Evening star., 1905-09-07

be counted on as regular for next sea-
son.
1t seems impossible to hook little Mil up
wrong. his work at third yesterday being
exceptionally clever.
AL Orth and the new man. Goode. may
work for the New York team today. but
| It's hard guess. as Griffith never decides
until the last minute.
Chesbro and Kleinow got into a scrap on
the New York's bench during The nfth In
ming and Dave Fultz separated the bellig-
erents. with the result that he got a nasty
punch from the catcher. the blow darkening
his left eye. None of the players would
give out the cause OF the trouble.
Tomorrow's final game with the New
Yorks will be started at o'clock 30 as to
I allow the Nationals to take an early train
for Boston, where they are due to meet the
champions on Saturday.
Pitcher Adams made quite a mark for
himself when he struck out Jimmy Will
liams In the fifth inning with the bases
filled with Highlanders. Jimmy 10 some
thing of a batter and he was very much
tonished when he found he had missed the
fast high curve that Adams had served up.
II Mil could have frozen on to Chase's
line hit in the ninth there would have
been nothing to 1t. as Fultz would have
been easily doubled up. The liner was SO
fast as to give the little fellow hardly
time to throw up his hands to protect his
face and impossible to cling to.
Outfie,der Badel OF the Johnstown Tri-
State team, only laced out a home run ana
cheap for Washington, as he Is not under
reservation.
The Nationals are scheduled for three
games in Boston and then rinish next week
in New York. after which they are home
for the remainder Of the season
Willie Keeler is authority for the state
ment that he has never predicted that the
New York Giants would win out over the
American League champions 1t was simply
a New York newspaper blum to stifren up
the hackers OF the Giants.
Chick Stahl will be among the leading
batters of the American league this fall.
The Detroit Americans have secured six
teen new men for next season. IL they find
one good man In the bunch they'll be lucky.
The Brooklyn club has made an offer 10
the Boston Nationals for Tenney. Abbatic-
chic and Willis. OF course. II was turned
down.
Connie Mack says his men ought to win
at least three-nfths of their remaining
games.
Johnny Evers returned to duty for Chi
cago Monday. bur his presence did not deter
Pittsburg from taking both games. Those
Pirates are coming strong.
The st. Louis scorers have been deter
mined to keep Stone ahead OF Willie Keeler
in batting. but the little Highlander is
showing to the front again. and Its 8 to l
that he beats the st. Louis boy out, good
as he is.
In 1869 the Cincinnati Reds Travelled from
Maine to Frisco. playing all comers without
losing a single game Brsinard pitcher: Al
lison, catcher; Gould, first base: Sweeney.
second base: George Wright. short stop;
Waterman. third base: Leonard. left field;
Harry Wright, center field, and McVey,
right field.
Brooklyn has secured for next season
Pitcher Suggs OF Memphis. who was once
on Nashua's list: Catcher Byers. the heavy
hitter of Baltimore; Tim Jordan, the first
baseman of Baltimore: Outnelder Murray of
Buffalo, formerly OF Manchester. Pattee.
second baseman OF Jersey City; Pitchers
Burchell and McNeal OF Baltimore among
others This looks like strong array.
Hummell of Holyoke. Pitcher Bell of the A.
J. and G. club and Pitcher PastoriOus of Al
bany will join the club September TO-