Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-08
Base Ball Notes.

Nobody can deny Connie Mack's unique
success with Indian players.
The Boston Americans are but sixth in
club batting.
indianapolis is trying to get Comskey to
give up Dundon. He is wanted by the
boosters for shortstop.
Mcintyre has developed into Detroit's
most reliable batsman. He batted safely
in thirteen consecutive games
John Camel made ms fifth homer last
week He leads the New York team in this
respect. In fact, he has made five out OF
the eight hOmers of his team.
Bay has not made a misplay in the out
field for Cleveland this season so far.
Charley Dexter. with the Boston Ma
tionals, has batted for .26I this season;
In Comiskey'S opinion John Camel of the
New York American League team Is the
prince of all first sackers.
Turner has recovered sufficiently to re-
sumo practice with the Clevelands, and will
be back in the game soon.
The exemplary life that "Rube' Waddell
is leading may be very gratifying to Man
ager Mack, but it's tough on the news
gatherers.
Manager Armour bewails the fact that
the Chicagos have beaten the Clevelands
six times this season by one run
Hitting will tell" says Charley Comis-
key. and 1t looks If Comiskey's Chicago
boys know something about stick work.
Tim Murnane says: There is such a thing
as not enough work for the pitchers. Ger
tainly the Boston American League box
men, Cy Young excepted, have worked very
little this season.
In seventy-five games or more this year
up to June p in the American League
clubs have been held down to five hits
less. Chesbro has made the best showing
in this respect.
Barney Dreyfus says the New Yorks have
fifty games out of ffty-nine with western
teams after July. and he knows there will
be trouble. Selah.
Pittsburg and Cincinnati are now quits on
the series between the two teams. Each has
won six games-quite a good showing for
the Cincinnatis
The Stovan playing first for Cleveland is
a brother of the pitcher of that name now
with Detroit. He is six feet two inches in
height, and was considered the best batter
in the Iowa State League.
Frank Bowerman, the Giants mainstay
behind the bat. announces his retirement
at the close of the season. Having a snug
sum laid away for rainy day, Frank
probably will come back for more next
spring.
Manager Buckenberger of the Bostors
says that the league balls are not good
they were several years ago. He claims
they are too dead. Wonder If the fault isn't
with some of Bucks swatters.-Lousville
Courier Journal
The wonderful record the New Yorks
have made against the other eastern clubs
of the National League has started a lot of
growing out this way about these eastern
clubs not trying to win against McGraw.
That kind of talk comes from the same
class of fans who saw attempt to
Throw the American League pennant to
Griffith's team by swapping Dougherty for
Unglaub. and 1t needs no further attention.
Chicago Tribune
Brer Frank Hougn rises to remark in the
Philadelphia Inquirer: Boston may yet win
on the bit-as they used to say at Iron Hill
but not according to present Indications.
1t looks like the struggle Of 1902 over again,
when the Athletics won the flag In the hot
test race in the history of organized base
ball. So far but two clubs have been men,
toned by the average critics as possible
.pennant winners-Boston and New York.
There are two others that the wise men