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

Ala, He will report when the yellow fey.e
quarantine is lifted
President Hermann has assured Harry
Steinfedt that he VIII not be traded To-
any club that he does not care 10 GO VITA
As yet there is nothing definite In de3l E.-
the clever third baseman.
Everybody who follows base ball az an
closely was astounded when the new ~
the release of "Soodies' Hahn was pull 'Sh-
ed Hahns work this season has only boon
fair, but SIN he has. got several more
games left IN him.
They're the biggest cutters on earth''
said one man after the game. referlinE {,
the Giants. "McCiinulty's yellow streak
can be seen a m,le'-Pittsburg Press
Eels of Kansas City. gave nine pae~-s FIN
a game the other day and hit thr'e mon
and he did not pitch in the whole NO t.e
&c me either.
AT New York Tuesday Elmer Flick
caught a ball while lying on mis- back CON
tortionists viii Toe looking fo~ jobs in ha "a
ball before long.
Turner has made but twp misplays in
his last twelve games and Bradley but one
In eighteen.
Lush was to have reported 10 Cleveland
in New York last MDndas. but no failed n
materialize. and has not been heard from
since. He would come in very handy just
now.
And still another for the Tigers Tho
east has provided beautiful toboggan for
westerrers. and here's hoping some mora
good old grease is applied beautifully be-
Edward Grant OF the Lynn. Mass club
and Pitcher Halla OF the Okla homl city
Western Association team have been signed
by the Cleveland base hall club The form
er Joined the team At BOStp1 yesterday.
playing second. HalIa win Join Monday He
is a left-hander and is sud TO be the goods
The management OF the Philadelphia
American base ball team Is making an e.
fort to sign Ace" Stewart. an Old liousicr
player, who is now on his way home from
| the SOUTH with what success has not Yet
been determined. Stewart has been 'nanag-
| ing the Jackson. Miss, team, but yellow
fever has put an end TO the sport for tne
present. Stewart has made a great record
since being In the south. having hatttd
| 10 $40 and fielded to $50. II IS believed
| that he can hold his own in any company.
The Chicago Tribune says: There are In
this country perhaps not more than twenty
| five really first-class ball players and Of
these perhaps seventeen are IN the Ameri-
an League and eight IN the National. This
OF course. is exclusive of pitchers The
American League comes near averaging two
really great ball players to the club, while
the National runs about to the club.
This Is the result of raids made by tho
American upon the National during the war
between them. The National. losing its IA
nous stars, was forced to go out and find
new players to develop into wonders
Frankly. the Highlanders are beginning
10 have all the other American League
teams beaten block IN work on the bases,
and 1t Is telling. If there Is one point in
AMERICAN League managers nave IN
dlcated weakness. as a rule. II Is In han
ding their men in inside work Conroy
Keller. Eberfeld Chase. Fultz and Dough-
erty have speed, and speed is what tells II
every point is to be utilized in making runs
American League catchers are not aCcus-
toned to that sort OF thing. take the clubs
through as they are found. and they are
havin gtheir troubles to a in nppiug
the New Yorks at it.-New York Telegram
Gilruth. the travelling correspondent of the
Chicago News, writes from Philadelphia
about the new American League umpire
Common: In Saturdays game Common
worked the bases and looked good. as far
| as he had chance to operate. Yesterday
he was behind the bat. If his work there is
regularly like yesterdays he must shut his
eyes when the ball comes over the plate for
two worse strikes than those he called Don
ohue and Jones out on could scarcely b.
round. In both instances Connor said the
batter struck at the ball. though they wer,
more interested In getting out of the way
OF 1t than anything else. 1t was not all ON
one side, either; he famed some of the Ath-
ietcs IN the same manner. and had n few
words said to him from that side OF the
field