Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-27
Base Ball Notes.

Boston and Washington line UP for the
first time in this city this afternoon.
Jacobson may pitch for the Senators,
while Winter-rightly named-wili twirl for
Boston.
That right field fence should look good to
Buck" Freeman. He used to get the ball
over 1T quite frequently while Senator
Jack Carr has evidently dropped into
good berth with the indianapolis team, as
the Hoosiers are going along at fast clip
and he is doing his share of brilliant play
ing.
Gene DeMontreville has replaced Dick
Padden at second for st. Louis and the
washington boy is doing nicely. He got all
of seven chances yesterday and also Sc
cured q safe hit
Detroit is hot after players, but good
men are hard to get. Manager Burrows
has q big roll of money for an fnfielder. but
none Of the other managers care for lucre.
They want players instead, something the
Detroit manager cannot afford to give.
Bobby Lowe is fielding we'll and hitting
like a Trojan for the Tigers.
Just wait until the Giants strike the west,
and then watch that lead of theirs fade
away In thin air. They haven't had a real
struggle as yet, but they have few coming
to them.
Games have been postponed this season
on account Of rain. cold weather and snow.
1t only requires one to be called off on &C
count of heat to make the category COM
plete.
1t Is not the real fans that howl when
player makes an error. II Is the cheaper
and more undesirable set of base ball pa
irons who go to the park with few dollars
in their pockets, bet 1t with another or their
own class. and then get sore when the VISIT ISL,
these can't be chained at home while games
are being played.
The Phiia delphia National League club
has made a couple of deals by which Jack
Doyle has been secured from the Brooklyn
club to play first base. and Billy Lauder,
the third baseman, has been purchased
from the New York club The Quakers nave
needed a first baseman badly. and as HAN
lon now has Dillon to play first for MS
team, Doyle will be of more value In Phiia-
delphia. Lauder has not played pan tnis
season He did not sign contract: ne
nlayed his first professional ball in Phlla-
delphia.
Wyatt Lee appears unable to get start
ed in Pittsburg. He made his second ap,
pearance Sunday against Clncinnati anu
was hit hard.
IF "Jiggs" Donohue comes to Washing
ton Jake StahI may be given tran
in center field. as many believe ne mas
batting strength. notwithstanding his poor
start In practice games Jake was hitting
the ball for keeps and several Of the play
ers picked him out as the siugger OF the
team Over anxiety to please Is hurting
his work just now.
"Ducky'' Holmes is doing great stunt
for Chicago at the bat
1t cost Portland. Ore. 800 to buy Cas-
tro from Hanlon.
Homer Hilderbrand is playing in left
field for San Francisco.
Patten is in the grasp of hard luck and
every one hopes he will shake 1t. He has
been pitching slick ball for Washington,
however-Boston Herald
Buck" Freeman has made good start
in the home-run department this year. and
it would not be surprising II Buck" should
again be known the home-run hitter OF
the American League.
Don't fret, dear rooter. There is some
thing back of this. The Pirates are simply
trying new plan to put the other teams
to the bad. The scheme Is to make them
run around the bases so often early in
the season that they will wear themselves
out and be in no condition to keep up with
the pace the Pttsburgs will set later on
Pittsburg Dispatch
Turner the new recruit at short for
Cleveland, is playing much faster game
than did Gochnaur He is fielding more
accurately and Is hitting the ball all over
the lot He has batted better than the
majority of the Bluebirds and in his six
games has batted for 500. He has hit
safely in every game so far and in the six
games got twelve safe ones scored to his
credit.