Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-06

puuIu& away from the plate yUUSef0ay,
something the Scranton boy rarely does.
Chick Stahl was q sight after his slide
home In the first inning. He struck the
ground about twenty feet from the plate
and carried an avalanche Of mud with him
when he struck Bill Clarke Bill said after
ward that he thought a dredging machine
was humping into him.
Outfielder Tourney has been released by
Rochester and Ortiz Collins given a perma-
nent berth in center field. The Washington
boy has continued his hard hitting in recent
games.
Jack Carr, the Northeast Washington lad,
had only double and a home run in the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. game on the morn
Ing of the Fourth.
If Pickering comes here he will At in
nicely between Donovan and O'Neill.
Pick" belongs in Washington. as he Is CT
the Coughlin class and always plays his
best under all conditions. Anybody can
up a good game with tailender.
Charley Moran and Lew Drill are both
suffering from attacks Of malaria and will
be out of the game for week. Charley
stuck to the game with bad leg, but In
ternal troubles were too much for him and
he had to go to bed.
Chance Is the only 800 man on the Chi
cago National League team.
Ing of any minor Lacquer recruited by the
National League this year.
Buffalo won 16 games and lost but IN
its first home series. No wonder 1t took
Big Bill Massey did not make good with
the San Francisco club and drew his re-
lease. Arthur Irwin gobbled him up quick
Pat Dougherty has been bit In the
BACKGROUND since he left Boston, making
one hit in three games.
Jim Mcclure of the Highlanders Is au-
thority for the statement that he offered
Fred Tenney $1,000 year for three seasons
to play first base for Detroit.
They are not bowling at old Abner
Powell of the Atlanta club as they did
short while ago. because ABS team Is
winning now and is chasing the leaders
holly.
George Stone. who had just look-in
with the Boston Americans last season,
leads the American Association IN nome
runs and stolen bases.
Saws VIII Rankin: at used to strain the
fences to get $4,000 people into the poio
Grounds. but since they raised the field
few inches they can accommodate oo,OoO
now-base ball figures
Up to June Is. inclusive, the New York
Americans led in batting, Philadelphia was
second, Cleveland third. Chicago fourth,
St Louis fifth, Boston sixth, Detroit sew
enth and Washington last.
The Schenectady New York State League
base ball team was disbanded yesterday
by order of it's owners who released the
entire team. This action was decided on
last Friday night because of the small at
tendance at games.
Harry Merrill of Wilkesbarre rises 70 ask
this question: Where would Col. Barney
Dreyfuss three-time champion Pittsburg
team land these days in a series Of eight
or ten games with Collins band of Boston
csc? The result would be foregone con-
clusion, and such a series would attract
very small crowds
The national base ball commission. hav-
ing previously held that awards of all play
ers to major clubs under the Cincinnati
peace compact stand without further ap-
peal, announces that Kansas City had no
claim on Player Beville, and that he was
temporarily released by the American
League club of New York to the Providence
club.
cleveland people were mighty good to
me when I played there" said Ossee
Schreckengost, Saturday. land 1 really had
only one reason for wanting to get away.
What was that?" asked Seybold. Two
many saloon keepers coming up behind me
and dunning. me for the whisky bills of old
Sockalexis," answered Schreck FOLKS
couldn't tell the red man and me apart
when our backs were turned.
President Ebbetts of the Brooklyns has
purchased of the Springfield club the re-
lease of Red Owens. who is now playing
independent ball in Pennsylvania. Owens.
who was considered the fastest infielder in
the Connecticut League, jumped his con-
tract in Springfield two years ago over a
matter of salary.