Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-23
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Base Ball Notes.

Ease HGtten was ike the little girl WIN
the pretty curl yesterday.
Third Baseman Hill, recently of St.
Louis. reported to Manager Donovan yes
tcrday afternoon and is ready for work.
Pitchers Hughes and Wolfe will proba bly,
report to the local manager today as Orth
has gone to New York and the pitching
staff is shorthanded
Manager Barrows finally decided to buy
Catcher Lew Drill instead Of Clarke. some
thing like 1900 being the consideration
the deal being completed yesterday after
noon.
The Senators and Tigers grapple in a
double header this afternoon and two good
contests should result.
Manager Barrows still has a laundering
after Third Baseman Bill Coughlin. and
the chances are big that he will secure him
before the Detroits leave town. The Detroit
people stand ready to pay $4,000 for Cough
lin, and he is not worth that much to the
Senator's, although he is one of the best
third basemen IN the business. Last sea
sIn McAleer would have refused that
amount for Hill.
Charley Moran played his first game with
the St. Louis Browns yesterday. covering
third. He accepted all three OF his chances,
but failed to get a hit.
loves and Donovans exhibition Of burn
ing paper in the thirteenth inning had a
childish look and Umpire Dwyer did right
in getting after both men.
Drill was seen by an Evening Star re-
porter last evening and said he was sorry
to leave Washington. as he cons dered II
his home. but was glad to get with what
he considered faster team. In Drll De-
troit gets one of the most gentlemanIy Eel
lows in professional base ball and a player
OF unusual merit.
In a letter to friend in this city, Third
Baseman Jack Carr of indianapolis writes
that he has been sold to Detroit but VIII
hardly report to Barrows before next
spring. Carr can play short some and may
nuSh O'Leary out or his JOO.
Wagner of the Pittsburgs leads the Ma
tionals in doubles and Lajoie the Amer
cans OF the two men Lajoie leads. Kelley
and Freeman lead in triples, LumIey anu
Davis in homers.
Red owens has sidestepped Ned Han
lon ard resolved that York, Pa, Is better
town than Brooklyn. He will stick to
Penn Park. and has repudiated his agree
ment 10 go to the city of churches
When you see Lajoie at work you can
woade. at his popularity with the fans
saws Left Hook in the New YORK Iele-
graph. Larry is a natural ball player. He
IS as graceful on the field as a BABY max
ing 1 hole in "A bottle of milk. He ire
quently plays his position contrary 70 Ine
base ball Hoyle but he gets everything
that ambles his way. and that's the main
gescheft. He just can't help II.
Manager McGraw OF the New iorks mas
already started to square himself with the
New York fans as regards not playing a., a
post-season series. The New workers. WILL
never stand for a gutter.
The Philadelphia Nationals are trying
to buy the Dubuque franchise in the Three
! League so that they can secure two
players
ing abilities of Kittredge yesterday. NO
one ever charged Bob with being runner.
President Johnson Is certainly earning
his $4,000 salary this summer trying TO
place the Washington club in shape IL
almost equals the times when the American
League started east and again when Nc
Graw tried to disrupt the organization by
Jumping to the National League.
There is no trade that can get Scranton
Bill Coughlin away from Washington but
If Manager Barrows will repeat his So.OOo
offer he might be able to do business as we
need the money.
F,lberfeld was so tired at the end of his
home run journey that he fairly plunged
into the plate and then rolled over and
over TO get out OF the catchers way He
picked himself up laughing and remarked
that he never worked harder for pair of
shoes In his life.-N. Y. Sun
Ed Barrow has Robinson playing at
third to strengthen the batting OF the De-
troits. Robinson is shorter than pint of
marrowfat peas.
O'Leary played n wonderful game at
short for the Detroits yesterday. If he
could bat well. what a player he would
make for a championship team providing
he could always keep up his squirt in field
ing-N Y. Telegram You should have
seen OLeary yesterday.
Every member OF the Cleveland team. ex-
cept Bay. looks like perfect specimen of
physical manhood. They remind one of the
old Phillies in the days of Delehanty.
Thompson, Clements. Lajoie and others
The successful debut of Pitcher Lynch
with the Pittsburg team recalls the fact
that Brown University has contributed
more high-class players to professional
base balisthan any other one collegiate In
stitution. In proof we have but to mention
'renney. Sexton. Woodcock. Lauder and
Fultz
The New York American League club :
hour del!yerauCe from tat ior
rarassment draws nigh. September 1 has
the subway The postponement from July
] will cost the New York club many thou
sands OF dollars-but better late than not
at all this season.
In be-header at ST. Paul Saturday
Pitcher Lee and Catcher Reading OF the
Toledos were Frustrated by the heat in the
second game.
Evidently that Detroit bunch has no,
been wised up 10 the fact that New York
Is To win the pennant this season With
Boston dropping two to Cleveland il was
Detroits place to help the scheme alone
by tossing one to the Highlanders
All OF the Cleveland players are loud in
their praises or the way Charley Hickman
OF their team covered second base during
the absence of Cotton Turner
IL isn't bad wager that Washington will
excel that Phillie percentage by the close
OF the season. Washington has the better
team by considerable.--Bos Herald
DR.. William II. Murphy, Yale's base bal
head coach for the last two years haf
accepted an offer to become base ball and
foot ball coach at the Annapolis Naya
Academy for the coming year He will