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| class and needs hot weather to round into
firSt-clasS form.
Cassidy and Kittredge had four of the
five errors charged against the Nationals
but the fans will stand for anything
from this pair. they have been playing
great ball this spring.
The Commissioners and Bureaus clash
next Saturday afternoon at National Base
Ball Park and battle royal should result
as both teams are unusually strong this
season.
Frank Huelsman is beginning to pick off
the safe ones of late. Ever since the sea-
son opened the big fellow has been hit
ting the ball hard, but was unlucky in not
getting the ball into safe territory.
All attendance figures will be smashed
to smithereens this season.
The New York Americans are running
the bases much more this year than last.
a one-handed stop of a grounder by Con-
roy and a one-handed stop of a throw by
Elberfeld We're features Of yesterday s
game.
Griffith tried his squeeze" play in the
sixth inning. Anderson running in from
third with the pitch and Chase bunting.
But Chase hunted foul and the play did
not go through.
years" says thinner, and never had to
retire from the game with an injured fin
ger"
Josh" Clarke who played second base
for the ST. Louis Nationals at Pittsburg
Saturday, is a younger brother Of the Pr
rate manager.
Mullln. the Detroit plICNeT, SUN bangs
away at the ball and comes very near
being the best batting pitcher in the coun-
try.
Pittsburg is in hard luck at this early
stage of the game. Honus Wagner is out
of the game on account of n spiking he
received at Pittsburg saturday
DIR. Casey has been taxed ten spot TO-
being removed from a st. Louis game for
slamming his glove angrily upon the turr.
Judge ODay passed the sentence.
Jack" Powell was disappointed but not
surprised by his defeat at Philadelphia
last week. Il never won my first game
any season since I have been pitching in
the big leagues says Powell
Dave Fultz still occupies the High
lander bench. He is a faster man than
Anderson and good pinch" hitter. What
the Highlanders need just now is gump-
tion and speed. Fultz has both and the
rooters would like to see him get
chance.
Norman Elberfeld has crouch. He
started the season with some unfortunate
work on Founders that broke badly for
him, and it seems to have got IN ms
nerves. Just at present he is fighting the
ball. It will pass in time probably. but
the crack little shortstop is away below
form just now.
The Eastern League base ball season be
gins today Montreal meets Buffalo, last
years pennant winners. at Buffalo; 10.
ronto plays at Rochester, Providence at
Newark and Jersey City at Baltimore.
Umpire Moran has been ordered to Baltl-
more thinner to Rochester, Egan to Bur
falo and Hassett and Conway to Newark
The Washington team looks better bal
anced than it has been for three years
Patten Hughes. odd Smiles BIZ wore;
Jacobsen and Townsend are an trled
twirlers and every one of them has made
good. Lack of good pitching will not keep
the Nationals down this season. StahI
outfield can hit well and the intleld IS
moving nicely. In Kittredge the club has
a very valuable catcher when ii comes to
kidding" the batters. throwing to bases
and using his head all the time.-New
York Globe