Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-12
BASE BALL NOTES.

Once more Mr.. Falkenberg made good.
The Nationals open in Chicago today for
four games.
Davey Altizer has apparently got back his
batting eye. The Washington fans" are
anxious for the Nationals to return so they
can get their peppers on the new short
stop.
The Chicagos have been treated quite
rudely of late by the New Yorks, and will
be in shape to take revenge out of the Ma
tionals. II Case Patten could get going
right he would make the White Sox look
foolish.
Two on bases. three runs needed to tie the
score and Manager Lajoie hunted Just i'm
agine Manager Stahl doing that trick. We
would never hear the last of Ii.
Connie Mack Is touring the Southern
League looking for recruits. report comes
from PHILADELPHIA that he has asked waiv-
ers on Knight and Brouthers. This pair
certainly worked well at the start this
spring
Wyatt Lee. the former Washington crack
is pitching for Altoona in the Tristate.
Pat Dougherty is playing finely for Lam
caster. Pat is not out of it yet by jugful.
washington would give deal to land him.
Boston Herald.
The st. Louis Republic says that Manager
Griffith Of the New York Americans is un-
doubtediy the most unpopular player that
comes to that city. not even "Muggsy" Nc
Graw barred.
Umpire tombstone is great admirer of
Jordan. Il guess that big fellow is bad"
said Jim after yesterdays game "If some
Of these stars are worth 5000 and $1,000
then Jordan Is worth s1O.O0o.-Brooklyn
Eagle
RUDE waddell will accompany the Ath-
lefics to Detroit. but will leave the team
there and go to Mount Clemens to be boiled
out. Rube is suffering considerably from
rheumatism. which has settled in his right
hip. He believes that a couple of weeks
of he will fY.
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Hickman received a great ovation after
making his home run. he still being a pop
ular fayorite with the Cleveland fans On
greeted with a cup of water In the face
followed by brisk rundown by Willie Sud-
boff.-Cleveland Press.
Jimmy Burke. third baseman and man.
ager of the Kansas City ball team, was ar
rested for profanity on the diamond Friday
afternoon at Toledo. He was released on
bail. and later made an apology to C. s.
Burhe. the complainant. This allowed an
amicable settlement to be brought about,
and Burke will not have to appear in court
Lave Cross came mighty close to pulling
of neat trick on Turner in the third.
Lajoie placed down neat bunt and had
the throw beaten. Cross made bluff to
throw it to first. but shot the ball to second
Schlafy had Turner by yard. but he
slipped away and got back to the bag and
according to O'Loughlin was safe. But
the crowd thought Observation-Disclosures
Leader.
A peculiar play came up In the third in
ming when Turner was at bat. A foul tip
struck Heydon right on the top of the
glove and stuck as though It had been
planted with glue Heydon did not know
this. but started to run about looking for
the ball. When Lajoie called his attention
to the glove the laugh was Heydon.-
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Harry Bay showed plenty OF judgment In
the flrst inning After Schlaf1y got the BAH
on Smiths wild throw that scored Flick,
Bay led OF third and edged home at every
step while watching Schlaiy. When half
way down the base line he made dash for
home and had the throw been perfect he
would not have been caught.-Cleveland
Press.
The New York Herald said of the famous
10 to o game of last Thursday at the Polo
Grounds: 1T isn't often that you see
streams OF once loyal rooters pouring out
OF the grounds before the first inning is
ended, but so II was. and so 1t continued
until at the finish all the stands and
bfeachefs showed beggariy arrays of empty
benches. Those who remained did so APP
parerlfiy only for the fun of hooting de-
risively at the disintegrated OUTFIT with the
oronlc literature on their uniforms, tossing
lemons to them and applauding the visitors
when they walked aroand the bases ana
permitted themselves to be put out Ia order
Is hasten the end It would have been
funnicr than an east side mesodrama II II
hadn't been so monotonous.
Manager McC1oskey OF the ST. Louis Ma
ff0naln recently said: Mcbride makes err
fors that have lost games for US, but no
one ever saw him shirk play or 80 TO
pieces after q break. That fellow IL the
most unfortunate ball player that ever