Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-18
BASE BALL NOTES.

Cleveland opens a series with the Ma
tionals this afternoon, the game starting at
$50.
Tom Hughes victory came at the right
time. as 1t will give the old boy confidence
The second game put one in mind Of a
fisherman who has pulled a big bass to the
top of the water and it slips off the hook
just he is reaching for it.
Falkenberg will probably work today
against the Clevelands, while Joss or Bern
hard will try to fool the Nationals.
Altizer has certainly been unlucky with
his errors since joining the Nationals. He
generally plays sensational ball and then
butts into an error at the time it will do
the most damage.
Jack Powell made big mistake in pass
ing up Joe Stanley, who hasn't been hitting
any too well, to take n chance on Jack
Warner. Warner has always been a dan
gercus man at the bat In tight places.
All things considered, Charley Hickman
hasn't been doing SO badly at first He had
twenty-three chances yesterday in the two
games and coppered all of them, which is
going some to say the least.
Mig" Perrfne. whom President johnson
has given out as being signed by Wash
1ngton. is said to be the fastest infielder in
the American Association and also bats
well. He cost the local club a pretty stiff
price. He joins the team in the west
The hit-and-run game gave Altzer his
double In the second game. Charley Jones
started to steal second, which pulled Wal
went into short left, where Bobby would
have eaten it up. Stone came tearing in
and missed the ball by inches. and before
he could recover himself Jones had scored
and AltiZer was second.
Falkenberg was in the box long enough
to pitch twenty-one times. OF these deliv-
cries one was called strike, one foul,
one a sacrifice bunt one a safe hit and
seventeen; were balls
Altizer made a pretty stop and throw in
the f1rst game. He started to cover second
on Koehler, when Spencer hit a fast one
to left. Dave had to untrack himself but
got back far enough to take the ball with
his ungloved hand. and neat throw did
the rest.
That man Koehler generally performs
sensationally on the local grounds Last
fall he fell into big puddle of water in
center after capturing fly, slid along on
his race. but came up with the ball. He
was smothered with mud from head to foot
Yesterdays catch Of Hickmans drive was
one of the best seen here this season.
Lajoie and his braves arrived In Wash
mgton late last night, and when seen at the
Arlington this morning was in great good
humor over his even break at Philadelphia
But l am taking no chances on this bunch
here said Larry. They have fooled me
too often and III be sure of today's game
when it is over and we have the most runs,
not before"
In the sixth inning of the second game
Umpire Connolly was knocked clear off his
pins by terrific foul tip that struck him
on the left knee. 1t was several minutes
before Tommy could again stand on his
feet, and when he resumed work the spec
tators loudly applauded the popular fellow.
Frank kitson has had nothing but bad
luck ever since he Joined the Nationals. He
had just regained his true form when he
was knocked out at the plate some weeks
back and now comes bad cold in his wing
when he seemed to be going so well.
Lave Cross has at last found the physician
who fully understands his bad knee, and
the veteran says he will be back in the
game next Monday. He was feeling fine
last night, but wants to be all right before
resuming work again.
Manager Stahl is still bothered with his
weak pegs. and as the team appears to get
along very well without him he will rest
up until entirely well.
George Stone was little backward with
the stick against Tom Hughes, but he got
going all right in the second. pacing two
singles and double to his credit.
Schlafy pulled Off a funny stunt in the
second game when he stole second with the
ball in Howells hand. O'Brien and Wallace
had walked back to their regular positions
when ''Schaf' dashed for second and made
it by great slide. Harry became too reck-
ness then and Wallace nailed him on a
quick throw from Howell when he took too
big lead off second.
Pitcher Ed Reulbach of Chicago was mar
ried at New York Monday to Miss Nellie
Whelen of Montpelier, VT.
Clark Griffith thinks the White Sox will
fall with sickening thud. Well they said
the same thing about the Chicago Nation
ais but the latter are still there.
Charley Murphy, the president of the Chi
cago Nationals. says President Brush has
expressed great regret at the affair on his
grounds and he believes Mr.. Brush is
speaking the truth. No wonder, the bluff
didn't work.
Elmer Flick has made twenty-one doubles
and fifteen triples and nary home run.
Lajoie made thirty doubles and six trioles
and no home run. Turner and Bradley have
each made two homers. and Bemis and
Congalton each one.
At Mahanoy City Monday John Wolf, sew
enteen years of age, struck out twenty-fiv
and allowed but one hit, and that was a
home run, the only one of the game. The
third baseman and the first baseman had
the other two putouts.
Kruger, formerly with the Pittsburgs and
the Phillies. won a sixteen-inning game for
Toledo with no one out. Perrine. sec
ond baseman OF Kansas City, had five put
outs and eleven assists in the game.
In connection with the letter written by
Sam Strang of the New Yorks to President
Pulliam, 1t might be well to mention that
Sam is university boy and SO does not
need to have any one write letters for him.
From the standpoint of the Greater New
Y. TX base ball club (the Highlanders), the
most ridiculous base ball story printed this
year is that which says Elberfeld Is to be
traded to the Giants. Sammy Strang and a
pot of money figuring in the DEAL To trade
Elberfeld 1t would be necessary for Frank
Farrell to get waivers on the kid from
every club in the American League, and,
as Secretary Abe Nahon says: Show me
any American League club that would give
a waiver on such a valuable player as Ell
berfelt.'
Says Charley Mathison. In the New York
Globe: mr. Clarke may bolster up his team
some other season, but he is SO weak In hit
ting this year that he cannot hope to do
anything. Ganley, Ritchey, Nealon, Beau
mont and Clarke himself are fatally weak
with the club. They have not deserved to