Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-03
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals and Bostons are in the
throes of double header this afternoon.
the final games of the season.
Manager Stahl Will try out Wilson. his
new pitcher from Canton, this afternoon
white Swarmstadt will work In one of the
games for Boston.
John Anderson got three clean singles
In row and then quit Oberlin passing
him in the ninth. foxy move.
Wagner looks good at second, but ap-
pears weak at the bat. He certainly goes
after the grounders in splendid form.
Fred Parent couldn't touch young Good
win. but how he did slam around Charley
Smiths speedy shoots. F'reddy's triple and
double practically won the game for Bos-
top
The Nationals lay off tomorrow and
%in6 Up the season in Philadelphia Friday
and Saturday.
wait until next year!" Ever hear that
Post.
Frank Chance and his men think the
Highlanders will lose to the Giants If
the two teams meet. Just wait and see
man just now as any man that we know
of filing the position He also wishes It
known that he is a good Irishman.-Boston
Post
they succeed in landing the pennant with
out the services of Jimmy" Callahan.
Al Buckenberger was promised $500 extra
II he landed the Rochester IN, " club in
third place. and he lost to Baltimore by a
very small margin-so small that President
Chaplin gave him the 500.
Irwin Wilhelm, who was with Boston
last season and now with Birmingham In
header against Nashville one day last week
and held his opponents down to one hit
In each game.
The Rochester Amusement Company,
owner of the Rochester Base Ball Com
pany. has gone into the hands OF re-
ceiver. Edward McSweeney has been ap-
pointed to the Office. The receivership is
the outcome OF accident last summer,
when score of persons were injured by
the falling of a part of the bleachers.
On form and dope" the Chicago Ma
tionals should beat whatever team wins
the American League pennant. Tai:enders,
however, often make the champions look
bad. and. as Arnold Daily says, You never
can tell"
Writes Allen Sangress in the New York
Journal: THE Giants were SO patiently out
classed by the Nationaf League champions
of 1906 that the r strengthening for next
season becomes foregone conclusion. II
one began to diagnose the illness it would
mean general criticism
Says Sam Crane: There is no use trying
to hide the fact that men like Stone. Chase,
Mike Donlin. Wagner and Lajoie who hit
around $50 nowadays in these days of
spirited action, are more scientific and bet
twenty-five years ago. The game has i'm
proved in every department. We have
more good BALI players in every position
nowadays"
George Lennon, who owns the St Paul
Club. sts that he is well satisfied with
Dick" Padden's administration and that he
will put the ''old boy" back in Office st,
Paul was a tailender al the way and land
ed seventh. 1t is reported to be the only
A. A. city that didn't make money. How
ever no loss to speak of was sustained.
Elmer Smith Is still alive. and, what's
better e5s still in the game. AS pitcher,
and iater as hy-catcher. the Dutchman
was as good as any Of them in his day.
He's been with Binghamton. in the New
York State League. all season. Elmer is
the G. Stone of that body. In 40 games
he ran up a sticking mark Of .321, finish
Ing at the top of the heap. Birmingham,
the new Nap, landed fourth, with a 3OS
.'Pokeeps" Mccarthy tied Birmingham,
while "Rube" de Croft, another ex-cardfnai,
was next. His figures were .296. Sharp,