Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-07-26
BASE BALL NOTES.

Hughes and Smith will probably be the
local twirlers tomorrow.
Connie Mack's crowd is due in from
Chicago this evening and will be looking
for blood after it's trouncing by the
White Sox.
Plank and Krause may be on the rub
Der for the Quakers in the double-header
tomorrow, with Bender also a possibility.
Dolly Gray remarked this morning
after seeing Sam Roszel working that he
thought the virginian had more speed
than Walter Johnson. Sam looked very
good this morning. although Burns nearly
knocked his head Off with a line drive.
Oberlin and Wilson, the two Minneapolis
twirlers. may join the Nationals tomor-
row, and they will be welcomed on &C.
count of the many double-headers COM
ing up.
Otis Clymer is also due In Washington
tonight, and IL the big boy Is all right
once again ne will be a big help to the
Nationals.
Danger Is nigh. BY winning today
Cleveland can tie the Athletics for second
place Connie will have to inject new
supply of ginger in his swatters
like the idea of going to New York: It's
a great big burg. and then the daring
person has never played on any other big
league team than the Phiilies.
Chicago won eight straight. That is
touted as a tail-ender And to think that
1t walloped our pennant-chasing Attn
letics four times running.
Another old favorite passed out of the
limelight the other day when Charley
Dexter drew his release from the MIN
neapolis club.
Killifer was making good IN hne shape
at Detroit's second base. and 1t may be
a long time before Schaefer gets back.
York club is negotiating for the purchase
Of Outfielder Farrell Of the Marion team
Of the Ohio State League. Farrell Is on
sale for high price.
Pitcher Moore. the Dallas (Tex) south
paw, has been purchased by Barney Drey-
fuss and will report to the Pirates at the
close of the Texas League season. Drey-
fuss is hoping he will turn out as well as
Jack Miller, the Pittsburg second sacker,
who was secured from the same club.
Comiskey's new park in Chicago Is to
have seating capacity for $1,000 persons.
Nobody ever worked harder to beat the
Giants than Sherwood Magee, and doubt
less nobody will work harder for them
when he battles under the banner OF Nc
Graw. Such Is the way Of base ball
Philadelphia Press, 1t Is not at all i'm
probable that Murray will go either to the
New York Americans or the Boston Ma
tionals. the chances being that 1t will be
the latter.
Pitcher Bell of Brooklyn has won six
Of his last seven games In his last three
games he beat st. Louis 1 to and held
It to four hits, beat the Cubs ! TO
and held them to six hits and beat the
Reds to and held them to four hits
From Monroe, La, comes an account OF
the death OF James Phelps Of the Rayville
club from a snake bite. Phelps was play
stepped back into bog. A water moe
cassin bit him md he died within twenty
four hours.
II never knew a player yet, says
George Stallings, that had Cobb's speed
and took the chances that he does that
did not meet with q mishap sooner or
later that is. with just one exception.
The exception was Bill Lange. who quit
the game without meeting with any trou-
BILE that impaired his speed
The Cleveland team has asked for waiv-
ers on Fred Falkenberg and Outhelder
Tom Raftery. AS a matter of fact, Raj
terry has already been shipped to the
minors and is now playing with Indian
apolis. Falkenberg still looks too good
to get out Of the American League and
he may be signed up by Staliings OF the
Highlanders.
Approach the Chicago Cubs and ask
them IL they think they can overcome the
lead Of the Pittsburg club, and they will
tell you yes. Every member of the team
thinks that the Stogies will fall down
soon, and II they ever can get within q
| few games of them there will be hot
time for Pittsburg.
| Neal Ball Is the big hit in Cleveland
and all ball players who know him wish
him the best of success any time he
starts. He can have anything he wants
| in Cleveland right now. When he pulled
| or that triple play all alone the other
day the fans in the Forest city wanted
| to build a monument and place it in one
| OF the parks in honor of Neal Ball. After
| Ball made the play he took things in his
| old modest way. The Boston team want