Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-03

roster in Charley Hickman and John An
derson. They may not be the fastest men
in the world, it Is true. but they are good
batsmen. they take good care of themselves
and there is no telling when they VIII not
break up game with their hitting. This
man Anderson would have made a most de-
sirable man for the Boston Americans this
season. for no team needed batsmen more
than the local team. 1t looks as If Clay
were destined to take the place of Burkett
In left field, the Buck Freeman of Min
neapolis will replace the present Buck"
and there viii be some changes in the
pitching corps. Gibson went in to pitch
against the urgent advice of the club ply
stefan, DIR. Erb, who looks after the well
fare of the players most carefully, and the
doctor told him not 10 take any chances
and stay out Of the game for a week or
ten days more than he did, but the advice
of the medical man was received with a
deaf ear and 1t was the same old story
over again of outraging nature, which no
one can do with impunity.
Barney Dreyfuss is to make a mighty
earnest bid for first honors in another year,
or one misses his guess. He secured one of
the best catchers In the National League in
Gibson-a youngster. strong. active and
quick-who Is hard hitter and is fast on
the bases. Then there Is Howard, origi-
nally a short stop. who has been converted
into a first baseman. Howard did not look
a bit to the good when he first PLAYED the
position in this city. but he showed a
marked Improvement on the last trip and
when another season comes around he Will
have the place down pat Brain has fitted
finely into third base and proved another
mighty wise investment. 1t looks too as
n another fast youngster had been secured
In Wallace. who was gathered from the
Haverhill club of the New England League
on the recent visit Of the Pittsburg club
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fast outtlelder. a fast runner. splendid
judge OF ball and has a splendid arm
Few youngsters ever broke into the game
more prettily than did he here in the series
with the Boston club. 1t is said that Wal
lace would have been drafted by the Bos-
ton Americans had he not been taken by
Pittsburg, which shows that many eyes
were upon him.
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chicago also has a bang-up team. The
absence OF Evers handicapped the club Sc
verely. II seems that Evers came into col
lision with Blankenship of the Cincinna tis
early in the season. He was injured In the
stomach and has not been the same man
since. The club is lucky to have as good
man as young Hoffman, to take his
place, but Hoffman, belongs to the out
held; Chicago has fine array of pitchers
IN Weimer. Wicker, Brown I.undgren
Ruelbach and Briggs. The Chicago bows
think that Ruelbach is the find of the sea
son. and certainly he vies with Young of
the Boston Nationals the distinction of
being one OF the fastest pair of the cam
pagn.
While the New York Nationals have not
had 1t so easy as last season. the chances
are that they will have to travel still faster
next season, and talk Is rife that they real
ize that fact and are preparing to be equal
| to all demands McGraw would give a
good deal, no doubt. to make IL a three
time winner in New York, and equal the
Hanlon record in Baltimore 1t Is odd. In
deed. that across the bridge Is McGraw' 8
former commander. Ned Hanlon, who Is
striving with all his might to land his team
in seventh place. for anything better is out
of the question. and he would not have
this chance but for the fact that the Bos-
tons have been so badly crippled almost all
season. Boston has been sadly crippled al
most all season on account of the Injuries
to the catchers, and Wolverton has been out
of the game for over a month owing to the
fatal illness of his mother, who passed
away this week. Delehanty was out of
the game the first part of the season with
a broken leg. and had 1t not been for the
fortuitous release OF Harry Dolan by the
Cincinnati club the team would not have
a. good q showing as was the case. The
new owner OF the club promises q team for
1905 that will b worthy Of the name, and