Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-24

pitchers unless Cases hand is too badly
hurt for him to work

PitCHcFS UNLESS Ease ndQQ Is TOO Da0lY
hurt for him to work.
Today Is Ladies' Day and in addition
having the great Clcvelands as an attrac-
ton. the grounds should be crowded.
1t seemed like taking big chances to
break up the Senators infield Just as 10
was commencing to work right, but Clarke
fitted In at first all right and Stahl seems
at home In the outfeld.
Lew Drill only got one hit yesterday.
but 1t was double and scored the Sena-
tors first run.
Charley Moran is leading the shortstops
OF the American League and In addition
the Georgetown boy can hit the bail. his
drive causing all the trouble In the seventh
inning.
Pitcher Bill Donovan need never worry
about his future as a ball player. When
his working arm fails Its cunning he can
go to either the In or outf1elds and make
good and in addition he ranks up high as
a batter.
Setback led the Senators with toe stick
yesterday. getting two hits out Of four
times at the bat.
second In the eighth inning Stahi struck at
the ball. missed 1t and then got In front
Of Buelow. Umpire OLouehlin saw the
foxy move and declared Mccormick out
for Stahfs interference.
Somebody must have been kidding Grem-
niger when they told him he could play
third base. He Is too large in the first
place, covers about three feet OF ground
anu las AAiuoE AcdSuc idoelco Ill ONSE
him.
The Senators will be up against II for
the next three days, as the Clevelands class
up with the best teams In the American
League II ever the Senatorial pitchers
weaken in the slightest respect there win
be no stopping the hitters who travel with
the Blues.
Catcher Kittredge was back in uniform
and practicing yesterday and Is now able
to take his turn in the box.
Manager Barrows was asked IL he could
use Coughlin and only smiled. He then
said that IL Manager Donovan was stuck
on pitchers he could have Donovan and
Mullin. two of the best In the country.
for Coughlin. Patten and Drill.
1t seems foolish for the National League
people to worry over the showing of the
Pttsburg club. BY the latter part of July
the Pirates will have the other seven clubs
scared to death Pittsburg may not be able
to beat the Boston Americans, out Fred
Clarke's aggregation is far and away the
strongest in the National League.
The patronage of the New York Ameri-
cans is considerably better than 1t was
last season.
Jud Smith of Los Angeles leads the Cali
fornia League in base running.
Cincinnati Is evidently trying to equal
New York in piling up attendance records
Devlin. the Georgetown boy, Is easily the
find of the year. His work at third base
and batting has done more than a little
to keep the Giants up near the top.
Joe Kelley still holds the belt for the prize
kicker of two leagues. He Is up against the
wrong proposition In Harry Pulliam. and
that gentleman has the thanks of the base
ball community for his attitude In squelch-
ing the Cincinnati manager. Next time
Kelley errs the dose should be even more
severe.
Harry Howell is proving a lifesaver for
the st. Louis Americans. Saturday he
pitched his sixth game of the season and
Ii resulted in his fifth victory. 1t was the
Bostons he defeated, too. which makes his
feat all the more creditable. He has
achieved victories over Cleveland and Phila-
deIphia- The former got but one run and
the latter none at all. All he has to do
now is to down the Highlanders and Grit
fth's famous trade whereby he gave the
go on record as one of the most gigantic
plumbers known to base ball.
The general idea Is that Napoleon Lajoie
was a blacksmith before he got into base
ball, but this Is a mistake Manager
Charley Marston, who had charge Of the
Fall Rivers when Lajoie was secured. says
that the now great player was hack
driver before he first played with the New
England League, and played ball on Sat-
urdays Lajoie was tenstrike from the
start, and whether at second, where he now
plays. in the field or behind the bat. was
accounted great success. Phil Geier also
did good work in Fall River and a splendid
career was predicted for him, but 1t was
not owing to any lack of ability, but for
other reasons, that Geier failed to mako
good In fast company. He Is now playing
a splendid game for the Boston Nationals
and Is decidedly a flrst-class man. He is
one of the best walters there is in major
leaguedoYn. and the pitcher has got to put
them over from the start IL he does not
want this man to get his base on balls.
Geier ought to finish in the 300 class and
stand well in stolen bases.-Boston Herald.