Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-17
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals and Browns are in the
throes Of a double-header this afternoon.
The ST. Louis boys showed remarkable
reversal Of form yesterday, and with Glade
going we'll made the locals look somewhat
cheap.
The celebrated Cleveland crew opens up
series with the Nationals tomorrow. The
Napoleons have braced up grandly of late
and are still in the race for the pennant.
Manager McAleer claims that the Browns
poor showing in Wednesdays game was
on account of the long. hot ride from the
Mound City. He says 1t was something
fierce at night on the hot sleeping cars ana
the players were groggy.
Manager Stahl Is slowly rounding into
form and will be back on first as soon as
possible Charley Hickman is willing
worker. but he can't play the initial sack.
and besides 1t hurts his batting.
No wonder Manager Griffith would like to
have Pitcher Glade with the Highlanders
He would about win the pennant for the
New Workers.. as the Yankees pitching
staff Is none too strong.
The talk about Brush buying out the
Highlanders is silly twaddle. He and NC
Graw are permanently barred from any or
ganization with which President Johnson
has anything to do. and they are great dis
turbers, to say the least.
Bill Coughlin was next to knocked out by
foul tip yesterday in New York. The ball
glanced of his bat and gave him an ugly
thump over the eye.
Comiskey did not accompany his team
east. He Is in Chicago getting ready for
the final finish of his team at the South
Side grounds.
Birmingham seems to have the Southern
League pennant won. This is the club pre-
sided over by Harry Vaughn. the former
National Lacquer.
WithsBoston and Washington continuing
to lose more than half their games. it does
not look as II Ban Johnson's desire that
every team in his league finish with 800
per cent would be realized.
Talk about having hard luck. Out In
Iowa the other day a pitcher named Ander-
son struck out % Of the opposing batsmen
and yet his team was beaten. to 2.
Charley Murphy president OF the Chicago
Nationals. has a new job. Just now he Is
securing the woods of Michigan for a suit
able fagpole on which to float the National
League pennant.
Pitcher Witherup has been turned adrfm
by Boston and now is back on the old fam
fly farm up in Pennsylvania. He will leave
the pillow occasionally to pitch a game for
the Uniontown club. with which he was be-
fore he Joined the BOstons.
While the White Sox may slump or may
go bad on this eastern trip, loyal American
League fans are hoping that either the
the flag. After the way the Athletics fell
down last fall against the Giants few
American League shouters would like to see
the Athletics contend again for the worlds
honors 2
Malachi Kittredge, the veteran catcher.
had conference with Frank Farrell yes
terday, the outcome being that Kittredge
has bought part interest in the Montreal
club Of the Eastern League from Farrell.
Kittredge will manage the Montreals and
catch for them. He will join the team in
Baltimore today. A few seasons ago Kit
tredge left big league company to catch for
q minor league club, but his ability brought
him back to fast company again. Il am
done with the majors this time" he said
yesterday.-New York Sun.
Tom Standard of Waltham is setting the
Springfield base ball world afire by his
great playing. Toms latest batting aver
age is 1923. and he has hit for 81 extra
bases. Standard is the old Holy Cross star
and is due for faster company next season.
time lacked the minor league experience so
essential for success in the major leagues.
Just now he is the base ball idol Of SPRING
field.