Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-06-07
OF ALL SORTS
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Donovan for the Tigers.
Cassidy's batting of last fall is missed,
but nothing more can be asked for in his
fielding
Anderson was pleased with his recep-
ton and did everything possible to get a
good start, in which he successful.
Center Fielder Jones isn't setting the
world afre with his hitting this season, but
he certainly started d good-sized blaze yes
terday.
Catcher Heyden has an arm of steel His
throwing to bases yesterday was of the
lightning order, and none of the Tigers was
able to pilfer second.
Tom Hughes has not been IN the best of
health lately he would nave gone in
the box from the start yesterday The big
fellow certainly looked good IN the last
three innings.
Some attention should be paid to plac-
ing I<ittredge back of the youngsters, say
Jacobsen, Townsend and Wolfe. and let
Hayden hold up Patten and Hughes. Jacob
sen appears lost without kits coaching.
Schaeffer made a clumsy attempt to hurt
Mullin yesterday when the latter stole sec
ond in the sixth inning The ball had got
ten away from Schaeffer, but lie followed
the runner TO the bag and sat on him. 1t
must be a leftover grudge.
Outfielder Rothgebe had on uniform
and worked in center with Jones during the
preliminary practice. The big fellow han
find for the Nationals. He will have a
hard time breaking into the present make
up as Manager Stahl won't disturb WIN
ming combination.
with the bat, the former getting two dou-
bles and the latter two singles.
AS long as a club carries lot of surplus
PLAYERS accidents seldom occur, but COM
mence TO farm out one or two, and there
will be a man put out in almost every
game The Nationals have more players
than suits just now, but matters are going
so we'll that Manager Stahl hesitates about
letting any one out
The invading forces of the American
League met with check yesterday in their
first games in the east. The Philadelphia
were too strong for the Chcagos and broke
the tie for second place. Washington sub
dued Detroit and took fifth place away
from the Bostons The latter's game at
home with ST. Louis and the New York
Cleveland game, at New York, We're post
poned account of rain.
Turner of the Clevelands was struck on
the head by pitched ball Saturday. He
was forced to quit, but resumed his po-
sition Sunday and helped his team defeat
the White Sox in the siXteen-nning of a
hard fought struggle.
Harry Bay, Cleveland's center fielder, who
Is put down as the best fielder since Dicky
Johnson's days and has Dick beaten as
base runner, has accepted sixty-sX flies
this year and has made three assists, all
without an error.
Catcher Crger of the Boston Americans
says Pat Dougherty ought to give up the
more speed than anybody playing ball to-
day." Criger declares land l believe he
would do more effective work than any
one now on Griffith's STAFF
Charley Dexter. Boston's old center field
err, has got himself into trouble for falling
to put his Louisville team on the field at
Kansas City when ordered to do so by the
umpire. He was fined 500 and put out
of the game until he paid the fine.
A story is circulating in the east to the
effect that the management of the Montreal
Eastern League Club is anxious to secure
the services of Jimmy Casey, third base
man of the Colts. He is wanted to man
age the Canadians, who are last in the
pennant race.
President Ban Johnson Of the American
League is said to have read the riot act to
Charles Comskey, owner Of the Chicago
White Sox, because of the latter's criticism
regarding the base ball executive and his
umpres. Comiskeys already shattered
team was given a body blow when Presi-
dent Johnson suspended Holmes for using
alleged bad language to Umpire O'Loughlin.
President Johnson said yesterday In Chi
cago: 1.-The language that Holmes used to
O'Loughlin merited the punishment that
gave him. Any magnate that stands up
for such actions on the part of player is
just as guilty as the player, and If he don't
like the punishment that Is meted out to
his player he is at liberty to pull out of
the league"