Evening star., 1902-04-25
Base Ball Notes.

While not up to the National League in
the way of attendance, the American
Leagues opening can be put down as a
big success.
1t was pretty hard on the Orioles to be
plucked on the opening day. but 1t only
demonstrated the honesty Of base ball.
Chicago and st. Louis got away from
the starting point well, while the Cleve-
lands and Detroits broke badly.
George Davis made the only error for
the Chicagos Wednesday, and Billy Cough
lin was certainly In ,aristocratic company
when he scored his misplay.
First Baseman Isbelf of the Comskeyites
secured three doubles and a single off Of
yesterday.
Jack Townsend will probably go against
the Bostons today, while Huston, late of
the Milwaukees, will probably serve them
up against the Senators. These two
pitchers are very clever and a good con-
test is promised.
If Manager Lotus isn't a little bit shy
about his movements he might make love
to Apperious, the Georgetown catcher. He
certainly handles himself WELL and would
make a great running mate for Drill. They
call him "Apolinaris" out at the univer-
sity.
President Fred Postal was highly pleased
over the attendance on the opening day,
but his delight was the greatest at the Sen
ators' victory. Postal likes the game from
all points, and a victory OF his team out
shines the gate receipts i'll his eyes.
Billy Clingmans band of Brewers clipped
the wings of the Chicagos Sunday and the
victory probably hurt Wednesdays attend
ance.
Comiskey will hide Ed Mcfarland while
his team is in Philadelphia, to outWit Colo
mel Rogers.
Every one of the famous old Boston in
field has been a captain-Tenney, Lowe,
Long and Collins.
The Pittsburg players have raised 10000
" hays tJJ0er n hot hot hntr
will. win the pennant again this season
They have sent word to Robson of St.
Louis that they are ready to accept the
latter's proposition that they will not win
the championship. 1t would be a shame for
the Pirates to take the money.
Jimmy st. Vrain, the Chicago pitcher. is
a good one. He is off to a running start
in the National League. He halls from
the state of Washington and has pitched
in the northwestern section of the coun-
try ever since turning professional.
Manager McPhee compels his pitchers to
work as hard in practice as they work IN
an ordinary game. He claims that this
plan is of benefit to the pitchers and also
to the batsmen who face them in these
training romps.
Jack Doyle of the New Yorks thinks that
the Pirates pitchers were responsible for
the success of the team last season, and
that they cannot repeat their performance
this season. He also believes that Clarke's
men will have a harder time landing the
pennant this year than they had last.
My kids. say Manager Donovan, were
stacked up against the best team in the
land, and three sterling pitchers-Phillippe,
Chesbro and Tannehill-who are seldom
found to any GREAT extent, l know the boys
are all broken up over their poor start,
but Well be heard from on the road and
win just as many games as we lose"
The old excuses now are fed to bosses
from employees lips: The grandma on her
dying bed; the wife at home down with la
grippe. That dying grandma will be spied
beside her grandson. sitting there; the sick
wife by her husbands side, and how these
frauds will blush and stare to catch their
old employers eyes lit up with half
amused surprise,-Ohio State Journal
II think John T. Brush has lot of nerve
to call me a contract jumper" says Freddy
Parent, the crack little shortstop of the
Boston Americans 81 defy him to show
any document which can bind me to his
club On the other hand, Mr.. Brush went
squarely back on his word to me- He Of
fered me $4,000 year for three years and
/ signed an agreement to that effect, which
I have in my possession. Now, Mr.. Brush
has never made good. He has never SUBJ
mitted a three-year contract. All he did
was to send me contract for $4,000 for
one year, and he did not send that until
he found had signed with the Boston
contract Jumper IL IIsigned his contract,
yet he didn't scruple to send it to me. I
rather think that if there has been any
agreement breaking it has been on his side.
Had he kept his word, 7 weuld have signed
a three-year contract and would be playing
with Cincinnati today. Not only has this
man deliberately gone ba cken his word to
place me in a false light before the base
ball world" SJ'4"i t'it