Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-16
Nationals Final Battle With
st. Louis Called Off.
CHICAGO HERE TODAY
Farmer" Burns and Harry White
the Probable Pitchers.
JONES SUSPENSION HURTS
jaw Gould Wins Racquet Champion
ship-Races at Belmont Park.
Indoor Tennis
Standing of American League Clubs.
Standing Of National League Club
Standing of Union League Clubs.
T0DAY's BASE BALL SCHEDULE.

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ToDAY's BASE BALL SCHEDULE.
American League Games Today.
Chicago Washington
St Louis ri Philadelphia.
Cleveland AT Boston.
National League Games Today.
New York at Cincinnati:
Boston at ST. Louis.
Union League Games Today.
Philadelphia at BROOKLYN.
Elizabeth at Wilmington.
Paterson at Readins
Yesterdays National League Games.
BROOKLYN =: Chicago 3.
Ihiladelphia. IL rittshnrg %.
New York. .: Cincinnati =.
Boston. :: st. Louis. y.
Manager Cantillon was particularly
anxious to play yesterdays game with the
ST Louis Browns and held off for long
while before ordering down the flag on
The Star building. The grounds were
SOFT but had il not rained at $50 and ait.
erward the game would have been puiieo
off. Cantillon considered the two victories
of the visitors the order of fukeS ana
wanted yesterdays game SO as to break
even He will now have to wait for the
Browns return in July before gettins re-
venge
The Nationals all reported on time TINS
morning and as the battars and pitchers
boxes were dry punk the players faced
almost all the local tw1rlers IN an houT
batting practice. Charley Smith was the
only man who did not put on d uniform
and as he is suffering from malaria he
watched The practice from the bench
Manager Cantilion said the lineup
would be the same on Thursday. as
he expects Nick Altrock or Harry " hite
to face them this afternoon. He will work
Farmer Burns. and as these twirlers are
southpaws there should he trouble aheao
for the batters on both teams
Rain was mighty busy with its blanket
yesterday. not only in and around dear
old Washington, but in many other parts
of the country as well, and as result
the list of postponed base ball games
waxeth fat This means that toward the
end Of the season. when the 1Ovial cnest-
nut will be cracking in the pan al tno
street corner. there will be many dounie-
header played. through which the faith.
ful fans will have to sit and freeze ana
then freeze some more. :
one would have to bark back many and
many tweIvemonth to unearh a base
bail season which has had as many spring.
postponements as have been forced by the
elements upon the players and the PUBIC
this year. II is altogether likely that this
condition will have its effect upon the
promoters of the game when they meet 10
frame up another schedule. and IT is pos
sible that the number of games to pc
played will be reduced. TO permit or
later opening of the festivities.
In the American League Detroit and
Boston managed to be in spot dry
enough TO play ball. and the former gave
the hapless Bostonese another violent
shove which increases their grip on the
last position.
The Chicago White Sox left Philadelphia
almost soon as yesterdays game was
declared off. but not in time to miss the
telegram sent Manager Jones by President
Johnson notifying him that he sus-
pended indefinitely for protesting too
strongly against decision of the UNI
pre In Thursdays game. 1t will be re-
called that Harry Davis tied up that con-
test with fly to right on which he
scored from third few minutes later on
short fly TO Anderson by Shreck the
Chicagos claimed that Davis had left
the base before the ball settled in An
derson's hands Jones was so persistent
that he was banished. He must have said
something vitriolic to Connolly. who as a
rule is the most patient and considerable
of umpireS.
Manager Jones suspension will probably
bring Hahn back into the game, but the
leaders batting will be missed. as Hahn
was taken out and replaced by Anderson
for poor stick work.
..Rube" Waddel is undoubt eddy the best
advertised man in the base ball business.
His eccentric habits have brought the
public to the belief that he will do any
thing from taking balloon trip to run
ming "A locomotive. Yesterday d report
was current that Waddell was going to
desert the Browns for the Union League
and as a result the St. Louis papers were
frantic for news. McAleer's pitching staff
is none too strong just now and Waddell's
desertion would surely he felt at this time.
just how much truth there was in the de-
sertion story can be CLEANED from the fol-
lowing paragraph, clipped from the Phila-
delphia Inquirer:
AS the Chicagos quit the town the st.
Louis Browns blew in. taking up their
headquarters at the Aldine. Manager Nc
A1eer had hardly registered before big
bunch of kilograms thrust into his
face. asking whether or not IL was true
that Rube Waddell had jumped him.
Newspaper correspondents likewise got
rush messages 10 send anything up to
1000 words concerning the movements of
the Southpaw. who for six years kept
Connie Mack from dying q: ennui. What
those kilograms were based upon nobody
knows. for the Reuben one of the
most contented of the ST. Louis bunch at
the Aldne last night. Manager McAleer
could not say when he would pitch the
Reuben against his old team mates but In
all likelihood ii will be Monday. unless
the Reuben insists on going in this after
noon.
Larry I.ajoie's luck has been proven
bfaliy bad for the past three seasons.
Thursday in New York he had another
Jolt when his promising pitcher. Graney.
received "A broken finger on a hard liner
from Neal Ball and had TO go out of com
mission. Bill Bradley and Terry Turner
are already out of the game. and II begins
TO look as II the Maps were starting early
with the hard luck
The hopeful Highlanders are clnging to
the top of the ladder like Gov. Johnson
clinsing to his presidential ambition
With Cleveland out of the way and worse
off than when they struck New York
Grin looks like the man up in the tor
of the tree and there is every reason
TO suppose that the Yankee warriors viii
head the list for many days to come
The old complaint. "Nopitcheritis. has
completely passed agay. and the team has
been much strengthened by the acquisi-
ton of Hemphill and Niles. The former
in particular. Is hitting the ball like q
fiend and playing splendid ball in the
outfield The St Louis scribes announced
early In the spring that they would never
miss Hemphill. but New Workers. certainly
appreciate him. whether they miss him
q not.