy memory remains.
We miss the eclat and brlliancy of by
gone days. Within a single enclosure the
cranks reveied in base ball. race track,
shoot the chutes, painted green; one
merry-go-round with steam power orches-
ira; the hot sausage and tripe grills:
knock-the- babies-down, some high-diving
eik, four bars, one rathskeller and song
and dance team. In this bewildering olio
the cranks lost sight of the ball game and
Won der Abe made 100000 in a short time.
Now he has little left but his nose, and he
thinks some of blowing that
Yesterdays shutout, the first Of the sea-
son in which the Senators have applied the
whitewash, proved interesting from the
point of view Of the statistician who counts
allow run to cross the plate he was by
no means sparing with his pitches. but kept
the Chicago batters guessing. Only thirty
TWO OF them faced him. and he delivered Ill
balls In all during the game, an average of
Al to the batsman. Only five White Socks
hit the first ball pitched fairly only one of
them safely. But fifteen Of them had strikes
called on the first ball pitched to them, thus
at a distinct disadvantage at the opening
Of their turns at bat. In the sixth inning
Ortiz pitched peculiarly He struck out two
men. Strang and Green, the only ones who
famed on the visiting side during the
game. To each of them he delivered two
balls before strike was called, and then.
despite this handicap, made good. The
third inning was the turning point, and
showed Orth's great ability with the assist
ance OF Lees magnificent running catch
With one out Wolyerton found Sullivan's
smash too hot to handle, and Griffith lifted
scratch single over Coughlin's head, these
men being pushed up on Strang's out, VOL
verton to first. Then Jones, a dangerous
man, faced Orth. A clean hit meant two
runs. nearly tying the score. Ortiz delivered
eleven balls to Jones. Foul after foul went
twisting upward and outward Two strikes
and three balls were called, and still more
fouls came. Then Jones swatted the ieath-
er into right and everybody thought It was
all of. after Orth's great effort But Lee
was there. and the inning ended safely.
Had that hit gone fair the game might east
ly have been lost. While Orth was pitching
his Ill balls Griffith and Garvin were Civ
+ ing out 152, thirty-nine Senators facing
them thus making an average of 3S9 balls
to the batsman. Griffith used up seventy
balls in his three innings to eighteen ba ts-
men,