Evening star., 1909-05-11
BASE BALL NOTES.

johnson pit ched splendidly against the
Cubs yesterday. but don't lose sight of
the fact that Doc White did better.
Delehanty is not hitting but is kept in
tile game. Milan is in the same class.
but is taken out. What's the answer?
Our fellow townsman. Jacky Atz, made
two of ChicaSo's three errors yesterday
while playing second. but they didn't
lose the game.
Last nights rain knocked out all the
games of the different amateur leagues
and double headers will soon be the rule.
Herr Coveleskie struck another rainy
day and the Phillies lost to Brooklyn by
4 to ..
Mack's kids. Plank twirled steadily and
the Athletics defeated st. Louis by > to l.
Frank Baker clouted the sphere some
yesterday. The Tri-State recruit got three
hits, one a triple. Ira Thomas had three
bingles, too.
Otto Knabe's sentence for his part in
the Brooklyn riot will be light, thank
goodness Umpire Truby's report to
Heydler was all in the Mnrraymen's ia
vor and to Lennoxs discredit.
Tom Catterson has been released hy
Brooklyn to Buffalo of the Eastern
Leag que.
Rev Father Tracy of st. Louis is such
an ardent fan that he has asked Arch
bishop Glennen not to transfer him to
another city. He wants to stay and root
for the Browns
Studerstanger of Rochester has been Sc
cured by Manager kittredge to replace
Kister at second base for Wilkesbarre,
New York State League team.
Hermann of Cincinnati has appealed
the decision of acting President Heydler
in the PittsburS protest case. The board
of directors now will have to act on the
matter.
Vaughn, the Princeton shortstop. has
not signed with the New York Americans.
but has accepted terms and will join the
Highlanders when they return from the
west Jennings was after Vaughn for
the Detroits, but Scout Irwin beat him
to it
John T. Webb of Beverly. N. j.. for
mer New England League catcher. is so
dlillCteu Will lIdt piy
say he will never walk again.
Manager Golden of the Reading At
lantic League team yesterday released
Pitcher Coveleskie, brother to the Phil
adelphia National League team pitcher,
and Third Baseman Deckard.
Motto of the National League players:
Punch or be punched.
ncfro OF fhn Tira IoSt
had nothing on Danny Murphy. the San
dow batsman of the Shibe Park arena.
When the Athletics twirlers can win
three out of four battles with such
bunch of star fingers as Washington
has no one need worry ABOUT Comics
pitching staff
Cleveland has asked for waivers on
three twirlers-Berger Liebhart and Fall
kenberg. This German trio would make
hit in Newark.
Chick Fraser need not worry about
being let go by Chicago His brother-in-
law, Fred Clarke should be able to keep
the wolf from the fauily'S door for a
while. Fred having made 5000 in the re-
cent wheat corner.
One put-out is unusual for a first base
man in nine-inning game. This is the
record of First Baseman Rohn of Atlanta
in a game against Birmingham the other
day.
Wild Bill Donovan of Detroit may soon
be sporting nice cauliflower ear as
result of his hearing apparatus being hit
by a thrown ball
When you talk about old men of the
diamond, Jake Beckley. the veteran first
baseman, should come in for little at
tentiOn. Jake. who has seen fifty three
summers. is playing like a house afire for
Kansas City. and leads his team i'm bat
ting. with 1893 mark.
Jimmy ORourke, who received a try
out with the Yanks last fall is making
good with Columbus where he is playing
second base. In the same league with
Jimmy is SoX Seybold the former Ath-
letics' star. SoX is hitting the ball for
Toledo in the style that made him famous
in the big show.
Hard luck and losing games has not
discouraged Larry Lajoie. The Napo-
leon believes that the Maps will yet come
to the front. Just give us little time
and we will show them all fast clip.
soon as We put our team of regulars on
the field look out for u.s." boasted Larry
a few days ago.