Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-05
BASE BALL NOTES.
Connie Mack and his band of Athletic.
will be here tomorrow.

Connie Mack and his band of Athletics
will be here tomorrow.
Big Burns or Tom Hughes will be on
the rubber for the locals. while Bender
may work for the visitors
Simon Nichols, the Montgomery county
boy, has been playing great game for
the Athletics this season and there will
be many of his friends on hand tomor-
row.
Bob Unglaub is to be let out by the
Bostons, but the question u.s. who will
they play at first? Bob is first-class
player. if coupled UP right. and we could
use him very nicely down here.
Jimmy Collins the idol of the Boston
fans a few years ago. is with the Ath-
letics and putting up a swell game at
third base.
The Athletics lead in every series to
date except the one with the Nationals.
which is tie.
Wait for May Is to roll around. WHY?
Because RUDE Waddell is scheduled to
pitch against the Athletics then, that's
why.
Danny Hoffman has been doing some
pretty good run-getting for the Browns,
but his batting average don't show it,
He wears badge of .203.
The world champion Cubs evidently be-
lieve in the old adage: 1.-The better the
day the better the deed.' They grabbed
both games of double header from ST.
Louis in the Windy City Sunday
So far the race for first place in the
American League is almost as good as
the race for third in the National. Six
teams are still within a few games of
each other in the Johnson stakes. while
four. teams are neck and neck for third
in the Pulliam handicap with the Giants
still in the money, and the Pirates and
Cubs out in 'front.'
Pittsburg intended holding reception for
released players who have made good
elsewhere, they had better come here and
hire the Garden" in order to have ade-
quate accommodations. Somewhere be-
tween the typewriter and the press this
became "hoe the garden reflection on
the well known ability of the released
Pirates that We wish to retract.-New
York Journal.
LaJoie has pretty fair utility men in
Hickman and Bay. strong especially in
the pinch-hitting stunt. Larry sends
Cheerful Charles to the pan to get the
safe swipe in the time of need. Hick is
Cant
run lick. So if the old fellow gets to
first in safety Bay is sent in to run for
him. Two heads are always better than
one.
Herman Schaeffer, the Dutch comedian
second sacker of the champion Tigers. is
evidently very much improved as a result
of an operation last winter. Never very
heavy with the willow. Schaeffer has SO
far this year clouted for 1853, leads the
a
thirteen games. and is second best base
stealer, with five pliers.
Though Pitcher Campbell of the Reds,
in professional ball for a number OF
years. he had never worked before his
home town admirers until Sunday. A
member Of the Reds. he was naturally
anxious to stop Pittsburg. He pitched
a mighty fine article. allowing but four
scattered hits. but Wagner's triple and
an out gave the visitors the only run of
the game in the seventh inning.
Frank Delehanty quit the Pelicans Fri
day and is preparing to leave for Cleve-
land. Manager Frank says unless 'Del'
plays today he will stand suspended
1t was all on account of a board bill.
When the manager paid off his players
Friday he deducted the amount of
board bill which Delehanty contracted at
the st. Charles.-New Orleans Picayune.
Sommers. the Detroit pitcher, says:
II thought 1 had this knuckle ball they
talk about so mulch. I at least got my
idea from that. l watched Eddie Cicotte.
who first sprung it, and followed him.
He rested the ball against his knuckles,
but I couldn't see the value of that be-
cause l couldn't control it, and one can
put but little speed on 1t. The knuckle
ball is practically deviation Of the slow
ball, or f1oater. / found by holding the
ball with my finger tips and steadying
it with my thumb alone l could get pc
culiar break to it and send it to the bat
tiers with considerable speed and good
control I worked on it for two years,
and used it quite lot last summer This
spring 1 succeeded in getting it down
right"