Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-26
Base Ball Notes.

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Base Ball Notes.
1t was a great game with an unfortunate
ending-for Washington.
Chicago starts a series of three games
today and all should be battles royal.
Gochnauer certainly had a busy day yes
terday, and performed like magician, get.
ting 10 out of f6 chances.
Fred Ely's work, while not as prominent
In the number of chances was equally as
good on account of his phenomenal plays.
1t is certainly unfortunate that Orth
can't have that bad inning early in the
same SO the spectators know what to
pect
1t was brains against Drawn yesterday
and for eight innings the former certainly
had lhe best of it.
Base hits were coming awfully slow to
the Senator's, but with it all, Doyle, Cough
lin and Carey were the only ones with
clpherS in that column
Lajoie again failed to get safe hit, and
he doubtless needs the invgora ting air of
Lake Erie to brace him up, as he secured
but one safe bingie during the three games
in this city.
Harry Bay certainly looks good from
every angle, notwithstanding the sarcastic
remarks of the big men of both teams Bay
IS almost shadow, but he is lightning fast
IN the field and on the bases, and yesterday
was very handy with the bat.
If the Senators can only continue their
good work against the Chicagos, their rec
ord since the return home will be some
thing 10 be proud of. The town is at last
realizing that Manager LOTUS has a group
of good ball players, and the crowds are in
creastng with each game.
Harry Nolverton played his first game
with the Philiies yesterday and got two
hlts, nut the Quakers Were shut out never
theless
. The Cleveland players were a happy lot
going home yesterday in their bus. They
Were laughing and whistling, while the
two previous days their looks We're sour
enough to turn milk Who says the play
ers don't care which side wins so they get
their money?
John t. Brush says the Brooklyn club
has no claim on Joe Kelley. He asserts
that at the National Leagues spring meet
Ing all the clubs agreed to allow anybody
70 sign the Jumpers that could get them.
Kelley will join the Reds next Monday.
In the meantime he Will scour the coun-
try for players. Kelley is said to have
signed Tor two years at $500 per year.
FRANK Dwyer, manager of the Detroit
CLUB. watched anxiousiy for the National
League purchasing agents who were sup
posed to assan his wigwams Wednesday
forthcoming. and the players sought were
not forthcoming Even Jim Mcclure, who
was supposed to go to Brooklyn on the
fastest train, sat silently on the bench still
dressed In Detroit uniform.
III the purchasing agents expect to get
american League players, they had better
seek elsewhere than in the Detroit club.
our men are loyal. and l think they will
hurdle has been taken by the American
League Jumpers" said Dwyer.
1t Is semi-ofticiaIly stated that a teIe-
graphic request has been made for con-
.riputions from every National League
club to the corruption fund which was
used In debauching McGraw Some of the
replies will be made by "slow freight"
freedman and his chums, Brush and Soden,
VIII reap the greatest benefit that will
come from a first-class team in New York
ana they should stand the expense. Bar
hey Dreyfuss did not ask for assistance in
making the Pittsburg plant profitable nor
dlu the Roblsons pass around a subscription
paper when they spent 10000 for players
to strengthen the St Louis THANKSGIVING
News.
When Manager Dwyer was in Baltimore
recently with the Detroit club, he made a
proposition to Manager Robinson to trade
,, Kid Gleason and McAllister for Jimmy
Williams. Not for Robbie" quoth the
STOUT manager. McAllister is all right and
the Baitimore rooters would no doubt be
slad to see the Kid back at Baltimore
once more, but not at the expense OF
Jimmy" Williams is showing up at third
as though he had been waiting to resume
that position to play ball He Is one of
the "old heads needed to steady up the
youngsters who are to be developed as
3floies, and his place could not be filled
easly.-Baltimore News
DIX OF the American League clubs have
championship chances and the other two,
Baltimore and Detroit, are first-division
possibilities. Chicago reverses have in
tehslfied interest ip, the race. At this writ
ing the Champions are IN the lead by one
game, with st. Louis philadelphia and Bos-
ton playing good ball. Cleveland and Wash
lnslon are within easy reach and each has
sulnclent strength to warrant the faith of
It's patrons. Chicago will come again, and
When Griffith and the other members of his
pitching department get in form the Cham
plons VIII rapidly regain the ground they
nave recently lost. But the other teams
VIII struggle desperately to maintain their
posiuons and the Indications are that the
i5o2 race will be contested to the close by
1our or more clubs.-Sporting News.
Inc American League has started war
OF retaliation and has aimed its biggest
guns on the Cincinnati club. This was to
be expected. 1t was not to be supposed
that Ban johnson would allow the National
League to cut into his ranks without Tight
ing back The American League may not
succeed In getting any OF the National
Lea que players. but 1t will succeed In boost
ing Inc salaries of a number OF players.
ana tnat Is almost as good as securing
tnem. The offers to be made National
League players will be large; so large, IN
iact, that they cannot but stop and cons der
tnem. Even though they have no intention
OF jumping to the. American League, they
VIII use these offers to increase their sal
1iartes with the National League clubs.
!aunor has 1t that Beckley, Crawford,
HAM and Peitz have been seen and are
considering. These players do not diiTer
rom others They will go where they can
get the most money. That STANDS 10
reason.-CfncinnaE Enquirer.