Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-07

Francis Burr. the Harvard foot ball
and base ball player. has given up
base ball to try for the crew. Burr
played first base for the Crimson last
year. and was reasonably certain or
filling the position again. but he pre-
ferred to take the slender chance or
making the crew.
McGraw says that there is no reason
why the Giants should not win the
pennant this year. He is wrong again
We hope the Giants Will win, but tbsrs
are at least five rea sons which rcey be
right and two that look gcod-the Pr
rates and Cubs --Nsw York Journal.
1t is notable that though he got
something of tanning toward the
end of last year, every one seems to be
singing the praises OF George Brown,
the fieet-footed Giant outhelder.
George is hitting hard and his great
speed is still with him.
The series in Philadelphia between
the National and American League
clubs practically illustrates just how
weak the Athletics are when their
pitchers are not on edge. Waddell.
Bender and Plank make W about
three-fourths of the playing strength
of the team.
Here's hoping this bad weather will
get out of the way before the opening
on Thursday and warm sunshine will
greet the boys under Manager Cam
tillon's charge. The present weather
conditions is simply another vindica-
ton of Ban Johnson's assertion that
the season is started too early each
spring.
Three pitchers OF the Yale varsity
team. which had a successful Easter
trip, are over six feet tall. Iales
most famous boxman, Walter Carter.
was d skyscraper, and II the present
crop resembles the noted Dutch In
other respects than abundance of
inches Yale will be invincible on the
mound.
A western critic says that with the
improved speed of pitching 1t is now
impossible for the batsman to swing
at the ball with any degree of success.
He says they have to chop at ii. ASK
some of the American League pitchers
how they feel when George Stone
crouches back to chop at 1t.
New Orleans writer's still are roast
ing Manager McGraw of the New
Yorks for his alleged ungentlemanly
conduct in the Crescent city. one
writer declares that McGraw narrow
ly escaped arrest for using improper
language within the hearing of ladies
at the St. Charles Hotel.
Manager Laioe announced one day
last week that he intended to go to
Europe next winter, accompanied by
Mrs. Laioic. Larry has many rela-
tives in France and thinks that II Is
about time he was looking some of
them up. He denies. however, the
insinuation that he is going to revive
the empire and become Napoleon ~ or
that he is going to introduce base ball
to the Gallo nation.
Efberfeld. who is laid w with a
Wrenched back. cannot get into the
game with the usual ginger until he is
completely cured. SO that he VIII take
it easy for another week. Williams
bad thumb is we'll however, and the
veteran is making the pebbles fly
around second base as usual. Conroy
is lame both in legs and arms, but
that will amount 70 little.
1t locks now as if Griffith would let
Barger and Castleton go to the Mon
treal club, with Hughes in doubt.
Keefe has made splendid impression.
and will be retained as a regular box
man, together with Brockett. Orth.
Hogg and Clarkson will doubtless bear
the bulk Of the work when the pen
nant race begins. Little Johnson, who
was turned over to Griff ny the De-
troits, looks like a natural hitter, but
Montreal will get him for season at
least. The team looks good to New
Workers. and the town is with the boys
heart and soul. 1t is the American
League from the Battery to the Har-
lem.