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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08
NATIONALS BAIT TING !
ANDF|ELD|NCF|GURES
Delehanty increases His Fer
centage With Stick, Hitting
Over the 800 Mark.

The complete record of the work of the
players composing the National team Of
the American League in the forty-two
games played by them against the other
seven teams from the commencement of
the race for the championship pennant
up to Sunday. June Z. which is compiled
from the official scores appearing in The
Star. will be found in the tables which
are hereunto appended. and they give a
full, clear and concise description of
their work in all the different depart
ments of the game. which is far supe-
rior to any team that has represented
Washington in either league in the past.
OF the forty-two games played the Ma
tionals have won eighteen and lost twen-
ty-four eight of said defeats being by the
close margin Of one run. when hit would
no doubt have turned them into victories.
But luck was against them and it was
not forthcoming. Six of the victories were
won by the same close margin. The past
week has been disastrous one for the
home team. having played five games
three with Philadelphia (Athletics). win
ming one and losing two. and two with
Chicago in that city, losing both by
margin Of one run, the scores being to
and 3 to 4. The games have been we'll
played. Since leaving home on their way
west. where they are now. they have
played nine games, winning four and los
ing five, which is an excellent showing
away from home, where they very rarely
win more than one-third of their games
on their opponents grounds The figures
show that they are outclassing their OPP
ponents in sacrifice hitting, base steal
ing and in making double plays. as their
gains are much greater than their oppo-
nents In Saturdays game they made
four double plays to the White Sox's
none.
Delehanty has improved his batting per-
centage by OF over last week. and still
leads the team in that respect. with .313.
Pickering comes next. with .27a, a gain
Of .0o4. Ganley. who had been in every
game up to Tuesday. was out of it the
balance Of the week with a very trouble
some boil. Counting last season. he has
played in 191 games without a miss.
Freeman and Mcbride are the only ones
now that have not missed a game this
season. Milan leads the team in base
stealing. with eleven, having added four
In the last five games. He also leads in
run getting. Hughes is the winning
pitcher, with seven victories and three de-
feats.
The figures follow:
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clubs. Springfield Yacht Club. the Sprini
field Canoe Club. III Company Naval Br
gade and the High School Boat Gu
And. by the way. this high school ere
is one of the best in New England.
Secretary c. Henry Hathaway of Il
board of trade is chairman of the ma
aging committee, and the clubs are pu
ing together as one man TO make this
big event.
Springfield is delightfully."- situated. boz
as city to get at and to enjoy after VI
get there. The boat men will apprecia
the fact that the Boston and Maine. fro
Canada and the north: the Boston al
Albany. from the west and east. and Il
New York. New Haven and Hartfor
from the south. not only center In Sprin
field. but that each road can drop soul
at the waters edge. The hotel equi
ment of the city is unsurpassed. and II
needless to tell the auto-tourists VIII
fine attractions and hospitality the eli
affords.
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Won. Lost
MARINES SHUT CUT
THE HOSPITAL CORPS

The Marines defeated the crack Hos
pita! Corps team. Sunday afternoon at
the arsenal grounds in decisive manner
By the score of II to o. Gibson, for the
Marines, was in the pink of condition
and only three safe drives were made
off his delivery. and only four Hospital
Corps men had the pleasure of seeing
first base. Outside of the pitching of
Gibson the features of the game were
the fielding Of Jenkins. Meagher and
Dowd and a circus catch in the seventh
inning by Snyder. Hudgins pitched good
ball but his support was very ragged
at times. Balm, at third for the Hos
pital boys. did very creditable work in
the field. Dowd and Ward. for the Mar
ines, clouted the ball hard Following
ts the score by innings and lineup:
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GOOD RACING IN VIEW.
Colin and Celt Eligible for Rich Fix
lures This Week.

