Evening star., 1904-07-20

| merits. 1t looks as though the team needs
a bench manager. the leadership ts
worrying Fielder Jones to death.
The Detrots have been going exceptional
1y well during the past month, but the VOL
verines never had any terrors for the SEN
ators when hooked up right. Manager
Donovan should hold Case Patten back and
pitch him two games against the Tigers
just to see them curl up before the great
southpaw.
The fans memory doesn't need to travel
far back to take In the Baltimore bunch
In 1901. Yet this is the crowd that is win
ming the National League championship this
season.
Pitcher Dunkle has been ordered to re-
port to Louisville by Magnate Tebeau and
the big fellow will probably reach the falls
city Friday.
Barry Mccormick is the only Senator who
has not missed game this season, and
the work Is beginning to tell on him. When
Hill reaches Washington Mac may be given
rest up for few days, which will no
doubt be appreciated.
The New York Americans have won eigh-
teen and lost eight games since Dougherty
joined the team and gained forty points
Glade certainly justified the reputation he
made at Washington when he famed fif-
teen of the Senators.-Philadelphia Press
Inc New York sun says Dougherty was
very much like Lefty" Davis in the field
Saturday. Pat must have been unusually
to the bad.
Dave Fultz batted safely fourteen times
III siA Stiiies istSt week ana thereby his
batting percentage up to .319.
Harry Davis Of the Athletics has made
fifteen hits in his last eight games and
batted .324 in the season.
Let some of the carpers notfce tha,
Chance did not make a hit three games
running last week. Slumps come to the
best of batsmen. Still. he has a batting
percentage of .357
Three of the American Ieapus panaa
were battles royal. At one time the score
board at the park showed fifty four ciphers,
as against fiVe ones, when runs were scored
O'Ne;il showed decided Improvement in
his hitting last week. He batted for .36S
against 1I2 for the week before, making
his percentage since with Washington 30.
He stole three bases in three days.
The Athletics are certainly making
great chase of 1t. They have passed Cleve-
land and are now making for Chicago and
bid fair to pass that club before the week
Is over.
Jake" Stahl has shown vast Improvement
In his work. He made but five hits in his
first nineteen games and then began to
whack and hit safely forty times in his
next thirty-three games this being a .333
clip. His percentage for the season is 20
He has made ten doubles and six triples
Pittsburg feels the loss of Fred Clarke
very sorely. Doubtless Pittsburg would
have landed Saturdays game had he not
been compelled to lay of account OF
an injury to his leg received while sliding
all week
ffesiueHt DreyIuSs says ne Is very well
pleased with the work done by the new
pitcher, Case. He believes the young fell
low has in him the making of a great pitch
er. One thing that the Pittsburg magnate
admired about him was his nerve and cool
ness. Il think he will be all right. and will
help us lot declared Barney.
When 1t comes to first basemen. McGann
of the New York Nationals leaves all others
in the rear. He has played In his last fifty
games without a misplay. simply phenom-
email showing. He accepted 5C2 chances
without msplay. He has had forty-one
assists this season. stolen twenty-five bases
four games and batted for 800 for the sea-
son. He has easily the best all-round
record.
Freddie Parents younger brother Is
coming second edition of lie famous men,
Der of the Sanford family. Young Parent
played shortstop on the strong Sanford
team at Newburyport Saturday afternoon,
and put up star game. At Hebron Acad-
emy, this spring, he played phenomenal
school ball. He models his style both at
the bat and in the field, after his beloved
brother.-Boston Herald.
1t is said that President John T. Brush,
who is travelling with the Giants, repri-
manded Manager McGraw severely, after
President Hermann of the Reds had called
the New York magnate's attention to some
language that McGraw is alleged to have
used to patrons of the stands in Redville
during one of the games the Giants lost
there. 1t Is said that McGraw lost his tenn
per, and said some red-hot cayenne-pep-
perry things to the fans who were guying
him. There were women In the vicinity,
and the affair reported to Hermann,
who took 1t to Brush, with the result mem
toned above.