Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-23

cleveland sui has weakness Tor Dig
/ pitchers. Joss. Falkenberg, Young and
Linke form skyscrapng quartet
Raymond pitched good enough ball
against the Pirates to win an ordinary
game. but Leifeld wouldn't let the
Giants do any hitting.
The Cleve1ands play too much mechan-
ical ball. too much along cut and dried
lines, with little initiative or varied
tactics, to confound opponents.
The game the Bostons won from the
Pittsburgs the other day was the first
in twenty-sx they had captured from
the National League champions.
Bescher of the Cincinnatis is making
strong bid for the automobile or aero
plane or whatever it is somebody is Civ
ing or might give for the best base run
ner.
In their strenuous and successful bat
Ting of last week the New York Ameri-
cans played three extra-inning games
one eleven. the next ten and the third
fifteen innings long.
Lefeld seems to be the only consistent
pitcher the Pirates have. but as none Of
the others is any better off the Pirates
are under no undue handicap Marquard
is cOnSistent-aS a loser.
No better umpiring has%ver been seen
in New York than the American League
There has been kicking-a practice
which make the best of umpiring
look bad
The Tigers showed flash of their
form in the second and third innings" SAYS
an account. But il takes more than
/ flashes in one or two innings to win now
adays, especially against clubs that are
/ playing hard in all nine.
The Giants have done some lively skip
| ping around in positions since they took
! to the rail. For five days after leaving
| they were second then third for two days.
then fifth for two. then third for one
then fourth for one, then third for one
more than fourth again.
The Yale varsity team is strewing the
errors about with A lavish hand. The
| team fielding average at the rate the
nine is going will be about .H1 at the end
of the season Fifty errors have been
| made in the last ten games. OF these
! six were made in one game, seven in an
other, eight in another and nine in an
| other.
Hal Chase dopes it out that it was a
! good thing he was caught by the hidden
| ball trick in the last inning of one of the
Cleveland games. 1t didn't hurt New
York's chances of winning and did away
! with the chance of a force play at the
! plate. That's why l was caught" said
| Hal: but candor compelled him to
add. II hadn't the faintest idea where
| the pill was.
| Kitty ,Bransheld hammered out two two
| base hits in Chicago yesterday Magee
| had double and Doolan also hit for
| two bases.
bloomsbury. Pa. can well feel proud Of
John Hummell, The former Columbia
| County lad won the game for Brooklyn
| yesterday, having four hits, three of them
| doubles.
| New York appears to be the team the
| Athletics must keep ahead of. And yet
| the season is young, and 1t may yet be
! Detroit that will give Comics men the
hardest fight.
| Danny Murphy is hitting above the 300
mark now After receiving that silver
cup and green banner from Baldwin en-
! ployes Saturday il was a triumph for
| Danny to hit a three-bag ger
Manager Sta,lings of the Highanders
| said yesterday that he intended to play
| Frank Laporte in left field permanently
| because of his hitting, while Gardner will
| be the regular second basenan and Aus
| tin will remain fixture at third Eddie
| Foster probably will succeed Roach at
short field in a few days. Stallings may
| get rid of several men in few days. as
| the salary list at present is close to $50
| 900 and must be trimmed down.
IF American League Park were as big
as the Polo Grounds says Stallings. I'VE
| could stand our present heavy expenses
! without feeling them 1t VIII cost nearly
| S135,G00 to run the club this year, which
means a lot