Evening star., 1907-08-26
BASE BALL NOTES.


ovan this afternoon, and a good contest
should follow.
Chicago is leading the American League
today by the fraction of one point.
The Nationals VIII be home with Boston
Thursday and then we can get look at
the wonderful collection of kids
The crusade against spikes is gaining
ground. Fifty stolen bases do not offset one
gashed arm.
Joe Cantillon is after Pitcher Barney
Joy of Frisco. He is reported to have Of
fered $1,000 for the youngster. and his bid.
it is further reported. was spurned.-St.
Louis Times.
The western players say that Rube Wad-
dell has the greatest change of pace of any
twirler in the box Judging from the state
ments Connie Mack issues from time to
time. Rube carries the same ability into
his private life.
The Pittsburgs are the Friday champions
of the world. They have not lost game
on that day this season. but as they have
double-header to play with the Chicagos
next Friday they are not sure Of keeping
the sate clean.
L
Jones prophesied great things this season.
is supporting his managers judgment. He
has won twenty Of his twenty-seven games.
New York has no champion team this
season, but she has the champion third
. baseman. His name Is Devlin. and he Is
the best on the diamond today. He Is
weak on one point. however. He can't get
foul balls that go over the grand stand
New York Sun.
hall oho xxifb fovy-
ersh excitement as the struggle between
Bill Hogg and Leon Ames for the batting
honors for pitchers Each has made q
home run. and the rivalry Is more than
acute.
Walsh has been in good form nearly all
Saturday would indicate that he doesn't
need the rest cure. So. with his pitchers
rounding to and his best lineup in the
field. remember our tip of q few days back
on the Sox.
Umpire Connolly Is the wise gink Of the
protector even when behind the pitchers.
thus foiling the vengeful twirlers who have
a habit of stepping out OF the way OF very
fast ones. secure In the knowledge that
the ump will stop 1t with some SOIL part OF
his upper works.
Yeager had an OFF day with the Browns
the other day, and one Of the scrfbes out
there wrote a half column about 1t as a
wonder of the world. Yeager. as you Will
remember is Yankee csst-OR. mother
one. Hahn got three hits saturday against
the Yankees and a two-bagger by another
one Dougherty, scored two Of the runs.
These base bail spirit ID shoe firms who
are offering new suits Of footwear for home
runs around here ought to be cheered by
the news that Detroit jeweleI who got
dippy In the tank when the Tigers were
leading the league and offered diamond
,Jp0 fo,ir r-nly
one the other day. Mr.. Downs. young
Tiger, was the happy recipient.
1t is not often that we find two men
ma king five hits in one days scores in the
big leagues. Jimmy Barrett of the Boston
Americans and Schultz Of the Chicago Ma
tionals turned the trick Wednesday, Bar
rett hitting safely FIVE times in succession In
six times up, and Schultz hitting Ames
every time at bat.
Hughie Jennings on Friday morning
wired Wilbur Robinson. the veteran catcher
of the old Baltimores VINO retired from
base ball a couple of years ago, asking him
IL he was In shape to come on and help out
the Detroit catching staff for a week or so.
until Schmidt and Archer are sufficiently re-
covered to take their places without dis
treSS
President Charles H. Ebbets of the Brook
lyn club announced on Saturday that he
had repurchased five of his players that he
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a new first baseman The five players whom
Ebbets has decided to have Join his club
after this season are Henry Pattee. second
| baseman of the Harrisburg team of the Tri-
state League; J. w. Whiting. pitcher of the
Jersey City Eastern League club: ]. II.
Butler. catcher of the same club; Jerry
Hurley. catcher of the Toronto club. East
ern League and f. C. Mclean, outfelder
Of the Wilmington club. The new first base
ann signed by Ebbets is s. March, captain
Of the Brockton club Of the New England
League.