Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-06-20

tention to use Rube in the early games. Ed
came not, but kept the coin and TICKET.
Carl l.. Lundgren, former star pitcher for
the University of Illinois ball club, signed
with the Chicago National League club yes
terday, and Joined the club at Cincinnati.
By Sam Crane: There may be pluckier
men playing ball than Lie Washburn, but
they haven't made themselves apparent
With eye big a base ball, nose
scattered all over his face and badly denied
Stats the game exBrown man shows his
college bringing up Tonight he said: Oh
it's nothing; 1 had my nose broken and my
eyes blackened many times. I've played
foot ball, and this don't amount to much.
1 wish 1 could out of this eye of mine.
and think l could play tomorrow. 1t Is
doubtful II he can play In two weeks"
In the Dayton street police court ST.
Louis, Wednesday, Charles Life, bleacher-
lite. was fined $ and costs for expressing
his opinion of Jesse Burkett as ball
player. According to the evidence, during
Tuesdays game between the Browns and
Orioles, Life called Burkett names Jesse
pointed the offender out to a couple of po-
licemen and the man was taken into GUS
tody. The management is determined upon
putting stop to this sort of thing.
Winnie Mercer. pitcher of the Detroit
club, may be the next coach Of the Univer-
sity of Michigan base ball club. The ath-
letic board of the university has been after
Mercer for some time to name a figure for
his services. The negotiations have been
conducted through Attorney James o. Muir
ter is the acceptance of MERGERS terms by
the athletic board.-DetrOit News.
With the Browns losing the anvil chorus
Is again making itself heard at St. Louis.
Random was rapidly becoming loyal to the
new band, but with the losing of the last
Boston game, followed by those miserable
performances against Washington, the
bunch. though not much in numbers, made
themselves heard by singing a solo that
makes the famous anvil chorus in I'll Tro-
vatore" as placid the dream song in
"Ermnie,' which the vouptuous Pauline
Hall sung SO often.-St. Louis Republic.
Six thousand people witnessed the game
of base ball at Athletic Park yesterday
afternoon, and saw the visiting Georgia
Crackers go down in ignominious defeat
before the conquerng Pelicans. Stanley,
the doughty right fielder of the New Or
leans club, was in charge of the victors,
and the way he slaughtered the visiting
batsmen was a sight to behold. The strong
and time after time when there were men
on the bases and only one out Stanley
turned the clever trick Of retiring the side
on strikes.-New Orleans Picayune STAN
ley is Washington boy.
Again has the ak been swung. and this
time 1t Is Jack Doyle's head that falls into
the basket. The ak followed the ham
mer." Such persistent hammering as Doyle
has been subjected to since the season
opened resulted in a smashing Of things at
last, and Doyle has been crushed. Another
turn of the wheel that's all. Doyle was
handed telegram in Boston after Wednes-
days game that read as follows: New York,
June 10. to Manager George Smith: Have
accepted O'Hagan's terms. Put him to
work at once and notify Doyle that he Is
released. F. NJ. Knowles. Secretary