Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-31

erford. P. H. Clark, the not out of Sat
urday. and w. N. Morice opened the bat
ting Tor the locals When play began to-
day Philadelphia led by 2O7 runs. Rain
during the night followed by a warm sun
today improved the wicket
Base Ball Notes.
Second round between Nationals and
Tigers starts at 4:3O this afternoon
Pitcher Adams ears must have tingled
yesterday as all the fans were talking
about his good work Saturday.
A report comes from Detroit that Pitcher
Mullin may be traded for Hughes and
kittredge. This looks like a good shift for
both teams and players.
Patten will do the twirling for the Ma
tionais today and kitson for the Tigers.
A good contest should result
The Cleveland outfit will have to dig their
toes into the ground or they will be back
SO far as to make good playing useless.
President Johnson left for Philadelphia
last evening, but may be back Wednesday
to take in the Virginia horse show with
Secretary Minor.
Manager Stahl has certainly secured a
cart load of experience SO far this season
and has done everything possible for the
Nationals when the adverse circumstances
are considered. The club officials and a
big majority of the fans are satisfied
with Stahl as leader for the Nationals.
CatcherS ale not a drug on the market
yet Jack Warner and Mike Kahoe. two
| good, seasoned men, are looking for jobs.
| Boston still thinks it has a chance to
| beat out Cleveland and Chicago in the
American League race. If 1t does, it will
put the club mighty near the top.
Silk" O'Laughlin is a clever talker He
is as epigrammatic as any man in balloon
today. Here's one of his: 1.-The umpire
can never be wrong
George Lachance's batting in the East
ern League has not caused Jimmy Collins
to regret for an instant that he let him
out, although 1t has been said his hitting
has been missed this season.
With Chase back in the game, the High
landers have struck winning squirt. The
young Californian was certainly a find for
Clark Griffith.
Billy Bradley wants to resign as acting
manager OF the Cleveland Napoeons. The
strain Of a losing streak Is too much for
him.
the Eastern League that the New York
Americans will recall him for next sea-
son. All the young twirler needed was sea-
soning.
Bend for the services Of First Baseman
Ccnnors, who leads the Central League in
batting. The Boston Americans were sup
posed to have line attached to him.
Morley of the Los Angeles club says the
New York American League team has not
made good for Newton and Chase. Then
II is not entitled to the pair.
Curtis, the Michigan wonder, will be
taken to New York Manager Griffith
thinks with some training he will develop
into good bali player, although he is a
little heavy on his feet.
President Hedges of the Browns has fig
ured 1t out that his club loses from $3.50 to
$500 a year on balls that are carried away
| by spectators. You know this is one OF
| the cities where the ''rooters" don't hand
| em back-St. Louis Star.
Cleveland enthusiasts have already desig-
mated the length Of the pennant pole they
want planted in the outfield. Mr.. Somers
hesitates about digging the hole.
Connie Mack predicted last Saturday
morning that the Athletics would be In the
| lead for the American League pennant by
next Saturday night. Then the White Sox
| came along in the afternoon and put a
| crimp in Mack's prediction by trimming
! the Athletics and taking the lead them
| selves.
Manager Armour of Detroit announces
the purchase of two Iowa State League
| twirlers, who will join the club about Sep
| tember !. John Eubank a young giant
| from. the Fort Dodge team. is one Of the
itchers John lacks an inch of six feet In
| height and weighs 1913. He is hitting .328
| right now and plays the outfield and first
| sack when not pitching. George Disch,
| from the Marshaltown team Is the other.
| George has won Il out Of % this season
| Pittsburg has bought Corns the Iowo state
! Lacquer. drafted by Detroit last year and
| subsequently returned TO the bush by way
| OF Minneapolis. Corns has pitched no-hit,
| no-run game this season.
| The trip that the Clevelands started on
last night is the cruc al test for the Maps
| With the present crippled-up condition of
the players it looks bad for the Napless
| Maps, but the fans will be well satisfied
with an even break. if the Clevelands can
| return home in first place there will be no
| OF estion about who will win the pennant.
The next three weeks tell the whole story.
and every Clevelander will follow with in
| terest the work of the players All received
the best wishes Of the fans. and now let MS
| all hope.-Cleveland Press.
do fa, -.
say he Is ashamed of a home run. hut
can never recall one four-baeger with
out feeling little twinse of my con-
science, remarked Billy Bradley the
| other day. This happened when I was
| with the Auburn team of the New York
| State League. 1t hadn't rained for six
| weeks and the diamond was dry as st.
Clair street ash head. l swung hard at the
ball, and actually drove 1t into the ground,
| or, rather. into the brittle sand and gravel.
| which was about foot deep. The ball
| just burrowed It's way into the dirt like an
| insect escaping from its tormentor. The
pitcher, catcher. shortstop and third base
man rushed up and began clawing and
| kicking the earth in an endeavor to find
the ball. They did find 1t. eventually
about six inches under ground and not
| twenty feet from the plate-but not until I
had gone all the way around. cleveland
| Press.
| Boston fans are cheering themselves in
| remembering what their pets did back in
| SO. In charge of old John Morrill, that sea-
| son the Beaneaters were last July 4. yet
landed the flag. But things are different
now. Then a good club. when 1t once got
| In action, could win twenty or thirty games
In a row. Nowadays the best team can
| do, no matter how good 1t may be- Is to
go ahead and win one consecutive series.
The teams today are far more evenly bal
| anced than they were then. and further
more the pitching is far superior. Now
sdays especially In the American League.
the stickers don't get a. bad boxman once
| month. Back in Morrilfs days there was
| hardly more than two class A twirlers to
| club. and at least half of the time the
sticker was feasting on pie.