Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-10

tors and Orioles have a postponed game and
they will clash again. 1t Is also Ladies'
day."
Bill Coughlin will be back in the game
today, playing third and allowing Wolver-
ton to rest up. the latter being under the
weather, suffering from malaria.
Case Patten was something of the cherry
pie order for Baltimore yesterday, and Nc
Ginnity was also hit hard enough to win an
ordinary game.
RUDE Waddell must have been a happy
man last night after that Seventeen-inning
lights in being in the center of the Stage
when an extraordinary performance is be-
ing pulled off.
Clever Jack Doyle seems to have struck
a splendid gait since joining Washington.
He is hitting well over the 800 mark. and
in fielding his work has been nothing if not
sensational.
Willie" Carrick Will probably do the
pitching for the Senators today and Happy
Jack" Cronin should be about due to de-
liver the ball for the Orioles.
Those alleged humorists who have been
poking fun at the ST. Louis club are about
due for an apology to Manager McAleer.
The Browns now in second place. and
with anything like a fair showing on the
coming trip east they should be the real
contenders with the Chicagos for first place.
The Browns certainly looked strong when
last here.
The National League is certainly welcome
TO all the advertising it can get out of
the signing of Johnny McGraw. 'Mugsy'
stands for all that is bad in the national
game, and the American League can be
congratulated upon his desertion
A pretty handy man. that Connie Mack.
He believes that everything comes to him
who has the patience to wait-and huStles
while he waits.
New York is trying to get Outfielder Jake
Gettman to jump the Buffalo team Gett-
man was with Washington some years ago.
Al
man, with but little batting ability.
George Carey has a fielding record that
Is one Of the most wonderful features of
year full of rich things in base bah. In
J91 chances Carey made but four miSplayS,
his average being 1893
The American Association played to &c, as
paid admissions on July f. and IL 900 for
three games last Sunday. In the face of
this fact the enemies of the association
have the effrontery to stand up and say the
association Will not last over two weeks.
In the fifth inning, after Tannehill and
Davis had struck out. Clarke missed two
of Iberg's slows. Clarke's second strike
was so hard that the bat slipped from his
hands. The crowd gave Freddie the laugh.
and turning. he shouted. I've got one
more coming" Again the bat slipped and
rolled toward first, while the ball rested in
Dooin's hands. and Iberg had famed the
side.-Pittsburg. Press.
Highest shutout score in the National is
% 20 q, made by Providence against Phila-
delphia at Providence on August p, 1888.
The highest shutout score made by a pro-
fessional team is 80 to o. the Nationals de-
feating the Resolutes by these figures in
1871. The highest score ever made is 40 to
O. This was made by Dartmouth College
against the Middleburg University in 1882
The ST. Louis fans have been seeing
lot of the Jones family In the last week
First 1t was Davy, with the Chicago Ma
tional League team and Fielder came along
about the same time with the Chicago
american League aggregation. Then. to
WIND matters up, Jimmie came with the
New York club and is still here. All three
of the Jones' are high-class men, and their
work has worried the st. Louis team a lot
If the three could be signed by one team
the trio would make up remarkably
strong outfieId, and one that it would be
nard to beat. Strange to say, the bunch
would fit in well together. Davy was IN
the right garden before he made his Jump
TO chicago, when he was swift ched to CEN
ter. IL he were switched back to right,
Fielder could take care of center, which is
his present position, and this would leave
Jimmie place in left. where he now holds
forth. If Manager Fogel Is looking for
something Few and original. here Is his
chance to secure it--St. Louis Republic
me Cleveland club. which was here last
week, Is beyond doubt one of the best
III the American League, and should be bat
Ting tor top position honors, instead of
trailing in last position. Had the club COM
menced the season with the PLAYERS il now
has there is no telling where II would he
now With Lajoie. Hickman, Flick and
Bernhardt the aggregation Is one of the
strongest that it is possible to get together.
Ihere is not man on the Cleveland team
at present who is not big enough to hit the
ball hard, with the possible exception of
catcher Wood. Armour's hobby of getting
big players has certainly resulted in the
collection of a fine lot of ba!lplayers and
tney are putting up a great exhibition of
the national game. The nine is working
together well and with its staff of pitchers
shoulo soon climb up into a higher position
In the race. Once the team cuts down tho
LEAD the next team above it has its climb
should be rapid.-St. Louis GIobe-Democrat