Evening star., 1909-05-07
BASE BALL NOTES.

President Noyes received Official notifi-
morning that Jim Delehanty is eligible
to play In Cleveland hereafter. Good for
Ban.
Manager Cantillon and Jerry Freeman
are reported to have had quite a run In
after the terrible II to defeat in New
York. hence the benching OF Jerry and
elevation Of Unglaub. Freeman's work
In that game is reported to have been the
limit.
President Noyes witnessed the game in
Philadelphia Wednesday and proved
mascot. He should have remained over
| for yesterdays contest and scored an
other win.
Chief Bender will deserve the bonus
Mack promised him II he twirls always as
he did yesterday, when the score was
to 1.
Connie Macks combination worked
much better yesterday and 1T may do
after it gets well oiled. With Bender and
Plank twirling as they did the Athletics
should take confidence.
Twirler Mullin Of Detroit must be after
record. He scored three runs yester-
day. clouted the ball safely three times.
once for two bases. and pitched good
game, winning from st. Louis.
Sam Stovall, a younger brother Of
George and jesse Is playing right field
for the Sioux City team. He is hitting
well and promises to show In fast COM
pany before long.
In ST. Louis the National League Club
has moved the home plate fifteen feet
further from the grandstand. UmPires
will now feel safer when the fans get 10
firing pop bottles.
Pitcher Smith of Washington doesn't
know exactly which branch OF the or1g1-
nal Smith tribe he belongs to, but In the
base ball family he Is surely related to
the Stars.-Philadelphia Bulletin.
Billy Hogg of recent Yankee fame Is go
ing great guns for Louisville He's the
whole show of the pitching staff: Doc
Newton must have tipped of his old side
kick to the secret.
Jake stahl fielded like whirlwind.
Twice in the game he robbed Joe Ward
of two safeties which we're on the journey
to right field territory.-New York Sun.
man who discovered Coveleskie-just for
a sociable little talk. And his name Is
Shettsline, or just plain BILL
Ed Walsh thought all he had to do was
to sign his contract. put on uniform.
masticate a big chunk of slippery elm
and pitch. But the national commission
fired back this at at Mr.. Walsh: why
didn't you sign before the season be-
GAM" There must be q Yankee on that
commission.
1t is reported on good authority that
Egan of Fordham and Cantwell of
Georgetown will be pitching for Clark
Grifith's Cincinnati team at the close OF
the college season. 1t will be interest
the Georgetown-Fordham game tomorrow
at Fordham.
Half a dozen Eastern League clubs are
after Pitcher Carl Lundgren. for whom
Frank Chance has secured waivers. 1t
may be that the Cubs will hold on to the
big fellow for a short time to see how
some of the other twirlers will 60 with
the hot weather. Lundgren used to be the
mainstay coldweather artist OF the
worlds champions, but he went bad last
year.
The Athletics outfielders have a bad
habit Of permitting the infielders to run
out into their territory after fly balls
which they should gather in themselves.
Collins made a muff yesterday by going
after fly which did not belong to him.
course 1t was Conroy. as usual,
who started all that trouble In the sec
ond inning. Conroy Is the luckiest man
for visiting teams to break up games
who come to the Athletics grounds. He
has beaten the Athletics oftener In this
city than any other individual player in
the American League. II Conroy hasn't
made a hit for a month before visiting
Philadelphia, he will make enough in a
series here to bring his batting percent