Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-21
Benefit for Wrestler Joe Grant.

Benefit for Wrestler Joe Grant
Matters have not been breaking very well
for Joe Grant, the well-known wrestler,
this summer, and his friends have decided
upon benefit for him next Monday night
at the National Rifles Hall. Joe was in
jured while playing ball in the Southern
League and had to come home He has
hna1y roundeds=into shape and Monday
night will give AWrestling exhibition with
Bob Aekers andssEd. Vernon. Jimmy Grant,
Joe's younger otheE will also wrestle
George Herbert In addition to these ath
letic events there will be splendid pro-
gram of specialize sty the best Of local
talent, Miss Susie Roeemora and Miss Hat.
viii sing songsa o s,G she f plosram
pleasant Being iy b olden. eh .s se Mers
ray Taylo aoafpa f nd \, WaSst Len
ry Defer and O4aAdd:s Mfdge. Ross. MANY
seats have alre$3 been sold and the prob
abilities are tha3the hbuse win be crowded
whine popufaMsyouf wrestler's friends.
Base Ball Notes. =
Townsend; is slow getting his winning
FORM this season. 4 q 49, 4
Harry Wolvertons playing Is fayorabIy
commented upon by the Cleveland papers. I
The Senators play Cleveland at Fort
wayne, IND, tomorrow, and then set sail
for home. a,.e7----S. >sfEs
Too bad Ryan@had to have an off day..
and all of his errors were COSTLY
Rain knocked cut the game scheduled for
Chicago and ST. Louis
George Carey once more LED his team in
oat ing Yesterday, which is somewhat re-
markahle, to say the least
When pinch hitters are being discussed
Billy keister SHOULD not be overlooked
The Baltimore Boy has won about six
right time. ~
The record on the trip now stands for
Wash1ngt on eight defeats and Ave vic
tories All the eastern teams have Jared
badly, the Chicago team being the chief
stumbling block
The Senators will be home with BOSTON
next tuesday, playing three games. and
men race the Athletics. After that they
travel to Boston Philadelphia and Raln
more for nine games.
Mcfarland, the new outfielder secured by
Manager Lotus from Chicago, is reported
to be on the sick list and won't renorf
here until fully recovered.
harry Bay, who Is playing left field for
cleveland. was not fast enough for Ctncin-
natl. put mas turned out to be one of the
sensations OF the season. The good men re-
leased by Cincinnati could form a winning
combination
The Printers ard Navy Yard team Of the
Departmental League PLAYED six innings
yesterday. the former winning by the
score of to 4. Both teams fieided SPLEEN
didly
Pitcher Lawrence De Variety of the
Dartmouth College club has signed TO
pitch for Cleveland and will report for
duty after his graduation June 20
fat. Dougherty continues to lead the Bos-
ton Americans in stick work. At last ac-
counts he had an average of AGO
New York offered Columbus 81 5OO for
Hart and Turner. The reply of the Co
lumbus management was that the club
might as well close it's gates as to sell
these men, and SO the deal did not go
through.
Tony Mullane pitched seven innings for
| the Spokane team OF the Pacific Northwest
League Tuesday and allowed his opponents
but three hits. He has been signed by
Spokane for the rest Of the season.
None of the pitchers OF the Chicago
American League team has won less than
one-half his games. Callahan has the best
| record, with Clarke Griffith, a close sec
ond 81
Wild Bill Donovan is pitching great ball
for Ned Hanlon. Earl Wagner's old In
dian Is now about the most steady twirler
on the Brooklyn roster.
"Schooimaster" Sam Lever hasn't lost
game this season. His work has been su-
| perior to that Of anysprevtous season In
| him the Pirates1Aavelthe. star OF the Ma
tional firmament0 sl9
OF the infieldefs W.olverton carried off
the honors withfa remarkable stop of a
| drive of Pickertns's f'bat If ever a hit
and Wolverton earnedsevery bit of the ap-
plause he secured-CeEeiand Leader.
Steinwender of st: Louis, captain and sec
| ond baseman -ofjithe princeton team. and
William E. Greea Of Trenton, the Prince
| ton catcher and cat3tain of last years
team, will play this summer in a western
league Green started for the west yes
terday and will be Joined by Steinwender.
Jimmy Ryan Made himself unpopular by q
| little piece of dirty bali playing in the
fourth inning. Ortiz avho was on first. at
tempted to eaKseeoftd and just as Bemis
was going to throw,d Ryan. who was at
bat, stepped UPON sahis toes. Luckily
O'Laughlin wassaswitness Of the incident
and sent Orth back to first and called Ryan
out and the Senators never made kick
Cleveland Leader
/ The story Is repeated that either Morgan,
| the Georgetown College infielder who Gene
Demontreville says~is better than half the
professional tfrird-baggers In the land, or
Captain Guernsey OF Yale will join the
Reds. Horace Fogei Is engineering the
| deal.-New York World Morgan won't
play professionally this season.
Ed. Deiehanty made his first appearance
upon a Cleveland diamond since 1899 and
was greeted vociferously when he first
came to bat Big Ed. responded, by land
ing on Bernhardt for a single and driving
| In Washington's first run. In the third In
ming he showed that he still retained his
batting eye by soaking the bail; to center
for three bases In the field he did not
distinguish himself, the sun bothering him
more than little.--Cieyeland Leader
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