Evening star., 1909-05-16
CHIPS FROM THE DIAMOND.

What's the surest cinch you know?
That Ed Walsh and Johnny Evers didn't
pay those OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. fines out. Of
their own money.
The outfield Of tho Boston Americans
must be a noisy place with Speaker
and a Hooper in It
got his first chance OF the season Tues
day. and improved 1t with two-ba sger
oakes of the Cincinnati Reds was the
first player In either big league to nave
100 times at bat on the season.
Gessler OF the Boston Red sox IS
threatened with pneumonia If there Is
any disease the ball players have not
picked up this season 1t must be the
rnumps or the measles:
Oddly enough, the only Englishmen
playing ball IN the big leagues are both
catchers- Shaw Of the Sox and Smith OF
Boston.
Johnny Evers is playing real champion
ship ball right or the reel for those dear
Cubs. and there is great Joy in old Chi
cago.
Rrockett had pitched ehutoaIts in both
the games he hurled up to the massacre
Of Tuesday. And now look at his record!
The Cubs are wearing the faded and
soiled travelling uniforms Of last season
evidently considering them to be lucky
Manager Reisling OF York has signed
"Swift" Archer. a twir1er recommended
bv Dan Brouthers Muegsy McGraw tried
the youngster and thinks he is conner.
A chance at prize is to he offered fans
in BROOKLYN. Every man who returns a
hall batted into the stands will get pass
for game. The Brooklyn club wants to
make sure Of some one attending the next
game.
Unlike most negroes, Jack johnson. It
IS said. Is a poor base ball player. The
average black man takes TO base ball like
a duck tn water. and is especially strong
in pitching and fast Unfolding
If Whitley Alperman could only learn
to pick UP a eraser he would be IN La
TOTES class. This fellow can cIout to
beat the band. but he Is woefullv weak
spear1ng the low boys. He fights 'em
altogether too much.
The major leagues are not as religious
now as they used to he. Why so? Well.
only a few years ago Bishop. Abbott and
Abbey were all in the fast company, and
now they are all gone
It is said that Stagg, .YaIes great star
Of twenty wears ago, can still pitch pretty
clever ball. and occasionally shows It
when practicing with the youngsters at
Chicago University.
Several big league managers still sigh
sadly over the fact that the great Cuban
pitcher. Mendez. Is a black man. This
fellow Is as good as any white pitcher
in the business. and would do wonders
In the big leagues.
Elberfeld tried to play third when he
first broke into the fast company, and
for years after and did well. Now he
essays third again. and Is really playing
1t better than he did the shortstop job.
McAleese. who gets his chance to play
with the Browns through the injury to
Stone. Is making good Oddly enough,
both McAleer and McAleese are on the
same team and both I've In YOUNGSTOWN,
Ohio.
parks grow bigger. So far this season
there have been half a dozen hits at the
Polo Grounds that bounced back from
| the fence for two-baggers. With a clear
| field every one OF them would have been
a home run
Hal Chase has mastered one point OF
play in a style no other first baseman
| can equal-the trick OF being where a
bunt is falling in time to put 1t to an
other base ahead Of the runner. Tenney
| can't do that; but. on the other hand,
when II comes to mixing In a compli-
Gated play requiring several fast passes
OF the ball .Tenney is better than Hill
4 ton Hal