Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-16
BASE BALL NOTES.

There are more score cards sold at the
New York and Pittsburg parks than all
the other cities In the National League
combined. Evidently the fans in these two
cities keep up with the dope. There are
hundreds Of women in New York who can
keep an accurate box score.
j. Ira Stats Davis is an applicant for a
position on the National League umpire
staff. Davis has done good work in the
Pacific Coast League. Once upon a time
he was one of the Giants. In the days
when they were ''pigmies.'
1t Is a well-known fact that the batting
averages fall under trying circumstances.
In the worlds series Roger Bresnahan was
the only man on either club to hit over
800. Billy Gilbert, considered the weakest
hitter of the Giants. was second. with a
record of .294. The Athletics hit much
like bush leaguers. Hartsel and Schreck
were tied for first place. with .222.
President Bryce of the Columbus club an
nounces the signing of the third base ball
player for the season of 1906. The new
man is a third baseman from the indie
pendent clubs of New York state, and his
name is Rastus He is not a colored man,
as his name would infer, nor is he one of
the landed gentry who often bear this
name. He Is a handed batter and a
''stinger of the pill"
Billy Nash, who was once regarded as
the best third baseman in the country, and
VINO Created plenty Oh enthusiasm Dy MS
superb work in Boston, still makes Boston
his home. He looks well. But for a
pitched ball that init him and injured him
badly, Nash would have remained in the
game far longer than he did. Few players
ever had more friends and fewer enemies.
He Is the same old Billy today he was
in his base ball days.
The Western League threa tened to dis
franchise Denver and Pueblo unless those
towns raised the general admission price
to 30 cents and gave the visiting club half,
that demand being made on account of the
long jumps required to reach those places.
No action was taken however. The season
will not be started next year until about
May 8, and $50 games will be played, the
schedule for which will be framed at a
meeting to be called by the president some
time in March.
California base ball experts say that the
New York Americans have secured a great
pitcher in Bobby Keefe of the Tacoma
club, who, in their estimation, is sure to
make good in the big league. But they are
inclined to the belief that Roy Hit, the
left-hander and Jimmy Whalen, both of
the San Francisco team, also drafted by
Griffith. will not come up to eastern ex-
pectations.
Speaking of the prospects for next sea-
son First Baseman Donohue does not hest
tate to say that the Chicago club will be
in the hunt for the pennant from start to
finish. He believes that the Boston and
the New York teams will make a much
better showing than they did this yefr,
and he looks to see Cleveland get a more
dangerous proposition. "Jiggs" says the
Chicago Americans are a great team and
that they would have won the fall series
with the Chicago Nationals had not their
pitchers been in poor shape result Of
the great strain on them during the last
eastern series.
1t is stated on excellent authority that
one of the biggest and most profitable
major league clubs will change hands
shortly. The owner of the club is said to
have been at loggerheads with his players
to such an extent that one day last Sc 4son
he was actually hooted out of the dressing
room after he had attempted to deliver q
curtain lecture. Since that time the owner
and the manager of the team have not
spoken, and the tension is SO great at
present that a sale Of the entire stock
seems to be the only way out of the UNI
pleasant controversy.
Beginning with the schedule meeting In
February, the American League will prob
ably hold all further business sessions in
New York city instead of going TO Chicago
for the fall conference. 1t has been erro-
neously stated that President Johnson can
not remove the leagues headquarters from
Chicago. inasmuch as the constitution
stipulates that at any time he can change
his regular place Of business to any other
city in the circuit. In time 1t Is hoped
that johnson will locate permanently in
New York. where the American League
needs his constant presence. The National
League mas an advantage in this respect.