Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-08
Base Ball Notes.

The Boston victory yesterday showed the
Nationals once more out of fifth place.
Kittredge has been working so hard this
spring that Manager Stahl has decided to
let the popular little catcher rest up for a
couple of days.
The Louisville club has failed to land
Outfielder Clay and he is still swatting the
ball for the York Club. Clay comes under
the national agreement and he cannot be
signed without the consent Of the team
with whom he has a contract.
The Detroit players were somewhat
wrothy with Umpire Sheridan for calling
off the game, as it had been started in a
drizzle and they were three runs to the
good.
They don't seem to be able to hook UP
Jimmy Callahan wrong.
Nice weather for aquatic birds, but hard
ly the kind for the display of the national
game at Its best estate.
Base ball by injunction and games played
under the surveillance of private detectives.
Whittier are We drifting?
President Comiskey denies that he has
quarreled with Ban Johnson, but says he
does not propose longer to be the fall
guy for the frightful work of lot of
umpires.
The Cleveland-New York American
League game yesterday was called at the
end of the fourth inning on account OF rain,
with the score to in Cleveland's favor.
The New York Americans lost eight
straight games while away from home.
are so evenly matched as In the American.
Griffith says it will not occur again.
The attendance at the games played by
the OUTLAW" league in Pennsylvania is
keeping UP remarkably we'll, considering
that York has strange hold on first
place. It is seldom any afternoon that
less than 1000 pay to see the tri-Staters.
Neither Mathewson nor McGinnity has
the field to himself as the New York
Joints" star boxman this season. Both
are pitching good ball. but Ames and Tay
lor are fully as prominent in the box and
doing just as good. If not more consistent.
work.
George Tebeau, owner of the LouisviIies,
is in Steubenville trying to coax Dick Pad
den to join his aggregation. Padden is
looking for a berth as manager of some
minor league team, and has turned down
several offers to be only a private.
The New York Americans have used two
or more pitchers to game more times
this season than they have played games
tire contest. Sixteen times one pitcher went
through the whole game, while there has
been a change in the box in twenty games.
Because the Cardinals have been playing
a stiff game for several weeks rabid fans
in the Mound City, have nicknamed Man
ager Burke Togo" If the team gets into
a losing rut he will probably have to bear
up under the name of "Rojestvensky."
The squeeze is the newest thing in base
ball. but it is worked mighty seldom. One
reason is that the temptation to bang the
ball over the infieIderS' heads when they
are playing in is strong, and another is
that the man on third base is timorous and
won't cut loose from third base with
enough abandon when the batter is about
to tap the ball.
Manager Dexter of the Louisvilles has
the Injunction fever and threatens to sue
President O'Brien of the American Asso-
citation to prevent the fine of 800 and
suspension that he was given for forfeit
ing game last week to Kansas City be-
ing enforced The board Of directors Of
the league are trying straighten the mat
ter amicably.
Both Chicago teams lead In extra inning
victories Each has won four, the White
Sox two elspen-inning games. one twelve
inning and one thirteen inning. The
Chicago Nationals have won two ten
inning games, one eleven inning and one
thirteen inning. The other records to date
of extra inning victories are as follows:
American League: Boston. one eleven In
ming: washington, two eleven inning: De-
troit. one ten inning; Cleveland. one ten
inning. one thirteen Inning one sixteen In
ming: St Louis, one eleven inning. National
I.eaEue: New York. one twelve and one
thirteen inning: Brooklyn. one ten inning;
PhiIa delphia one twelve Inning; Pittsburg,
two ten and one eleven inning: Cincinnati.
three ten inning: st. Louis. one fourteen
inning.
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