Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-01
Base Ball Notes,


Other games postponed: rain
Base Ball Notes.
Case Patten had an 1S-caret look yes
terday.
Placing Cassidy at the head of the bat
ting list has apparently brought the
youngster to life again
1t was a good Monday crowd and will
| be doubled this afternoon the ladies'
helping out.
Manager Stallings of the Bufalos
stopped over yesterday to take in the
game on his way north. He has just
been south to bury his mother.
Secretary Minor had an ice cooler placed
In the press box yesterday and the scor-
ers extend thanks for the accommoda-
ton.
If Manager Stahl can keep the boys on
their toes for the next two weeks, the
western clubs will have some rough sled
ding in this city.
Mil made pretty play in the third in
ming when he picked up Kitsons roller,
held Lindsay on third and then threw the
batter out at first.
The Nationals got their first run
through little luck. Jones would have
been easy out at the plate. when Pat
tens roller went to OLeary, but the lat
ter fumbled it for only a fraction of a
second, but it was long enough for the
speedy boy to get home.
Heyden turned back all the would-be
base stealers through his accurate
throwing. but Anderson and Jones each
stole a base on Lew Drill
! Hughes will probably pitch today. I'M
southpaw The Tigers are greatly handi-
capped when going against "a left-hander.
Donovan or Killian will pitch for De-
troit.
They have great respect for the Wash
ington team in Cleveland, and no Won
der Yet Washington treated the Bos-
ton champs the same way in the spring
Boston Globe.
Pitchers of the Augusta team of the
South Atlantic League have shut out
opponents without hit four times this
season.
Tannehill has landed ten out of his last
eleven games "a showing no major league
pitcher has excelled In his last twelve
games a bat he made seven hits, a pat
ting percentage of .5SI.
Win Bill Bradley and Cotton Turner
guarding the left flank of the Cleveland In
field il is like digging through stone wall
to push hit through that side OF the inner
defense.
Hugh Duffy could probably settle. the
controversy to when the hlt-and-run
play was first used. At least. John Ward
saws that Duffy and Mccarthy were the
first he ever saw work 1t with good erect
and that was considerably prior to the ad-
vent of the Baltimore champions In 1871
Secretary Barnard has wired Presi-
New York that he had signed Cy Ferry
| for slab duty until the regular pitchers get
back into form. Ferry was released Sat
urday by Montreal. and was formerly with
Minneapolis and Buffalo.
Followers of the big league are wonder
ing II Washington has a second lease OF
! life. First Chicago suffered setback from
Jake Stahrs rejuvenated fiiers. then Cleve-
| land came in for some hard whacks. and
Saturday the Tigers tasted defeat. Stahl
declares a little encouragement on the
home grounds means a lot to his men,
Boston Herald.
When Chesbro of the New York Ameri-
cans pitches his opponents douse the ball
| with licorice. which is supposed to make
| the leather sticky and offset the slipping
which comes when saliva Is used. Ches-
| bro. however. has been doing good work,
now that his arm has regained Its full
strength.
| st. Louis is getting to be the point where
new players are introduced In the Ameri-
| can League. First 1t was Boston who
brought out Armbruster and Olmstead
| there Last Wednesday New York gave
Curtis. the Copper League f1nd his chance
| to make his first bow. while st. Louis tried
out young Spencer Of the Texas League
| Exchange
! Cleveland has been going terrific clip"
| says Connie Mack "a trife above their
| natural pace. it seems to me. I look for
them to come back to their field on the
| miss Larry. The Chicagos look awfuIly
| good to me. They seem able to get more
( men around on smaller percentage of
! base hits than any other team In the
| league. and will, in my opinion. be in the
| hunt to the finish"
| Including the games of July %, 1904.
| there were hfty-SiX shut-out games played
| In 1903 there have been sixty-six In the
| same ttme-ten more than last season One
| OF these shut-outs was to 0 tie. In the
| extra-in inning contests there were thirty
| three last year and only thirty this year.
| In tied or drawn games seven had been
played by this time last season, while this
year there have been only four.
| My players were all Disguised when they
| saw that Murphys challenge was worded
| and found it really meant 1906 / NAV be
! dead next year. and If the White Sox are
e ever gong , to play the Cubs they are going
| the courage to do 1t after this season I'm
, done with them" says Comiskey.
| Mig Clarke. Cleveland's substitute
| catcher is taking Doran's place with De-
troit on this trip. Clarke has had little
| chance. with Bemis and Buelow In shane.
| The only thing that he has been able TO
demonstrate is that he is one of the best
! throwers in the American League. No line
| on his headwork and hitting has been Sc
| cured.
| Stone OF the St. Louis team was a happy
man Saturday when he connected for three
| safe bingies. He was the first member of
| the American League to get ninety hits
| the iirst to run the total to ninety-five and
| incidentally. the first to cross the magic
| century mark. Now that he has attained
the record he is going to make bid for
| 200.
| Ball players are the only athletes" says
| Harry Tuthfll. who drink water to their
| stomach's content at all times. Coming in
| from the field a trip around the bases a
player dashes madly to the water barrel
and fills up on three or four mugs of ice
cold water They claim they sweat 1t out
| in the hot sun. and suppose they do, but
/ they certainly would feel better IL they
1 cut some OF IT out. 1t isn't mans stom-
| ach that gets SO thirsty It's his mouth
| and throat that become parched and dry.
II ball players would rinse their mouths