Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-14


resolves itself to the survival of the fit
test, and yet that rivalry doesn't inter
fere with friendships.
Statistics of the Cleveland Napoleons
just given out show Manager Lajoie's men
to be the real Giants of the diamond. Sew
en- of them measure six feet and over in
height. They are Larry" himself Bern
hard. Joss, Moore. Hess, Carr and Charley
Jackson. a colt pitcher. -Four more of the
Napoeons stand five feet eleven. They are
Donahue, Rhoades, Stovall and Bradley.
Dave Fultz joined the Griffith training
camp at Montgomery, Ala, early yester-
day morning, but Jack Powell, who was
also due. failed to materialize FultZ stop
ped over in Philadelphia two three days.
which accounts for his delay in reporting.
The new expert of Blackstone says he will
devote his entire attention this season to
| base ball and the welfare of the Yankees.
| He reports that the troublesome knee that
| bothered him so much during the past two
seasons is as strong as ever
Thomas Delehanty announces that he has
| been forced out of base ball and will hence
forth devote his energies to other methods
| of securing a livelihood. letter from
| him recently reached Denver and states
! that he had joined the rush of gold seekers
| to Tonopah where he was in hopes of find
| ing a mine of sufficient value to keep him
the balance of his life. Deehantys retire
ment has not been voluntary, as he delights
| in the game, but because the magnates
have cut his salary below what he con-
siderS just.
Weidman's name will always be linked
with the great eighteen-inning game of
1SS2-the game which Radbourn won for
Providence with home run through a hole
| in the fence. Weidman was pitching
against Providence that day. and it was
| one of his fast curves that was straighten-
| ed out and sent through the fatal cavity
! by Radbourn. Rad, be 1t remembered,
| was not pitching that afternoon, but was
working in right field although most of
the traditions of today have him as the
victorious boXman in that mighty game
What is the matter with ShOrtStop Nor
man Elberfield of the New York Americans?
In spite of kilograms and letters sent to
him by Clark Griffith, he has not even
limited when he will be ready to sign a
contract and play ball. Elberfield has re-
ceiyed an offer of about $500 for the sea-
sons work with the Americans, but his
backwardness in accepting is creating the
belief that he thinks his services are worth
more money In these days of enforced
base ball peace, ball tossers should grab
liberal salaries, for some of these days the
magnates will get together and put the old
81, 400 salary-limit into effect again.
An official of the New England League,
which is in Glass of the minor leagues,
has made statement that if the five Class
A leagues bring on war between their
organizations and the National and Ameri-
can Leagues, those in Class B will line up
with the major leagues and give the war
riors all the fight they want. AS In all
proposed base ball wars, those who talk
the lOudeSt In this controversy are tuoSe
who have the least money In base ball.
George B. Havenor. owner of the Mil
waukee club, recently refused to contribute
to a fund to be known as the Working
Fund of the Glass leagues. That
money would only be necessary for a war
fund" said Havenor. land l don't want
any war. I am all SCARED now from the
last war we had"
In one of the exciting games between the
Cleveland and New York teams at Durham
Park last fall, spectators well-known
east-end dentist-sitting in one Of the upper
boxes, attracted considerable attention by
shouting to the Cleveland batters to 'bunt.
Instantly a half-hundred fans took up the
cry and soon nothing else could be heard.
The late Major Gleason, sitting in front
seat in the grandstand, turned to group
of fans and said: Il wonder how many
people know that it was exactly twenty
years ago today that the first attempt was
made in this city to bunt ball. Arthur
Irwin was the player. 1t was close game
and Arthur was desperately anxious to
get on first but when the crowd realized
that he was trying to land down bunt,
the kissing was terrific He succeeded, but
he paid for 1t with the loss of popularity
during the entire series. Nothing better
illustrates the progress the game has made
Today a player able to bunt the ball Is
worth $1,000 year more than one who
CAM. "-Cleveland Press.