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

Two double-headers will make the play-
ers appreciate Sunday.
townsend and Hughes and Orth and
Chesbro are the pitchers for today's bat
ties.
The rain yesterday afternoon knocked out
the New York-Washington game and all
the amateur contests
Charley Moran has been playing excep-
tionally fast ball at short for the Indian
apoiis team and also batting we'll
outhelder keane, who has been playing
with the Commissioners, has accepted a
position with the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, in Baltimore, and will play with the
team representing that corporation in the
oyster city.
Hickman is on the outs with Detroit. Why
wouldn't 1t be good idea for John T. Tay-
ior TO make play for Hickman? Hickman
can play first and he can hit He can also
send flies to the outfield when man is on
third.-Boston Herald Too late. old bow.
Several American League clubs are keep
Ing tab on the work of Ollie Pickering who
was released to Columbus by the Athletics
Pick easily is doing the best work of
any of the A. A. outfielders and NAV be
called back to fast company in the fall
There is fine race for the Eastern
League pennant. Jersey City defeated
Providence yesterday. and the Shelters and
Hughey Jennings Orioles are tied for first
place. Jack Dunn's Providence Clam Dig
gers are only game behind the leaders.
and the Buffalos are In striking distance
In the New Haven-New London game in
the latter place yesterday New Haven had
no hits, runs or errors, only twenty-nine
men going to bat. The batteries were: For
New Haven, Tuckey and Jepe; for New
London, Lang and Armbruster.
Larry Larrupers were beaten by the
White Sox yesterday, and Cleveland and
Chicago are once more tied for first place
in the American League race. Jiggs Dom
ahue cracked out home run with two on
the bases in the first inning, and the Lar
rupers could not overcome the lead.
Umpire Silk OLaughlin is to be married
the latter part of this month. He says he
Will not take his bride around the Ameri-
can League circuit. "She thinks l am a
pretty good fellow" says SILK. land don't
want her to hear any remarks to the con-
trary"
Manager Charles Dexter of the Louisville
club was given his unconditional release
last night by President Tebeau. Dexter as
signs Ill health as his reason for asking for
the release. Tebeau will manage the team
for the present from the bench, with Sutor
Sullivan as field captain.
Jack Warner has jumped the ST. Louis
Cardinals and is on his way to New York
city. Jack was fined 500 and suspended
for five days for falling to accompany the
Cardinals to Pittsburg last Thursday. 1t
is understood that Warner will figure in a
trade with Cincinnati or Philadelphia and
Warner says IL the deal suits him he will
switch teams. Otherwise he will retire
The report that Clarkson of Jersey City
was going back to the Highlanders is I'M
said that Clarkson was the property of the
Jersey City club and all the Griffiths in the
American League couldn't take him back.
Charley Snyder was at the American
game yesterday. The famous old Boston
catcher Is employed by the Washington
club in looking over the young talent
around the minor leagues He has sized
up the youngsters in the Connecticut
League and will now look over the talent In
the New England League. Snyder was the
best catcher of his time. and should make a
fine judge of the coming ball players.-Bos-
ton Post.
1t is said that Thielman, the best pitcher
on the team, has jumped the ST Louis
Cardinals and gone to the Pennsylvania
outlaw league under an assumed name
This report came from Chicago. Thielman
vanished on June q. pleading Illness He
was told to report In Chicago on July 4,
but he did not show up. 1t Is thought that
he has jumped his contract, in which case
the Cardinals will be badly crippled. Thief
man has been practically their only win
ming pitcher, and has been doing grand
work all season.