Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-26
Base Ball Notes.

New York for the last time today-'La-
dies day"
Hughes or Smith will be on the rubber
for the Nationals. while Clarkson may work
for the Highlanders
The great Athletics start series of 4our
games tomorrow with the Nationals
Too bad Falkenberg had to have his bad
inning. the same as Kitson. It was a great
battle, any way.
Cheshire would be foolish to monkey with
the spit ball when he can pitch as he did
yesterday He has wonderful speed and
control, with tantalizing drop that fooled
them all
Manager Arthur Irwin of the Altoona
club was in Washington last Saturday aft
ernoon and tried to persuade Otto Williams
to accompany him home, but the lad
thought it would be best to stick to organ
lied ball and went to indianapolis
There Is no complaint against the Ma
tionais' twirling staff just now. Every one
OF the pitchers is doing well, but the boys
back OF them have apparently lost their
batting eyes. When the pitchers go off
again then they will probably take to bat
ting again cit together"
he old yell of Take him out" when a
pitcher is going bad has been discarded for
to pull the amateurs off the stage at Ker-
mans when their act fails to please and
the cry Of Get the hook" has crept out
to American League Park
WnatS GIL TINS talk about Hughes and
Gibson jumping the American League for
the "Outlaws?" Boston asked waivers on
the two twirlers and there wasn't a team
in the American or National leagues that
wanted them. They. simply preferred the
Outlaws" to a minor league.
Pitcher stony McGlynn of York has
given his word that if he quits the Out
laws" he will sign with Washington, but
he Is stuck on the little Pennsylvania town
and Is also great friend OF Manager Heck
ert.
In only three out of his last thirty-one
games has Hal Chase failed to make one
or more hits. In seventeen straight games
from May Is the peerless first bag guardian
Of the New York Americans hit safely in
every game.
Those cities in baseball where teams are
up In the race and not drawing out the
lovers of the game can be marked as places
where the sport Is suffering from the ac-
lions of the players. backed up by the man
agement.
Throwing lemons at the champion Giants
Is the latest fad at the Polo Grounds.
lott, the Fall River outfielder of two
years ago, has asked to be reinstated. He
was one OF the first contract jumpers to go
to the Outlaws.
In q recent game in Detroit Sam Craw-
ford had three assists from the outfield.
He nailed two men at the plate and one
at second base.
the Detroits drew less than 1000 persons
on an ideal day. Some Of the fans couldn't
understand. though, why Detroit couldn't
afford to keep half dozen extra players
In idleness.
Catcher McGovern of the Torontos thinks
the Jersey Citys viii land the American
Eastern League pennant. The Jerseyites
have manager. His name Is "Bflr. Muir
ray. He was the man who was secured to
manage Cincinnati and was let out A big
mistake was made in not holding him.
The veteran Tim Murnane tells how the
good pitchers are being batted this season.
Then his personally conducted" Boston
American League club is held to three or
four dainty singles by some rude new
conner who pried into big league base bali
without even being introduced to Tim
Any time Fred Clarke can lead his Pitts
there is fine dialogue between McGraw
and the equally fiery Pirate. The other
day the sputtering kept half q dozen police
men in fear of being forced into action
"Ducky Holmes pitched a four-hit game
in the Western League a short while ago
against Denver. 1t was his first attempt
at twiriing In eleven years.
In the last International series In the
American League the western teams play
ing on their own grounds, put 1t all over
their guests from the east. The westerners
WbnSo6 games to the casts Al The Ath-
lettcs was the only eastern team that did
not lose more games than It won. and the
best II did was to break even The record
for the trip was az follows: New York won
Z, lost 8; Philadelphta, won z lost 4: WASH
ington, won I. lost 10; Boston, won 5. lost
10: Cleveland. won 3, lost g.; Detroit won
10. lost s; Chicago, won II, lost &; St. Louis,
won I, lost 7.