Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-04
Base Ball Notes.

The Senators wind up the series in Chi
cago today and start quartet of games
with the st. Louis tomorrow.
mistake was made in the last official
averages of the Sunday School League.
woodward of the Mt Pleasant Methodists
was credited with a batting percentage of
.2I2. while 1t should have been 1867.
Magnate Comiskey is getting awfully kind
in passing out Flaherty and Isbell to
Washington. Why don't he loan us Bate
man, Clark and a few of the other really
good ones he has farmed out to Milwaukee?
Detroit has under reserve a shortstop by
the name of Owens. who is creating some
thing OF a sensation in the Pennsylvania
State League. He is especially good with
the bat, the sort the Detroits as well az
Washington. need.
The st. Louis clubs of the major leagues
lead their organizations in fielding
Billy Lush will be out of the game a
week on account of a bad leg.
Fred Hartman, formerly National
Lacquer. is putting up a good game for
Montreal.
Lewis, the Cornell shortstop with the
games In Providence. He made six hits
in the four games there. including a double
and triple and fielded splendidly.
The pitching department is Selee's main
reliance and in that he is undoubtedly
stronger than any team In the National
League. says the Chicago Chronicle.
Messitt. a well-known Western League
catcher and once with the New England
League, had to have his arm amputated to
save his life few days ago. He had
finger split in game last week and blood
poisoning set in
II has practically been decided upon by
the Pittsburg club to get rid of Pitcher
Scanlon. He may figure in a deal. il the
other National League clubs will waive
claim to him.
Joe Wall. the Brooklyn backstop. has
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home nursing a weak knee. He will be in
shape again in a few days. when he OK
poets to secure berth in one of the big
leagues. Wall batted .427 for seventeen
games with Rochester. He would prove
valuable outfielder for any club.-Brooklyn
Eagle.
The passing of Dave Fultz from the field
of professional ball players. which appears
to be permanent will cause pang of re-
greet to all admirers Of the game, and es-
pecially to New York supporters of The
Highlanders with whom the star center
fielder has been identified for the past two
years. For several years his knees have
troubled him. growing worse as each sea-
son advanced and recovering sufficiently
during the winter to lead him to believe
that the trouble had disappeared entirely.
This season. however. the trouble appeared
much earlier than usual and II was soon
apparent that he would not last the season
out. The first sign of breakdown this
year came during the Chicago series In New
York.
Fred Falkenberg. the tall pitcher released
by Pittsburg last year and later signed by
Worcester. yesterday sent letter to Presi-
dent Dreyfuss thanking him profusely for
an unusual show of kindness. Falkenberg
was not paid his full salary last season by
Worcester, the team owing him $500. He
laid the case before the national commits
sion. and II decided that the money was
coming to him from either the Worcester
club or the Eastern League. AS soon as
Dreyfuss heard of the trouble ne sent Falk-
enberg a check for the full amount al
though he did not owe him a cent. Fred
was profuse in his thanks. Col Dreyfuss is
certainly a magnate in class by himself
when 1t comes to fairness and generosity
Pittsburg Press.