Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-24
BASE BALL NOTES.

Chicago again today-"Ladies' day."
Tom Hughes will probably pitch for the
locals
The Chicagos were lucky yesterday. as
Umpire O'Loughlin didn't see Stahl catch
Sullivan off first and Davis hit to right
bounded over Stahrs head.
Donohue played foxy ball when he got in
front Of Sullivan's hit in such a way that
Altizer couldn't see the ball until it bound
ed up into his hands.
''Old Boy" Hickman scored Washington's
only run, and. In addition. tore of two sin
giles and a double
Jack Warner has been throwing beauti-
fully to second ever since joining the Ma
tionals. He had Isbell dead to rights yes
terday. but the ball was knocked out of
Altizer's hands in the slide to the bag
The veteran Isbell is undoubtedly the
most valuable man in the Chicago aggrega-
tion. his fielding and hitting being unusual
ly strong this year.
Back in the COS the Baltimore team won
eighteen straight games. but the records
were all smashed yesterday when the Lni-
Cages captured their nineteenth straight
victory.
Malachi Kittridge. the new manager of
the Montreal team, made a two-base hit in
the game at Newark yesterday. My, what
slow felders those Jerseymen must be!
Harry Davis leads the American League
In doubles, Flick in triples and Harry Davis
Lumley now leads the National League
heavy httters. Magee Is next, then Jor-
dan. Wagner. Schultz. Chance and Stein
feldt. Chicago has three men OF the first
seven.
Those Chicago teams certainly are set
ting a terrific pace The Colts now have
an even eleven games lead over New York.
while the Sox are four and half games
better than the champions
The Toronto club has filed with Secre-
tary Farrell OF the National Association Of
Minor League Clubs notice and copy of
agreement Of the sale Of First Baseman
Flynn to the Boston Americans.
Mike Mitchell, the old Syracuse player
who went with the Chicago Nationals
while. and who is now with the Portland
in hitting. with .341. He was the first man
IN the league to make 100 hits, celebrating
the century with a home run.
Chief thinner has been offered his regu-
lar salary and bonus Of 500 to give up
the management Of the Little Rock team
and handle an indicator In the Southern
League for the rest of the season. The
hot fight and the scarcity Of good umpires
proposition.
Manager Connie Mack of the Athletics.
Dave Jones of the Chicago Americans and
Clark Griffith Of the New York Americans
were the guests of Manager Burnham the
other day. They discussed the work of the
umpires this season, and all agreed that 1t
was bad. my opinion ABOUT w lSn Is tnat
he Is one Of the greatest pitchers in the
country today" said Connie Mack. HE
has mastered the spit ball. and this, with
his speed, makes him a wonder"
TITS no use trying to be even fairly de-
cent with the New Yorks. The rougher or
tougher one gets with them the better
chance one has Of getting an even break
in the games with them. For that reason
I'm going to impress upon President Herr
mann the necessity of curbing those gen.
tlemen when next they visit Cincinnati.
I'm tired Of having the umpires so fright
ened when they are working with the New
FORKS that they give them everything.
Those two games we lost to the New FORKS
on the trip just closed because both Emslie
and tombstone had been bluffed by McGraw
and his men still worry me."-Ned Hanlon
in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Many Of the men on the Chicago Amer
lean League team have big wagers on the
pennant race. Jiggs Donohue has 5000
placed and got good odds for most Of it.
He made the wagers in March when the
Chicago team was in ninth place, but he
still thought it was a good wager. Others
have from SO to 800 bet, and none OF them
will sell a dollar of their wagers. Nick
Altrock, a coacher Of fame. says 1t Is a
walkover and he also thinks the American
League team will win the worlds cham
pionship series from the National League
team II the White Stockings are In their
present form when the games are played
at home.