Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-22
Base Ball Notas.

Base Ball Notes.
:. It was a great wind-up yen New York
Manager Donovan certainly caught the
spectators yesterday.st n
Patterns pitching ID the Nth inning was
phenomenal. With Doushsty ana Keeler
leading Off with hits and EfberfeId.s sacri-
flee, runs looked certain, but Case put ON
steam cana: and struck out conrox and Williams.
with the bat. and the departure of the
team may do him goou.
The Senators left on the 7:3O train this
morning for Harrisburg. where Joe Cassidy
Will be given a great reception by his old
admirers this afternoon
Hunter Hill let bad bounder get away
from him. but at the bat he did nicely, get
ting double and single.
Patten and Cassidy made a pretty pIay
on Mcclure in the fourth inning Mac was
on second. and with Dougherty at the bat
the veteran thought he was being driven
back to the bag SO that he couldn't score
on hit. Cassidy saw that Mcclure re-
fused to break ground, and dashfng over
to the sack got Patterns throw, and Gentle
Jeems was run down on the line, to the
great disgust of Manager Griffith.
Being hit twice by the pitcher and a base
ON balls gave Huelsman only one turn az
the bat. and then Conroy made a fine stop
of his swift bounder.
Dave Fultz made pretty catch of Hill 8
short fly back of second. He came in on a
hard run, and. STOPPING. picked the ball or
the grass. many thinking 1t had been q
pickup" instead of q clean catch.
CAMEL was out of the game on account
of his collision with Hughes the day before.
and John Anderson took his place. The
big Swede doesn't like to play first. and his
exhibition was something weird. The
quicker Cancel gets back in the game the
better it will be for the New Yorks.
The Fourth Presbyterians should play
the Norris Peters for the championship OF
the District, or 1t will look, as though they
are afraid of the Independent boys. The
contest If arranged, would draw out a big
crowd.
Jack Carr, the Northeast Washington
boy. closes the season as the best batter
on the Indianapolis club. For an inhelder
the fact that Jack must De something of q
sticker.
The New Yorks and Bostons have a hard
and rocky road ahead of them in the west,
and neither team can waver in the least IL
1t wants to keep in the running. Chicago is
playing at home now and right on the heels
of the leaders, and the chances are that
the White Sox will finish second or better
1t Is undoubtedly the best race the major
leagues have seen for many years.
George LaChance must have looked
pretty good to the Boston people last Mon
day. when he tore off two triples and q
man that can't bat.
A few days ago a crazy crowd Rugged
John McGraw almost to death, and on
Monday an angry throng made John T.
Brush hunt cover. Truly, these be strenu-
Gus times for the Giants.
man named Laird, one of the best base
ball fans following the interest of the Pitts
burg National League team. became insane
and was removed to the insane department
of the Mercer county almshOuse iast-Mon-
day. 1t Is claimed by the friends of Laird.
most of whom live in Sharon. Pa. that the
reverses Of the Pittsburg team this year
M dn xxytfh Inc, ~,
he was much interested in the thrice cham
pions, and became morose and queer when
1t became evident that there was no chance
for his favorites to win the pennant.
DR.. Pat Carney thinks he can hold the
Boston National club for his salary for the
rest of the season. He has not yet init
mated what action he will take, If any.
The Pittsburg and Chicago clubs Of the
National League have made him offers, but
the condition of his ankle makes him hest
tate to do business with any one. 1t GER
tainly was an unusual proceeding to release
a man while disabled by injuries received
In service of his club
An 1884 Columbus fan contributes this:
Pete Browning. who played third base for
Louisville back in 1854, when that team.
along with Columbus. was a member of the
old American Association, and who was
considered the greatest natural hitter of
his day. was wont to occasionally fall Off
the water, wagon, during which time he
failed to hit in form. Pete once remarked
that a Teller kin booze little, and the
next day catch the bah, throw 1t an right
and put up a darned crackerjack game in
the field, but youse Is got to keep your
lamps trimmed If you hit de ball. If your
lamps amt trimmed, no use talkin,' you
can't see de ball when de pitcher shoots her
cross de plate. Yes, sir. to hit you got to
keep your lamps trimmed
Zone never hears complaint nowadays
about the inconvenience of transportation
to and from American League Park" writes
VIII Rankin. There Is ginger and dash
in the work of the players that brings out
all the combativeness in their makeup, and
that style of play. as rule. Is seldom seen
In the games played by the National
League teams. A never-say- die-whiie-there-
is-hope Is the spirit displayed. Time and
again games have been won in the last In
ming by sheer nerve. that shows a tenacity
FOR sticking together in the very last that
pleases the fans. who are beginning to re-
alize that a gilt-edge article of ball playing
can be seen at Washington Heights. and
that, too. in such quantities as has not
been witnessed on this island in the last
decade. Oh. for the subway tracks. and
then the American cup of bliss would be