Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-10
Base Ball Notes.

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dies Day"
Charley Smith will probably work for
the Nationals, while Donohue may be on
the firing line for the Tigers.
Come. boys. wake up! Don't be afraid
to help Stahl coach the team. Cross used
to be of great assistance, but he has closed
up with the rest Of late.
Capt Bill Coughlin is playing better ball
with Detroit than he ever put up in Wash
ington. and the popular lad was something
Of player when In this city
When Stahl started after that fly he had
the fiasco Of Saturday in his mind and de-
termined to do his best to get that ball. A
little coaching Of Hayden by Cross or Pat
ten would have made the catch easy for
the big fellow.
Nobody ever charged Schlafly with be-
ing backward in opening his mouth when
ever he thought any one needed call.
Why not do little coaching. "Schlaf,"
and help the team along?
Case Patten deserved better fate, as
he was going well. all the hits being d.
vided among four Of the Tigers at the top
of the batting list.
Charley Jones laced out double and q
single and looked awfuly sweet TO the
fans With this lad hitting around 300
there is not better ball player in the
country as he has everything else. includ
ing bucket of brains.
Popular "Hick'' continues his batting,
and on top of 1t is playing as good right
field can be asked. Dayey Jones thought
he had Charley gagged all right, but after
chasing back to the fence he had to stop
and wait for the mighty swat to rebound.
Umpire Tom Brown of the TrfState
League was home over Sunday and left for
New York last night. He has not resigned
and says he has been getting along very
well with the players, but that 1t Is a stren-
Lea angle The
of 1t all is that Brown has to work in the
minor while people like Hurst, Conner and
Evans are employed in first-class company.
President johnson had not notified Man
ager Stahl or any OF the officials about his
decision on the protested Saturday game
up to noon today.
game in Toledo the other day on account
Of the heat The Mud Hen" captain Is
not in the best of health.
When Watkins left Minneapolis for In
dianapolis, he took with him Pitcher KEEL
lum, and Is shaking hands with himself. as
the twirler Is the only consistent worker on
the team at present.
Fred Crolius played Ward of the Phillies
Wednesday, despite the injunction of the
president of the Tri-State League not to do
So and was warned that another attempt
to play the man would subject him to
hne. It seems to be a most difficult matter
to keep discipline in that league.
Umpire Silk OLoughlin plasters praise on
Hal Chase The umpire declares that Chase
thinks quicker than any man who ever
played the base. O'Loughlin rates Chase as
leader In the position.
The troubles of Garry Hermann Of Gin
cinnati ovec his betting habits haven't dis
couraged Larry LAjoie. Napoleon makes
wager on Cleveland to win the pennant
every time he gets into conversation on
baseball.
Two young Yankees are startling the
base-hit makers by their methods of at
tack La Forte and Chase use short, chubby
bats. Both men step right up to the plate
and meet the ball at short range.
The managerial mistakes Of Ned Hanlon
of Cincinnati have been piling up so fast
that every time he hints at buying a player
all the base ball lemon dealers line up.
Frank Hahn, long known to base ball
'.rooters'' as Noodles Hahn. has decided
to retire from the game permanently and
go into business at his home in Cincinnati.
After Saturdays game with st. Louis. In
which he was batted out of the box In the
first inning, the once-efective left-handed
pitcher concluded that he could not hold
his end up any longer In major league
company. and 30 appraised Manager Grit
fifth. Hahn told his manager that he pro-
posed to retire from base ball for good and
requested his release. Under the circum-
stances Manage Griffith gave Hahn the
customary ten days notice, after which he
will go to Cincinnati. Hahn has been of
very little use to the Americans since he
Joined the team last spring. having off,
ciated in only two winning games.