NEW YORK. June S.-The outlook is
bright for some excellent Facing at
Gravesend this week. as a number Of
important fixtures are on the program
for which some of the best horses in
training are eligible. Both Colin and Celt
are eligible for the Standard stakes. at a
mile and a quarter. tomorrow. and in all
probability Colin will go to the post. as
Celt is being pointed for the Suburban
handicap at Sheepshead Bay. The race
is at weight for age, with an added
money value of 5000. and Colin appears
TO have it at his mercy. 1t is just pos
sible that Harry Payne Whitney may
decide to try out his good three-year-old
Royal Tourist against the unbeaten son
of Commando. in spite of his dull race
Saturday. Among the others eligible are
Montgomery, Charles Edward. Nealon.
Running Water. Jim Gaffney and Uncle.
but. barring Montgomery. none of them
has been to the post this year, and it is
hardly probable that their owners Will
see AT to send them chasing after Colin.
James r. Keene's Celt may start in the
Broadway stakes at mile and six
teenth. Wednesday. as 1t has an added
money value Of $4,000, and is we'll worth
winning. The race Is for three-year-olds,
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There is a growing wonder around the
American League circuit that Manager
/ McAleer of the Browns doesn't give Bert
Blue a chance behind the bat. Blue was
the crack catcher of the American Asso-
citation last season. and the Browns Sc
cured him in general scramble of big
league managers. So far he has not
worked in a single game.
Plymouth High School has one of the
fastest young pitchers in New England
this year in Bennett a southpaw who.
while only IL years old, has outclassed
many older pitchers. In the last three
struck out 10, 81 and 10 men respectively.
His speed is wonderful, considering that
he is slight of stature. When not pitch
ing he plays third base. and here too he
plays excellent ball.
The American League race is getting
closer each week. while the distance be-
tween the leaders and the tailenders in
the National League is widening. Six clubs
in the American are almost on even terms.
with Boston and Washington, the occu-
pants of seventh and eight places re-
spectively, so close to the leaders that n
short winning streak would put them in
the first flight. There really is no tall
ender in sight in the American League.
Besides this race all others in the history
of the organization, which is famous for
close battles for the pennant, pale almost
into insignifcance. The teams appear to
be wonderfully evenly balanced. as is
shown by the scores from day to day
and it looks as If the pennant contest
would come down to a question of en-
durance between the pitchers of the va
rious teams Certainly.if ever twirlers
needed careful nursing by the managers
this is the season. for the signs of Cruel
ing finish in September are already
apDarent.
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intercollegiate race tok place on the
Connecticut in Springfield in 1872. which
has been more talked about than any
college regatta that was ever pulled off
in this country. Water sports on the
Connecticut have developed to a large
place today and nobody who ever saw
the course and who knows an oar when
he gets his fingers on it will forget that
splendid sweep of quiet water. The
Springfield Board Of Trade has taken hold
OF this regatta and is backing the boat
clubs in handsome way. Whatever the
board of trade takes hold Of in Spring
field goes. This is proverbial.
Springfield is the city of Harry Bennett.
that young oarsman who captured the
national championship singles last year.
and Alex Warnock. who holds the nation
al intermediate championship. The pair
are the New England double scull cham
pions. There are seven boat clubs. each
with its house on the river. the Rock
rimmon, Springfield and Atlanta Boat
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Another for Boston.

DETROIT, Mich. June S.-Boston made
il three out of four in the first Sunday
game of the year by hitting Summers for
such lead that Detroit could not over
come It, Burchell was knocked out of the
box before a man was out in the fourth.
but Pruitt stopped the trouble Schaefer
started Detroits second triple play in two
days in the first inning after six men In
a row had reached first base. Payne re-
tired in the first. broken finger adding
him to the hospital list.
Manager Jennings and Donovan, who
was to pitch yesterday, were notified of
indefinite suspension just before play
started The score:
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WILL Be A GREAT OCCASION
INTEREST IN THE NATIONAL
REGATTA AT SPRINGFIELD.

All signs point to an event of first in
terest In the thirty-sixth annual regatta
of the National Association of Amateur
Oarsmen at Springfield. Mass. August
Il and 10 Everybody who gets in touch
with Springfield on an occasion of this
kind marvels at the way the people pull
together. They certainly have team play
down to fine point in that attractive
Connecticut valley city
The old boys will remember that an
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~. Meagher. Ward ~. Snyder. Gibson. Two
base hits-Ward. Snyder and Hogan. Stolen bases
-Dowd ~. Snyder t2,. uedart. Austin. Struck
out-By Gibson. - by Hudgins. g. Bases on
b8lls-Of Hudgins 2. Left bases-Marnes
s; Hospital. /. First base errors-Marines Z
Hospital. l. Earned runs-Marnes s. Sacrifice
hits-OConnor t2,. Meagher. Umpire-Mr. Rea-
gan. Time Of game hours Attendance 500
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Double Plays.

