Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-01
BASE BALL NOTES.

Good boy, Falkenberg.
Everybody hit but Anderson. but he is due
today.
Two games will be played with Boston to-
day and they should be crowded with in
terest.
A single and triple will do very well for
Mr.. Scblafy. 1t looked for time as
though the youngster was going back in his
stick work
Hickmans shift to first base has appar-
emily woke him up. 'Hlck" can play the
bag all right If the throwers win only keep
the ball OFF the ground.
Falkenberg not only pitched fine game
but spanked a double to the outfeld that
sent two runners over the plate. If Hughes
Patten and Kitson could only get going
again the Nationals would have little
trouble going up the ladder.
Pitcher Bill Wolfe has shaken the dust of
Washington from his feet and started for
Louisville where he will work for Manager
Tebeau in the future. Wolfe should be a
star In the Western Association.
All the local amateur games scheduled for
yesterday were knocked out by the rain.
II Manager Stahl is up in Pennsylvania It
Is a foregone conclusion that Shortstop AL
tizer has tipped him off as to several good
players in the Tri-State
Young Wakefield went the route yesterday
without a slip. and behind one Of the hard
est pitchers to catch In the business. His
two hits have good look In the base-hit
column
Two defeats for Cleveland on their own
grounds by st. Louis yesterday must have
been bitter dose for the fans" Of that
city. Lajoie's bunch looked like they would
sweep everything before them when they
Pat Dougherty helped the Lancaster team
of the Tri-State League a whole lot. and
since he Joined 1t has leaped into the first
place
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aspirations again. The Pirates are pretty
close up there and are playing some base
ball at present.
O'Shaughnessy, the Notre Dame ball play
er. is wanted by Indianapolis. He can play
either the infield or outfeld and is slugger
in minor league company His name Is his
only handicap because of Its length on the
score cards.-Pittsburg Press. This is the
boy tried by Washington last season.
Third Baseman Bradley has left all others
in the lureh by his work this season He
has played in thirty out of thirty-two games
without misplay. Playing just a little,
that,
Several American Association clubs are
cycling the Reds surplus infield material. In
case Toledo loses in the contest for Gene
DetmontrevIile either Mowrey or Lobert
may be shipped to the Mud Hens.
1t Is said that more than 1000 people saw
the Boston Americans drop their twentieth
straight game. And all but one of these
games were lost on the home grounds.
jim wigs continues TO be generous In
the matter of free passes, and Is embarrass-
ing the Detroits on stated occasions with
his wildness. Even Overall has nothing on
the ex-Red In the matter of poor control.
Otis Clymer. the Pirate outheider who
suffered a broken leg during game In
Pittsburg some weeks ago. has gene to his
home in Lebanon, Pa. It viii be month
or more before he is able to work again.
1t is said that Frank Selee. the former
manager of the Boston National and Chi
cago National League team, will be the next
president of the Western League. 1t Isl
understood that there is considerable dissat-'
isfaction with President ONeil, as he will
not suppress rowdyism In the league. Selee
would be a first-ciass man for the position.
Manager Heckert Of tbs York club has
signed Joe Kelley of Wilmington, Del, to
fll the vacancy on the York Trt-State team
caused by the deserton of Jack Hayden.
Kelley Is regarded as one of the best batters
and fielders that ever played on the Will
rnington team. 1t Is also rumored that
Heckert Is endeavoring to sign Tom Jones.
now playing first base for the st. Louis
Americans.
Elberfeld gave another display Of highly
inaamed temper yesterday because Umpire
OLoughlin decided him out In trying to pur-
loin a base. The little shortstop Is playing
the game Of his life and has helped his team
amazingly in reaching the position It now
holds but such exhibitions of irritabiiity as
he gave yesterday. and especially on Deco
ration day, are liable to get him into con-
stdera bile troubfe-NeW York Times