Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-22
BASE BALL NOTES.
Two games today.


Tomorrow the Nationals will move on to
Cleveland, where they will open a series of
four games Monday.
Another game lost by one run.
Huelsman came to the rescue with the
bases full by driving out home run.
Patten and Adams are due to twirl today
in the double header for the Nationals and
Kitson and Donovan for the Tigers.
Huelsman has used his bat we'll In the
present western series.
1t would be well for the officials of the
Departmental League to arrange for tho
postponed games to be played after the
season is over as Is the case of the Sun
day School League. The boys do not want
to break UP their half holiday on Satur-
day
Jack Chesbro still works the spit ball"
Mr. Adams watches those bases like
hawk-Detroit Free Press.
Billy Ke-ler muffed fly ball In Cleveland
the other day. and nothing ever caused
more CONSERVATION on ball field.
.sSocks" Seybold is the heaviest outfielder
in the big leagues, But he covers territory
just the same.
The early-season wonder. Mr.. Cassidy.
isn't hitting at all. although he still keeps
up the circus stunts in the field.-Detroit
Free Press.
Several major league clubs have their eye
on Pitcher Hesterfer of the Newark club.
The following men have been In the Amer
League ever since tDe D1Ttn VI tfe VI
caniZa ton six years ago: Sugden, Schreck.
Powers H. Davis Hartsel, Seybold. Isbell
Patterson. Patten. Fultz. Anderson. Cough
lin. Eberfeld.
Newton is with the New Yorks, but has
vet to pitch his first game.
Jimmy Williams is playing fast ball at the
Highlanders' central station. but is not hit
ting up to his old Pittsburg form.
Stovall looks like fixture on Cleveland
first base right now and Charlie Carr will
be forced 10 grace the Cleveland bench Tor
some time longer. :,
Outside of Waddell and Joss. Hogg Is
next in line for strike outs In the American
Harry Cassaday is hobbling about on
bum peg for Toledo.
Outfieider Frisbie once with the Bostons
and New Yorks of the National League
and afterward with the Colorado Springs
and Des Moines clubs, has been made man
ager OF the Burlington Qowa) club
Outfelder Hermis Mcfarland OF the Prov
idence club recently made record for the
season. He came to bat sixteen times. made
nine hits and drew seven bases on balls.
Chase has been hitting and stealing bases
at wholesale rate since the New YORK
Americans took to the road.
Clark Griffith has made only two hits
this season. One of them was a triple and
the other a two-bagger and both were
timely and figured in the scoring.
President Winchester OF the Albany team
SAYS that Cargo was offered 800 a month to
stay with York tPa-)
Joe Heager of the New YORK Americans
Is one of the most silent on the ball
field, rarely saying word. but on the
coaching lines or encouraging his pitcher
he has plenty to say and puts life into the
game.
Mcbride. the new member of the ST. Louis
Nationals. leads the team with the stick
with a percentage of .31S. Smoot is also in
the 800 society, according to the latest
compilations.
NJ. ]. Finn. who was deposed manager
of the Toledo American Association club
several weeks ago. has taken charge of the
Memphis Southern League aggregation. He
succeeded Newt Fisher.
McVey. an oldtime pitcher. who worked
for the Reds a number of years ago, has
broken into the ranks of the Pacific coast
umpires
Howard Murphy. leading Cotton State
league batter for the past three years. who
was loaned by Louisville to Pine Bluff, has
been recalled by Tebeau.
Jack Dunn manager captain of the Prov
idence club. is evidently very popular with
the owners OF the Providence club Be-
sides the neat salary of 5000, the club
owners. Ii Is said. agreed early In the sea-
son to give him an additional 81 600 il the
Providence club finished the season In as
good third place. Since then the owners
are said to have increased the offer to
5000.
Clements OF Jersey City made five hits SIX
times at bat at Buffalo recently. He went
to Jersey City from Tufts. At Tufts he
tried to pitch. but he did not make a sue
cess In that department and went to the
outfield Detroit gave HIN trial in the
south several seasons ago. but he did not
make the team and he went to Jersey City
again and has been there ever sincs.