Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-05-12

often. besides doing good work behind
the willow.
En- Sue was the fastest man 10 first
seen on the field last Saturday. Ic
should learn to bunt.
= = 4
Joe Cohen's bunch, captained by
Fred Wright, will 20 up against the
champions in the first game Saturday.
Big League Gossip.
There is a pitcher named Limerick
In the Eastern League who holds q
record. His batting average in 1904
was 900.
Mike Grady is filling Jake Beck
leys shoes at first tase for the st.
Louis Cardinals and is doing better
work than he did behind the bat.
Danny Shay has decided to jump the
st. Louis Cardinals and remain In
Stockton, Cal, where he has signed
with an independent team.
Willie Keller is still great favorite
In Baltimore. He was given an ovation
by the spectators when the Highland.
ers played the Orioles last Thursday.
Lou Criger, catcher Of the Boston
worlds champions, has a bad leg and
will not be seen In harness until in
June.
Billy Hamilton has Joined the first
basemen. He will play the initial bag
for the Harrisburg Independent team
this season.
| Fred Clarke says Pittsburg will
never again be caught short Of play.
ers and intends to carry enough utll.
ity men to provide against mishaps
Batchis fine third pJase MAY for
Brooklyn en- the southern trip caused
many of the local critics to tout him
at the real find among the young in
felders this season.
Connie Mack believes in brains In
baseball. Eight of the Athletics are
college men. Two of them are full.
blooded Indians, Bender. a Chippewa
and Bruce Cherokee.
Jack Doyle has made up his mind
at last and has signed a contract with
the Toledo American Association club.
President J. Ed Grille purchased his
release from Portland, Oregon.
Hall, pitcher for the Seattle Pacific
Coast League team, recently almost
equaled Cy Young's great feat Of last
season when he shut out the Athletics
without a hit or run or a man getting
to first base. Halls only break was
to hit batter.
Billy Lush, the Cleveland outfielder
who has been coaching the Yale team
wants to buy the franchise of the New
Haven Connecticut League club. Lush
is under reserve to Cleveland and
wants to purchase his release.
John Camel keeps on pleading with
Frank Farrell to release him to tho
Grand Rapids club. Both Chicago and
Detroit have refused to waive a claim
to Cancels services and Farrell could
not release him II he wanted to.
~ consider it a great compliment
that you came on to see the game"
said President Carly Hermann Of the
Reds to President Taylor of the worlds
champions after the Reds beat Collins
team last Wednesday. Il am tickled
to death to have won," but am frank
to say that while we have a good
club you have better one. You would
surely beat us in a long SERIES"
A jealous fan recently put the Ques.
ton point blank to Billy Bradley:
, who is the greatest third baseman
. in the country"
Like flash came the answer:
"Why | suppose everybody comedies
. than Jimmy Collins ia
. Which recalls Collins reply to the
same question, asked by a Cleveland
Iaan last fall.
, WELL" was the Boston managers
} carefully measured reply. "if ! could
. field and bat like Bradley | should lay
claim to that title myself"
Following is the standing of the
clubs in the two big leagues and the
J Pacific Coast League. 1t is noticeable
that the Boston club, champions of the
world, are tail enders In the American
League. while Washington. last years
tail enders, are leading the league.
The standing is that Of May Sd:
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Clubs Won. Lost. Pet.
New York ......... 10 3 .76a