Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-24
BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals left Philadelphia last night
for New York and tackle the Yankees this
afternoon.
Case Patten will more than likely work
against the Harvard lad, Clarkson. Both
are red-headed.
The present series carries up to Saturday
night, four games in all, and then the Ma
tons leave New York for home.
The Athletics are due here next Monday
for four games. and Manager Cantillon will
be anxious to get back the two games lost
in the Quaker city. The series should be
a hummer.
Included in the exchange OF condolences
between Managers Donovan and McAieer:
"A little fellow feeling makes us wondrous
kind"
So far 81 Seymour has buneted the bulb
for six singles, three two-baggers, two
triples and one home run.
Fielder Jones Of Chicago is leading the
American League batsmen with an average
Of 500. He has made ten hits out Of twenty
times at bat.
The first triple play of the season came
to light In the Virginia League. 1t was
made by Martin, Butman and Burns OF the
Richmond team.
Christy Mathewson, Judging by his per-
Torrance In Boston Monday, appears to be
in pretty fair shape to help out the Giants,
thank you.
Griffith claims that he has the best hit
ting club In America. Comiskey does NOT
need hitters to land the pennant He has
something better-ball players who play to-
gether.
The latest example OF the great inside
work of the Cleveland Americans was
Mig Clarke making wild throw to catch
a man already out. And the error cost
run.
THE season is young says George Stone.
Il will hit with the leaders before the sea-
son closes" superfuous explanation:
None of the pitchers IS pluming himself on
having a snap when Stone comes to Dat
Nor are the twirlers growing careless when
Keller comes up.
Harris. Young and Dineen. the Boston
American pitchers. will weigh more than
GOO pounds in the aggregate. They are the
heaviest twirlers In the big leagues.
Frank Burke, now with the GiantS, Is
slated to finish the season with the Boston
National League team
William Gilbert will play this season with
the Trenton Tristate League club, where ne
Is to receive the same salary that ne got
for playing second base for the GlantS
Manager Garner of Trenton has purchased
Gilberts release from Newark.
President Comiskey is concerned over Lee
Tannehill who was spiked at St. Louis.
The injury to his left foot has kept the
clever Chicago American League inf1elder
in bed, and there are signs Of blood poison
ing Under the best conditions he Will not
be able to play for several weeks.
1t has been related that Danny Hoffman
once killed a horse in it's tracks by hitting
hirp
fence, the ball catching the old steed be-
tween the eyes. Whether or not this be
true the speedy center fielder Is certainly
killing the ball at the start-on OF the 1907
season.
Joe Cantillon's Washington team appears
to have taken big brace over last year.
While 1t has not won the majority OF its
games there Is great deal Of promise in
the bunch and fans who know Joe Cantll-
lon and his methods say he will put the
TEAM way up in the race before he Is
through with the present season.-Pittsburg
Press.
Griffth's pitchers have felt severely the
change OF climate and the jump from sun
ny Atlanta to the breezy Heights. Hogs
arm is very sore. and 80 is Clarksons s.
Brockett also is complaining Of q lame
shoulder. Ortiz Doyle and keefe will prob
able have to hold up the pitching staff I'M
til warm weather comes-if it ever does.
Abe Nahon. secretary of the New York
Americans announced that Hughes has
been farmed to Montreal and Castleton to
Atlanta. After giving both men try-out
In fast company Griffith decided that both
could stand some more bush leaguing'
before they would be ready for the Ameri-
can League With these two men gone the
Yankees have Orth. Hogg. Doyle, Keefe.
Clarkson and Griffith to do the slab work.
The "Old Fox is not expected to do much
pitching, that the seasons work will
fall on the five youngsters