Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-12
DIAMOND CHIPS.

II was too bad that Russell Ford lost
to Detroit He surely outpitched Mullin,
but the breaks were all in favor Of the
champions.
Lir coin has a pitcher named Farthing.
He ought to sell way below the drafting
price.
Adrian. Mich. has a catcher named
Winser Isn't he on the wrong end of
the battery?
| Terre Haute has an outfielder named
| Barkweu He probably gets a watch
dogs job in winter.
| Carl Lundgren has reported in Toronto,
| the Eastern League.
Rudolph, the Toronto pitcher. has won
| nine games and lost two so far this sea
son. Pretty classy work.
Ambrose Putnam has gone to the
Blue Grass League. This pitcher looked
like a big league fixture once.
Larry Mclean wants to catch all the
remaining games this season, just TO
show that his heart is in the right place
He may do it at that.
Tony Smith, who has crowded Tiny
Mcmillan off the Brooklyn team, has
certainly come back in great shape.
He didn't look specially good when he
was with Washington two years ago. \
lack Wheat, the Indian outfelder of the
Brooklyns. says he is Cherokee, and
not as usually supposed from his Kan
sas origin, PottaWatomie
Comiskey frankly admits that he could
not get any player worth while out or
the American League in exchange Tor
Bill Burns so he let the Reds have him.
MY batting average may not be very
strong" says Charlie Hemphill. land so
long as l am leading off l don't expect 1t
TO be. But l up there waiting them
out, and if you look over the records
bet you will see that l have got on first
base oftener than any one In the league.
Give it TO Charley Ebbets for original
enterprise They kidded him when he
first offered seventy -five-cent ticket to
any spectator returning ball. Frank
Farrell has now followed SUIT showing
that he recognizes the Brooklyn mag
mates genius.-New York Evening jour
nal. |
The eX-ma jorites, Dave Altizer and |
Jimmy Williams, shortstop and second
ba Semdn, respectively, Ot lHe NhIiiio
apolis club are said to be the best in
fielders at present in the American AS
ISOLATION.
Rumors are persistent that Cy Young is
about done for as pitcher. But he has |
a fortune So what does he care? He is
the grand old man of base ball. When
Young quits Deacon Phillippi of the
Pirates will be about the Oldest OF the old I
guard left in the majors-if Deacon lasts
of hp
Boston's Doves are trying to get Hyatt |
from the Pirates. Campbell has fully
suppIanted Hyatt in the regard Of Fred
Clarke and there is good cnance Tor |
anv one to land the Pacific slugger who
did so much pinch hitting last season.
Jimmy Collins. the Providence Grays' |
manager. is still up at the top OF the
Eastern League as a hitter. For twenty
four games his average is around -56o
Some of the scribes claim that he ought
10 go back with the majors. but Jimmy
knows where he belongs and Is going TO
stick with the Clamdiggers
THE sacrifice HIT" says Manager Nc
Graw, lat one time was a great play, but
1 think 1t has lost its effectiveness by
constant use. The Giants as a rule do
not use it except when there are runners
on second and first both Then it is ad-
visable to move them up so that they can
score on a long fly or slow Srounder
They also have the chance of scoring on
a bad throw, tumble or any number OF
things"
Barney Dreyfuss doesn't talk base ball |
at all these days. The poor showing OF
the Pittsburgs has made him very weary.
But lie is waiting patiently fer the in
evitable brace to come, and then says
he will have the laugh on everybody.
Dreyfuss is a real base ball fan-one OF
those fellows who can't enjoy a good din
ner after a crushing defeat in the after
noon
Big league umpires are lax about call
ing balks Without rejecting on the |
ability of the chief jumps, comments a
critic lit can be stated without danger
of contradiction that the officials have
been somewhat lax in strictly enforcing