Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-01
BASE BALL NOTES

falo. Some one has been telling him Of
Stallings and his ways.
Cleveland seems to have dug up most
promising young catcher In Wakefield, late
of the Des Mones club. He is native OF
Cleveland.
The Tigers are playing as IL they had
a chance for first place. Only 1--WE men
In the outfit were ever members of cham
pion major league teams.
The Philadelphia North American says
that the speed of Wigs was so great In
Philadelphia that neither Warner nor Drill
could hold him. He Is certainly a most
important accession to the Detroit club.
The Boston National players do not take
much stock in the report that Herman Long
will manage them next season. His arm
is gone" declared Fred Tenney.
The fans in Philadelphia are sore at the
Boston champs for losing many games
to Chicago. Come to think of 1t, the Qua
kers had some nice picking this year on the
Boston boys.
McGinnity's poor showing this season is
attributed to nothing but his frequent use
of the spit ball" Physically McGinnfty
Is in as good condition as he ever was,
but the new-fangled ball has put his arm
to the bad.
Catcher Killing of Chicago says: when 1
can no longer hold my own in the big
leagues III quit base ball forever; no
minor leagues for me. / expect to be in
the big league for about five years longer,
and then base ball will know me no more
Previous to the eastern trip the White
games on the road he margin between
those won and lost is small, difference
of only two, for twenty-six have been vic
tories and twenty-four defeats. The team
has done its best work at home, where 1t
won fifty out of seventy-nine.
Owner Dunn answered Dreyfuss offer
of $500 for Young by offering 10000 for
Wagner. and Dreyfuss, with a sad smile,
said twice that sum would not buy the
German. Young is worth $4,000 to ORGY
fuss today if he is worth a peanut.
Connie Mack pays high tribute to Jack
Knight. the schoolboy who batted SO ter
rifcally early in the season. Connie says
it was largely due to the youths stickwork
at time when the others had not got into
their stride that the Athletics went to the
top. Let that not be forgotten
Dozens of American League players viii
wager from $50 to 800 each on the Ath-
letics in the coming worlds series. Among
either as player or manager; at any rate,
they do not class him and his team with
Connie Mack and his Athletics.
Manager Frank Bancroft of Cincinnati
will take trip through Mexico about Mo-
vember to look up a suitable training place
for the Reds there next spring. Mr.. Herr
mann is much impressed with Mexico as a
training spot and would like very much to
have the team go there.
Phil Lewis has been trying to find out
the reasons for an apparent hostility
against him shown by certain officials of
the Pittsburg team. He vows that 1t is
DeyOHu his uIucIStdHdIuSr SSptCldliy SLiCS
when he was with Cornell Pittsburg made
strenuous efforts to sign him. He has the
messages to prove 1t.
1t was supposed that Manager Hugh
Duffy made major league record for right
fieIders In the recent Philadelphia incin-
natl game, when he accepted nine chances
without an error but to Hugh Nicols, one
of the old St. Louis Browns, belongs the
honor of being the record-holder. Nicols
in 1888 had nine putoUts and three assists
in right field. and besides got three hits
out of four times at bat.