Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-02

batting list of the ST. Louis Browns. He
did well yesterday. but Bender was too
| much for the mound city aggregation.
Maurice Wolfe, the Washington boy who
Is pitching for the Newark club Of the
Eastern League. held the Rochesters down
| to three hits last Sunday and easily shut
them out. A Newark paper claims that
Wolfe is easily the best twirler in the East
ern League.
1t makes the average reader laugh when
he sees in an Indianapolis paper that Jack
Carr of this city. who is playing third base
there Is to be released to Three League
club for the rest of the season. Last Sun
day Jack accepted all of his chances
against Louisville and In addition. raped
out two triples and three singles. Jack
would make great utility man for the
Senator's infed.
Pitcher Philippe of PittSburg Is still suf-
fering with his eyes and is in no condition
to play ball. His physicians allow him to
come to the park and look on two days
per week. The other days he must stay at
home in darkened room.
George F. Mcbride. shortstop of st. Joseph
western League base ball team. has been
purchased by the Pittsburg National
League club. The price was not made pub
lie, but Is said to be $1,000.
Joseph A. COrbett of the st. Louis Ma
tional League pitching staff has been re-
! leased by F. de Haas Robinson. president
of that club Corbetts release was made
at his own request because infiammatory
rheumati sm had developed. and it had be-
come necessary for him to devote himself
entirely to medical treatment.
Bonner distinguished himself by q beau
tiful catch of fly over first base in the
second that shut Off a run 1t Is not gen.
orally known. but it Is nevertheless fact
that Bonner Is probably the best second
basement in the Observation-Disclosures
Sentinel.
The trip around the world. talked over
by Managers Selee and McGraw while the
New York team was here. begins to look
lflyo R..l 81, 40 v,SSk
care to take the long jaunt. and a fear of
deficiency in the treasury will probably
be another drawback to the junket. Even
If the teams do go. 1t Is likely that Aus
tralia will be the only country visited. judy
ing from Manager Selee's talk yesterday
Chicago RecOrd-Herald
Left Fielder Joe Rickett Of the New Or
leans base ball team has been suspended.
pending an investigation of the charges
Of persons in the grand stand that he OPEN
ed the gate to left field Sunday and urged
the crowd to go on the field, thus instigat-
ing the melee which occurred during the
ninth inning OF the second New Orleans
Montgomery game. and Ricket and his
friends aver that they can prove the ac-
cusa tons to be false.
"One Of the arguments advanced in favor
Of one league is that there are not enough
good players to go around says Secre-
tary Frank HOugh of the Athletics, and he
adds: Heard that as far back as 1884 and
1885, when the American Association be-
IL
National. And strangely enough. the
very same gentlemen who urging the
same cry now are the very ones who In the
Brotherhood movement were trying to
maintain that there were enough players
for three organiZa lions"
One of the most prominent members of
the New York National team. who, for
obvious reasons. does not care to have
his name mentioned. said. regarding post
season series: You can take 1t from me
that every man on the team is willing to
play such a series. Not only that. but we
are anxious to do so. and am not certain
that we will not arrange a series regard
less Of the management after regular
season ends. If our pitchers remain good
we are convinced that there Is not a team
in the American League that Is superior to
us. If there Is. We want to know 1t. The
boys do not blame McGraw personally for
the stand he takes in the matter. He was
given a nasty deal by the American League
in Baltimore. and no one can blame him
for not wanting to enter into such a great
money making arrangement with the Amer
lean League. At the same time they can
not help thinking that personal animosity
should not stand in the way of the pub
lies right to a series for the cham
pionship of the world. 1t would only de-
lay the trip around the world for two
weeks. and the players would be more
Sa tiSfied