Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-26

Jump upward Rothgeb also continues to
play finely for the Orioles.
1t was ever thus. Always played star
ball against the stars and poor bali against
the trailers.
Tip ONeill may have been unable to
I'LL the bill with the Boston and Washing
ton Americans, but he is the goods I'm NIL
waukee.
''Rube" Waddell is sore on Umpire Con-
nor. the latest addition to the American
League STAFF. Il recommended him for the
job says Rube and he roasts me on
game
President Pulliam of the National
League has announced the release by New
York of Robert Hall to the Brooklyn club.
AL montreal saturday. in the opening in
ming of double-header. Joe Bean spiked
Miller In the groin and the latter jumped
up and broke Beams nose with a blow
Miller was put out of the game but he was
disabled anyway.
Bill Douglas. a Cardinal when he first
began his big league career and a Phiilie
Tor many campaigns. has joined the Kan
sas City Blues. Douglas is bound to
strengthen Arthur Irwin's wobbly outfit.
Manager OBrien of the Montgomery
Southern League base ball team has been
released and Ike Durret formerly of the
him.
Charley Starr an Ohio boy, Is covering
second base for the ST. Louis Americans
In place of Rockinfield who has case of
yellow jaundlce Starr is the fifth man to
De USED at the keystone station by the
Browns this year
The Chicago Nationals have been playing
great ball on the present eastern trip. de-
spite the absence of Manager Selee Re-
ports from Chicago are to the effect that
Mr. Selee Will shortly leave the hospital,
where he has been confined for more tiian
two weeks
President Pullam of the National League
has announced that Donlin center fielder
or the New York National League base bali
team: mas been suspended for three days
and hned $40. His offense was abusive Ian
suage toward Umpire Klein on July II,
during the New York-Pittsburg series
Elberfeid stands so close to the plate that
the pitcher must get the ball over or Sc
nAt him. Getting hit with the ball has no
telforS Tor him. Pitchers have tried to
drive him from the plate by shooting fast
ones at his head. but with little success.
Tor he ducks and twists. gets the ball on
ms Dody and then is given his base by the
umpire If the pitcher puts the ball over
the plate he clouts it.
A special from Wilkesbarre, Pa. says
that IN the effort to strengthen the team a
representative of the Brooklyn club has
oeen there watching the work of several
promising players of the WiIkesbarre club,
and was favorably impressed with the abii-
fty of Pitcher Bowen. First Baseman Brown
and Outffelder OHare. They are all young
players. it being the first professional sea-
son of Brown. and they stand near the
head of the list in the league batting and
fielding averages. The Brooklyn club Is
also after John Hummell of dwardsvilpn, a
clever player now with the Holyoke team.
The trouble with the Boston Americans
this season can be sized up very briefly: me
falling off in batting and the inability of
Grimshaw to make good. leaving the club
badly crippled by the release of Lachance.
Tannehill and Young have pitched as well
as they did last season. Criger has played
better than last season. The club is closing
its western trip and with another stretch
of games at home ought to complete the
second series with western clubs at home
well up to Cleveland and Chicago. The
team has won two pennantS in succession
and has been progressing at gait for Two
seasons it can scarcely be expected to main
tain always. II is easy enough to jump on
a man when he is down. That is the time
he needs friends the most-Boston Herald.