Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-26
Base Ball Notes.

Cleveland starts a series Of four games
today with the Senators.
Yesterdays rain prevented the closing
contest between the locals and Detroits
Today is ladies' day. and a good crowd
will doubtless turn out to see the great
Cleveland sluggers.
Albert Edward Orth did himself proud In
New York yesterday by shutting out the
Chicagos
troits shortly. Buelow was the tirst to go
yesterday. signing with the Clevelands, ana
will work here with the Blues.
So Capt Prince says the local enthusiasts
will raise a great howl and remain away
the If hsx ddn Is attend the
games anyway. and Scranton Bill can't
win single-handed.
It is more than likely that a band Of mu-
the Sunday School League boys when they
meet the Senators, and all the stores In
Mount Pleasant will probably close down
for the afternoon.
eight games from the Chicago Americans
q rare showing.
Dougherty has been Ill with malaria.
which will doubtless explain why he has
not been hitting as well lately as has been
his wont.
Harry O'Hagan leads OF for the Newarks
in the batting order
John Cancels hand is still very sore and
keeps him from getting back into the game.
Elmer Flick Of the Clevelands is playing
as fine a game as he ever did In his life.
Petty has been very effective against the
Bostons. In two games they made but
three runs and but eleven hits off him.
In the opinion Of Manager McAleer Of the
St. Louis Browns Washington Is the gamer
of the Wolfe-Hughes-Orth deal. II con-
slider Wolfe the best Of the three pitchers.
said he.-Boston Herald.
1t is odd that Boston actually gained in
its lead on the last western trip and then
loaf n the home series,
Wonder the New York Highlanders do not
make q play for Patten. the left-hander Of
the Senator's There is man who would
fill the bill all right.
For the first time this season Lave Cross
batting average has dropped below the 800
mark. 1t is now .296 but Lave will soon
put 1t in the right class again.
The Athletics miss HOFFMAN sadly these
days, and Connie Mack will be In rare good
luck II that player attains anywhere near
his old-time skill with the stick when he
comes back to the team.
II the champion National League team re-
fuses to play the champion American
team second in the race from taking up the
Gauntlet7
Editor Richter Of the Sporting Life ad-
ministers this smash to Catcher Doom of
the Phillies: only RELOCATION to the minor
leagues will Jar him out Of his SNUG self
complacency."
Big Bin Everitt. first baseman and man
ager, appears to have retired permanently
sion business in Denver. and making SO
much money that he has turned down two
offers to handle teams in minor leagues.
A dispatch from Fargo. 8. D., dated July
ID. says: king Perry Werden has resigned
as manager Of the local team The release
of Leon Demontreville has been recalled
and he has been made manager Of the new
aggregation" Leon is a brother of Gene
Demontreville. captain Of the Atlanta team.
Crit: says Dougherty is vi. He hasn't
been right for ten days and soon as he
rot lfffIo oh NJ la IN no will
be hitting the ball for more base hits than
there are seeds In q watermelon. III a man
isn't right" says Crit" "he cannot be ex-
pected to knock home runs. You've got to
feel as II you would like to plant one foot
on q sprfngboard and leap forty feet over
six elephants II you expect to hit the ball
with the degree OF effectiveness that Is
part Of home runs and three-baggers.
Whenever I'm pitching and I zee q man
swipe ct the ball with q please-excusa-me-
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