Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
BASE BALL NOTES.

Glade will probably pitch for the Yam
KEGS today. while Gehring is slated to
work for the. Nationals.
{ Dave Altizer was out at the mark this
morning limbering up his muscles. as he
expects to get in the game very shortly.
Pickering talked over the phone this
morning with Star reporter and said he
felt all right and might play this after
noon, but wasn't sure.
The ST. Louis Browns are continuing
their sensational playing and shut out
Chicago yesterday. McAleer and his bows
will get great reception when they GO
back home to open the st. Louis season.
Jack Kleinow is hitting the ball harder
than any other catcher.
Manager Jennings of the Detroits is
worrying somewhat over his outfield prob
lem. He has four star outfielders and
only three positions for them to FILL His
worry is concerning keeping the fourth
man busy.
Hummel is doing finished work in left
field for the Brooklyns. Patsy Donovan
said when he returned from the south that
Hummel would be the best outfielder in
the league.
Johnny Evers is quoted as declaring that
sea-
son. He thinks he isn't robust enough to
stand the strain: vet he points out that
he now weighs 1877 pounds stripped and
weighed only lis when he joined the Cubs
in 1902.
Lest the Quaker fans should become lost
in the idea that they had two clubs with
a pennant chance, the Giants showed. the
gulf between the Phillies and that dream
Friday. And even the Philadelphia fans
saw it. Thousands left the field in disgust
before the game was over.
The Phillies are carrying six outfielders
at present, playing Magee. Thomas and
Osborne in the regular positions, and hav-
ing Deininger. Titus and Mccormick as
extra men.
The kind of home runs that the cranks
like to see most are not those which sail
over a convenient fence but the sort tina
keep in the field roll and roll. and offer
some sort Of a chance for the fielder to
get the ball in and head off the runner.
The wallOps that clear the ramparts are
all one-sided.
The old philosopher says: Ball players
are only human They do their best for
II is big money for all when they make
good. It's easy to play the game from
the grandstand and the bleachers. but
very hard to keep up a fast clip on the
field"
Ned Hanion won't get Jack Hannifan.
Waivers were asked on the HOiyOke boy
Thursday. but Brooklyn and Boston will
not let Jack get out OF the league. Joe
Kelley says that he can't see Hannifan
going to the Eastern League as long as
the Boston club has no extra infielder. 1t
will be remembered that Brooklyn last
season blocked a deal to send Hannifan to
Providence.
How does Hal Chase play back so deep
and still make all his plays without much
trouble? Some ball players say that Hal
10 going to get knocked down one of these
days coming In on those hunts to throw
the man out going to second. Mr. Chase
has q pretty fast eye. and has not been
knocked down as vet.
Where is the consistency of ruling
that in the event of ap attempt to make
a double steal the man going to- second
shall not be credited with a steal IL the
other runner Is put out at third whereas
II the latter is not put out the man go
ing to second shall get steal? If the ball
Is thrown to third base there Is no chance
of getting the man at second. anyway.
and whether or not the man at third is
put out has no hearing on the other run
ner getting to second Either the man
going to second should he credited with n
steal. no matter what happens 10 the other
runner. or no such thing as a double steal
should be'recognized.