Evening star., 1902-07-31
Base Ball Notes.

The battle of the east against the west
reopens today.
The bulletin boards will be eagerly scanned
for the next two weeks.
The chances are good that George Carey
will be back in today's game at Detroit.
George likes to play the game and he has
to be seriously injured to be kept from
donning a uniform.
All this talk of the National League play
ers being sore because American League
men got all the offices in their association
Is simply rot. Last year the National boys
were on top and the same crowd is in the
American this season and again leaders.
Some Of the wise remarks of Earl Wagner
when In Washington three years ago would
prove interesting reading. j. Earl always
advised against gum shoe methods and was
for making friends with the press.
From the sort of stuff the National League
press agents are circulating one Is led to be-
lieve that the base ball fans must be
SLOW. thinkers" The old organization will
have p struggle for decade, at least, to re-
gain the sympathy once held.
Manager McAleer Of the st. Louis team,
it Is said, has signed two Of the National
League stars for next season and Is holding
all Of his present outfit.
Manager LOTUS has not yet attempted to
talk business with any of the Senators, but
his popularity is such that he will have
little difficulty in signing them for next
season.
Schaetzki Is the impossible name of Jim
my Manninss third baseman. And he Is
quite as impossible for opposing batters, as
he stops many hits, says Jimmy.
The Boston Nationals lost two games to
Chicago yesterday through inability to hit.
In the first game Taylor held Boston down
lis Tor four. In the second game Eason
was hit hard. but brilliant fielding pro-
ionged the game to thirteen innings.
Washington leads the American in team
batting and In runs scored; has the catcher
with the best record, best first baseman.
pest second baseman and the third best
shortstop in Coughlin. The latter will also
look IKE leader as third baseman in
McGraw is doing his best to wreck the
american How well he will succeed will
be shortly demonstrated. He was evidently
aware OF the character of the men he has
SO Iar corralled. and he may get couple
more like those he already has induced to
hurdle. But he'll be all in shortly.
me rumors regarding the selling out of
brush interest in the Cincinnati team have
oeen peer ON Momcially denied. and it is hardly prob
Tor the present at least The general i'm
preston regarding such move seems to be
that' should Brush SELL OUT, 1t will be for
tt the purpose of being elected president of
meeting
just as the National people laughed two
SHais ago, when the American talked Of
praeinS ciups In Philadelphia, Boston and
w shlngton' they are now throwing broad
grihs when they hear that Ban Johnson is
sas .aihius VI putting team In New York next
seasoh II Will be quite another story, how
ossI. "hen the spring Of 1903 rolls around
anu lne merry trip of the hammer Is heard
piacihg stands in shape for the metropoli-
The story wired frona Cincinnati that the
t.uo IL IN that city would get, Jack Harper,
sne Sl' Louis American League pitcher,
nI nouno no favorable response from that
=. The Robisons have no 'no right to dispose
~ my services sair Harper just before
ra avIns Philadelphia for the west with the
s. 81. LOUIS team, and I have no idea of go
ing : TO cincinnati or any other National
Lee league Grub voluntarily. / am satisfied
s.toI. weh tne american League, and expect to
The report that Cincinnati would get La
,ole @ Is not credited here. The big French
i,"n y, u. nas declared against playing anywhere
~ ene Naconal League, but If he should
VI oreak AK IN y would be either In Philadelphia
J. ~ HeM tork, with the latter city having |
'ie insloe etrack-Philadelphia Inquirer.
:, aGcoraing g TO story told In Philadelphia |
~ rresldent Shibe of the Philadelphia Ath- |
r,os' .,,,oS sne american League Is being impor-
.sli ,uueo py CINCINNATI capitalists for fran |
sn.se Ior that city, Cincinnati to be the |
~. sntsa ioWn In the west on the proposed ten-
sluD aa cMcuiI OK the Ban johnson organiza- |
..t, iom. 1r. shibe intimated strongly that the |
sa. seaheiemen VINO were asking for the fran |
.. n.sS were the same who were trying to buy I
: :. ,ha AZ -. 6tusn; and II thay did not succeed |