Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-13

may be transferred to this city next week.
making six games in three days Bargain
hunters will have a picnic.
Outfielder Rothgeb may be turned over 10
the Nationals by the Baltimores next week.
and the local fans" given chance to see
If he has improved. He has gone of In his
batting the last couple weeks
A double-header at Louisville on Sunday
drew 32) people. Evidently the game needs
ginger in the Falls city.
Hugh Duffy has drafted grand all-round
infielder in Sentel on the Macon club.
When it is Jimmy Sheckards turn at bat
as he comes in from left field he always
steps on third base. This is for luck.
Jimmy thinks by doing this he will connect
with three-bagger
Frank Laporte, second baseman OF the
Buffalo Eastern League club. who will he
with the Highlanders next season. Is bat
:ing for .3I2 per cent
The Central League season closed yes
terday. Wheeling won the pennant. its
final standing being $3.50, Grand Rapids
was second and South Bend third.
Billy Pheon of the Chicago Journal
writes: In batting the Cubs are stronger
than the Giants. Both are superb base rum
ming teams. Each team leads in its own
league in fielding. Their coming fight LOOKS
like the hardest, closest sort of struggle
pick the winner. If you can
Jimmy McAleer Is one of the few person.
ages who backed up his Nelson pick by put
ting down bet on the Dane Bit then
1t out for the flag. and Frisk TO be a sensa-
ton. so his tistic representation doesn't
count.
Talk about your ball players, Here's that
never grow-Old Jim O'Rourke who play
ed In two games of a double header at
Bridgeport. Conn. last Thursday. In the
Notwithstanding game not a run was
scored after the third inning until the
seventeenth, when Bridgeport scored the
winning run from the Hartford leaders.
The second game was o 10 o In five in
nings.-Boston Herald.
John Lush, the clever southpaw pitcher
and heavy hitter Of the WiIliamsport team.
will rejoin the Philadelphia National
League team next Monday Lush has been
doing great work for Williamsport his
stunt of beating the York team on consec-
utive days last Wednesday and Thursday
being one Of the best of the season A post
season series between the York and W.T.
Transport teams Is now assured. as Mana
ger Heckert last night covered the SEQ
posted last week by Manager Lindheimer.
Happy Jack Chesbro is all in Jack is
willing to pitch every day, If called upon.
but his arm has weakened on him and.
without the strength necessary to deliver
his choice curves. he is of little use. The
trouble, however. is thought to be only
temporary and he may come around all
right with few days rest.-New York
Mail.
got off to a running start with the pen-
nant-winning Athletics. Dygert looks good.
but on the dope honest old "The" Brett
enstein seems just as skilled. Here are
their records with New Orleans the South
ern Association winner. by the way: Brett
enstein, 20 out of 81: Dygert Is out OF %.
Dygert gave 40 walks In % games: Brett.
GO in "a. So. II Dygert is a crack kid. as
he looks to be, there can't be any flies on
Bret. he's got him beaten both re-
CARDS victories and control.
King Grif is stuck on what Doc" New
ton is showing him and has drawn on the
coast for two more pitchers. They are
Whalen of Frisco. a twirler Bob Hedges
cast loving glances at winter before last
upon the recommendation of the late Mique
Kahoe who declared the National League
much faster than the American League
when he snapped and drew an early trans
fer to the minors from Hugh Dffuy and
Keefe of Tacoma. Whalen and Keefe look
to be good ones and should prosper with
the Yankees. particularly Grif Is bound
to have a pennant winner before he gets
through. Whalen has been 'Frisco's warm
est pitcher for five years. Kahoe declared
two summers ago that all the big league
managers were making a mistake in not
landing him. But somehow or other Wha-
len has continued to stick out on the coast
During the present season. the last time
the pitching records OF the Pacific Leagne
were published. he had annexed a OF his
"A games. Keefe also ranks well to the
fore and coast writer's declare that both
boys will make good In gay 0otAAA--St.
Louis Star.