Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-25


Tn sixteen consecutive innings last week
the New York Americans scored thirty
runs.
Lew Criger will return to backstop duty
for the Highlanders today.
In four games out of seven last week
the Athletic pitchers held opponents to
one run or less.
Home runs were made in four success
siye days at American League Park, New
York, last week. Laporte, Woitef, Aus
tin and Bush made them.
With Chase, Laporte and Sweeney, the
best catcher in the American League ana
one of the best In the country, on the
hospital list the Highlanders are some
what handicapped.
McGraw's Giants by bowling oyer st.
Louis yesterday sent Pittsburg down the
ladder into third place. The CUBS IN
creased their lead to IS points by taking
two from Boston.
Collins. Baker and Barry are forging up
to the premier hitting set MANAGER MACK
hopes to see his trio OF juvenile inneloers
clouting the sphere at 800 clip before
the close Of the season.
watch Hans Wagner is the by-word
heralded from shadoWy places IN the
LYNCH ranks THE Flying Dutchman
has started his flight up the batting rec
ord column. Hans hits at .3O2 and Is
only 50 points behind the leader.
The average woman spectator at ball
game Judging from her expression, taxes
as much interest in the contest as dear
man in concert
The Providence team is rather crippled:
Row Rock has reported after spell OF
sickness, but is not yet NJ 20 pay;
and Harry Arndt has sprained ankle
that will keep him out for at least ten
days.
There is something weird about the
games played by the Cubs and Giants.
Let McGraws team go down the line
walloping and cutting the other outhts.
but they are sure to come to sriei IN
Chicago. But let them be trampled on
by a tail-ender like Boston and they rush
into the Windy city as raging ions ana
claw the Cubs right and left. They did
II last season and are doing it again this
year.
President Horace H. Fogel of the Phila-
delphia team has begun suit IN the Chlteo
States circuit court against the western
Union Telegraph Company 10 receiver $.''-
OOO damages for alleged personal injuries.
In his statement Mr.. Fogel says that the
evenine of March H. 1909 as he was
about to board a trolley car on st. Charles
street near Canal New Orleans. one OF
the messenger boys in the employ OF the
company suddenly appeared from behind
the trolley car. riding his bicycle at a
terrific pace No alarm was sounded by
the approaching rider, and before he
could reach a place of safety. Fogel
claims, he was knocked down and
seriously injured.
Five times in the history OF base ball
has a first baseman gone through game
without having a putout. In the contest
between Pittsburg and Chicago recently
Holman of the Cubs did not have put
out His only chance was throw from
Tinker. and he dropped that. 1t was
tho fifrh time in the history of the game
that that record has been hung up. Here
are the other four marks:
July y, 1S61-In New York city, First
Raseman Mutuals in a game with Alpine.
August 6. 1s91-McCauley. first baseman
of the Washington American Association
team. in a game with Columbus, Ohio,
club.
NAV o. 13O6-Jiggs Donahue Of the
Chicago White Sox, In game with the
New York Highlanders.
August IL 10O6-Emerson, first baseman
of the Monson, Mass, team. in a game
with the Stamford, Conn.,. club.