Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals start a series Of sixteen
games with the western clubs today, De-
troit opening this afternoon.
Altizer has fully recovered from the ter
rife clout he received in the head from Cy
Young, and will be back at short this after
noon.
No matter how well the locals play, the
other team appears to go a little better.
That Quaker bunch is certainly hard
proposition.
Case Patten should do the twrling for
the Nationals this afternoon, and Killian or
Donovan is about due for the Detroits.
The York club trounced Lancaster yes
terday, with Dougherty and Deal in the
game, and is now in first place In the Tri
State. Manager Heckert is due for a bunch
Charley Hickman continued his safe hit
ting yesterday, and the big fellows advance
In percentage for the week should be a big
one. 1t won't take 'Hick" long to get up
around the 300 mark.
With New York playing at home for the
next couple of weeks. they will be hard to
get out of the first place, as Mr.. Griffith is
sure to be treated right by the umpires, and
his team will play hard to please him.
The Chicago crowd will certainly bear
watching from this time The acquisi-
ton of Dougherty will give the crowd bat
ting strength. and Catcher Mcfarland
Joined the team in Cleveland Thursday. He
is also a great batter. and 1t looks as
though Comiskey has seen chance for the
pennant and has given in to the players
who had a grievance. If he would return
Callahan's $500 which he took in fines last
season he would soon have this great
player back in left field.
Altrock has landed ten cut of sixteen
games for the White Sox and Lundgren
eleven out Of fourteen for the National
Leaguers.
Shreveport recently took three straight
from New Orleans. regaining first place in
the Southern League race.
Talking of John Clements, AL Orth de-
ciared that Glenn was the best receiver that
he ever pitched to.
With Cleveland and the Athletics tied for
second place, unusual interest centers in
the secries which begins today. Waddel
will pitch this afternoon.
Harry Davis has done the hardest hitting
in both major leagues, with more than 100
extra bases.
The ST. Louis Americans have yet to land
a game from the Athletics. Five games
have been played between the two teams
and the champs" have landed all.
Falkenberg struck out Monte three
times. and Monte declared after the game
that the big fellow might do 1t every time
he came up.-Philade'phia Press.
Those Boston Americans certainly
easy picking just now, and yet the fans
support them loyalty ever. No other
city in either circuit would support loser
so handsomely.
Norwood Gibson was hit safely fourteen
times the other day by the Williamsport
club. "Gibby' did the pitching for Harris
burg
Those Washington pitchers should be Of
great help to their parents when they grow
up Three of them, one on the top Of the
other would reach eighteen feet ten and
one-fourth inches in the air Falkenberg
is 6.5H inches, Smith. 6.21z, and Hughes,
6.2A.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Should Noonan make good, it will I'M
doubtedly mean the passing of Grady At
present Manager McCloskey cannot get
along without Grady. as he has no one to
take his place behind the bat. but this
will not be the case with Noonan In line.
Brady's release may be delayed for some
time, but 1t will come eventuaIly.-St. Louis
Globe-Democrat.
The Cardinals were shifted some from
their last visit. A youth named Burch
right off the tree, was in right. He hit
well and had strong wing. Harry Arndt
is not well and Coalscuttle, Hellumskel-
be called covered third A child named
Murray, with brilliant red coco. appear
ed behind the bat and hit the ball SO saw
agely that he was taken out for fear there
would be no spheroids left to play with
Phelon, Chicago Journal.
Eddie Mcfarland, the well-known Cleye-
land boy, who has caught for Chicago for
several years, has rejoined the White Sox
after having been at his home In Cleveland
disagreement with Manager Jones and
left the club. Since that time Sullivan has
been practically doing all of the catching
for Chicago Hart catching an occasional
game. On the arrival of the Chicago team
in Cleveland Thursday Jones and McFar-
land had a conference, the result Of which
was that Mcfarland rejoined his mates