The Nationals in the forty-two games
contested by them with the other seven
teams of the American League have made
thirty three double plays against their op-
ponents. gain Of eight in the five games
during the past week. while their oppo-
nents have made twenty-four. a gain Of
but two against the Nationals. In the
same games. The players who partici-
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sBatted Tor kfIIffer IN the ninth inning.
fBatted for Siever in the ninth inning.
Runs-Thoney ~. Lord 81. Mcconnell ~. era
vath Unglaub. Mcintyre. Crawford. Cobb Cough
lin and Thomas. Three-base hit-Iord. Home
runs-Cra wford and Mcconnell. Hits-Oh Sum
nings; of Burchell. in three and one-third in
nings; on Prutt in FIVE and two-thirds In
Sullivan. Triple play-Schaefer to Crawford to
Thomas Left on bases.Detroit. 8: Bos on. Z
/: of BurcheIl 1: OF Pruitt, 2 First base on
errors-Detroit. L: Boston. g. Hit by pitcher
By Burchell 2. Struck out-By Siever. 4; by
Burchell. L. by Pruitt 3. Wild pitch-Siever.
'Balk-Pru,t Umpires-Messrs. Sheridan and
Egan. Time of game hours.
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BASE BALL NOTES.

The Nationals close in Chicago today
and then go to ST. Louis for four games.
Tom Hughes may work against Harry
White today, and a good contest should
result
The ST. Louis Browns have been going
along at a splendid gait and the Nationals
should get great reception In that city.
The Academy crowd rooted" for the
Nationals yesterday with a hearty good
will. but without effect. Everybody APP
peared to enjoy the reproduction.
McGraw has decided to keep McGinnity.
and the Iron Man is down to pitch against
st. Louis today.
Cleveland wants to get Frank Laporte
from the Red Sox but the chances are
much against such a deal.
Harry WEIGH Of the Omaha team is lead
ing the Western league with the stick
with an average of .396
Third Baseman Grant of the Phillies is
taking the exams at the Harvard law
school at present.
Sammy Strang Nicklin is likely to land
with Brooklyn as Manager Donovan needs
a utility infielder.
Al Maui. scout for the Philadelphia
American League club is in Worcester
and is looking about New England for
likely youngsters for Connie Mack.
In all the wide realm of base bali there
is only one thing certain which is that
Princeton will win her home games in the
Harvard and Yale series.
The old suggestion about numbering
he q 1nf oF TIT,
has been revived. A poor idea. The
more of that sort of thing there is the
less will grow the personal interest In
players.
President John l. Taylor has practically
closed deals for two Of the finest young
pitchers in the country to join the Red
Sox next September. He is hustling now
for another utility infielder
Three outfielders belonging to Greater
New York teams seem suddenly to have
lost their grip on the game. One belongs
to one club. one to another and the third
to another. Guess 'em.
"It is wonder that st. Louis base ball
fans are not crazy" opines one OF the
milder maniacs out there If they have
to watch the Cardinals play regularly
and read all of the stuff. peddled out to
ourselves.
Elberfeld is, of course. the regular
amounts to. but Grim must have an awful
81 oiv0 hiS
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Two Hits Off Powell.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, June S.-Powell let
Philadelphia down with two hits, one Of
which came in the ninth inning after two
men had been put out. and st. Louis took
the second game of the series, l to O.
Schlitzer kept his hits we'll scattered. with
the exception of the third inning, when.
a triple and a single allowed st. Louis to
score the only rim Score.
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Run-Stevens. Three-base hits-Stevens. Fer
ris and Davis. Stolen base-Hartsel. Double
Ferris to Stevens. Left on bases-St Louis. 3;
Philadelphia, 6. First base on balls-O6 Powell.
4; of Schiller. /. Struck out-By Powell. 3; by
Schlitzer, I. Umpires-Messrs. Hurst and Evans.
Time Of game-1 hour and AZ minutes.
The victory Of Baltimore over Newark
last Friday was in a great measure due
to the hitting of First Baseman Hunter.
The big first baseman smashed out two
home runs and was responsible for four
Of his clubs tallies. His first came in the
the second inning and his second in the
fourth, with two of the bases filled.
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IRAN for Altrock In tenth inning.
1Ratted for Clymer in ninth inning.
tone out when winning run was scored.
chicago. u
Washington 0 0 q Oh
Two-base hits-Freeman Anderson and Altrock.
Sacrifice hits-Davis. t:anley and Hahn. Left on
hases-Chicago. 10: Washington. f. Bases on
BY Altrock. 3; by Kelley. s. Passed ball-Street.
Double play-Clymer to Freeman. Cmpire-Mr.
Connolly Time of game hour and A minutes.
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NATIONALS LOSE AGAIN BY ONE RUN
throws corked the Sox in their half. 1t
was up. down and back for three visitors

