Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-16
BASE BALL NOTES.

All the local amateur games were pre-.
vented yesterday by the downpour of
rain.
Once more a defeat is handed the Ma
| tionals by one run. Will wonders never
cease?
If this thing keeps up the board of
strategy" will have to jump into the
breach and dig up recipe for winning.
The Nationals are standing up very we'll
under the strain Of defeat. and If they
can only hold out a short time longer
something will have to break.
Fred Clarke. captain of the Pittsburgs.
has been in the National League for f1f
teen years.
1t is thought Elmer Flick will be able
to don uniform for the Clevelands in
about ten days.
Pitcher Bill Hogg of the New York
Americans. laid off without pay. is work
ing every morning at American League
Park in that city
Bridwell. the New York Nationals
shortstOp. has been laid off indefinitely.
He wasn't sufficiently active in obeying
instructions, it is said
Two points in which Hugh Jennings is
achieving success this season are criti
c1sing rival teams and getting suspended
by Ban Johnson
Cleveland has been playing the most
consistent ball that the Nap rooters have
seen for years, and this with Turner.
Flick. Bradley and Stovall out of the
game at times.
The alliterative artist of the ST Louis
Republic says: Mr.. Waddell was the
bod to-
curved Altizer into a comatose condition"
First Baseman Abstein of Providence
made two home runs. a triple and a dou-
BILE In the last two games against Newark.
Fred Tenney's good work on the bases
and at the bat has resulted in McGraw
putting the old Boston manager at the
top Of the batting order.
The old time box men seem to be doing
the best work this season. viz: vic"
Wills. Cy Young. Jack Powell, Mathew
son: Tom Hughes. Wild Bill Donovan.
Addie Joss. Jack Chesbro, Chick Fraser
and several others
Elberfeld. it is argued will, when he
gels IN the game again. be help to the
1ishianders because of his ginger But
anybody who hits the ball as hard as
Elberfeld does must have something that
Is valuable substitute for ginger
The Chicago Cubs are in a bad way.
howard. EVers, Sheckard and Zimmerman
are on the hospital list. while Overalrs
| injury in the game against ST. Louis Dec
Grafton day may handicap him all season.
Thomas who is now playing center field
for the Pirates, doesn't bat or field much
like a cast-off. The Pirates were lucky
to bag him. Wilson. the right fielder.
| looks like a good man. but he can't be
ha Ct{ rlr vx,ho
had to send somebody in to bat for him
Saturday.
| Griffiths pitching staff misses Joe Doyle
very much just now. 1t ought to i'm
prove as soon as Doyle joins the team
At that. however, the team would be
higher up if the work in other depart
ments had been as good as it has been
| Frank Bowerman insists that he is go
| ing to get back in the lineup this week.
| He should go slowly. however. Frank La
pOrte's reopened finger should show him
| the folly of attempting to resume play be-
| fore the injured member is thoroughly
right.
| The flrst-class showing that Ferguson
| is making for the Doves this season must
make Johnnie McGraw vince every time
| he thinks of the way Joe Kelley put 1t
over him on the trade last winter. Kelley
| had to make a stubborn fight 10 pull the
play off. Think of getting Ferguson. Bow
| erman and Dahlen alone for the three
Boston men, not to speak of Mccain and
| the fleet footed Browne
Beaten for the third consecutive time
| by the Chicagos yesterday. the New York
| Americans met with their sixth straight
defeat on the road. 1t was the twelfth
straight win for the White Sox. who are
increasing their percentage so rapidly that
| they soon will be hard to catch. Not an
eastern team won yesterday The Bos
tons were crushed by the st. Louis
Browns and the Washingtons lost an
eleven Inning battle to the CleVelandS.