Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-26

in New York. IT Boston should win the
pennant again I am sure we would beat
them We understand their style Of play
Ing. and there's where We would have an
advantage over New York" what rot
washington has won nine and lost severn
teen games by one run.
Lowe has batted for .223 in eighty -six
games for Detroit
Chicago has taken ten out OF the eighteen
games played with the Hghlanders. and
Cleveland has taken the same number from
the Athletics.
Hickman hit for 2s2 in eleven games for
Detroit. Mallin has hit for .319, Coughlin
for .264 in fourteen games.
It is current talk that Al Buckenberger
will be back in Rochester next season ana
that Fred. Tenney will manage the Boston
Nationals of 1905.
Washington has won seven out Of eight
cen from the Detroits and seven out Of ff-
teen from st. Louis, fourteen OF their
victories from these two clubs-more than
half
Connie Mack OF the Philadelphia Ameri.,
can League team wants Jack siattery. ana
Of before the drafting season begins. Mack
has not yet made an offer for Slattery, but
he has intimated to Manager Cantillon that
he wants him, and the manager or the,
brewers has invited him to make an ofrer
which will include the transfer OF one or
the men now on the roster OF the Atnletlcs.
Manager Fielder Jones OF the White Sox
has decided to give up playing Tor the re-
mainder of the season and direct the team
from the bench. "Ducky" Holmes Will taRo
his place in center neld Jones Is now the
weakest batter on the team. and Callahan
Green and Holmes will I'LL the three OUT
field positions.
Southern League history SO far has FUR.
nished no history OF a runaway race toI
every championship has pSen Iousn s
through to the bitter end. Two OF inc
three pennant scrimmages were decided py
a single contest and the other, that OF To-
was landed by a margin or three gaihe =,
layy
three remnants and 1904 gives every prom
Use of rivaling the others IN heeA
display.-Atlanta journal.
Rem Milford says In the Cinclnna h I'm,
ouirer: Jess Burkett, the Brownie VINO was
offered to Cincinnati for wad of cash ana
NJ. Donlin. is only one OF the 81. LOUIS i
Americans scheduled to feel the ak uhts
fall Advices from Missouri are to the Ell
feet that Mique Kahoe, Emmett Heidrlck
and Outfielder Hemphill are also on me
auction block. John 7. Brush was the
Donlin-Burkett trade. for Sebring is young
and a Jewel worth more to Cincinnati than
a carload lot of Donlins or Burketts.
Here is a good one on the only kuDe
waddell: Early in his Chicago career he
was sent out to keep an eye on the quarter
turnstile. When settling time arrived there
were records Of a sale OF p I4 tickets, "hlle
the turnstile count ran 4,I0o. That star
thing discrepancy caused stir and an III
vestigaton. The mystery was solved when
Wadder admitted: Il gave the old merry
go-round a few whirls myself L liked 10
see the numbers come In
Frank De Haas Robson, president OF the
ST. Louis National League base ball team,
announces that he has signed contracts for
the release from Louisville american As
sociation) OF William Mailman, A.. J. Egan
and william j. Campbell. and has Dur
chased the release from the Kansas city
club of Hugh Hill and John Butler. In adj
dition he has already secured the release
Of Pitcher Charles E. Brown of the Omah a
IWestarn League) club and Pitcher James
NcGinley of the Haverhill, Mass, New
ENGLAND League) club. These men will Join
son OF their respective clubs.