Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-25

"A Ill up for the final battle between the
Nationals ard Tigers today. The fur
should fly.
The Maps" come tomorrow, and We do
hope that they have some right-hand
pitchers with them. This southpaw pitch
ing is getting monotonous. especially to
us.
Capt Bob Ganley practically leads the
locals with the stick. and he right.ully
belongs there. as he has been the most
consist ent batter on the team. South
paws do not bother him little bit.
They say Lajcie is killing the ball this
spring but just wait until that crowd
sees Tom Hughes on the rubber Ding
a-ling. down comes the curtain.
Morgan. the Boston American pitcher
who stopped the Browns Saturday. helped
much to win his own game with a couple
of very timely swats
TIE Memphis club will send pitcher
Chappelle to Chicago for two weeks to
take mental notes on the way the ma
jor league artists work batsman.
If some managers of base ball clubs had
their way all the umpires would be
driven out of the game and the grass
on the ball parks would be waist high
July /.
1t was case Of smile when DR.. James
Casey took the management OF the Mon
trea club. The doc has shown fine quail
tiles as marager. and Montreal Is al
ready a winner.
Now that Hans Lobert has been finally
traded by Cincinnati he has fully quail
fled TO become great player. That was
the only step needed to complete the
charm
Clevelands victory over the Athletics
Saturday put the Quakers out of the
danger zone for the time being. But II
also means only a game and half BE-
hind the Yankees for Cleveland.
While here with the Cleveland club
Charley Hickman was relieved OF the
contents Of his pockets. consisting OF
TWO brass checks and - cents. No clue
to the perpetrator Of the foul deed has
been Decentralization Globe.
New York's q great place for me- de-
! clared Mig Clarke. the Cleveand catcher,
to a Boston scribe. "One series there
teen times at bat They wanted the po-
lice to take the cudgel away from me
before l got through"
Everybody was tossing the harpoon into
poor old John CAMEL at the beginning OF
the season. But John has the laugh on
all National League competitors except
the Cubs. If the Cincinnati scribes will
only keep quiet Camel may yet snow
something with that OUTFIT. In the iirst
four would he almost as good as pen
nant in Redland.
Los Angeles dispatches state that the
Boston Red Sox are trying TO purchase
the release of Pitcher Gray OF the Los
Angeles club and have offered as high as
$4,000 for the twirl'r. but that his club
refused to let him 60 until the end Of the
present season.
Catcher Charles Schmitt Of the Tigers is
one of the most prosecuted backstops In
the game today Rarely, II ever. is he all
right physically He has bad ankle.
and when that is not bothering him his
fingers are smashed. Just now he mas
huge carbuncle on his catcnins ann. put
he is doing a great deal OF the work pc
hind Detroit pitchers and Is hitting well.
The secret Of a pitchers success In the
big leagues lies in his ability to lead an
opposing batter TO believe that he is 60
ing to pitch one thing and then to throw
another. This is the guide to success IN
fast company. according to moroccan
Brown OF the Chicago Nationals After
Il twirler has acquired speed ana me
curves he must master this other requisite
to make good" said Brown. II ne
does this he will be successful. but If he
doesn't he won't stand chance
At last it looks as though visiting Amer
lean League base ball teams viii be free
from the dangers OF bottle throwing at
Chicago, STEPS are being taken ny the
authorities At the American League Fark
| IN that CITY 10 have the thrower OF every
bottle. whether maliciously or otherwise.
arrested and fined heavily for the Of
/ tense The three would-be fans who were
caught throwing bottles May were nned
| $a1 each.