Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-10
BASE BALL NOTES.

The season is almost here, and all depends
upon Old Sol for a successful start.
It will probably be Hughes against AL
Ortiz for the opener. and the struggle
should be good one.
The gates will be thrown open promptly
at l O'Clock. the ropes will be stretched
by go and the battle starts at 4.
The New Yorks play the Baltimores to-
day and will get in shape for the opening
battle. Manager Griffith will bring his
bunch over for a good nights rest in Wash
ington.
Catcher Starnagle arrived in the city last
night and reported to Manager Cantillon
this morning. He is good man, but he
will have TO be a crackerjaCk to force out
either Blankenship. Warner or Heydon.
Manager Cantilon intends to give Star
maggie a good trying out at that, he is
reputed to be a good bail player.
Should tomorrow be bitterly cold and you
find yourself shivering the bleachers,
don't blame the management for adopting
the long schedule. You wanted 1t or you
wouldn't be there.
You pay al the gate, same as usual No
change in that rule.
If foul ball comes over into your
bieachcrs. freeze onto it. No change in
that rule. either
Don be discouraged with the new base
bali language of the reporters. You'll get
neEt to x. It's easy as Russian or
Eskimo.
II you see the teams playing in the rain
Til it@y cover five innings and save the
rain checks. don't get mad about it, They
do il every where.
kirk ns tie home team when it hits a bad
spot. That's Cincinnati trick.
II you simply can't resist throwing some
thing, let 1t be the hat of the fellow just
below you. There's nothing dangerous to
the Il43 ers about that pastime.
Don't roast the umpire for mistakes on
balls and strikes You should be charitable
enough 10 remember that you are in a
p!ac" where you can see much better than
he can.
George Davis. after four or five weeks of
maid thinking. has decided to stick with
the White Sox. George has always been
known as a fellow who uses his head.
Rule WadGell has not stubbed toe or
spraih"d thumb up to date. but the Phil
ade'i la papers overlooked chance for
III the opening game with the Phi!lies.
II $ said that these days, .shen a small
boy asks for employment as an office bow
the >ist question put to him by the boss
Is Have you any grandmothers living?'
back to the bushes has not been very
crowded.
Schmidt. a brother of Detroit's catcher is
byd has he
team.
One thing seems -sure-minor league UNI
pires can't be accused of giving the big
league teams any the best of the decisions
1t IS reported that Hobbs. who pitched
ior Emporia last year, has been signed up
to go with the New York Americans
Patsy" Donovan looks to Lumley to lead
the National League in batting this year
No one Will object to Pats doing all the
looking he wants
Hobe Ferris of the Boston Americans is
out OF the game as the result of an acct
dental spikins he received in one of the
games at Cincinnati.
Ball players are claimed to be the most
negligent of training rules of any body of
athletes Cigar smoking and tobacco
chewing are common. and they are not
noted for temperate eating or early hours.
Hogg has been experimenting with the
spit BALI and says he is getting control
OF IL. Grif has advised him to cut out the
damp delivery. Wait till you lose what
you have now" said the manager, land
then put the splitter when you really need
It."
They still keep up the everlasting taking
of attendance at the ball games in the
west One report gave the attendance as
9,OOO the Sunday the Boston America ns
played the Cincinnatis. another made it
5000 and a third 1900. A st. Louis dis
patch said that 5000 people turned out to
see the game between the two clubs of
that city.
Walter Thornton, pitcher who started
with Arson several years ago, is credited
with the highest table average. Thornton
SO they say. could spot any player two