Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-08
Base Bali Notes.

The continued rains. all over the country
has put back the training of the different
ball teams and very few are IN good shape
Senators play the Brooklyns tomorrow
and Friday and close contest is promised.
Neither team can boast of much practice
Several of the Baltimore Eastern Leaguers
were at the races yesterday, Tommy Dowd
acting the part Of chaperon.
In popular voting contest, taken by the
Cleveland Press, 1t has been decided that
the club representing that city in the Amer
lean League shall be called the "Napo-
Icons in the future. The title was given
in honor of Napoleon Lajoie. Elmer Bates
engineered the voting contest
The Boston base ball enthusiasts do not
like the foul-strike rule. and have started
to get up petition to have the rule abol-
ished If possible. The petition will be sent
to President Ban Johnson
BY decision of the court of appeals rem
dered at Albany. N. Y, yesterday Michael
J. Griffin, the well-known base ball player
is awarded about $500, which sum the
Brooklyn base ball club, which he sued
will be required to pay. In 1899 he was
transferred to the Cleveland team, but he
declined to accept the assignment. His
suit was to recover salary for the time he
was not employed under his contract with
the Brooklyn club.
President Pulliam Of the National League
has completed his staff of umpires by the
appointment of ]. w. Holiday The new
umpire is none other than Bug Holiday,
the well-known ball player, who since he
played center field for the Cincinnatis has
been out of the game several years. The
other umpires are Emslie, O'Day, Moran
and tombstone. iil'-
Comiskey was disguised with his trip
south. Said he: mo more sunny south
for me- We have been down here fourteen
days, and played only two games. That's
new record for even spring training
trip. These weather sharps tell me the
weather will clear I'D in a week or so, but
we don't take any more chances. don't
care so much for the loss Of gate receipts
but l want to strike some town where my
players can get at least a week of outdoor
practice" -
Il was cured of the belief that left-hand
batters are faster than right-hand men. u
said Tom Corcoran, some years ago when
| arranged match between oyster Tom
Burns Of the Brooklyns and Bill Joyce.
bet a big wad OF money on Joyce, whose
sprinting ability had judged by the time
he consumed in getting down to first base
But when 1t came to a test with slow going
oyster Tom on strafght-away course
Joyce was nowhere and lost my money
Thinking 1t all over. McAleer can use an
splendid little fielder, but poor sticker.
Sunday. when using some one for Reidy
who had accidentally poked out two one
baggers, McAleer was forced to call upon
ouButH JUG Sn6ake0 In q SaIcty dtl right
However he Is not to- be relied upon in an
offensive way and before the championship
race has been run there will be moments
present themselves when a base hit manu-
facturer will be needed. Friel and Sugden
VIII hardly do for emergency duty with the
ASH when the pinch c0nfes.-St. Louis Star.
Big Bill Everett who is manager Of the
Colorado Springs team put in hours telling
Chicago men what he was going to do to
the other Western League teams and what
In vxyft Poll
1t was awarded to Ms ''NIillionaires." Bill
is getting a little gray-under his cap but
going to make the Cubs proposition next
spring to come out to HIS ball park to train,
as he claims that Colorado Springs has the
best training climate In the world, in spite
of the snow storm thai. covered the dia-
mond on Thursday.-Chicago Tribune.
In recent days there seems to be a pre-
concerted scheme on, the part of many
American League managers to take a
fall out OF Col. Barney Dreyfuss" Cleve-
land. Detroit and St Louis chiefs are do
Ing all they can to work up feeling
against the little magnate. They are ac-
cusing him of being bluff sportsman, and
say that while he may have a fine reputa-
tion Tor fairness and grit he, Is not main
tanning 1t by his dodge game. 1t rs de-
clared that Dreyfuss agreed to play the Sc
Louis americans on April 6 and Z and then
nunked and took the ground that the Little
Rock team: had the games for that date
and would not consent to a release. The
Americans made inquiry and found on,
that Little Rock was never asked for re-
lease. Hence their anger