Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

Too bad the ladies didn't get their treat
yesterday. but their chance will come again
next Friday.
The rake off, in Philadelphia during the
next three days will amount to a fortune,
as the Tigers and Athletics have been play
ing great ball Of late
The Torontos are sailing along sweetly
In first place In the Eastern League
Larry Schlafiy pulled OF home run and
single yesterday and has helped the
Canucks very much since joining the team.
Brooklyn won its first game of the season
In Pittsburs Saturday. and New York has
yet to land game In that city.
Scout Lake OF tho Poston Americans has
been In Columbus and Scout HUH In Texas
All parts OF the country are being covered.
Charley Atherton. a former Bison. is far
fast ball for Walter Mercedes Portland
tOre) team In the Pacific Coast League.
Persons who have not been willing to OBJ
serve the fact before must now ackno Wedge
that in the hands OF Fielder Jones lads
the wagon tongue is becomiRGa somewhat
useful implement.
1t Is reported ON good authority that
Johnny McGraw was so impressed with
RUDE ktssingers work against the Giants
recently tudl ne OHer0U $C.OtU In real
money for the Buffalo clubs star twirler
Frank Farrell, who is the principal owner
of the Montreal club. says he intends to
have a winning team In Pat Powers circuit
for 1908. and with Jimmy Morgan in
the pilot house there Is no doubt that the
Royals will make a strong bid for the bunt-
ing next season.
Reports have 1t that Manager Joe Kelley
has first chance on Pitcher Dol Mason Of
Cincinnati. Garry Hermann paid $500 in
cold cash for the former Oriole twirler. KEEL
ley thinks that II he can land Mason the
Maple Leafs have cinch on the pennant
this year.
"6cratoh' Hammond. the Newport boy
who 70 twirling for Springfield in the Cen
trail League. has been highly recommended
to the st. Louis Americans. He may be
purchased before the drafting season opens.
Bresnahan's injury by coakley does not
seem to have effected his batting eye For
the second time In q week Roger's timely
wallop brought victory to the Giants. Bres-
nahan got four safe singles of Taylor Mon.
day. one Of them being a three-bayger
won the game from the lofty Cubs.
Jim Mcclure is fast becoming the candy
gentleman over In BeantOwn One Boston
scribe artistically describes the immense
mer Hilltopper took the managerial berth
Of the Pilgrims. The HIbites during the
past fortnight made a splendid grand stand
against the Tigers. took three fine victories
from the band of Lajoie and McAleer's
Browns were far from being bulletproof.
In summing up how the situation stands.
q Windy City pen pusher has Missouri
lawyer beaten twenty city blocks for an
argument Here Is the way he gets this
one of: BILL Bradley's typhoid fever OFF,
sets Lee Tannehills ailment and Lajotes
wrecked foot counterbalances Isbells rheu-
matism Now. II we can get something to
make up for George Davis string halts and
Billy Sullivans fngernail. 1t will begin to
Rube Waddell will go fishing and Detroit
will pull of her annual slump"
Hanlon tells of a case Of base running in
this city by McGraW and Keeler in the old
Ortole days which was a wonder. With
Mc0raw on first. Keller hit q liner to left
which went to the fielder on tho bound
McGraw never stopped at second, keeping
right on to third at full tilt. Nor did he
stop at third. Bill Joyce was playing that
bag. and by the time he had dug the ball
out of the dirt and swung around for Nc
Graw the latter was on his way home. He
reached the plate when tho ball did. knocked
the ball out OF McGure's mitt and before
Mcclure could recover It Keller. too. was
over the plate.
It has come at last. Base ball has a blue
book only in this case 1t L. q red book
which contains photographs and sketches of
the elite in base ball society-the 400 Of
the big leagues Boston publisher Is get
ting out a series OF short sketches OF play
ers In the major leagues. each booklet de-
scriptive of the talent of one team. The
Biographies are written by Tim Murnane,
the veteran base ball editor Of the Boston
Globe. The first books Of tho series. con-
tanning information about the Cleveland
and Boston Americans are already out.
The books are neatly bound in attractive
covers and labeled Who's Who on the
team described In addition the champion
ton are given. The Ball Publishing Com
pany of Boston Is putting out these novel
pieces of base ball literature.