Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-10

Jack Flynn, who tears on a nome run
and wins for the Pirates whenever the
latter are behind against the Cubs. is
collegian who played first base at Holy
Cross.
One set of averages. including the
games of May 6, gives Wolter' batting
average of .343 and ranks him fourth
among the players who have taken part
in ten games or more.
The Boston Americans have four men
who are hitting over .3OO-Lord, Lewis
Hooper and Speaker.
Rebel Cakes of the Cardinals says ne
will bet the st. Louis team beats out the
Cincinnatis, to which Mike Mitchell re-
forts: "If he had a dollar bet on the re-
suit he'd be SO nervous he wouion caecn
a fly ball all season.
Against a right-handed pitcher
crowd the rubber and step into curve
before it breaks" says Ty Cobb. Against
a left-hander I drop back as Iar as posi-
BILE and wait for the curve to break.
To date there have been four errorless
games in the big leagues-Chicago-Pitt
burg. Brooklyn-BoSton, Chlcago-Detroi'
and Chicago-Cleveland.
doing pretty we'll. In twenty-six innings
that he pitched only nine hits were Hlaoe
by opponents.
George Moriarty hath dry humer- he
comnlains of being hit by pltcheo paus
oftener than any other player, and ados
"Why. some pitchers hit me oftener tnaIi
r hit them" Neal Ball is bright that way
too. once in an exhibition game IN tne
south the umpire got frog IN ms h ,aro ar
a strike. While the players were waitlng
for a verdict Ball sang out $751; us
secret"
.H1urray. the sensational St. Paul player
couldn't be bought for love or money
particularly the former
With Tinker out Of the game. tne
Giants, prospects in Chicago are en-
hanced comedian Joe usually came
through with damaging homer or trIpie
every time he had New YORK pi!cher III
the hole Tinker does most or ms .oiiS
distance hitting on the West size srouhus
Iohrnv Eyers and Tinker have roppeo
the Giants out of more close games tnah
ali the rest of the Cub players put 10
eether. Evers was on the job YESTERDAY
with the spirit of two men wheh ne ioui'o
his side partner was out OF H.
Rube Waddell picks Cleveland to WIN
the remnant. He says that the team 10
better provided with pitching talent .naii
at any time in its existence Laole. SUI
fielding as we'll as ever, but hlttlns ever.
bit as well as when they were the 'erroi
of the circuit.
Russell Ford's thumb is almost entireix
weu and it is likely that Stalllngs VIII
send him in against Detroit in the hrst
game. Ford. when right. has great va
riety of 'spitters,'' a delivery that the
champions should not relish.
p;o chief Stallings is of the opinion that
Connie Mack has a better chance TOT the
flag than Hughie Jennings. He pelieVes
that unless the Athletics are coiiareo
pretty quickly they will spread-eagle the
field.
There was a near-riot at the end OF
the game in Pittsburg yesterday wagner
was declared out at the plate on Heio
er's choice During the argument Miller
broke for third base and Erwin WHO
tbrow let him score. Wagner got hold or
the hall and started for the clubhouse
hut pad Bill Dahlen nailed him, wrested
fine bail away and threw to third pase'
claiming Miller had not touched the Dag
Wagner and Dahlen almost came 10
blows. The umpires refused to entertain
Dahlen's protest.
uerzog.s home run saved Boston
sh,,t-out at the hands OF the Cardinals
yesterday.
Fred Lake is one who will not admit
that he is a "has-been." He batted for
Mittern in he ninth inning; that is, he
went to bat.
What a rumpus there will be in Phila-
delphia. The Athletics and Maps look
,,,uch alike ON this springs performance.
Roth are fence-breaking aggregations. 1t
NAV be a good thing that Shibe Park is
of steel and concrete.
If Joe McGinnity's Indians keep up the
n1ce the Eastern League race will be
over by Independence day. The iron
Man" surely has every one in Fat row.
ers' bailiwick on the run.