Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-10
Base Ball Notes.

The Chicagos are a hard proposition
Maybe Patten will pitch the Senators into
a victory today.
The other western clubs will have to pay
for Chicagos success with the Senator's.
All the bulletin boards were anxiously
scanned last night. but another disappoint-
| ment came Washington's way.
1t seems pretty hard on Cleveland when
| the Pittsburg papers refer to Lajoie's ban
| ishment." The big fellow Is pulling SOL
| 600 for three seasons, and he might even
go to the smoky city for that amount.
The Pirates handed New York game
yesterday as a sort of jolly. When the
| Pirates lose in the National League it is
| only through kindness of heart.
Pitcher Cronin, recently released by De-
| troit. will probably be signed b. Ba -ilaore,
as the Orioles are in a bad way for twirl-
ers since Hughes hurt his arm.
The Senators open in ST. Louis tomorrow,
and another warm reception awaits than.
The Browns are going fast, taking Bos-
ton into camp Saturday and Monday.
The plan In vogue among American
League magnates Of passing player along
the line to another club when not needed
| is good one. In the National League the
magnates would Sooner hang a player than
see him go to an opposing team.
Setback has the honor of making the first
home-run hit over the Cleveland fence this
season.
LaJoie had four hits at Cleveland yester-
day. one Of which was home run. Flick
diSO COAtTlUuteu d HOIIleF. luey WOulQn
| fit In the local team at all.
Mitchell pitched his first league game for
the Athletics yesterday. The support he
received was not very encouraging, yet he
did fairly we'll
Cozey Dolan Of the Brooklyn team has
played twenty-five successive games with
out an error. This may be partly the rea-
son for the Brooklyn's winning streak.
Strange as 1t may seem, Hulswitt, the
Phillies' brilliant shortstop, has batted bet
ter in the National League than in the
Western League last year.
In two consecutive games not base on
balls has been given by the Pittsburg
pitchers. Philippe did not give base on
Saturday. and Tannehill equaed him in
this regard yesterday. Their control was
SO good they could have driven q nail In
board behind the plate.
Christy MathewSon struck Hans Wagner
out In the game he pitched last week, and
the idea of such a thing struck Matty as
being very funny. He laughed SO long that
the umpire had to call him to pitch the
ball.
Abbatichio, with the Phillies a couple of
seasons ago, has been asked to return to
fast company, Cornelius MacGillicuddy
making him fattering offer to join his
Athletics. He has declined, saying that
Nashville is good enough for him.
Before the Pirates went east Barney
Dreyfuss bought them all Panama hats.
The team stopped at 81 a day hotel In
Philadelphia, while Comiskey's champions
were putting up at another hosiery in the
soon those Pirates will not be able to wear
any kind Of hat and will become spoiled
from too frequent trips to the trough. Four
dollar meals don't get anything on the
field. rs
Barney Dreyfuss offer to bet 5000 on the
chances of the Pirates in a post-season
series Of games against any American
League club sounds brasil Pittsburg has
good ball club, but it is a team which
old players will not concede is a game
crowd. There seem to be at least five clubs
in the opposition organization which would
have an excellent chance to take down that
5000 II Barney seriously made the offer.
The fellows in the New York bleachers
had some fun Thursday with some Chica-
Chicago players were on bases when Schae-
fer went to bat. "Rah. rah. S-c-h-a-e-
fer" yelled the windy city's teams we'll
wishers. Schaefer popped little fly to
Sparks that was meant for a bunt and Con-
gallon was doubled at first on it. The boys
in the bleachers kept up the yell every
time that Schaefer went to bat. The grand
stand fellows said nothing more.
Much has been said and written about the
GOODNESS existing between President Ban
Johnson of the American League and Prest-
dent Comiskey of the White Stockings. 1t
is fact their relations were strained. Yet
when the first serious situation arises they
will not stand SO far apart that their mu-
tual friends will need field glasses to see in
one view the two men who have done more
for one another than any two other figures
in base ball. Comiskey and Johnson never
will stay long estranged. That's good
point to stick pin through for future ref
erence.
Fred Tenney's little game of fisticuffs at
Smoketown cost him $225. He lost his SAL
airy for every day he occupied the bench as
an ineligible Once today, when Theilman
was called safe at first on close play, Sir
Frederick lost his temper and drew back
the ball as If he intended to pink Hank
ODay in the top piece, and put in claim
for one cigar. Flank ducked like the
deck hand on a canal boat who hears the
cry Low bridge" Tenney was merely
bluffing. and it were well, for two members
Of the executive committee were gazing on
the diamond spectacle.-Boston Globe.
Frank Selee, manager Of the Chicago Ma
tional League base ball team, has made an
offer to Orrville G. Frantz, Harvards big
first baseman better known at Cambridge as
"Home Run Frantz," to play professional
base ball with the Chicago team. Frantz
has not yet definitely decided to accept the
offer. Selee is said to have already secured
a promise from Walter Clarkson. Harvard's
famous pitcher and member Of the noted
family Of twirlers, to join the Chicago team
If he sees his way clear to playing profess
sional ball.
Promotinp in ENGLAND.