Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Base Ball Notes.

There is no discountng the Nationals
pitching staff
Mr.. Wolfe easily outpitched Glade, the
wonder of the west.
1t Patten can only capture his game this
afternoon the trip will look very good for
the Nationals
Huelsman and Hill threatened to whip
the entire team If they lost one game in
ST. Louis, and the boys don't want to be
spanked.
Including yesterdays games. the Phia-
delphias have won and lost on the trip:
Nationals won 4 and lost s: New York won
4 and lost II. and Boston won and lost 8.
These figures speak louder than words and
demonstrate that the Nationals have been
playing good ball.
If Patten pitches today it will throw
Townsend for the morning game and Ia
copsen FOR the afternoon battle on Me-
mortal day. The Nationals will certainly
be given hearty welcome home
me New forks appear to be in a ter
rlbie plight and it will be some time be-
fore the aggregation gets going strong
again. Searching weather will do wonders
for both the New Yorks and Bostons
Had Connie Mack's band of wonders been
able to trim the Detrots yesterday the Ma
tlonals would have gone into the first di-
vision once again. Revenge is sweet and
Manager Stahl has several scores to wine
out with those western teams when they
come east
The Nationals leave ST. Louis immedt
ately after the game this afternoon ond
are due in Washington tomorrow evening
The chances are that the Bostons will
board the same train at Chicago and fell
the local crew big bunch of hard-luck
stories.
RUDE Waddell has won seven straight
games for the Athletics He leads the
teams pitchers in that respect although
ne Is more eccentric this season than ever
frlsk keeps on hitting the ball. Patsy
p will
race second to Laioe
Manager Kelly of the St Paul base ball
team has disciplined Pitcher Roy Evans by
suspendng him indefinitely without sal
ary- Evans, it is said, has not been taking
care of himself
Baby Woods. who was sold to the De-
trolt American League team by the Buff
falo Eastern League Club. refuses to re-
port there unless he gets portion of the
purchase price. He will finish the season
with the Niles Independent team.
Tom PARROT. the former Cincinnati
pitcher, is amazing the fans in the Cotton
states League circuit with the article of
pail he Is putting up. The other day he
had a clean record at bat, one of his drives
winning the game for Greenville, Miss The
fans, to show their appreciation, gave him
so, which was collected on the field
In order to strengthen the crippled New
YORK Americans an effort, which will prob
ably result In success, is being made by
Manager Clark Griffith and Owner Frank
"a
derson for Danny Green, the fast outffelder
of the Chicago American Association-New
York Telegram. This looks like a poor
trade for the Highlanders. Wish we had
the big boy down here.
Jimmy Burke feels his Importance as
manager of the st. Louis Nationals. and all
around the eastern circuit he is telling
critics what fine showing the team has
been making since he was given the man
agerial reins. He forgets to mention that
Shay and Harry Arndt who Joined about
the time he was placed in charge, have
been responsible for the better work
Stone has been too anxious to make
good" against Boston, hence his failure
His work in the New York series was SEN
satonal to a last degree. He faced Hogg
Powell, Griffith and Clarkson eighteen
times and reached first fourteen times Five
times did he hit safely. twice for three
bases and seven times did he work the
pitcher for his base over the four balls
route. There is nothing to it but that
Stone is star, and the reason he hasn't
done much against Boston has been be-
cause he is too anxious to Show up Col
Inns, his old boss, and Burkett, whose place
he has taken in ST. Louis.-St. Louis Star.