Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-09-23
Base Ball Notes.

The National League made the Americans
lengthen the season. and now the latter are
getting the cream, while the former has to
be content with milk.
Foxy Howard Wilson was evidently saw
ing himself yesterday against the Harris
burg team. Howard knows when and when
not to pitch his best.
The New Yorks are lucky in confronting
the CleVelandS today with LaJoie and Bay
out of the game on account of injuries.
Boston tackles the Detrots, and the latter
are very strong just now.
Wallace leads the American League
shortstops in fielding, Bradley the third
basemen and La Chance the first basemen.
Chick Stahl and AL Orth played to-
gether in Roanoke. Va. nearly ten years
ago. Chick was a left-handed pitcher
then.
Chesbro, Tannehill. Waddell, Bernhard.
Plank Owen, Powell and Young are the
American League pitchers who have land
ed twenty or more victories.
Catcher Jack Rafter. who has the reputa-
ton of being the best man behind the Dat
in the State League, New York, has Joined
the Pittsburg National League team.
The playing rules state explicitly that
ooachers shall restrict their remarks to the
base runners only. Umpires seldom en-
force the rule in fact, this rule, like the
rule commanding for base runners TIE
advantage of all close plays. is more hon.
ored in the breach more than in observ-
ance."
President Ebbetts of Brooklyn expects
to lose his claims for Pitcher Campbell
of Louisville Pitcher Stricklett of Mil
waukee. Pitcher Swami of Shreveport and
Catcher Butler of Kansas City, but feels
confident that the remainder of his long
list of purchased and reserved players viii
be approved by the national commission at
it's September % meeting.
There appears to be no doubt that Vim.
A. Armour of Cleveland will direct the
fortunes of the Detroit nine next year.
The Chicago Record-Herald says: "W. r
Armour. whose resignation from the man.
agement of the Cleveland American League
team takes effect at the close of the present
season. will direct the fortunes of the De-
troit Tigers next year. Mr.. Armour adj
mitted that fact to Pitcher Arthur L. Ray
mond of Chicago, who has just signed foc
the Detroit team. Raymond will join the
Tigers at once"
The season of 1904 has been remarkably
prolific in the matter of player accidents
and fatalities. To date there have been
nine killed in accidents and something like
fifty seriously injured. Never in the his
tory of the sport have so many men been
hurt by pitched balls as this season. In
the two major leagues SO far this season
Gleason. Chance, Hoffman, Lush and
Coughlin-have been severely injured by
being hit on head or face by pitched balls.
1t is a peculiar fact that the team mau-
ayers who make the most trouble for UNI
pires are player-managerS-a for instance,
Kelley McGraw and Griffith in the major
leagues. The popularity also prevails in
the minor leagues. 1t is doubtless due 70
the fact that the player-managers are uni
formed and actively in the game, therefore
coming into closer personal contact WIN
the umpires. The bench manager must do
his talking and kicking at long range.
while the uniformed player-manager has
the privilege of the diamond.