Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

tonight in time for a good sleep before
tackling the White Sox tomorrow. What
will happen if Walter Johnson is all right
and Jesse Tannehill makes good
Happy dream, eh, bob?
Only five games separate the eight
teams in the American League race,
which is the greatest ever known In
The interesting feature about base ball
Is how one manager can get splendid work
out of a low-salaried team. while another
manager Is in not water while paying out
all kinds of money for talent.
Good old George Van Hatren is still In
harness. and is guiding the destinies OF
the Oakland team In the Pacific Coast
League. The leg he broke at Pittsbure
when a Giant never bothers him. and he
is hitting the ball with d vengeance.
When will Rube Waddell make a hit ?
He hasn't in nine games. while dressed in
one of Jimmie McAleers suits. But at
that. Rube isn't the worst sticker in ST
Louis Johnny Lush has participated in
twelve games without securing d safety.
The Browns are badly crippled at pres
ent, Tom Jones is lame and spiked on the
spiked knee. Wallace has an injured
hand. Charley Jones has a lame leg. and
yesterday Spencer got a foul tip on the
ankle that has famed him. But, the team
Is fighting just the same.
In announcing it's decision on the. Chi
cago-Wichita dispute over Player Evans.
the national base ball commission declares
the player a free agent. as neither club
seems to want him. Wichita, under the
terms Of its contract with the Chicago
League club. must pay $500 to the Chi
cago management. while Chicago Is re-
quired to give Evans ten days pay at the
rate of 500 per month.
Cleveland pulled OFF a double victory
Tuesday that will probably go down In
history as the most momentous OF the
Rooseveltian era. In one short afternoon
it hurled the league champions back
into the second division and pulled the
be conceded. is hurting and pulling in big
league style.
Jess Tannehill. the former Yankee
pitcher. has a grievance against the Bos-
ton Americans which may soon be aired
In the national commission. Tannehill
was traded TO Washington last Sunday for
Case Patten. He claims that the Boston
club held out some of his salary John l.
Taylor owner of the club. states tina,
Tannehill had been loafing and that the
money subtracted from his salary was in
the nature of a fine.-New York Globe
The New York Americans took another
downward plunge yesterday. The Bostons
profited again-three out of four they
won by the tail-end playing of the High
landers who during their long stay at
home. which ended yesterday. made the
poor record of six games won and ten
lost. They go west now and will have to
improve vastly out there to come back
in the first division. The Athletics batted
their way to victory over the Wash
ingtons and tied the Clevelands for first
place. The Detroits beat the Clevelands
in a close game.
THE Electric Automatic base ball game
sent TO the fans of Washington at the
Academy Sunday afternoon was discov-
cred by him while on the training trip
with the local club this spring. 1t is en-
tirely new and will give every little de-
tail as pulled off, in Chicago.
Hartman Linthicum. formerly of the
Eastern High School. has been awarded
an M by the University of Michigan.
He was one of the mainstays In the box
for the varsity team this season. having
pitched six games. all Of which he won.
In the games he tWirled but four runs
were secured off him, the last game be-
ing against Syracuse University. when
he allowed but one hit. He was pitted
against Mack who has been signed by
the Chicago Cubs. Linthicum is a men,
Der Of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity of
that university.