Throws CoThcu tHc QUA III ticlE -
was up. down and back for three visitors
in the tenth.
Altrock hit to right and Pickering. VINO
had changed pastures, utterly misjudged
the fly, Nick getting two bases Hahn
hunted, and Keeley's throw to first drew
Freeman OFF his perch. Dougherty be-
came base runner for Altrock at this
juncture. Delehanty cared for Jones and
Kelley took the long chance by passing
Davis Intentionally, trusting to luck and
fate for a force out or a double play.
Anderson met one full force. and sent it
to the farther barrier. 1t only counted
for single. as the winning run came
in from third but 1t could have been
triple otherwise. And thus did Bert kee-
ley receive the lemon. and thus John An
derson settle old scores with Cantillon.
The score.
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Individual Batting Averages.
Totals. -. ~ 1,34s 141 3l6

Coates has been called upon to bat in seven
games. Alti1er In five. Pickering In I'VE: Milan
Clymer. Kahoe and Warner In three EACH Street
and Smith in two each. and Tannehill and Dele
hanty in one each substitutes for other bats
men.
includes ten times at bat. three runs and
four hits by Patten and Gehring, who are not
with the team
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Team Batting Average.
Sacrifice Hits and Stolen Bases.

The Nationals in the forty-two games
played to yesterday TUNE y have made
fifty-three sacrifice hits, gain of five
in the Ave games played during the past
week. while their opponents have made
forty-three. a gain of two during the same
period. and they have purloned fifty-one
Bases q gain of eight during the week,
while their opponents have fulfilled
thirty-nine, a gain OF only two. The
players who have been credited with the
differing are as follows:
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Western League.
OF THE TEAMS

At Omaha-Omaha. 8; Lincoln. /.
At Denver-First game-Siou1 City. 3: Denver
1. Second game-Soux City. 8: Denver. 3.
At Pueblo-Pueblo. s; Des Moines. 5.
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Individual Fielding Averages.

Totals. ~ LOB 1893 'SS
'Includes six assists and one error by Patten
and Gehring, released and traded.
Note-In computing the fielding averages Of the
catchers all passed balls are considered errors.
a runner being advanced a base thereby and are
therefore placed to their credit in the error col
umn Street is credited with six passed balls
and Warner with one
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pated in them and the number of times
are as follows:

Npte.-Davis Murphy and Nichols Of the Ath
letics Of Philadelphia pulled of a triple play
against the Nationals.
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Games Lost by Each Pitcher to OPP
posing Teams.
SCORES OF OTHER GAMES.
Eastern League.

At Rochestef-Rochester. 2: Montreal. 3.
At Newark-Sewark. s: Baltimore. g.
At jersey C!ty-Jersey City. o: Providence. 1.
STANDING or THE TEAMS
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Long Hits and Total Bases.
Totals June l.. q 1916 40 p '410
Totals May 81. 81 27S IS 20 B 365

sIncludes 4 base hits, 3 two-base hits and I
total bases BY Gehring and Patten, released.
Note.-In computing long hite and total bases a
two-base hit counts one extra base, a three
base hit two and a home run as three, as q
batsman must reach first base by a clean hit be-
fore he can be credited with extra base.
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American Association.

