Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-30
BASE BALL NOTES


pied condition borrowing player. as Grit
nth borrowed Mike Powers is going Ions
way out OF his way to find fault.
Brooklyn has signed several Tri-State
players. 1t is said. There are. few in the
league that would not strengthen the Su.
perbas as they now line up.
Mike Grady Is doing some tall cloutinB
for the Cardinals these days.
Ames Of New York has succeeded In ran
ming 1872 batters In nineteen games this
season He easily leads the Natfonaf
pitchers in that respect.
The New York Americans. according TO
New Orleans report. are after Holy. the
Pelican shortstop. Holly Is regarded as
the best shortstop in the Southern League.
being good in all departments.
The Philadelphia Athletics are univer-
sally regarded as hard-hittins agsIeea-
ton. but there is not a player on the team
that has a 800 mark to show for his EFFORTS
In the swatting line.
Armbruster, the Cincinnati boy. who IL
catching for the Boston Americans. mas
made a surprisingly good showing In the
games in which he has been USED. ne
leads the team in batting with an average
OF 1893 in seven contests.
Manager Frank G. Selee of the Chicago
National League club has received an In
definite leave Of absence by President James
A. Hart Selee has not been in good health
for some time. and his physicians have rec
commended a change OF climate. ana long
period OF absolute rest.
Washington paid big price for Hick-
man. and he Is endeavorfng to show MS
employers that the mark set was not too
high His batting has been a revelation to
the players. and Huelsman and Anderson
are following in Hicks footsteps.-Boston
Globe.
There is young boxman in the Southern
League, who was with Poughkeepsie last
year. who is pitching gilt edged ball for
the New Orleans team Dygert is his
name. He is small. slight chap, but has
all sorts of sinuous shoots He beat the
south last spring. and last week held the
Atlantas down to one hit
Jack Kleinow. the Highlanders' catcher
who was injured several weeks ago. has re-
Joined his club, but will not be able to take
his position behind the bat for week or
more. In the meantime Mike Powers who
was borrowed from the Athletics, will help
the veteran Mcclure
With the addition of Third Baseman Dave
Brain, Pitcher Hiliebrand and Catcher Geo.
Gibson-the latter a coming star-Pittsburg
presents the strongest lineup In two years.
and II any team can beat New York out
Plttsburg. with its array Of hard hitters,
fast felders and strong pitchers, is the
team to do TT. c. Richter. in Sporting
Life. 9
Bill Clay, the York player who was the
peer of all Tri-state batters, Is keeping up
his reputation in the American Association
where he is playing with the Louisville
club and at the present time he Is leading
the entire league with the stick In the
thirty-five games in which he has PLAYED
Gay has batted for an average of 414
Clay has faced pitchers 145 times He has
worked himself around to the home plate
twenty-five times and has no less than
sixty hits to his credit. Of the sixty hits
four have been doubles, five triples and one
home run. Four times he has been called
upon to sacrifice rather than hit 1t out and
each time he has made good
I am thirty-tive years old now" says
Charlie Nichols. land have been smoking
ever since l was twelve years old 1 have
been playing professional ball since I was
sixteen and have never felt the least i'll
effect of smoking. 1 average about eight
cigars day, but always smoke mild cigars
l inherited a strong constitution and to-
bacco does not make me even little bit
nervous. 1t never affected my endurance
but of course that does not mean that it
might not have bad effect on some play
ers. 1t depends on ones constitution Ever
since l have been in base ball l have made
1t point not to allow myself to become
hustered~in game and have just as good
control over myself when there are three
on bases and nobody out as at any other
time If the constant of tobacco ever
had any effect on my steadiness l never
noticed it," Nichols. by the way, has
played professionally in the following cities
Kansas City, Memphis. Omaha, Boston, st
Louis and Philadelphia.