Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-28
BASE BALL NOTES,

The Nationals and Yankees play again to-
day in New York, and we hope with better
results for Washington
Umpire Hurst should be kept out of New
York. as it is a known fact that he is re-
tanned through President Farrelrs inf1u-
ence.
Otis Ciymer got a good start. if he was
working on bum leg, and the chances are
that he will come around all right before
long.
Case Patten evidently needs good long
rest, as he hasn't had his speed of late, and
without il he loses his effectiveness. Case
can't stand more than one game a week.
Unusual features of yesterdays results
were that the two Boston teams won on the
same day and the two Chicago teams lost.
Fan-''Yes, the White Sox won four games
from the Cubs last fall. They didn't win
any more because they didn't have to-"
Jimmy Casey. captain of the Brooklyns,
is playing better ball now than he has for
the past three years.
Memphis has displaced Atlanta in the
lead in the southern struggle
Thoneys batting average in frty-two
games 1868; that of Joe Kelley, 1862;
LoudenCshkager of Rochester, .S3J; Lord of
Providence. 31S; Gettman, .31G; Mcconnell.
$40.
Algy Mcbride. former Pirte, now with
the Kansas City squad is doing great
work. and four teams trying to bring
him back into the major league
With a Sullivan and Unglaub and a
Knight on the team the Boston batting
der looks like roll call of the nations at
The Hague peace conference.
The Columbus (OJ management says that
/. has had enough of Harry Gessler, and
has secured another outfieider. Gesser
started off at a fast clip at the beginning
of the season.
Jim Mcclure is quoted as saying that in
spite of recent defeats he still hopes to
beat Griffith out with his Pilgrims. We
have heard something about the resilient
character of hope before, but this is crowd
Ing 1t some.
1.-TWO More Victories for Lucky Cubs an
nounces a morning paper headline. Funny
Row team that has five good pitchers.
perfect team work. great base running and
heavy hitting is nearly always lucky
enough to win most of it's games.
There are times in the lives of every
well-regulated horse, mule or citizen when
extract of shingle will bring forth most
satisfactory results is the way New
York critic views the work of the High
landers.
William NJ. Smith. captain and shortstop
of Trinity College base ball team of Dur
ham, n. c., the past two years, committed
suicide yesterday by shooting himself in
the head. Smith graduated from Trinity
College last year and this year took the
degree of master of arts. He was an In
spector for tobacco company. He suf-
fered from nervous exhaustion and thought
he was u failure at the business.
President Stanley Robinson of the st.
Louis Nationals has secured First Base
man Burnett of the Tacoma CWash) team
of the Pacific Northwest League and
Pitcher Raymond from Atlanta, Ga. The
terms of both deals were not made public
Joe Kelley says that Thoney will remain
with Toronto To the end of the season,
when the deal for him will be completed by
the transfer of Grimshaw. Part payment
has already been made by the handing over
of Schlafy.
To take the place of Lajoie when he
drops the title of hero of the league there
are now three youngsters who will prob
ably be battling for the honor. They are
Hal Chase. Tyrus Cobb and Harry Miles,
and experts say that never have three
young ball players shown greater promise
| of being the three greatest ball players in
| the league at one time. Chase has already
shown US.
! President Powers of the Eastern League
| mas teleSTapneo the management or the
| Toronto Base Ball Club as follows: Flood
| is expelled. He is not tit to pay in civilized
| ball. Flood was put out of a game on
| Tuesday for assaulting Umpire Conway,
| and Wednesday sentenced by Magis-
| trate Denison to fifteen days in Jail at
| hard labor.
| Now that the climate is getting in posi-
| ton 10 hurl a consignment of lofty tenn
| perature this way. those ball players who
| have been displaying the red badges of
| anarchy for understands will kindly doff
them. They as trying to the vision as
| the fiashlight on a bartend's milk-wnite
eXpanse OF bosom linen.