Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-19

Manager LOTUS is fielding in great style,
but as yet bats very weakly.
Delehanty's hitting will find in the records
that such good stickers as Stahl. Lave
Cross. Burkett. Fultz. Bradley. Collins and
Latoie are below him. The big fellow will
be there or whereabouts when the season
ends.
Demontreville has almost recovered from
his injuries and will join the Senator'S
whenever wanted. He Is practicing daily at
the park. Moran's leg is still little weak
and he Is keeping very quiet.
Carey has not been doing his best at first
this season. but at that he is heading Harry
Davis in the records.
Murphy of the Athletics Is reported to
be fielding up to a top notch and the Won
der OF the American League, yet DeMont In
five less games had more assists and put
outs and leads by a percentage of .944 to
.935
Scranton Bill Coughlin cannot be playing
such a very bad game at third when he has
such a crackerjack player as Lave Cross
| behind him in the percentages.
For seven years ]. Earl Wagner gave the
Washington fans great winners at this
time of the year and consistent losers later
on. Don't worry about the present Sena-
tors. 1t Is an aggregation of slow starters,
but strong f1nishers Stick a pin here.
One of the humorous things of the base
ball world developed In st. Louis last week.
The Star of that city called the Senators
about the worst ever after losing two
games to the Browns and then when they
finished in front twice in succession 1t
turned on the home team and lambasted
McAleer and his comrades for keeps.
Since a week ago yesterday. and includ-
ing that day, the three teams of Greater
New York have lost fifteen games out OF
twenty-five played.
Bill Donovan is pitching good ball In
Detroit as anybody In the country, and 1t
was a sorry day for Brooklyn when the
speedy boxman escaped from there.
1.-THE Chicagos are the best team have
seen this season except the Pittsburgs,
| said Barney Dreyfuss yesterday, "and I
out"
The Chicago National League base ball
team has signed Pitcher Murphy. of Notre
Dame University, and he will begin playing
at once
already have reached the respectable
number of eleven. The New Yorks have
been whitewashed twice. In the American
League there have been six shut-outs, the
New Yorks being one of the kalsomine VIC
tins.
Harry O'Hagan, the first baseman Of the
Newark Base Ball Club. is in serious con-
dition at his home in Vailsburg, suffering
from a conclusion of the brain. O'Hagan
while sliding to third base in the game with
the Worcesters last week struck his head
against the heel of Baseman Madison's
shoe.
Just before the game between Cleveland
and the New York American League teams
In the former city yesterday afternoon
Manager Armour released Pitcher Pounds
and Manager Clarke Griffith Immediately
signed him. as the New Yorks are shy OF
pitchers. while Cleveland had seven twirl-
ers. Armour considered this number too
large. and so was glad to accommodate
Griffith. Pounds left last night with the
New York team.
The work of improving the American
League grounds in New York is going on
actively. It Is expected that right field Will
be filled in for about fifty feet more by the
ffY,oa RETURNS home and that the
entire outfleld will be level. A fence will
be built where the right field declivity be-
gins SO that the work of filling in the re-
mainder of the hollow can go on when
| games are being played on the grounds.
The roof on the grand stand Is about fin
ished.
Manager BILLY" Garen. of the Havlin Thea
ter, st. Louis. says that he has obtained
"Rube" Waddell's signature to contract
to play part in his "Stain of Guilt show
company, which has Just closed a tour or
the east and west. There Is no part IN the
cast Just fitted for Rube's talents. but
little thing like that doesn't bother Garen.
and he will have the play rewritten 60 ut
Waddell. RUDE goes with the troupe this
fall.
The management of the Philadelphia Ma
tional League team took its first step in
Strengthening the team Saturday, when 1t
secured William Qkid) Gleason's name to a
ress for quite long time between the New
York and Philadelphia arrangements for
| the transfer of Gleason to the Quaker city.
Early in the spring Detroit traded Glea-
son for Smith of the New York team. but
| the former refused to play with the Giants.
He has been in Philadelphia all the spring.
practicing with the Phillies. and Is In fine
! condition. Gleason is practically Phila-
delphia man. his home being in Camden,
I and he began his career as major league
player with the Phillies over a decade ago
| as a pitcher. AS fielder Gleason has few
| superiors at second base. and he will have
a wonderfully steadying effect upon the
other inielders. especially Hulswitt. who
| spring.