Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-24
BASE BALL NOTES.

St Louis for the last time To-Day
The great Cleveland bunch Will be here
tomorrow.
The Nationals pitching staff has gone of
in it's work. which is the principal cause OF
the team losing.
Sir William Wolfe will probably work this
afternoon, and IL the boy is right he Will
make the Browns go duck shooting. II he
is not right, Sir William will have to take
to the woods.
The Browns pulled off four double plays
yesterday, but three of them were cherry
pies for Wallace. Niles and Hartzell.
Cleveland expects to be in first place by
the time the team gets through with Wash
fngton, but perhaps Tom Hughes VIII be
there with the goods. and if he is 1t means
DackWater for the LaJoleites
Otto Williams Is working under big
handicap at short, having bad nnser ana
an arm that prevents hun batllns with ali
his strength. He is dong well under the
circumstances.
The Browns have certainly played rings
around the Nationals in the last TWO games,
and the defeats cannot be charged up 10 the
umpires. Snerdan's work has been almost
perfect ana evans has possibly mads one
or two mistakes, which is doing well tor a
youngster. hemerber, Sheridan Is the KING
of them ALL
to New Orleans. Joe cannot do hmseH
Justice in the role of substitute. de must
pc working all the time to do his best.
If Boston wants Patten let them work up
a three-corneIed trade; VIZ Plahh LOT fal-
ten and then Patten for Dineen. The Ma
tlorlais must have at least one leIt-hanoed
twirler, and Plank would do TO MI IN In case
of necessity.
The Clevelands have certainly been gong
well on the trip, and will come here toiaof-
row with their chests away up under theH
chins Tom Hughes has been resting up Ior
a couple of days, and VIII probably "ofh
against Bernhard ~.
Pitcher BressIer, who is on the reserve list
of the Boston Nationals, is again pitching
for WilliamSport.
Wrigley, second baseman of the Columbus
team. played his twentieth game MONDAY
without an error.
Cleveland is a few points nearer the
leaders this morning. Secretary barnaro
predicts that after the series with Washing
ton the Indians Will return nome IN the leau
-PhIIadeipnIa Bulletin.
Ambrose Pullman, the local southpaw
has been sold to Louisville by the ST Louis
Nationals. He joined the team at lndianap-
oils Tuesday.
by the Brooklyn National League club TO
the Providence club OF the Eastern League
yesterday. Mccarthy left last night 10 JON
his new club at Bunalo.
Hughey Duffy has consigned the veteran
kidd Gleanson to bench duty and Word Is
performing at second while Courtney Is
regularly at third. This improves the hit
ting strength Of the team.
1t was announced yesterday that Waddeil'
the Athletics pitcher. did not fracture his
thumb in the accident, and he Will be back
in the game within five days. DR.. Hotbs
made another X-ray examination yesterday
morning and found that the thumb is only
sprained and will be well again by the end
OF this week.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Paul Jones Davis, captain of the Dickin-
son base ball team this year, and who plays
first base, has signed 10 play with the Har-
risburg Tristate team. Charles Roy, the
well-known Indian pitcher. who is reported
to have signed with the Phillies, has also
accepted terms with Harrisburg, but not
yet signed the contract.
Ike Rockenfeld the Browns middle
bagman in 1905, who has been idle all sea-
SON through failing to come to terms with
Manager McAleer of the Browns finally
gets a job Dick Padden, in charge of
St Paul, lands him Rockenfield is TO be
used at short, succeeding Marcan, who his
not been giving satisfaction.
Pittsburg has tired of Catcher Carisch,
who came east from Butte a couple of sum-
mers ago with Tom Thompson of Nc
Closkey's pitching staff. and has passed
him along to the Rochester Eastern League,
team. Al Buckenberger Is managing the
.Raws." Carisch is bound to shine with
his outfit Fred Clarke insists that Phelph
is every bit as good he ever was and a
better receiver than Carisch ever dared to
be.