Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-22
BASE BALL NOTES.
Once a week is about Bill Burns limit
and that Is enough for left-hander.

Once a week is about Bill Burns limit,
and that is enough for left-hander.
Manager Joe predicted thirteen victories
and we have won only six. Perhaps he
figures on getting everything at Boston
and New York.
Fred Falkenberg for Frank Smith
wouldn't be such a bad trade. Both play
ers would like a change and 1t would do
them good.
Perhaps Griffith wouldn't like to have
one of Cantillon's twirlers. Griff threw
Joe down last winter and there's small
chance of business transaction between
them.
Delehanty Is still our best sticker and
he is we'll over the 300 mark. 1t is to be
hoped that he will be ready for work
when the Nationals return.
Jack Crooks, the Washington boy. who
is playing with the Reading team. is the
best first baseman in the Tri-State. But
that organization has long way to go
to get close to major league quality.
Malachi Kittridge is with Scranton this
season more full of base ball fight than
ever. Last Wednesday he was fined $40
for not moving fast enough when ordered
off the ground by the umpire.
Never swap horses while crossing a
stream" The author Of this might also
have suggested that 1t is not a wise plan
to break up winning base ball combina-
ton.
There will be quite a scramble later in
the season for the services of Shortstop
Bush of the Indianapolis team. Bush is
one Of the best hitters in the American
Association.
ing one, ~the Sox waltzed out and crushed
the Bostons yesterday. Have you heard
anything of two steam rollers" in Chica-
go recently?
Pitcher Peters of the Dallas team may
get a trial with the Giants next spring, as
owner Gardner wants McGraw to take
the man. Peters pitched some good
games against the Giants in the spring
exhibition series and has won nine out of
eleven games in the Texas League.
President Powers has intimated that
there will be some changes in the umpire
staff of the Eastern League. Jack Con-
way and Moran are believed to be the
ones slated to go. 1t is said that Jack
loft. the old Toronto catcher, will get a
berth as arbiter. Powers says he also
Walter Brodie. formerly with Newark.
having been released by Holyoke, has
Joined the Portsmouth team of the r.
ginia League. managed by Steve Grif1h,
who played third base for Newark in 1902.
Notice the difference between the Cubs
winning and the Cubs losing? When they
get off to a flying start they are as chesty
rs police parade and a good deal harder
to beat. But if they are NOT getting up
with their foes along about the fifth or
sixth inning a dreamy sadness seizes the
camp and college team could hold a
lead.
Monte Pfyl. one of the Juvenile first
basemen who went south with the Giants
last spring, has been released by Balti-
more to the Altoona club of the Tri-State
League. Pfyl hit well for Baltimore at
the beginning Of the season, but failed
to keep up the pace. Holmes. one of Nc
Graws budding pitchers, is also with the
Altoona team.
Ed Mexican, formerly one of the best
shortstops in the National League, has
just been released by the Fort Wayne club
of the Central League and will retire from
the game to 90 into business at Cleveland
Mexican was a star on the old Cleveland
team in the days of Burkett Tebeau,
Childs and OConnor.