Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Base Ball Notes.

Farewell Detroit; you served the Ma
tionals well.
Adams will probably pitch for the locals
against Chicago today and Smith for the
White Sox.
Yesterdays game was crowded with in
terest. and a victory for the Nationals was
the only thing necessary to complete the
joy of the spectators.
Jacobsen looked to be fading away in the
seventh, but Manager StahI had faith in AL
bert, and it was not misplaced.
Manager Stahfs game at first yesterday
was simply wonderful, making several
catches that he had to stretch yards to
cover and he kept the boys going all the
time.
The Tigers appeared to be divided into
factions while here, and the quicker Man
ager Armour joins the team the better.
From present appearances the Detroits
should finish below the Nationals
Umpire OLoughlin has caught the crowd
nv his earnest and clever work. He rarely
loses a play, and when he does 1t must be
by an eyelaSh-
The Chicago team is pretty sore over the
umpire work at Philadelphia, and claim to
have lost on this account alone. Several Of
the Quaker City papers back up this opin-
ion.
First Raseman Donohue Of the Chicagos
has been indefinitely suspended on account
of his run in with Umpire Mccarthy at
Philadelphia, and 'Ducky" Holmes Is out
of the game for at least two weeks on &C
count Of his bad knee going back on him
again.
very well for the Detroits. but speaks VOL
umes for the Nationals pitchers.
-The Athletics have at last climbed Into
first place. but they VIII have hard time
staying there The Quakers have many
games with the eastern CLUBS oeiore the
season ends
The Philadelphia Telegraph printed a
story last evening that Case Patten had
N z
and $500 Tie local officials deny the
story
Manager Armour's reputation must have
been given a severe shock when he decided
to NAV Schaeffer at second. forcing out
Hickman Schaeffer practically lost three
of the games to Washington through sheer
stupidity at critical points. and there Is
no comparison between the two when It
comes to hitting in j. pinch.
The Nationals are certainly going along
at splendid gait and Dame Fortune Is
bestowing her brightest smiles on Manager
stahl and hts comrades conrad. Seven even straight
Tomorrow Is Ladies Day. and a ire
mendous crowd will doubtless be on hand,
as the fair sex is as Interested in the
American League race as their brothers,
up around the top all season.
Harry Davis has done the hardest hitting
in the American and leads In home runs
Time was when Freeman led the process
sion.
Columbus has a lead in the western and
the Milwaukee fans are much incensed
thereat. Minneapolis is third and ST. Paul
fourth.
The Clevelands easily lead the American
League in batting and In runs scored, but
New York leads In stolen bases and Chi
cago in sacrifice hits.
In the days of Anson, Chicago PLAYERS
carried two uniforms for wear On the road
and also had two suits for home USE The
'old man. was certainly a stickler for the
appearance of his men and would not toll
crate dirty uniforms.
The Texas League standing Of July % Is
about as close as anything ever known In a.
base ball way. The clubs stood thus on
that day: Dallas 47-40 Fort Worth 47-41,
Waco 4SA2. Temple 49, That ought to
keep the good people of those cities awake
nights studying over the situation.
The New York Americans put away their
seventh consecutive victory yesterday and
their fourth straight from the Clevelands
The Clevelands were dragged down from
their proud estate at the head of the col
umn. and the Chicagos were defeated by the
Philadelphias, which occurrence sent the
Quaker team up to the leading position TN
the race. The Washingtons, who are going
the New Yorixs hold fourth place unshered.
The Bostons took two games from the
Browns. making q clean sweep for the east.
The Browns tumbled to last place. the
Washingtons advancing to the seventh
notch. It WAS q momentous day tor changes
In the American League