Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-05
BASE BALL NOTES.

There was Il nice crowd out yesterday,
the grandstand holding several hundred
ladies'.
Operator Jim Saffell was struck by a
batted ball in the scorers box before the
game started, Charley Hickman hitting the
ball up into the loft while practicing The
blow f1oored "Jim,' and he was rubbing the
bump all afternoon.
There is not a newspaper man with the
Browns this trip, and Manager McAleer is
not complaining, as he will not be asked to
| explain defeats when they come his way.
Could any one imagine the Browns trim
ming the Clevelands last Sunday? From
| the way they played yesterday the bunch
belonged in the Class B league.
Fred Glade won five straight games for
the Browns from May II to May go inclu-
sive, holding opponents to the small total of
| eight runs.
'Tis said that Hugh Jennings greatly
| covets Ernie Greene. the Newport OR. -
dentist, who is with the Buffalo club
Greene will have a major league trial next
| season, that's sure.
Keller reached the high water mark in
his seasons batting last week. Willie is
he is steadily settling down to his old stride
Left felder Thoney of the Torontos, who
was once with the Washingtons is said to
| have rounded the bases in 10 1-5 seconds ut
Montreal, May 20, equaling the world s
record.
When Newcomb of Princeton was
knocked unconscious at the plate in last
Saturdays game Yale players were first at
his side. and the Yale rooters cheered him
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| fearfuly demoralized condition of college
sport.
The two veteran pitchers Breitenstein of
New Orleans and Hart of Little Rock, had
| 16-innins c-to2 duel at New Orleans the
other day. New Orleans tied the game in
the ninth inning. Nine hits We're made on
| either side.
Wallace of the st. Louis team is the first
American League player to make fifty hits
this season. Mike Mitchell will be among
the first of the National to reach that mark
Somebody calls attention to the fact that
Hans Wagner, although big man, is one
OF the best base runners. Good base run
ners among big men are by no means
scarce-Devlin, Chance, Anderson and Is
bell. for instance. Bill Lange was a peach
in his day, as was Harry Stovey.
So far this season the Chicago White Sox
have won majority of the games from
every team with which they have played
except the Washingtons, with whom they
have split even. Nobody expects the Ma
tionals to beat out the Sox the strength
of that dope.
Buck Freeman, the old National and
American League swatter seems to have
recovered his batting eye since he struck
Minneapolis in the American Association.
Lets go out and see Freeman make
few home runs" is a common invitation
on the A. A. circuit these days.
Tossing and turning in pain. Uncle"
Ezra Sutton, who twenty years ago was
| third baseman Of the Bostons of the Ma
tional League, and in his time one of the
most famous ball players in the country, is
slowly wearing his life out in the State
Farm Hospital, at Bridgewater, Conn. Re-
ports from that institution are that SUIT
ton is failing gradually and cannot last
| much longer. He is afflicted with a spinal
trouble
President Ebbets announced yesterday
| that he had given to Outfielder Jack Nc
Carthy his ten days notice of release Nc
Carthy's legs have been bothering him
greatly this spring and his batting has
fallen off, it was decided to give him
Batch regularly in left field. The club is
carrying nineteen men. in fact, and that
will be the number retained during the sea-
son, seven pitchers and three catchers be-
ing deemed necessary, with the regular in
fielders and outfielders and Hummel as util-
ity man. Manager Donovan is included in
the roster.
President Pulliam has another protest on
his hands, and Brooklyn again is involved.
The Brooklyn club has protested the game