Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-24
Base Ball Notes.

Ahe NATIONALS play the DetrOitS again
today, and then sail for St Louis, where
several hot battles will probably take place
A nome run, double and a single was
NILS record yesterday. yet they speak of
trading him for Laporte of Buffalo with
a big wad of money beside. What fool
iShneSs,
kittredges run from first to the plate on
Nils double in the fifth inning of yester-
days game must have been great effort
on the little catcher's part as he Is not
much on the sprint 1t Is 'cinch" bet
that Kit will never forget it.
If big Tom Hughes is feeling good to-
day 1t is no bad guess that Manager Stahl
will work him against the Tigers, espe-
cially as Jacobsen has not been himself
since his sickness
Falkenbergs debut yesterday can be con-
sidered success. although he was pulled
out of the game in the ninth inning on ac-
count OF wildness.
The Mount Pleasant Congregationals will
probably have chance to make good their
boast that they are better than Gunton
Memorial. as a series Of games will most
likely be arranged between the two teams
for next week at American League park.
Manager Stahl told several Detroit news
paper men that he expects Joe Stanley to
join the Nationals in this city when they
return from the west. Mr.. Stahl has evil
IDENTIFY decided to try out his new recruits
this fail and not wait until the spring.
Schreck Of the Athletics leads the CATCH
ers of the American League. Schreck
started out with Brockton Of the New Eng
land League when Horace Keith handled
that club.
To compare Jones, Lajoie. Clarke. Griffith,
Armour. Collins. McAleer or Stahl with
our own Connie is to perpetrate a joke.
He knows more about handling ball team
and getting results out Of 1t than the bunch
American.
Iron Man" McGinnIty denies the story
in circulation to the effect that he has lost
his whip. The trouble, he says, Is that
Manager McGraw is not giving him enough
work. He has been pitching at least twice
a week at that.
The Chicago Americans have repurchased
Pitcher Louis Feline from the Toledo Amer
lean Association club paying 81, 900 for
him, the same price as was given by the
Mudhens for his release last spring Feline
has been doing good work for some time.
Manager Mack must have breathed easier
last night Double-headers have been COM
ing so fast of late that Connie is getting
shy of pitchers. But as usual, "Rube" was
there yesterday.
Sam Strang Is playing second for the
New York Nationals, while Billy Gilbert Is
nursing a wrenched foot. Manager Nc
Graw is practicing daily with his team.
and in case of emergency he VIII jump Into
the game.
On fifteen occasions this season Gus Dor
ner of the Columbus American Association
aggregation has held his opponents to five
hits or less, and in more than thirty games
he has only been taken out of the box
once. He ought to land in one of the big
lea CUES next year.
Up to date the Athletics have lost more
games to the tail-enders, Washington and
ST. Louis-seven to each--than to any other
two clubs in the league. They have won a
ma jority of games from all clubs save
Washington.
ago saw the game and admired the work Of
the sluggers. He is also employed in the
business department of the American
League Club, and is as handsome and pros
in mol nit hfno don
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Billy Hamilton of Harrisburg says the
Cincinnatis made big mistake in not Sc
curing the giant pitcher. Frank Falken-
burg. who jumped Harrisburg Saturday and
signed with Washington. Billy claims that
the big fellow had everything in the Trt-
State League backed off the boards.-Cin-
cinnaf Enquirer.
ing out new balls. The weekday attend
ance won't stand the using of new spheres
all the time is the way he described his
economy. Monday. in the third inning,
after Buchanan had foued the ball in play
out of the green. Sehreek the Athletics
catcher, next TO McAleer's gag of keeping
soiled spheres in the game, hollered:
Toss out bright new one, Jimmy;
Stone comes next
And Stone did come next. walloping the
brand new ball to right for two bases.-St.
Louis Star.
Philadelphia fans are already counting on
ship, as they figure the Athletics as win
ners in the American League. Philadelphia
opinion is strong that Mack's men will
prove too strong for the Giants. IL the two
teams come together. The fans assert that
WaddeH and Plank viii prove big stumbling
blocks to the National Leaguers. Each of
these southpaws could work twice if neces-
sary. and then Coakley and Henley are
pretty good twiriers. too. The dope Is that
Taylor would be the only Giant twirier to
cause much worry In Athletic ranks. They
figure on McGinnity and Mathewson being
easy.
serious hitch has developed In the ne
gotiations for Outfielder Charlie HemphiII
of the ST. Louis club, who has been re-
garded as practically Red. As soon as
Manager McAleer of the st. Louis Amerf-
cans, the team with which Hemphill played
last year. heard that Cincinnati was after
the st. Paul player he hustled to that city.
Eew McAieer wants his player back, and
win probably get him because Of the friend
ly relations between the men. McAleer and
Hemphin are fellow residents OF Youngs-
town and old roommates. Consequently
Hemphiil would rather pay with McAfeer.
despite the turn-down last year. 1t Is said
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