Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28
scheduled in Washington yesterday were
blocked by the rain.

scheduled In Washington yesterday were
blocked by the rain.
Outfelders who can hit and infelders
who can field are at q big premium just
now in the major and minor leagues
No definite statement has come from
either Morgan and Apperius of the George
town team, and clubs with lots OF money
might tempt them into the professional
ranks. They certainly look like corners.
Pitcher Al. Orth Is making good head
way these days, but VIII have to take great
care Of himself for couple OF weeks yet
Jones, the st. Louis Browns first base
man, is playing errorless ball. He has
accepted 122 chances without an error.
Collins has made eight hits in his last
four games. He did not make mispiay
until his ninth game.
Keller has only made seven hits in nine
games. Willie wants to get his batting
glasses on in hurry.
safe ones in nine games. He has scored
eight runs and made four errors.
There Is no kick coming with the game
'Sir'' Kittredge of the Washington club
is putting up this spring. He has slashed
out nine safe ones in eight games and has
yet to make msplay.-Boston Herald.
Fred Clarke says there Is only one Pitch
ing staff in the league that looks better
than his, and that belongs to ST. Louis.
He adds that he is willing to wager that
before two months have passed the Pirates
will have made even the Cardinals look
cheap.
sale Of Dahlen, judging from the playing
Of Babb and Dahlen at present. Babb has
made twelve hits in ten games and only
two errors have been scored against him.
Dahlen has made but six hits in nine games
and he has been marked with three errors
in the same number of games
A report from Chicago says that after
Johnson. Pulliam and HERMANN had de-
cided the Donovan-St. Louis case love
feast followed. and it was proposed to have
a Garry Hermann day at the American
League grounds in Chicago on June %.
Fine! Now, why doesn't the American
here in grateful appreciation of Herrmann's
decision in the Ridgewood case New York
Sun.
'Dick" Padden has drawn a three days
got gay with Calico OLoughlin over in
Detroit last Saturday, and. soon as his
rotund majesty got the official report, he
wired McAleer ordering him to keep Pad
Wednesday.
A special dispatch from Atlanta. Ga,
says that Bobby Cargo, the famous ball
player, who was with the Pittsburgs In the
early COS, is dead there. Bobby Cargo, was
a native of Pittsburg, and has several
brothers living in the hill district. He has
many friends who will be shocked to learn
of his death. He was about thirty-two
years Ol0. Last year Nc WAS Will tIlc view
York State League. but went to Atlanta
this spring.
1t was ''base ball day" at the Jamaica
race track yesterday, all of the local ball
teams being represented John McGraw.
who, by the way, won nearly 81. 900 on Col
lector Jessup, was accompanied by Dunn,
Mertes. Dahlen, Bresnahan, McGinnity and
other members Of the New York Nationals
Several well-known ball cranks also were
on hand.
Both President Harry Pulliam of the
National League and President johnson
of the American League are congratulat-
ing themselves upon the fact that their
umpires have had comparatively little
trouble this season. Last season by this
time there were number Of removals
from games for serious causes" said Mr..
Pulliam. up to date this year there
have been no advices of an extraordinary
nature from umpires regarding obnoxious
conduct of players on the field. 1t looks as
though the owners had succeeded In inn
pressing upon their players the necessity
of keeping cool during games In order that
the teams might not be weakened, and
such advice has had the effect Of making
the games unusually free from rowdyism."