Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-28

Haven Hartford baggage car route to Providence.
Bowernan nodded again.. rather vaguely this
time and set himself to the task Twice he swung
with all the might of Michigan lumberman, and
the fourth ball pitched cracked against the ash
furniture, caroming therefrom toward right field
Like robin to the luscious cherry tree Bowermans
drive darted in the direction of the railroad track
we'll above the fence, and, New York express
train shot past, entered the baggage door, cap
sizing papier mache dress suit Some histo-
rians that the ball tossed off at Providence
but neither Herodotus Pliny mentions the
fact, and it is general conceded that the ball
transported to the Grand Central Station.
Unfortunately, no provision is made on the official
for grand stand plays. Statistics are lacking;
and thus it is many ball players contend that Bill
Larges home run in Cincinnati when he was cover
ing centerfed on the Chicago Nationals has all other
two games, of baseball the other pinochle
matinee. Doubtless glory is due LANCE for putting
the ball over the center fence at that time the
diamond not having been shifted; but what must
be said of hit so Gargantuan as to crash through the
window of German saloon outside the park, where,
seated in the back room four eX-subjects of the
German Emperor were soulfully rapt in the problem
of NEEDING hundred aces sixty queens, and forty
jacks? To upset these philosophers in panic, scat
ter them to the four winds, and temporarily erase
all love for pnochle, must require, it is argued, a
wallop equaed by none.
Killing the Ball
TN baseball the hit S the thing any fault is over
looked by the public if Jim or Jack is handy with
the bludgeon. Corbett was marvellous boxer; but
when he lost his punch JeffreS became the IDOL.
Ball fans have the Stone Age relish for hard
or timely swat and thus it is that professionals
worried over their batting average to limit in
conceivable; for have we not the word of an honest
reporter that Elmer Flick, when told that the city
of Cleveland was burning down just where his house
stood, interrupted with, Say, young feer how
many hits did y give to-day" Of necessity
must kill the ball; the oftener the patron
age, salary.
Last year when the New York Americans made
their spirited finish, losing the pennant by eye
lash, the attendance jumped by thousands
count of the astonishing stick work. In the second
game against Washington, called after six innings,
Moriarty raped two triples and single; while
Delehanty, trying for worlds record slashed two
home runs, a triple, and single. Next day Harold
Chase hit Kitson for three triples and double out
of five times at bat, gaining vastly more applause
than he received the week previous for nabbing
pop fly off George Stone, the St. Louis slugger, pro-
nounced by Clark Griffith the most difficult infeld
grand stand play made. With on third,
two out and needed to tie the score, George
"Au Right" essayed a homer, whereupon the
Yankee felders backed water.
Play for the batter was of course understood, and
Chase took about ten feet off first base in order that
he might quickly reach the bag. But Stones inten-
tons miscarried, owing to the amount of saliva with
which Al Orh anonted the pellet, and he only hoist
ed little fly in front of the plate Running any
thing the man at third started for home, with every
prospect of scoring, since Catcher klenow had lost
sight of the bal-staggered about looking for foul
All were SO concerned in the New York backstops