Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-31

for Chicago all by his Lonesome YESTERDAY
with his three singles and q triple. Freas
batters. apparently, go well against 'ne
Nationals.
The Washingtons move Oh 20 st. Louis
tonight and open series with the Browns
tomorrow. McAleer guarantees a warm
time for the Nationals on accoan. or the
trouncing given the Browns in thls city.
Dineen is keeping up his pace and Is now
the only consistent pitcher OF the Bostoh
American league staff.
Goodwin, the Milwaukee pitcher, has
won ten and lost eight games this season.
Well of Columbus leads the American .Asso-
citation with thirteen won out OF seventeen
pitched.
Jim O'Rourke of the Bridgeport team Is
fairly faeart-broken because ODell. ms
crack third baseman. hoped to the OUT
laws.
The Cleveland club officials admit that
they are negotiating for Pitcher Lieohart
of the Memphis team OF the southern
League, but say that they fear they cannot
land him until the end of the Southern
League season. The deal, however, has
not been closed yet
The Boston National League CLUB owners
are working out deal with the New YORK
club for the trade of a few players. Sfrang
Is named as one OF the men booked 20 come
to Boston Brush and McGraw nave MAGE
up their minds to land at least one OF the
Boston pitchers. Things are working this
way.
Base ball Is the most cosmopolitan OF
games, as Witness the IOliOWAt6 rum s'AS
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romped away from the Hawaiian Inoe-
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ago."
Danny Shay is not playing in the big
league this year as he refused to play IN
St. Louis. He Is playing out In California.
McGraw will not use him this season. put
will have him ready to get into the game
regularly next year, probably at second
base, where Gilherts work has fallen snort
of what McGraw expects.
There was talk today that McGraw Is
trying to trade Dan McGann for Tim Jor-
dan but there Is nothing in IT, There Is no
doubt that McGraw would like to make the
deal, for Jordan is a great left-handed-
batter and the superior of big Dan on the
bag but Charley Ebbet.s might just as Wen
sell out over in Brooklyn as dispose OF Jor-
DAM who Is extremely popular across the
bridge.
Albert Bridwell of the Boston Nationals
won't be locked for off days. He dropped
OF at Portsmouth. Ohio. the other day,
took to himself a wife and Joined his team
in time for the next game. He might have
pulled the ceremony off while waiting al
second base for batter to drive him IN
There would have been plenty OF time con-
sidering the scarcity of hits. but it's so sell
dom a Boston player gets to second that
he wisely decided not to risk it.
A new leader has appeared in batting
averages in the Southern League, Meeks,
the new baron first baseman, being the
player with the highest average, $50.
Douglass, who has led the league UP to
the present time. Is only seven points be-
hind the leader, both being well above the
300 mark. Douglass has played the en-
tire season. while Meeks has been in the
league for only a short time. Memphis
is still leading In the majority OF men
over the 800 mark. having two men above
and one dangerously near. Pearsons OF
Nashville is also above the mark with .315.
Babb and Nadeau are tied for the highest
place on the Memphis club with .305. Fox
and Winters lead Atlanta with .295 each
sAbsten Is Shreveport's best batsman, with
295.-Atlanta Journal.