Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-08-14
BASE BALL NOTES,

The Nationals are home tomorrow with
the ST. Louis Browns. Game starts at 4:3O
The Nationals new third basemans right
name is Shannabrook and he will be in the
game tomorrow.
Glade or Petty will probably pitch for the
Browns tomorrow. while Kitson will be on
the firing line for the locals.
Manager Stahl and his band of Nationals
have done very well on the trip that closes
today when 1t Is considered that the aggre-
cation mas been working under big handi-
cap in injured players.
Well Connie Mack has finally put Lam
caster Lennox IN the game. and still he
goes down. down. down.
Pitcher Fox of the Macon South Atlantic
League has pitched eight consecutive victo-
ries. his last performance being a shut-out
game.
Buffalo is making splendid bid for the
Eastern League pennant. 1t Is great bat
tie.
Now they've got rumor that Chesbro
Is to be snapped for Dineen. Nothing to
1t. Griffith could use Dineen.
Cleveland made an offer to Detroit for
Outfielder Mcintyre, but 1t was turned
down. Five thousand dollars was offered.
1t is reported that Outfielder Osborne Of
the Canton team brought that club $1,000
in the sale to the Chicago Nationals.
player who is worth watching IS stank-
ard who is playing with Springfield-a for
mer Holy Cross player. Pittsburg had him
once but did not keep him.
The White Sox have not lost an extra
inning game this year. This bit of dope
speaks well for the staying qualities Of the
Chicago pitching staff.
Because Bateman of the Milwaukee Brew
ers wore a mitt in the field Toledo has pro-
tested game which went nine innings to
tie. He had been playing first base and
did not change his glove to go to the field.
The first no-hit game In the American
Association this season was won by Swami
of Kansas City from the Columbus Sena-
tors. He hit one man and three others
were safe on infield errors. but no one
reached second.
Jimmy Collins figured in Cleveland that
La5oie's team still has chance to win the
pennant. Jimmy" has done lot of fig
uring this season. He figured Boston into
the first division and to beat Washington.
By the same analogy we can see what q
lovely chance Cleveland has.
Charley Murphy's Chicago Nationals lost
butztwo games on the eastern trip just
closed. one to New York and one to Phil
adelphia. How can Chicago be beaten out
after making such recordf
There is a pitcher by the name OF Ducky
Holmes In the Southern League who twirls
for the Augusta team. He shut out Jackson
vile with no runs and no hits. Holmes is
not the former big Lacquer.
Watty Watkins Is suffering from a 60
we're case OF nervous prostration. It Is
not said whether 1t Is due to the poor work
OF the indianapolis team, which IL last in
tho American Association standing, or
whether 1t Is surprise at the work Of Will
Ia ms as short stop.
How many times have Manager McGraw
and other Giants stood on the coaching
lines, and hurled vile remarks at pitchers,
especially young ones? McGraw's abuse
last spring drove Pitcher Kane Of the Phil
lies back to a minor league. And McGin-
nifty was a veteran.-Pittsburg Press.
In the matter Of a claim by the Holyoke
Base Ball Club to Player John W. Deal.
who Is employed by the Cincinnati club,
It has been decided by the national base
ball commission that the Holyoks club
failed to establish its claim and that Deal
was a free agent when he signed contract
with the Cincinnati club.
IF an American League club should bar
a regularly assigned umpire as the New
York club did Tuesday It would probably
be deprived Of It's franchise" declared Ban
Johnson, president of the American League.
in st. Louis. the other day. He continued:
THE New York affair was Q Disgrace to
base ball. Umpire tombstone was right in
forfeitinS the game to Chicago. The clubs