Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-27
Base Ball Notes.

The All-Sunday School League team and
the Senators will have their great contest
tomorrow.
The Boston Americans have been in the
lead since April 10.
Donahue of Chicago made his first home
run last Friday. He has not made an error
at first In thirty-two games.
Selee's team went down badly before the
New York Nationals That clinches the Ma
tiOnal League Dennant.
The New York Herald says that Jones.
Green, Callahan and Davis constitute the
fastest string seen at the New York Ameri-
can League park this season.
Billy Reidy, the hero of the slow ball, who
was released by Brooklyn a few days ago.
has been signed by Louisville Billy only
pitched one fast ball in his life. and that
nearly killed Kruger of the Pirates last fall.
Ortiz can do more with a good head and
perfect control than some pitchers can do
with the speed of a gazelle and curves that
would put a summer girl to shame.
There's a one-armed pitcher out In Iowa.
Stephens by name, who has been doing all
sorts Of effective stunts The record for
one game this year credited to him is twelve
single. two stolen bases and three runs
Mike Lynch Is making good with a ven-
geance. In the six games played by him he
has batted for .31S He made one double
and one triple, and only twenty runs have
been scored OF him in his first six games.
The departure Of Barrow from Detroit
was bound to come He was not popular
with the players and one Of them said when
in this city that the men would not play
for him. Lowe Is perfectly competent to
handle the club and better results can be
expected from this out
Some day the Chicago and Cleveland clubs
in the American League, may be induced to
provide their players with travelling uni
forms that will not put artistic eyes out Of
business. Their present costumes are the
homeliest affairs that ever came out Of a
haberdasher's shop.
After beginning their eastern trip badly
the Clevelands are winding 1t up in whirl-
wind style. The New Yorks knocked them
down. but they knocked the spots out Of
Boston and Philadelphia From a scientific
standpoint their game when here last was
a big improvement over their first visit.
With Chicago and Cleveland to represent 1t
the west has two fine teams which are not
out Of the American League pennant hunt.
New York Sun.
Frank Farrell denies emphatically that he
wanted Frank Selee TO manage the New
York Americans and that Griffith was to be
deposed. 1.-The only time I ever talked with
Selee" said Mr.. Farrell yesterday. was
about five minutes one day at the track,
when I was introduced to him. I never
made him an offer. as I consider Griffith
the best base ball manager in the country.
bar none" To which may be added that
Grifhth has done well as manager OF the
New FORKS. He has had enough disabled
players to drive an ordinary manager to
drink, yet his team Is third. with a good
chance of finishing better than that.-New
York Sun.
Says Fielder Jones. coming a-running'' in
from center field. with Dougherty on third
base: Hey. you. Sheridan. can't you see
that 1t Is raining hard enough to call timer
Says Sheridan. pointing his massive index
finger at Fielder Jones: Now you for the
place where the daisies grow. and don't try
to tell me that don't know anything about
this business. was making base hits UNI
pfring before ever you made base hit with
q bat" Says Fielder Jones-but he didn't
get a chance to say 1t. Sheridan transhxed
him with an awful glare and, choking with
verbiage.- Fielder Jones wandered back
whence ne had come.-New York Telegram
Bug Holiday has resigned as umpire
in the American Association and Gus Wey-
hing has been appointed as his successor by
President Grillo. Holiday has been dis
abled by the heat