Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-12
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals play the Orioles here to-
day
tomorrow afternoon at $50 the Nationals
VIII line up against the Prineetons In this
city. and a good game is assured
another feature of the opening game next
Saturday Is the fact that Silk" OIaugh-
lin VIII be here to umpire the game. He
Is a great favorite In this CITY with his
strike tub"
Inc Chicago White Sox had to walt ten
days before they had a chance to play at
wichita, Kan. Oh, spring spring. lovely
spring!
Down south they refer to Pitcher Hogg
Oh the New York Americans as Billy Pig
before long some wit will change Noodles
He hn's name to ''Yermicelli Rooster"
owner Comiskey of the Chicago White
Soy says he has had no trouble Of anv
KING with his effective pitcher Frank Smith
ana AYERS that at no time has there been
any misunderstanding between them.
a decided novelty in the Eastern League
WIN be the number of double headers sched-
uied-nlre on Saturdays. This Is piling on
tne agony with vengeance.
Inc veteran Dick Padden, formerly cap
tam OF the st. Louis Browns. will doubtless
prove a great man for the st. Paul team
and instill much enthusiasm into the root
ers and the players.
II cost the Hfghlanders 1900 to practice
at Birmingham. Ala. and the receipts from
games played were $40. Bad weather
did it.
Lajoie's men are taking great chances on
the bases. The orders are to go all the
way from first to third on inf1eld hits and
the orders are being successfully carried
out
Tip O'Neiu is leading off for the White
Sox. Last year for Milwaukee he batted
for over 300. Jones Will play ONeill regu-
larry in right field
The New York Nationals have purchased
George Robe ho
Americans. Rohe was slated for return to
New Orleans when McGraw rescued him.
Catcher Spencer of the st. Louis Ameri-
cans has a good staff of press agents. He
must be a second Buck Ewing next Season
or somebody will get in bad.
mcintyre of the Detroits captures the first
box of chocolates of the season for his
home run In the ninth inning the ball play
ing hide and seek with George Schlei under
the steam roller in left. The sweets will
be sent to Mcintyre by express.-Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Charley Hemphill. who has returned to
the st. Louis Americans after banish-
ment of a year in the minors. says he'll
stick In fast company this time His work
down south has been first class
When Clarke Griffith was In Atlanta he
overheard fan say to a hystander at the
to be pitcher" 1t was this remark, ac-
cording to Jim Mcguire. which made
Grin decide to get into shape to do
some box work. this season. He is far from
'SS|ib
as SUCH
The veteran Horace Fogel, sporting editor
OF the Philadelphia Telegraph. stings the
early interclub games In Philadelphia say
ing: FOR paltry few dollars which they
believe can be made by having long sea-
sen, but which Is unquesticnably fallacy.
these hungry National Leaguers will risk
killing or forever running their best play
ers-the most valuable asset of their clubs
and Gripping their teams so that they will
not attract paying crowds either at homo
or abroad after the warmer weather, the
real base bah weather. does come along,
and they are too blind to see their mis-
take"
Manager Collins OF the Bostons says: my
team will face the dag in better shape next
Saturday than have ever seen them at the
opening OF the season. Behind the hat Pc
terson and Graham look greet. The latter
II not youngster, but has had lots OF ex-
pGrience. He can Use his head, and that Is
where we need heady man. I am conf
dent that Criger Will be with us soon, II
not at the start. stahl and Setback are
down to weight and are doing we'll II
they don't keep up the pace Goodwin will be
given chance. With Dfneen. Young. Glib
son. Tannehill and Winter we will have q
pitching staff equal to any in the country
and feel safedn that department.. We all
feel that we can land another nag