Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-22

dence. his pick up and throw to third of
Burketts bunt. catching Powell, was
nice piece of work and then his home run
drive was of the glorious order
Jack Doyle has yet to make his first err
| ror at second and is batting well over the
| 800 mark
he had the luck with him, Any one of the
three drives At Padden which were turned
into double plays. would have gone to the
fence had they been foot higher or wider.
Catcher kahoe looks like great find for
Manager McAleer. The little fellow is a
splendid receiver and in addition hits the
ball hard.
Jesse Burkett's error was the muff of
line ny from Ryan's bat in the third inning.
No harm was done as a double play killed
off Ryan right afterward.
Roscoe Miller. the Detroit pitcher. has
succumbed to the wiles of Manager Nc
Graw and signed for the season with New
York. Barrett and Elberfeld turned down
McGraw'S offers.
Elmer Flick arrived in Washington yes
terday ahead of the Clevelands and Iajoie
| Is expected today. Both these sluggers will
be in tomorrow's game against the Senators
and great contest Is promised.
Catcher Lew Drill returned to Washing
ton Sunday and was out in. uniform yes
terday. Manager Robinson has McAllister
to help out and Drill was ordered home.
Pitcher Adkins has been given his ten
leans. Jimmy Collins said he had not time
to wait for the fat boy to reduce his weight
and. besides. he secured Tom Hughes.
Would an American League club in Gin
cinnati backed by Cincinnati capital pay?
There's nothing in this 1t is merely sent
out as feeler with the hope that Gin
cinnati paper will impart some informatio
on the subject.
The difference between a race and a walk
over is shown by the table Of percentages.
In the National League, Pittsburg leads the
second club by 224 points. That's the walk
over. In the American League, Chicago
Loo do {la air1,t n h,,f tnfC
the race.
Currie. the diminutive pitcher who has
been with the Cincinnatis all season, was
signed by Manager Donovan of st. Louis
yesterday. Moloney, the catcher recently
released by the st. Louis American League
| team, signed for the rest of the season
with the Cincinnati Reds, his contract also
holding for 1903.
You will notice that all the rumors and
threats are coming from the camp of the
National League. 1t was the same way
pansion movement. The old adage that
Brag Is good dog but Holdfast is better
still holds good. And in base ball the peo-
pie, the plain people, know which dog is
Brag and which is Holdfast.
The Athletics have pulled more games
out Of the fire at the last minute than any
other team in either league. Connie Mack's
men work on the very sensible theory that
a game is never won or lost until the last
man Is out. By persistently fighting to the
last ditch the Athletics have bettered their
standing with nearly every game. team
with this spirit Is the one that wins PEN
nants.
Go down the batting lists of the American
and National League clubs and observe the
number Of players who were unknown In
major base ball circles two years ago. and
who now rank with the best. 1t will be
instructive. incidentally, it should open
the eyes Of the moss agates that 1t Is no
more possible to monOpolize the playing
strength Of the country than 1t is to con-
troll the grounds upon which the game may
be played.
New Yorks outfielders have received an
George Browne the Washington boy for
merly with the Philadelphia National
League team. The management of the
New York team has been negotiating with
Dobbs, a Cincinnati outfielder Of some
worth, but he has not signed contract.
as he has been waiting to see where he
can get the most money for his services.
Harry Howell the Baltimore pitcher, was
at the Brooklyn game yesterday. Asked If
he was going to sign here he replied: mo;
have just been up to visit my folks and am
on my way back. will play in Baltimore
while 1 have a contract with them there.
The events in Baltimore last week have
only served to stir up interest there. Ev
erybody is talking about the game now and
there is an increased attendance. We drew
the biggest crowd last Friday that has seen
Friday game In a long time."-New York
Sun.
Give a dog a bad name and he will have
to fight his way to the boneyard for a
meal. When Jack Doyle was turned adrift
In New York the Giants lost one Of their
few survivors of the aggressive school,
and yet he has knocked about for
days without a soul to pick him up. The
American Leagues official organ-the
Sporting News-put the brand of outcast
upon him and read him out of fast COM
pany forever But Doyle came back. Tom
LOTUS took him in and put him at second
for the Senators, and today Captain Dele
hanty is the only Washingtonian who is
hitting the leather in Doyle's class In
fact, it looks as if the engagement of Doyle
was the stroke of good fortune that put
Fred Posters boys the upward march.
Washington and Cleveland seemed destined
to leave Baltimore and Detroit behind to
fight 1t out for the wish bone in the Ameri-
can soup house. Jack Doyles last Sena-
torial credit was 1916. Tom Lotus figures
in another recent experiment of interest
He put one Of his pitchers. Wyatt Lee in
right field, and that twirler has been MAX
ing good 1t was ]. Muggsy McGraw who
made a very good outfieder Of j. Bentley
Seymour, and Washington folks think Lee
may become another "Cy."-St. Louis Re-
public
COLORED GLOBES.