Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-04
Base Ball Notes.


fielding as well as batting.
Big Frank Huelsman got them right yes
terday. His two doubles will doubtless
brace him up.
The Athletics have certainly taken sweet
revenge on the Nationals for the drubbings
they received earlier in the season.
Case Patten is due to go against the Ath-
letics tomorrow and It is to be hoped that
victory out Of four games will come
our way.
About the only consolation to be got out
of the Nationals continuous defeats Is that
the New Yorks and St. Louis are beneath
US and have been getting drubbed regularly
also.
The western clubs travel all day tomor-
and open against the eastern -ection
Tuesday. After the two sections have
clashed the weaker clubs will assurediy
seek their proper level.
The story from Philadelphia TO the effect
that Lave Cross is TO be pushed 20 the rear
by younger player should be taken with
a grain of salt. The veteran IS worth MS
weight in gold 10 the Athletics and has
done more than ais share 10 keep the QTak-
ers as far to the front as they are.
With Anderson in right field and coming
to the bat behind Stahl and Hueisman the
Nationals will look something like the real
thing.
The Sunday School League averages in
yesterdays Star were compiled by or
the most expert scorers In the city, and
the figures are as near correct as II is pos
sible to have them.
Manag er-Capiain Lajoie and his band OF
Clcvela nders have evidently made up their
minds to at least make a stiff bid Tor the
American League championship. Up to
date the Blues and the Athletics have pay
| ed the most consistent ball in Ban john
sons congregation.
Fred Clarke has all his old-time speed
and goes down to first like a flash.
President kavanaugh of the Southern
League has instructed his umpires 10
bounce from the game any player throw
ing down his glove or cap when displeased
with a decision.
Tom Fisher, who was sent back to Shreve-
port by the Boston Nationals. has won six
straight games.
Young Cy Young Of the Boston Nationals
is the boss shut-out pitcher, with four such
victories to his credit. killian leads in the
American League, with three.
Moriarlty of Toledo and Farrell of In
dlanapois INDUCED in a fight after the
game at Indianapolis Wednesday. Neither
was hurt much.
1t develops that Sam Lever has been
suspended for three days on account OF his
conduct at Cincinnati last Sunday Wow,
and $50 fine, too! Poor old Samuel.
None of Ned Hanlon's men are hitting At
800 clip but Harry Lumley is only few
| points shy of the figure to reach which all
swatsmen aspire
Catcher Sullivan has been let go by DE-
| trolt and has gone back to st. Paul. where.
| OF course, the fans claim he couldn't agree
! with Armour. Whenever a minor Lacquer
| Is turned loose, no one can believe thar ne
| couldnt fill the bill
1t remains to be seen what the National
League will do in the event of the In tunc-
| ton asked for by the New York Exhibition
| Company being granted. 1t is evident that
Mr.. Brush wants to be law unto himself
mat may be a very good scheme for the
| New York team, but what about the rest
| of the league?
Run out everything, matter who is
| handling the ball, or how easy the chance
| seems to be- That was the text Of a SER
mon that Manager Kelley preached to tho
| members Of the Cincinnati team and to him
self after the morn ng game on Decorat5or
day.
AS between the president of the league
ana dlsorderly. kicking and insubordInate
pail players, the magnates. as a business
proposition, have room for choice in
asmuch as the chief labors to bulfd IN
while the other element can only pull down
says the Sporting Life. 1t should be Mr..
Fu4ilan nrst, last and all the time So long
as he conducts his great office az ablv
falrly and forcefully as he has In the past
Stand by the PRESIDENT
Ihere Is some talk of Tom Daly the old
second baseman OF The BROOKLYN CIub re-
entering the ranks again. Daly's last an
ped!dHce on the diamond was as manager
o. me providence Club and now that
owens mas seeded from the RroozIvps
many of the admirers of Hanlor's team no
HeEe that II would be a good stroke ~
p9ncy to try the veteran in his old position.
The Brooklyn team has lost lis spconn
oasenan: Thomas L. Owens. familiarIy caIl-
e0 Red Owens oy the "rooters. Ac-
torolng 10 one of he players Owens feIt
tllat ne was not filling his position To the
satisfaction of the club officials and r.,ba1
man be sold or released he decided :, ral,a
frehch leave. He received $500 advance
money from the club last fall and sim owes
so, owens went back to the York pa
Glup OF the Independent League, of which
ne was member before going to BroorIvn
Fltcher Ruelbach has been known nv Two
Ildlnes other than his own as a slabuan
aaSs the Cincinnati Commercial-Trihune
Two wo years ago he was the star twirIer M
me central League at South Rend NE
ntNt appearance was at Sedalia Mo.
Wnere, under the name of Lawson he njtcb'
Gu SuCh trenzled ball that he was Known
as phenom. From Missouri he made tho
long jump to Montpelier Vt. and njtcbnG
az sheldon He entered the Trnfvers,tv
OF Vermont and pitched for the college rine
under his right name '''''e
"a special from Coatesville Pa saws that
socks Seybold arrived there vesterjav
ossIehsibly after John McCrane the Coates
VINE lTl-State pitcher McCrane Is ia baya
taIk with Connie Mack soon. Sbaneh1
.ieSsy' an outrelder late of the Wasting
ION american League team, has signed to
play with Gainesville the Southern I ,eap,,s
Delng too fast for the big colleeiap
Inc Boston Herald speaks of a Pjttebur-
prayer as Young Clymer." We wonder
why. Clymer was playing In the New Eng
land League with Portland i'm 1892 and M,
no chicken then. He's d contemporary Of
ola george Lachance, and was In fact
IN the same team.-Lowell Citizen. on
brother, this is another Clymer. Your
S!ymer Is managing in Columbus The
Fttspurg Clymer came from Buffalo