Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-17

jim DelehantN - keeping up IN" r3pu-
tation of his family as batters. lis three
bingles yesterday being of the clean-cut
variety.
Yesterday the boys went the route with
out an error, but failed to hit in pincheS.
a couple of hits at the right time would
have turned the trick.
Georgetown lines up against Princeton
tomorrow. and a battle royal should re-
suit. The Blue and Gray lads have been
pla wing exceptionally good ball. and the
Tigers have done 'ikewise
George Mcbride may not he heavy
batter. but his timely single yesterday
scored Washington's only run.
Charley Jones has started out in his
usual spring STYLE and has set the ST.
Louis and Cleveland fans wild by his
sensational plays. Charley did the same
thing for us last spring and then faded
away.
The games in New York should be warm
ones there is little love existing be
tween Cantillon and Griffith Manage,
Joe stirred UP "Grif's wrath by predict
ing hat the Nationals would beat the
Highlanders out in the championship "a &c
1t is said that Hedges handed the
Browns $40 apiece for winning the spring
series.
Maher the second baseman of the .,alti-
more Union League team. made triple
play unassisted in a game with Reading
Monday afternoon.
They all do ii when they quit the Yam
! KEGS. In the opening game at Cleveland
Jimmy Williams practically won the bat
tie for ST. Louis by scoring one Of their
TWO runs and hitting in the other
Manager Iajoie has issued an order pro-
hibiting racs-track gambling by his play
ers- He says his orders will go-and
there is nothing in the Cleveland club 5
constitution that gives him the power,
either.
There is a growing base bali tradition
that "a team repeats every twenty
years. This makes the ST. Louis Car
| dinals pennant winners and we have to
give tradition the raus
George Stovall saws that he is going to
make Manager Lajoie go some for ba,
, TINS honors this year. Stovall made a
grand average of .453 on the exhibition
. tour this spring.
Elmer stricklett. the famous BROOKLYN
spit ball artist. has started to pitch for
the San Jose team of the Pacific Leas que
| T1is means that he will not be seen with
! Brooklyn this year.
Last spring the Browns beat the White
SoX in tie opening game. This year
the ST. Louis players repeat the per
Torrance at Cleveland
Harry Niles. in winning tie opener for
the Hiehanders from the Athletics did
| the trick with one of the new-fane!ed sac
rifice hts-a long fly that scored Jack
kleinow from third in the twelfth
! Ty Cobb and wild Bill Donovan are
going 10 open up billiard hall next win
| ter With the money that the pair OF
| them iinmied out OF the Detroit club this
| spring they ought TO be able TO start a
| musical comedy
| Ladies attending games this spring
| would do We'll to take tip from Car
! toonist Tad and have windows cut i'm the
/ brms of their hats A number of fans
at the Yankees opening stated bluntly
| tfat they hadn't asked for wind shields
| with their seats.-N. Y Journal
| Lave Cross and George Robe both
names 70 conjure with few years ago
; are now playing in New Orleans. and not
very we'll either. a youngster first base
| man saves them many errors by his
| fau!tless work. say the major leaguers
| who played there this spring.
Two more e1-Yankees We're busy on
the opening day. "A sensational one
! handed stop by I.aporte was feature
at Boston. and Pat Dougherty helped
humble the league champions with a pair
OF hits.
! SO eager were the Chicago fans to see
/ the opening game that they broke down
| the fence. 1t was a crazy game for a
| crazy crowd 4 brass band and the
White Son Rooters' Association set every
| body uaffI.
The president of d base ball league
| who is not in position to predict a
| rama kabiH Close race for his league
and the most prose- arous season kpown
to the game is behind the times. Ban
| Johnson and Harry Pull.am have al
| ready trotted dead heat for the honor
OF boosting major league base ball.
Clark Griffith intends to keep his warm
weather men unde: the shed until the
good old warm breeze hits the hill. The
Yankees leader intends to treat his twrl-
ers like the mother takes care OF the
| baby.
Jerry Freeman the Washington first
! ha saman cert aiplv paSS his nnSi;jon we'll