Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-20
BASE BALL NOTES.

Wnew! but wasn't that a sizzIer In
Cleveland yesterday? And AItizer went the
route without a wobble
Anderson and Hickman secured four of the
seven hits made off Liebhardt, Cheerful
0nai'eS getting double and a single
Perhaps Mr.. Elmer Flick would like to
play III Washington for the next couple of
years. and II so, We might be able to trade
''Hick'' for him
Charley Smith pitched grand hall vester-
day. and on three different occasions got
out of deep holes when it appeared very
dark for the Nationals
Despite their frequent defeats. the BOSTON
americans are playing first-class ball on
tnis trip. They are showing up stronger
than at any time this year.
McConnells brilliant playing at second
baS tor Providence has attracted the at :
tentiOn OF several major league magnates.
Manager Clarke of sPittsburg has asked
Duny to put price on the youngster and
iaylor of the Boston Americans is also
after him.
Comiskey employs no scout for his Chi
cago club. In fact. he takes players cast
stars OF them. for instance. Hahn. Dough-
erty. Altrock. Donahue and Mcfarland
Commy never paid a cent for Sullivan.
Tannehill. Davis, Jones or Isbel
Talk about war between Japan and
America. A base ball league composed en-
TREY OF Japanese has been formed. to in
clude Spokane. Cheney, Waverly and Es-
pamela. Wash. The players are said to be
very fast fielders. but weak hitters.
will be signed by the York Interstate team.
Billet, who Is a resident of that CITY has
been released by the Lawrence club of the
New England League because he refused
to accept a cut in salary. He played with
the York team three years. and was released
last year by Manager Heckert because of a
batting slump. Billet will take place in
York's outfield in next Mondays game.
While the eight American League teams
were busy making twenty-five errors in
their five shows Thursday, the National
League mines. in the same number Of bouts,
Philadelphia and Pittsburg played perfect
ball. The Cardinals alone went poorly.
They grabbed ten of the fifteen miscues.
Saws Manager Joe Kelley: "Thoney is one
of the fastest men in the field and on the
bases that have ever seen and he has an
arm OF steel He Is far and away the best
player of the Eastern League today If he
can keep up his hitting in faster company.
as l think he can. he will be great star
next season. Pittsburg. the Athletics and
several OtHer CLUBS were crazy 10 get MIN,
but he goes to Boston. We could have real
lied a very large sum for Thoney but pre-
ferred to take players as we are out after
the championship of the Eastern League. and
will trust to the coin coming In at the gate
if we can keep in the lead"
Just before yesterdays game Delehanty
went strutting across the field with that
peculiar swagger Of his shoulders back and
chin out and fists clenched. '"They are all
alike, those Delehanty hoys." unused Jen-
nings. following him. big Ed. the hest Of
them ALL walked. talked and acted like the
ones now playing. And it's peculiar. too. the
younger boys all stand at the plate just as
Ed did. Del was the one man without a
weakness at bat He could hit anything
that he could reach. detroit News