Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-28
Base Ball Notes.

Cy Young is rapidly passing into oblivion.
He.hasn't even invented new delivery nor
written any pitching instructions.
Arthur Irwin always was a joker. He
promised Kansas City a pennant and then
signed Monte Beville to catch.
Frank Chances ankle is troubling him,
and he is taking brief rest.
One critic claims that Homer Hille-
brand seems to hesitate in making throws
to the bases. He is handicapped by being
a left-hander
The Cardinals defeated Kansas City Sat
urday, 16 to 6. Mike Grady made two
home runs, double and a single.
Pitcher Malarkey, who was covered up by
Cleveland last fall and returned to Column
bus a short time ago, wants to jump. He
has asked the Akron club to make him an
offer.
Jimmy Barrett who last season was one
OF the top-notch run getterS in the American
League, is the same fast man this spring.
Few players outclass Barrett on the .in-
side
Everything points to Lee Tannehill, the
White Sox third sacker, becoming full
fiedged star this season. The youngster is
acquiring the necessary polish that goes to
make a first-class player.
Jake Beckley is caring 81 day sloughing
about in the mud as assistant starter at the
races in California. However, Jake is hor-
rffed to think that the st. Louis club wants
him to wear dirty uniform, stand on the
soil around first base and actually associate
with ball players for only $500 month.
Capt. Tenney of the Boston Nationals re-
pels the assertion that his charges are a
forlorn hope. Delehany, in left, has shown
great speed, while Sharpe and Lauterborn,
recruits. and the veteran Wolverton, who
have been assigned to inf1eld positions, have
done excellent work.
Finding 1t impossible to use the services
of all the young players who have been
signed to contracts by the New York
American League Club. Clarke Griffith has
n nj
to the Indianapolis club for the season OF
1905. They are Hogg and Starkell, pitch
ers and Duff, a catcher.
Pitcher Frank Smith Of the Chicago
White Sox now wants to fight Jim Jeffries
Smith Is down south and Jack Munroe Is
also in that part of the country. Possibly
the pitcher got the idea from Munroe.
Smith is possessed of enormous strength,
but he would hardly come up to Jeffries's
shoulder. Explaining his desire to thus
commit suicide, Smiths team mates say
that he is second "Rube" -Waddell. 1t
would be great joke-for "Jeeff"
There have been games and games"
says Frank Bancroft, but. after all the
records have been dug up and busted Off,
nothing can quite touch that old eighteen
inning 1-to-O game at Providence, In which
George Weidman pitched. The fielding in
that game wasn't so bad. Jerry Denny had
nineteen chances at third base, without an
error"
President Harry Puliiam of the National
League and his staff Of umpires held
conference yesterday at the leagues head
quarters in the st. James building, New
York. The playing rules were thoroughly
gone over. with a view of having uniform
rulings prevail during the coming season.
The staff comprises Henry O'Day OF Chi
cago. Robert Emslie. st. Thomas. Canada;
]. e. tombstone, Newark, N. j.: George
Bausewine, Philadelphia, and w. J. KLEIN
of New York
Manager Morley Of the Los Angeles club
explains, as his reason for signing Hal
Chase to play first base for his team, that
the draft of the player by the New York
American League club was not legal. Nor
ley claims that Ban Johnson, Jim Hart and
Ned Hanlon visited the coast year ago
and settled the differences between the Pa
cif1c coast leagues and the American and
National leagues. they agreed to allow the
coast leaguers a Late drafting season. Jim
Hart has already written Morley saying
such an agreement was made. The case y
now before the national commission. ana
their decision will be hnal.. Last advices
from Morley were that he would not at
empt to fight should the decision be against
him. Chase Is now supposed to be on his
way to join the Highlanders at Jackson
Vile.