Evening star., 1909-04-20

you can quickly ascertain when a game
has been declared of at American League
Park.
Have you noticed Charley Streets
throwing this spring? He hasn't got his
whip going right on account of his bad
back. Good, warm weather will put the
great catcher on his feet again.
Bill shipke made his debut in the last
for Mcbride in the eighth. Little Bill
had nothing to do, but was good and
ready. just the same.
The Cubs are sliding down. down and
there is CONSERVATION in Chicago.
The Detroit ball club has bought Ben
and enlarge tho stands and playing
grounds.
Wonder what has become OF Elton
Chamberlain, once famous as "the cake
OF ice," from his coolness under fire?
Larry Mclean has 80 far done all the
catching for the Reds. Wonder when
| RothAa most excellent catcher-will have
| a trial?
Base ball has hard time downing
foot ball. even In the spring. Up at Yale
| they practiced the college game yester-
day.
| Detroit is the only club in either league
to have 1000 percentage now. Bower
swatting Of Lumley's Brooklyn team yes
| terday afternoon.
There have been seven shutouts SO far
| in the big leagues and four Of them have
been inflicted by Greater New York
teams.
| Something new was discovered at the
Polo Grounds yesterday She was wOm-
an rooter who thought those batters were
lleft-handed who stood with their left arm
nearest the pitcher.-New York Sun.
which is very bothersome. It prevented
his seeing his teams opening game. but
he Is recovery from an operation all right
and soon will be as active as ever on the
| coaching lines.
The Detroit and Cleveland players are
| beginning to get sore and spike ono an
other. Little children should not fight.
| Uncle Anson will take his team home
in day or so: They won but few games
on their long trip and made little money.
| but they saw lots Of scenery.
Kid Elberfeld became quite thirsty after
| banging out a single yesterday and sig
nailed for drink Of water when first was
distress at second and this time Austin
| was sent in to score for him.-Phila:
Ledger.
Jimmy Slagie is back with the Boston
| Nationals. where he played so long ago.
It will be a sad joke on Chance II Slagle
bats better on the season than George
Brown.
The ex-ball players who live in Pitts
| burg are, as rule. pretty well fixed. and.
tance in smoketown. Look. for example.
at Representative Tener, Sheriff Ad
Gumbert. DR.. Mark Baldwin and several
more Of the old-timers.
"Pooch" Donovan has challenged
Johnny Mack OF Yale for q race around
| the bases any time before the Harvard
| Yale ball game at Cambridge. Donovan
makes stipulation that Mickey Finn
shall hold the watch. which means new
| base-stealing record.-Boston Globe.
! Did you ever hear of silent Punishment
| among ball players and an unwritten
ostracism shared In by both managers
and players? It is true just the same. and
there Is. to this day, a former big league
player barred from professional ball in
( that fashion. He has never been released
| by the club that last had him. but no
player will speak to him, no club will
| sign him. and his name Is never mentioned
| by the men of the big teams. Guess who
the man is?-N. Y. Telegraph.
Many were puzzled yesterday by the de-
cision on Bransfleld's high fly ball that
was trapped by Ritchey. Magee was on
first at the time and Ritchey touched
| second. apparently retiring Magee on a,
force-out. The rule regarding an infield
fly makes 1t plain that there must be men
on first and second to have 1t operate.
Umpire Rigler said last night that his
| ruling which retired Bransfield instead Of
Magee was made on the instructions to
umpires issued from headquarters to the
effect that no force-out should be al
lowed on q trapped ball. The rule IL not
| in the rule book. however. and without
Rigler's explanation the play was a puz-
zler.-Boston Post.
Jack Barry Is the Cipriano Castro Of
base ball. Even as Clip IL chased from
port to port and shore to shore. so poor
| old Jack is shunted on from town to
town. Castro tries to land at every har-
Dor. and they all turn him down. Barry
does land now and then. but he doesn't
stay any length of time. During his ca
reer Jack has played In nearly all the
cities Of the National and American
leagues. All Of them have moved him
| on, and he is now In the American As
ISOLATION. Castro has tried to get into
about as many places. and has been
handed the lemon and the boot in every
wanderers trust and do turn to-
gether?
TrNAY HYnMYNN0