Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-02
BASE BALL NOTES.

Athletics for the last time today.
Hughes and Bender will probably pitch.
The Boston team opens series here to-
morrow.
1t is Manager-Captain Unglaub now and
his work with Boston will be watched with
great interest by the local fans"
The White Sox are showing their strength
without either Jones or Isbell.
How will they distinguish the two Free
mans on the Minneapolis team? Both an
swer to the nickname of Buck
Hardy the pitcher with Washington last
season, did not allow Newark a hit up to
the sixth inning Sunday, but in that inning
five men went across the rubber.
Joe Kelley hasn't a single southpaw on
the staff of his team at Toronto. What's
handed twir.ers.
Danny Hoffman is shortening up many a
long hit to center field by his speed in get
ting.aft and picking up the ball.
Jack Doyle is managing the Milwaukee
team this season. He was chased off the
grounds three times last week by the UNI
pire.
The New York Nationals are showing that
they can win games without kicking. Their
game is all the better for the Improvement.
McGinnity really tears his heart when one
of his support makes a misplay. 1t doesn't
bother Bill Dahlen much. however.
Minneapolis now has Tip o'Neill of last
seasons White Sox. Sam Mertes. Graham
and Buck Freeman as its outfield. Gus
Dundon and Ed Greminger ARE also on the
team.
The Boston Post speaks Of the Athletics
as those hustling leather chasers from
Philadelphia"
Jack Sheridan, the veteran umpire says
that Lajoie has a find in Liebhart The old
umpire opines that the youngster has spit
ter working well as Chesbro ever had,
and besides he has the head and control.
Bill Bailey Of the Boston Post says that
Harry Davis is the first player who ever put
a ball over any Of the fences at the Boston
American League grounds, and that Its an
almighty swat that sails over
Base ball fans can make or break-a
team" says Ned Hanlon. Well, they never
had any depressing effect on the stout
hearted Griffithites in the days in New York
when many of them were hostile to the
American League.
The Boston Americans have no less than
nine pitchers out in uniform at each game,
all we'll and willing to work. Not SO long
ago pitcher felt injured If he was not al
lowed to pitch every scheduled game. Pitch
ers are now often retained because they are
effective against some one club.
The Donahue family promises to show as
much form In base ball as the Delehantys.
"Jiggs" Donahue. the great Chicago first
baseman. has three brothers in the profess
sion, George. Patrick and Frank
ha-
why he got that raise he demanded. He has
not hit anywhere near 200 SO far this year.
Connie Mack of the Athletics of Phi,adel-
phia surely deserves all the success he has
achieved. He possesses the faculty In
splendid degree Of getting all the ball there
is in his men. He takes cast-offs and makes
stars out of them.
Over 5000 ball players are now engaged at
salaries ranging from 800 to $1,000 per
month by the thirty-eight leagues operating
under organized base ball. Every player is
guaranteed his full salary, although at least
one-half of the clubs will lose money The
players hold the high cards in our national
game.
The Pfttsburg fans can never quite forgive
Freddie Parent for showing up Honus Wag-
ner in that great world series between
Boston and Pittsburg. They are just now
taking great satisfaction in the fact that
Parent has been replaced at short field
while Wagner is still al to the good. Par
ent's playing was a revelation to those who
had not witnessed his work before the
worlds championship series. The fans Of
Smokeville will wake up later for the
chances are better than even that Parent Is
just as fast today as ever. Wagner has
never quite recovered from his showing up
by Parent in those great games for the big
money. 1t was case Of the small man rfs-
ing to the occasion. and the big man shrink
Ing to fit the hoe bored out by the San
ford wonder