Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-19
BASE BALL NOTES.

Seybold stole a base, I
Wolfe got strike-out in each of the first
five innings.
A foul of Murphy's bat nearly scalped a
photographer.
Hickman made the first home run of the
season In Philadelphia.
The Boston and New York Americans
certainly have had some duels.
Stahl went into the fence getting Muir
phys foul In the sixth inning. It was q
nervy play.
'isilk' O'Loughlin. the mute umpire, was
a novelty. His ''Stre-ek-e T-u-h," though.
was greatly missed.
Hughey Duffey and Umpire Hank Day
hob-nobbed In the scorers box Harry Pull
liam should look into this.
The first conflicting date occurs in Phfla-
delphia today. the Athletics playing Wash
ington and the Phillies meeting Boston.
Much of the impressfyeness Of l.. Cross
first appearance at bat here in a Wash
ington uniform was spoiled by Hickman's
home run.-Philadelphia Press.
The great Bostons start a. series of four
games with the Nationals here tomorrow.
Case Patten will probably be on the rub
Der for the locals.
An order issued last night by President
Pulliam of the National League suspended
Capt. Chance OF the Chicago team for three
days because of his verbal attack on the
umpire during the game Of yesterday.
Lave Cross Is mourning the loss of dia-
mond studded watch charm which was pre-
scented to him by admiring base ball fans.
The charm was lost last night while going
from the Bingham Hotel to 18th and Mar
.fet Philadelphia Bulletin.
Pitcher Townsend has at last signed with
Cleveland.
Manager McGraw of the New Yorks
thinks the Chicagos are the strongest team
in the National League that his Giants
will have to cope with. McGraw Is not
alone in holding this view. There are
others.
A Pittsburg writer says Of Willis debut
last week: "A pleasing feature Of the open
ing game was the superb pitching by Willis.
His pitching was characterized by the clev-
crest sort of strategy. for what he lacked ia
speed and strength he made up in head
work Several times he found himself in
hot water. but on each Of these occasions he
showed that form which made him one OF
the best pitchers while in the employ OF the
Boston club"
While the Pittsburg club has secured
Clyde Robinson from the New York team.
having declined to waive claim to that
player. I do not think he will find much Of a
chance to show what he can do as long as
Sheehan and Meier are on the club pay
roll,' says Charley Powers of the Pittsburg
Dispatch. "Of course, with Leach on the
hospital list. it Is well for the team manage
ment to fortffy itself. but 1 have an idea
that Robinson will get little opportunity to
shine In the Rarb Of Pirate. although he
Robinson will be used In a deal which
Clarke has in view"
One Of the southern journals referred to
Harry Bay the crack Splinter of the Cleve-
land club. as the fastest man and champion
base runner Of the American League. Bay
is generally credited by the Tigers with
being the fastest man In the league to first
sack and is given due consideration as a
traveller around the circuit when opportu-
nifty offers to run two or three cushions on q
succeeding hit But the picture aroused
some discussion. Charlie Jones of the Wash
fngton club was picked by Schaefer as a
faster man than Bay to go from home to
home. while Elmer Flick of the Cleveland
team Is generally believed by the Detroiters
to have little on Bay in coming from first
bag to the home plate. Pat Dougherty
when right. Is another considered in the first
flight as Speeder. and with Keeler is
named as a man to share honors with any
body in going from the plate to first sack
Most OF the fast ones are not regarded as
the most dangerous base runners in the true
sense OF that word speed and successful
base running not always going together.
Flick and Keller. Of course, are both classed
as fine base runners in the true sense of
that term There Is some difference of
opinion as to the fastest man on the Detroit
team. From the first base home the choice
seems to lie between Sam Crawford and Bill
Donovan. Cobb and Jones at present go to
first base faster than any man on the team
and 1t Is Just possible that Ty can circle the
sacks in a competition Of that sort faster
than any man on the nine. There are better
base runners on the team. however, than
the Augusta boy.-Detroit Free Press.