Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-22
Base Ball Notes.


Today is Ladies' day. at the mark.
The ST Louis Browns again today
Sudhof will pitch for the Nationals, but
McAleer VIII hardly take a chance with
Jacobsen
Falkenburg felt confident of winning be-
fore the game started. The tall boy has
gained control. ana there is nothing to 1t.
No matter how good ''Faik. was yester-
day. he couldn't fool George Stone. That
youngSter can just about hit anything with
in reach.
The reported trade of Patten for Dineen
Is an idle dream. The Washington club at
the present time has no intention of trad
ing, selling or buying any players. Nuf ced.
That fast bounder that went over George
Mis- head yesterday, just grazed his bad
finger and IL was fearfully swollen this
morning. He will stay in the game, though
as long as possible.
Pitcher Powell was on the train twenty
four hours before coming here from st.
Louis, and hardly had his sea legs on
He appeared 10 be in prime condition and
got two bingies off Falkenberg.
Second BaSeman O Brien Is a dead
ringer for Bill Hamilton. the ex- Boston
Philadelphia star. and if he ever gets nearly
as good as the old boy he can thank his
lucky stars.
That man Niles in right field has a won
derful whip. He threw from deep right
into Hartzeli's hands and nailed Anderson
without any trouble.
Manager Stahl had to stand for a lot of
jeering through being fooled by Catcher
Hickey. The youngster made a bluff at
throwing to second and then turned and
cut loose TO Hartzell, sre result being that
Stahl was easily caught before he could
regain the bag. This play has caught some
of the fastest men In the country at times.
McAleer's bunch certainly has fast look,
but they failed to show up any too well
yesterday. as Falkenberg had them 'buf-
faloed' at critical points.
Charley Nichols has been released by
Philadelphia. Charley was giving more
thought to the ponies than to baseball.
Pitcher Kane, the only Hebrew ball player
in the big league, is booked for release by
the Philadelphia Nationals. He is SHY on
control.
Pittsburg has won FIVE straight games
two from the Phillies and three from New
York The Pirates threaten to GUST the
Giants from second place before McGraw
gets his team back to the. east.
Outhsider Bruce, the Indian with the Co
lumbus team, has been benched because of
weak hitting. Johnny Farrell, recently of
Indianapolis is being used in right field for
the champions. pending the securing OF an
outfielder from the Cincinnati club.
James Barrett. outfielder of the Detroit
American League team. has signed to man.
age the Dayton club of the Central League.
He will take charge Tuesday. Barrett suc-
ceeds Manager Jack Thornton, who resigned
Sunday
Fearing that Jacklitsch may not report
for duty. although he signed a contract.
but has been delayed by the reported Illness
of his mother, the York base ball officials
have wired Catcher Latfmer, who played
in the Eastern League last summer with
Montreal and Newark, to join the York club
ct once
The New York Tribune says of the college
race: Brown Is making an enyiable record.
and at this time must be rated second to
Princeton. with Yale. Cornell, Dartmouth.
Holy Cross, Harvard, Pennsylvania, AM
herst and Columbia following In about the
order named. The final struggle will prob
ably be between Princeton and Yale. how
ever. as near as can be judged from the
games played.
what he thought of the decision of Umpire
Emslie at Pittsburg Friday. allowing Mat
thewsen to go In and pitch in the ninth
inning after IL had been announced Strang
would bat for him in the eighth Ono ball
had been pitched to Strang). and he was
inclined to think that the umpire was wrong,
but would want to think II over.
silk O'Laughitn has an effective way OF
suppressing the kickers. says Mat" In the
New York Globe. At the first intimation
OF kick he waves the players away with
both hands and then orders the game to
proceed. If any enc IL 30 foolhardy as to
persist, a walk to the bench would be the
result. With his clear enunciRtfon and the
way in which he controls the kfcksrs.
O.Laughlin IL an ideal umpire. It Is notice
able that since the Yankees abandoned
their kicking tactics and have devoted all
their attention to playing ball. they have
Fred Odwell viii be seen IN Cincinnati's
right Acid regularly hereafter. Oddie's
broken rib u eutirely healed, and he feels
1s q "a i y ts a s6sp & Sc ns
Barrett have not been able - help cut -
tie hat, and neither oan eQmpefa With
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