Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-02

pennant with only seven men behind
them.
New York passed the Athletics yesterday
In the American League race. Unfortunate
ly. the Philiies are not a bit afraid of any
team passing them.
The Detroit club has requested Manager
game in that city on the next series. The
fans from that section want to see the old
phenomenon perform this season.
The National base ball commission has de-
c.ded that Hugh Hearn Is under contract
with the Baltimore club. The player had
applied to have his name stricken from the
reservation lists of Brooklyn and Balti-
MORE.
burg club has released Pitcher Wyatt Lee.
who was purchased last spring from the
Washington American League club.
Salt Lake mining millionaires headed by
Lake base BAN club Of the Pacific National
League are considering a proposition to Sc
cure ICY" Young Of the Boston Americans
for that club. II some means OF getting
around the salary limit can be round do
for Young will be made.
Manager Selee Of the Chicago Nationals
has signed Alex. Smith. otherwise known as
broadway Alex" and he VIII join the
team at Philadelphia Smith Is catcher
and finished last season with the American
League He was formerly one OF the
Giants backstops and Is considered GOOD
sticker and base runner.
The west gave the east a severe wallop-
ing in the recent trip west Of the National
League teams The west won 40 games
end lost only 10. The record Of each club
was as follows: New York-won. o; lost. ..
Brooklyn-Won:, 3; lost, Il Boston r., On
Pittsburg-won. 10; lost. s. Chicago-Won.
IL: lost. 4. ST. Louis-Won. 0; lost, 4. Gin
cinnati-Won, 10; lost, B. The eastern trip
of the American League western teams as re- re-
the west, divided as follows: New YORK
Won. Z; lost. 8. Boston-Won. Z; lost: D.
We shington-Won. 8; lost. 9: Philadeipnia-
Detroit-Won, 8; lost, o. ST. Louis-Won, q;
lost, Z.
Had a National League player been guilty
of doing what Lajoie did, 1t is a. safe bet
that he would have drawn suspension OF
some definite period, and 1t would have
been more than two days In duration, TOO.
In addition, he would probably have been
&C mpelled to pay heavy nne. Inc pohcy
of the National League rs one .nat pro,1o an
who will do what Lajoie did is no more OF
a gentleman than man VINO would spy IN
a Woman,s face. Butt all goes IN the
American League-Pittsburg Press. People
In glass houses. etc If the National League
can stand for Mike Donlin. the American
League can certainly put up with La1oie.
Larry assaulted a man. not woman
The Chicago Inter-0cean says of the
game In which Chicago defeated Pittsburg
8 to / on Sunday last: If ever man was
the entire show and the whole works of a
ball game that man was Jake Weimer. and
that game was the one, in which Weimer
defeated Pittsburg yesterday. When the
score Is studied and analysed and br1ef
account given of what WeImer individually
accomplished, the most ardent fan will gasp
and blink his eyes. For Weimer not only
pitched one OF these golden games OF his.
holding the champions down to ave very
dubious hits and one run. but he struck out
seven of them. always at times when the
strikeouts counted In the last inning he
terrible Hans Wagner, and, to cap the cii-
max. he either scored or batted in every
run Chicago made. When man not only
holds a hostile team safe with his pitching.
huf does al the work In the run-getting
line his performance 10 something far be-
yond the ordinary. and deserves unqualified
recognition"