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

| six assists. HartZeliS record at second,
| speaks for itself Glade has not lost a game
'Rowdy Jack back of the plate to receive
him there is no reason why he shouldn't
keep up his good work all season.
Joe Yeager has always been a first-class
utility man, and although not a batter of
the smuggling class, is always a dangerous
man in a pinch. Yesterday his two hits
scored four runs. and his long fly to An
derson sent in the fifth. The mighty Stone.
who batted just ahead of him, was four
times at the bat and in those turns struck
out twice and twice went out little
rollers to the pitcher. Up to the present
time 1t looks though McAleer will have
an elephant on his hands in Stone, while he
pulled down rare peach when he plucked
feager from the New York tree.
In the second inning. when Glade made
his bad throw to first Altizers bunt,
many of the spectators criticised Charley
Smith for not sending Hickman home in
stead of holding him at third In the first
place Smith did not know that the ball
was going 10 be returned to the infield so
poorly. and, in the second place. Hickman
was ready to drop when he reached the
third corner. In Tuesdays game Catcher
Stephens crashed into Hickman in running
to first. and the bad knee that has been
worrying the big fellow all spring was
again almost knocked out of place. Hick
man at present is in almost as bad shape
as he was when the team came home from
practice down south. and had Manager Can
tillon good utility man "Hick' would be
on the bench resting instead of doing his
very best on the field. If Nil shows up in
good shape this afternoon he may go into
left and Anderson to frst-a change that
will benefit the team and certainly be ap-
preCiated by Hickman.
A newcomer to the pitching force of the
Nationals bobbed up yesterday in Durham.
who worked with Lancaster of the Tri-State
League last season. Brooklyn secured him
from the minors two years ago and wanted
him to play in the National League with
out an increase in salary This Durham
refused to do. and Joined Lancaster. an
outlaw club at the time. When the ma
ti0nai commission fixed up a truce and the
lri-State came under the national agree
ment Durham was assigned to BROOKLYN
10 get even with the pitcher for Jump
ing Brooklyn offered him d contract call
ing for $500 less than Lancaster paid him.
Durham refused to sign. and, taking his
case to the national commission, he was
given his unconditional release and the right
to sign with any club he pleased He has
not been working this year, and when
| Schlafy started out on his hunt for play
ers AfiZer recommended Durham to him.
and his joining the Nationals was the re-
suit of the recommends ton. All the play
ers agree that Durham has everything In
the way of speed and curves and can work
the spit ball occasionally. His work was
bad in the sixth inning yesterday but he
quickly found himself and pitched the last
Is well put up physically. and it looks to
the novice that all he needs is control to
make him a first-class twirler.
batters on the St Louis team complain of
the pitchers In the American League The
tWlrlerS were under discussion on the bench
before the game yesterday and when Pick
erlng saw Graham walk into the box he
said in the greatest disgust: There's moth
Ing in this league but left-handers and
'spitters. and they'll be driving me to the
BOBBY house pretty SOON" And then Mr.
Pickering hangs up a single and a double
for his days work. while Tuesday he
had two of the five hits made off Patten
Picks complaint looks something like a
big bluff as he assuredly cannot hit the
good right-handed pitchers in the American
League any better than this.
Roy Hartzell. who reported to Manager
McAleer and played second for ST Louis
yesterday. was with the Browns last sea-
son and this spring. 1t was thought that
Delehanty was the better man and Hartzell
was farmed out to st. Paul. When Niles
got hurt McAleer recalled Hartzel and
from the way he played yesterday the
chances are that st. Paul will him no
more
Manager Cantillon will probably send out
Browns, and Barney Petty will more than
likely try and do the same thing to the Ma
tionalS.
Tom Hughes was in pretty bad shape yes
/ terday afternoon. and he will probably be
off the rubber for a week While practicing
yesterday morning with Mike Kelley. the
/ latter hit fierce liner directly at Hughes
which could not be lodged. The ball landed
| squarely in the middle of the back and Sir
| Thomas was down and out for couple CT
minutes. In the afternoon the pain
| still there and Tom could hardly walk.
Kelly was quite cut up over the mishap
! and wanted to throw the bat with which
! he made the hit over the fence.
| The harsh criticism that has recently
been fired at Lave Cross has hurt the old
| boys feelings and also his playing. 1t
seems shame that a man of Cross repu-
| tation, both individual and player,
| cannot exempt him from criticism of a
| sort that does nobody any good and ult-
mately hurts the club. Cross has gotten
into a batting slump. ii is true. but at that
he is hitting away ahead of Keller. Brad
| ley and Yeager and all Of this trio
considered stickers of class. In his fielding
he is leading the American League, but of
late it can be seen that the veteran
hasn't his heart in his work. Washington
in the past fifteen years. Coughlin and
Cross and while Lave is not now as good
as when he was in his prime. there are
only one two who are better, and they
are certainly not available for the Wash
| ington club. Personal enmities should not
be run into base ball criticisms, and from
| the way Cross has played since joining the
Washington club he Is certainly entitled
to bouquets instead of rocks. Think 1t