Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-17
Base Ball Notes.

Good for Albert Edward. Maybe the pop
ular twirler is all right once more
VIII wonders never cease? Just think of
the Senators outbatting the Clevelands,
Elmer Bates. the well-known sporting
writer of Cleveland. in his special to The
Star intimates that Bill Clarke will be Sc
cured to captain and manage the Cleve-
lands. This is certainly news to Wash
ington.
Charley Moran appears to be going all
right once again. He had stolen base
yesterday.
Orth Collins, the Washington bow. Sc
cured two singles and a double yesterday
for New York. Osteen got only one hit
but 1t was a home run over the right field
fence
La Chance is leading the first basemen,
with percentage of 994 while Bill Clarke
is sixth with .o74.
Robinson of Detroit is leading the second
basemen. with 800. with Mccormick away
down the list. with 1888. Murphy of the
Athletics is last
Bradley is the best third baseman. so far
Cassidy being in fourth place and Bill
Coughlin fifth. Jimmy Collins Is away
down the list.
Conroy has gone to the front among the
shortstops. while Moran has taken great
big drop. being fourth from last
Harry Bay is all by himself out In the
field. as he has played thirty-seven games
without an error.
troy mas u center whose name Is
Peartree.
Not one of the Phillies has batting av-
erage OF 800.
Fielder Jones leads the American League
in sacrifice hits.
The veteran George Shoch Is playing
third base for Troy, and Brodie, the center
fielder. is on the same team.
The foul strike rule is what is making
the hitting so light nowadays" says Mike
Herman. There's no doubt about it. 1t
has the batters in the hole from the jump"
There have been five tie games in the
American League: 90 IL innings 3-3. 0
innings: two A. games. each Of II in
nings: 5-5 10 innings: &c. 10 innings.
Curiously enough. Detroit has participated
in two of these five games and Washington
in three.
BIZ Dineen of Boston, Chesbro Of New
York. Owen of Chicago and Waddell of the
Athletics are the only pitchers who have
won double figures in victories. and Ches-
bro leads in number of games won and Dr.
neen in percentage.
Harry Davis mas done the heaviest hit
ting OF any batsman In the country. For
the past two seasons Freeman of the Bos-
tons has led in that respect but this year
Davis bids fair to leave him in the rear.
Lajole has made the most doubles Free
man the most triples and Davis the most
home runs. In the National League Lum-
ley OF Brooklyn and Kelley OF Cincinnati
have done the heaviest hitting.
The st. Louis Republic has this to say of
the American League champions: I'm the
American League Boston has shown far
the best FORM oi any Oh tne Teams tnat
have appeared here this season. Collins
men look even better than they did last
year. Just year ago the champions were
handicapped by the absence of Chick
Stahl from the game This season Stahl
and the rest of the champions are in the
game and playing better ball than they
ever did. Their outfield looks stronger
than any other In the league. and so do
their infeld and pitching departments.
With all these advantages in their favor,
IL appears as though Boston Will repeat
their performance of last year and win the
pennant in Johnson's organization"