Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-13
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals beat the Massillon. Ohio.
team yesterday, to l. Hughes pitched for
the Washingtons.
Old Man Kittredge has finally been let
out He queered himself with the WASH
ington club when'he refused to report last
spring and coach tine young pitchers.
1t is wonderful how bad luck will follow
a team when once the "hoodoo" gets work.
ing right. Mill thought he was through for
tho season, but another broken finger for
him bobbed up yesterday.
Swarmbrook, the young infielder secured
from the Massillon team by Manager
Stahl, has been in the limelight all sea-
son. but his age, twenty-one, has been
against him At that he may be able to
foo. the wise people and make good.
Manager Stahl and his band of Nationals
will be back on their own stamping
ground Wednesday afternoon and the hum
cry fans will be given a chance to en-
joy their favorite sport once again. The
ST. Louis team will be the opposing aggre-
cation.
That Chicago crowd has certainly been
playing high-class ball and nothing but a
IRENE ndous slump will keep them out of
the championship, principally on account OF
finishing the season at home. Fielder Jones
Is one OF the incest men in the business
and deserves everything chat has been
coming his way. except his physical disa-
bilities
The washington '1anS neeQ lose no
sleep over what appears to be the luke
warmness of the local management. AL
ready something like seven players have
been gathered into the Nationals net and
more are coming. It is not good business
to issue bulletins every time q successful
move is made.
Hal Chases knee, which he hurt just be-
fore the western trip, is still bOthering him
and interfering somewhat with his work.
Probably no manager shakes up his bat
ting order less frequently than McGraw.
He shook it up twice last week, and each
change delivered a victory.
A new addition to the pitching staff of
the St. Louis Cardinals is named Higgin-
bcttham. He halls from Tacoma, Wash.
Manager McCloskey promptly chopped his
name down to Higgins.
Elberfeld is apparently, very much hurt.
IIe thinks all the umpires in the American
League have the Indian sign" on him. If
SO, the aggressive Highlander has brought
it on himself because of his reputation as a
tIOuble-maker.
Christy Mathewson again left the box
while his side was winning. Pittsburg
made only four safeties off him in seven
innings. but he felt himself growing weak
er and requested a change.
Lee Dublin. who leads the Western
League in hitting with an average of 1888,
has been sold to Comisky by ''Ducky''
Holmes of Lincoln. 1t Is understood that
Holmes in the deal received his own re-
lease from Comisky. to whom he still be-
fo1.gs. Quillin is the star third baseman
of the league. heavy hitter, fast fielder
and a good base runner.
Two good men whom the Cincinnati
management is said to be after are Third
Baseman Grant of the Jersey City team
and First Baseman Brown Of the Newarks.
Both are known as heavy hitters Tenney
just missed it in not securing Grant.
The New York Mail has Glade as being
an ex-Dartmouth pitcher If Fred ever
went through Dartmouth, or any other COL
lege. he just went in the front door and
out through the back door. His college
life is about on a par with Jack O'Neilfs,
who claims to have taken a course in pool
in Lehigh, SO that he could catch for its
bali nine.
So far as the race for first place is con-
cerned the percentages indicate the Ameri-
car League to be much more evenly bal
anced than the National There are five
teams in the American League with a per
centage of over 500 and none better than
600, while in the National League only
three teams are above 500, one of these
being over .7OO.
Ed Killian. smarting under suspension
and fine by Detroit, has jumped the Tigers.
He has gone with the Gunthers of Chica-
go. an Independent team with big follow
ing. The Gunthers have their own ball
park and draw from 5000 to 5000 people
on Saturdays and Sundays. Killian said
Friday he was going home to Racine. wis.
Instead, he agreed to pitch for the Gun
theirs.