At Kansas City-kansas City s: Toledo, 2
At Columbus columbus. B: Milwaukee. 1.
At IouisvilleFirst Louisville 6: St
Paul, I. Second game-Louisville. 4; St Paul g.
STANDING OF THE TEAMS
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Southern League.

At Memphia-Mobile. !: Memphis. q.
At New Orleans-New Orleans. 1; Montgomery
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Good Week of Racing at Gravesend
Settle on Olympic Team Today.
Ocean Yacht Race.
Clubs Standing.
RATIONAL League Clubs Standing.
American League Games Today.

Washington at Chicago
Philadelphia Mt st. Louis.
New York at Cleveland.
Boston at Detroit
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Record Of Each Of the Pitchers.
The following tables show the complete
records of the pitchers, which are very
credit able:
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McGraw has decided to keep McGinnity
and the Iron Man is down to pitch against
st. Louis today.
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ought to put the best hitter on his team
on the bench.
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The Academy crowd rooted" for the
Nationals yesterday with a hearty good
will. but without effect. Everybody ap-
peared to enjoy the reproduction.
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Elberfeld is, of course. the regular
shortstop Of the club. whatever that
amounts to. but Griff must have an awful
time convincing his conscience that he
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Continued on Thirteenth Page.)
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'It is a wonder that st. Louis base ball
fans are not crazy" opines one Of the
milder maniacs out there. If they have
to watch the Cardinals play regularly
and read all of the stuff peddled out ia
them. we chime in with small wonder
ourselves
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and then go to ST. Louis for four games.
Tom Hughes may work against Harry
White today, and good contest should
result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-08

Cleveland wants to get Frank Laporte
from the Red Sox, but the chances are
much against such deal.
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Three outfielders belonging to Greater
New York teams seem suddenly to have
lost their grip on the game. One belongs
to one club. one to another and the third
to another. Guess EN-.
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National League Games Today.

Ptttshurc at Philadelphia
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
ST. Louis mt New York.
Chicago at Boston.
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The St. Louis Browns have been goins
along at a splendid gait and the Nationals
should get a great reception in that city
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President John /. Taylor has practically
closed deals for two Of the finest young
pitchers in the country to join the Red
Sox next September. He is hustling now
for another utility infielder
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The old suggestion about numbering
base ball players like a lot of mannikins
has been revived. A poor idea. The
more of that sort of thing there is the
less will grow the personal interest in
playerS,
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AL Maui. scout for the Philadelphia
American League club. is in Worcester,
and is looking about New England for
likely youngsters for Connie Mack
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Third Baseman Grant Of the Phillies Is
taking the exams at the Harvard law
school at present.
The Washington times., 1908-09-11
ATTACKS
INSURANCE AGENT
Brute Beaten Almost Insensible
Before He Is Torn From
His Victim.

ELIZABETH. Sept. u.-Making a
fierce attack on John II. Whitley, an
insurance agent here, a brindle bull
dog brought the man to ms knees and
tried TO tear his throat. Whitley fought
desperately until a man passing in q
wagon beat of the dog with a whip
handle. A policeman ended the dogs
life with a bullet.
The animal was owned by Mrs. Char
ity Applegate. OF 130 Jefferson avenue.
Whitley was about to enter Mrs. Ap-
plegate's front yard. when the dog made
a spring and seized the agents wrist
The two struggled until Whitley was
dragged TO the pavement Then the
dog jumped at the throat Of the agent.
Whitley kicked the animal away and
sought 20 get up. but the dog renewed
the attack, sprlnging again at the
agents throat. Whitley raised his right
arm to protect his face, but the dog
sank its teeth in the mans arm and
shook IL as If IL were d rat.
A wagon approached, and the driver.
selling a whip. ran and pounded the
cog over the head with the heavily
weighted whip handle. Many blows
were required before the dog let 90.
Whitley was assisted 10 the office of
Dr. NJ A. Shangie. in East Jersey ave-
nue.. where the lacerated arm was eau
terized and bandaged.