Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-09-12
Base Ball Notes.

Athletics and Senators today at $50.
Wilson will probably pitch for the Sena-
tors.
Hereafter Saturdays games will start at
$3.50 and on other days at 4.
Jimmy Collins didn't have much to do yes
terday, but he made the hit that won the
game. He does this about three times a
week
Charley Moran has certainly stood up well
for his first season among the professionals.
He will doubtless share honors with Par
ent and Elberfeld next season.
Boston appears to have found a splendid
receiver in Jake Stahl. He Is a little slow
this season, but he has the crude ability
and will be strictly all right In time.
The scores in Cleveland yesterday have
peculiar look. Each team took turns in
shutting the other out.
1t is to be hoped that Hans Wagner will
be able to get back into first-class shape
by the time the fredericksburg series
starts. The Pirates will hardly be able to
make 1t interesting for the Beaneaters with
out the big fellow at short.
The minors did well yesterday at Cincin-
matt in agreeing to the terms offered by the
major organizations 1t has been demon
strated that there Is too much rivalry in
the minors for them to. punish deserter,
especially Is he is needed by any one club.
ing three changes in the infield next season
and will have two new Outfelders. Wonder
IL Barrett Is elected?
just imagine what pitchers like Ferguson.
Radbourne Sweeney. ClarksOn. Matthews.
Foutz. Mccormick. Ramsey, Whitney. Gal
win, Kilroy, Caruthers, Rusie, Casey, King,
Keefe, Seward. Hecker and WEIGH would
have done to batsmen under the foul strike
rule.
The Jersey City team now has the East
ern League pennant as good as won. It has
a big lead over the Buffalo club, who are
now losing games nearly steadily as the
ofnro xxyty1 ha la in dn,lh
1t will be settled week after next, when the
Bisons go to Jersey City to play a series of
Ave games.
Billy Barley who pitched so well in the
South Texas League this season, has re-
ceived an offer from Manager McGraw of
the New York Nationals and he expects to
meet the Giants when they play in Gin
cinnati next week. Both the BARLEY boys
VIII and John-did well in the lone star
state.
The Baltimore Orioles Thursday defeated
the Jersey City Eastern League pennant
chasers. 2 to 0, and incidentally broke re-
markable string of consecutive Victories
scored by the Jersey City bunch. By de-
feating the Newark team an Wednesday
the Jersey City team had scored its twenty
third straight victory in the championship
series. Last Sunday the 'Skeeters beat the
Hoboken team, which is about as strong as
several OF the Eastern League clubs, and
with this game the 'Skeeters record is
twenty-four straight.
Texas was without professional ball two
years ago. In the spring Of 1902 Ted sulii-
van organized the Texas League, which
was admitted into the national association
and fulfilled all its contracted obligations
It was In the field this season, and again
met with success from all standpoints The
Dallas club has furnished Pitcher Moran
and Infieider Try to the st. Louis National
League club, Pitcher Regan to Cincinnati
and Third Baseman Clark to the Chicago
American League club. Pitcher Bateman
OF the Waco team viii also Join Comiskey's
q rra M Ill IL l. rx.-fHf
vans team will advance in their profession
Hill. the Browns third baseman, graduated
from the Corsicana club. Eullivan's serv-
Ices to the game were not limited to north
Texas in 1908. The Southern Texas League
was started last spring. and. In spite of
mismanasement, was success.