Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-19
Sparks From the Diamond.

President John /. Taylor Of the Boston
fielder in the person of Hearn, a Pacific
coast athlete. Hearn batted 1926 last
season. He is twenty-one years old. five
feet eight inches tall and weighs 154
pounds.
Ed LATTE promises to make the best
record Of any Of the Rochester twirlers
this season. Mcconnell and Ragon. of
whom so much was expected. have been
going very badly up to dat
Blaine Durbin is playing Independent
ball with Miami. He recently pitched 4
game against Fort Scott. the town where
he made his appearance in the profess
sional game.
Immediately after being banished from
the field the other day by Umpire Egan.
the idea struck Manager Mcclure that h
needed a captain for the Maps. First
Baseman George Stovall was forthwith
appointed.
Pitcher Sutor has been released to San
Francisco. the club from which Comis-
key secured him a couple of years ago.
Sutor is the second southpaw the Sox
let go in two days, which leaves Comis-
Young. Sutor never went well since join
ing the Sox and worked but once this
season.
Bresnahan. Pitcher Rube Vickers' dreams
may materialize II the catching stan
should get crippled. He has signifed his
intentions along that line and is patiently
waiting for the opportunity to don the
windpad and the wire screen. Like Ro-
ger, he may get his chance and this
chance may be the development Of an
other pitcher-catcher.
Manager McGraw OF the Giants says
bases are not stolen on the catcher, but
on the pitcher. He says it is up to the
pitcher to keep a base runner close to
first base. eff the pitcher allows too
much of a start the best throw in the
"Of course. the catchers make bad throws
occa sionaIly. but they would make very
few If the base runners were held close
and throws did not have to be made in q
hurry.
Manager Hughie Jennings unleosened
the family wallet the other day and Wis
tied a Detroit hat store. There he pur-
chased or left orders for straw bonnets
for each of the Tigers. Jennings prom
of tour from the Athletics and cleaned up
with ST. Louis. They did. Only one MEM
Der was stung George Moriarty saw
some bargain hats at $1.9S, reduced from
So and invested before the manager
sprung his little treat.
Visiting as we'll as local spit ball pitch.
ers with the spit ball as a speciality will
be subjected to q fine or imprisonment in
future. according to action taken by the
city fathers Of Waterloo. Tenn. at a spe-
cial session. THAT the so-called spit ball
is disgustingly insanitary and that II
is not intended for gentlemanly ball play.
ers,'' was the sentiment expressed by the
council. which made the punishment for
violators a fine of SIS for each offense
the councilmen explaining that il visit
ing teams cared to- they could make spe-
cial arrangements before each game to
pay fines on the ground for each time the
pitcher used the splitter. without going Ia
the calaboose or without delay of the
game.
Does it happen that any of you fans re-
member Hudson. the star twirier who did
| box work for the st. Louis Browns alone
| in the SOS And later with the Detroit
Tigers? He twirled his last game with
Detroit In 1899. Charley Comiskey OF the
White Sox lost one Of his star pitchers
| grievinx over his bereavement he strolled
| into a barber shop to get shaved. In a
! Joking manner he asked the barber il he
knew where he could get a good pitcher
! The barber said yes. Charles asked
where, and the barber said that he him.
self was one of the greatest that ever
heaved the pellet toward home. Comiskey
promised to give him q trial. That bar.
| Der was Hudson.-Columbus Citizen.