Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-18
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals tackle the Bostons for the
last time this afternoon and then move
on to Philadelphia for four games.
The Washington boys are playing good
ball. but somehow the other fellows have
been playing just little bit better. Things
will be coming our way pretty soon.
Those two favorites, Hickman and Mil.
proved good substitute batters yesterday,
and the veteran Warner also came within
an ace of getting his whack safe.
Freddy Parent appears to be doing all
right in right field, and led the team in bat
ting yesterday. Parents only weakness
was covering second base on a throw from
catcher, and in right he won't have to wor-
ry over that play.
President Noyes had received nothing
from the national commission or President
Johnson on the Stahl case up to the noon
hour. Too bad Johnson won't come down
off his high horse and let Washington fix
up a trade for the eX-manager.
Jesse Tannehill and Armbruster are very
likely to go after the Nationals today.
Fine weather has always favored the
opening games Of the American League In
Boston.
None of the teams has clouted the sphere
very hard to date.
O'Leary, playing shortstop for Des
Moines. is a brother of Detroits intieider.
means in German? 'Unglaub' is don't
believe"
Jimmy Barrett still is unable to play with
limo ,iIIra
in Cincinnati two weeks ago, is yielding
but slowly to treatment.
ST Louis Americans will carry four
catcherS all SeaSon-Buelow, Spencer, Sic
vens and OConnor.
Montreal is now dckering with Detroit
in the hope of getting Jimmy Downs. No
chance, says Jennings.
What with 81 Seymour and Kid Elber
field binSlinG the ball the way they a'e. New
York may furnish two champion hitters.
Fred Clarke plays no favorites when play
ers need censure for disregarding in
structions. Honus Wagner drew a call
the other day for miX-up on signals.
Sam Mertes tried for a job with Column
bus but was told there was no opening.
No doubt he is now sincerely sorry he did
not accept the opening he had in Boston.
In Harris. Young and Dineen. Boston has
the heaviest trio of pitchers in the major
leagues. They will go over 600 in the ag-
gregate.
Collins is too heavy to get down on fast
grounders Two shot through between
his legs yesterday, and it did not look like
the Collins of old-Phladelphia Record.
Both of the Chicago teams are doing well;
both of the New York teams are holding
their own; both of the Boston teams are
doing better than was expected, while the
two ST. Louis mines are tagging.
Ban johnson has directed his umpires to
inform him when the players use bad lam
guage to them. Elberreld got after Mr.. Con-
molly thus early in the season and will have
to suffer a consequence.
Umpire Connolly was a bit off on balls
and strikes, and the fans thought he was
responsible for Sullivan's out in the seq
ond. His signal of safe wasn't clear.
Sully thought he had been called out and
when he left the bag and started toward
the bench he was touched out The umpires'
signal device isn't in working order yet
Boston Post.
There was a sensational scene on the ball
field last Sunday at Havana, when UNI
pire Borrato, in the presence of 10000 ex
cited fans gave a close decision against
the last man out on first, which gave the
game and the Cuban championship to the
Almendares club by score of to >.
Things had been hot, and Borrato, who is
not five feet high, gave his last decision
with revolver in hand and then darted be-
hind the line of police. The mob charged,
but the police and rural guards closed
around and saved him.