Evening star., 1909-05-28

the new players to Washington.
If the Nationals could only take Planks
meas today wouldn't it add to the
spice of the. boys homecoming?
Joe says he .wil send out Walter john
son tomorrow if the big kid Is in any
sort of shape. and If he is. WOW. WOW.
The patrons of the bleacher stand,
should get wise. to the fact that only
certain number of seats are sold thereto
and when once filled up 1t is case Of
half dollar more. Get in early and
stop growing.
| The Nationals are due home tonight
about II O'Clock. which will give them
chance for a good snooze. something they
haven't had for nearly month, with the
numerous jumps on the cars from city to
city.
A casual glance at Yaje's batting col
umn gives the impression that Capt. MUIR
ply is batting about 800 and his fellow
players about .0O1.
The St Louis Browns stopped Boston's
squirt about as hard as squirt could be
stopped, shutting the Red Sox out three
times.
Connie Mack isn't keen over the pro-
return home. He thinks II rather early
in the season. Maybe the Philadelphians
| figure that 1t is better to have the hurrah
| when there Is a chance.
Pitcher Chappelle graduated from the
! United States cavalry into professional
base ball.
| All St Louis arose and protested against
| Jimmy Williams being declared SLOW II
Jimmy did lose his speed, one day of
rest seems to have restored a good deal of
| 1t.
/ Birmingham will not be back in the
game for Cleveland for at least a month.
according to the physician who is treat
/ ing his arm.
The O'Leary kid is playing the best ball
| of his career, and. looking back in the
| memory pages, he is no spring chicken in
/ point of service.
The cold weather out west has played
| havoc with the ball players. and every
team has a number of players who are
suffering from heavy colds and lame arms
| and legs.
Some New York scrihes give the Ameri-
| can pennant to Stallngs. and in the same
/ breath say Demmit has made good. If
! there's connection between the two
| thoughts, perhaps the former can be
taken with just a little salt.
| Andy Coakley of the Chicago Cubs has
I signed TO pitch for the Newburgh team Of
the new Eastern Base Ball Association.
He VIII report there next week. Manager
| Murphy tried to return Coakley to the
Cincinnati club, but the twirler refused tc
| go back.
Manager Jennings is of the opinion
| that Washington wills finish better in the
race than New York or Boston, the better
! early showing Of these two clubs to the
contrary notwithstanding.-D News.
/ Basr ball teams are doing better work
on the road than on. the home grounds
in the major leagues. showing that the
umpires. though weak in many cases.
are not home umpires at least.
Rain got in its fine work on the National
| League schedule yesterday and halted
play everywhere except in Boston. There
| the Pittsburgs shut out the Doves. beat
ing them four straight. 1t was the
eleventh consecutive defeat for the Bos-
tons.
Larry Mclean. the catcher of the Gin
cinnaH team who allowed the glamour of
the Great White Way in New York TO
lead him from the fold. rejoined his team
and was allowed TO go with them to
"Rhineland He was fined and indef-
niteIy suspended by Clarke Griffith, how
ever.
George Moriarty had twenty chances at
first base for Detroit Wednesday and ac-
lcepted them ALL Jenpings does not know
whether to keep the ex-Highlander pertha-
nently on the bag or send him back to
third and bring crawford in from the out
field. sending Davy Jones to center field
!, The west takes its medicine hard. They
I, thought to crumple through the easterners
like so much chaff. Being fooled the pub
,i1ic is sore and refuses to patronize the
!, games. Attendances have dwindled to
half since the eastern clubs invaded that
} section.
i If Billy Evans continues his excellent
} work throughout the season he will be
acknowledged the best arbiter in the
league before the campaign has ended
Everywhere managers and fans welcome
the appearance of the youngster. Even In
ST. Louis where they knocked his block
of with pop bottle two years ago, he is
a household word in fandom
The Highlanders stayed over in Chicago
yesterday to play off postponed game.
but might as well not have stayed save
for the benefit to the excheQuer of both