Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-08
Base Ball Notes.

The Senators and the champions play an
other double-header this afternoon
Jacobsen and Townsend will probably
work for the Senators, while Gibson and
Dineen will serve for the Bostons.
Muiiin and Cassidy worked together
nicely yesterday, accepting twenty-five
chances In the first game and fourteen in
the second, neither man making an error.
Tom Hughes has certainly been easy
picking for the Bostons, but there are
other teams for the tall boy to get back at
Charley Farrell broke the middle finger
Boston on Tuesday. He kept the matter
so quiet that very few knew of the acct
dent until the team reached Washington
yesterday morning.
Young, Winter and Doran did some fierce
throwing yesterday Center Fielder Chick
Stahl being given hard races after the ball
! in each instance
The two best umpires in the American
League, Tommy Connolly and Jack Sheri-
dan, honored the local park with their
presence yesterday, and worked perfectly.
each man taking a turn behind the plate.
PITCHER Wolfe has made several good
starts since joining the Senator's and the
fans Were afraid he would slip up yester-
day, but he covered the entire distance in
first-class style.
Jake Stahl and Frank Huelsman. hooked
together. make a fast team of batters If
the former gets on the bases it is more
than an even chance that the latter will
score him with hit, as 1t takes only a
single to get Stahl home from almost any
base.
Catcher Doran made a star play when he
ran back and captured Stahrs high foul
about yard from the grand stand. He
then turned quickly and made a perfect
throw to Ferris, mailing Hill, who tried to
steal second on the out
Joe Cassidy has evidently regained his
batting eye. as he hit we'll in Boston and
got four hits yesterday. one in the first
game and three in the second
haFNr
night. He tore off four singles in the first
game and got another in the second He
also fielded finely in Seft.
One of these fine afternoons there will be
a coroner's inquest at the park over the
killing of one of the numerous boys who
are continually passing behind the plate
| crying their wares or gathering up the bats
Yesterday a fast pitched ball missed
Happy, the masc-.. by about an inch
Had it landed on the little fellows head it
is more than probable that he would have
been down and out for all time.
Third Baseman Hill is slowly regaining
his health and confidence, and is getting
better every day. He knows the game from
every angle. and fits in nicely since the
loss of Bill Coughlin.
keeler batted for .341 in 103 games for
New York; Orth for .324 in 10.
OF Dineens last thirteen games eight
have been defeats.
Tannehill has landed eight of his last
nine games.
Townsend has dropped nine out of the
last ten games, and Twelve runs were made
behind him. No wonder!
First and second positions are settled in
the American Association race-St. Paul, l;
Milwaukee. 2 Columbus, Louisville and
| Minneapolis are fighting for third place.
Washington played to 1874 people in
Boston this season. The Boston attendance
| for the season is ,314. For all games,
| 732310
| New York has taken fourteen out of the
| last nineteen games. Going some Boston
| has made exactly the same record. Wash
ington has won six out of the last twenty.
| Syracuse has the New York State League
pennant cinched. Scranton and Bingham
| ton are battling for last honors.
Grimshaw. the new Boston American
| League player. has hit for $40 for Buffalo,
and is the only 300 man on that team.
| In Pitcher Overall. drafted by the Gin
| cinnau club from the Tacoma club, the
| Reds have secured the biggest man play
| ing base ball, If reports are to be believed.
named ''Jeffries" by the fans in the Pacific
| Coast League because of his resemblance
| to the pugilistic wonder.
! Outtelder Harry Cassidy has been loaned
to Youngstown by the Pirates for the pres
| emit. This does not mean that he will not
return to PittSburg. for President Drey-
| fuss says he has no intention of letting the
youngster go. Cassidy prefers to work
with Marty Hogan to loafing on the bench.
| He is after experience, no matter where he
| gets it,
| Frank Pfeffer. a special attendant at the
| Illinois Eastern Hospital, and pitcher for
| the University of Illinois base ball team this
| spring. has signed with the Chicago Ma
| tional League team. Pfeffer made a great
| reputation as college pitcher this spring,
making record that was almost equal to
| that of Carl Lundgren when he was O.
| member of the team. The announcement
| that he had entered professional ball had
been expected for long time.
|