Evening star., 1911-08-20
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

The Cuban war correspondent traNeiine
with the Reds to overlook Seniors Almedia
and Marsans is a keen-eyed critic who
knows every angle Of the game. They
get the dope back in Havana just as II
happened, with all the why's and
"hows" correctly put.
Fred Tenny Of the Rustlers has sus-
pended Infielder Harry Steinfeidt. VINO
was one Of the most important coss IN
Frank Chances great Cub machine OF
ed out a kindred punishment to PITCHER
Moren. It is said that both have been
guilty of breach Of training rules.
Cincinnati is not the only National
League club which will erect q new
grandstand during the coming winter st.
Louis has made enough this season 70
build such structure. and according 10
present arrangements work will be start
ed as soon as the season is over. Roger
Rresnafan has come forth with sugges-
ton, which will be carried out. and that
is to have only single decker. He
claims that certain plays cannot De seen
from the second story. Bresnahan, ac-
cording to st. Louis writer's; mas nrst s: - op-
ton on Mrs. Britton's stock, and If she
desires to sell. the manager can lnduce
capital to take over the team.
toria O. C) base ball club. in the North
western League, purchased by Scout Nc
Guire for Cleveland, is one OF the best
fielders and fastest runners ever pro.
duced He is fair hitter and wonderful
thrower. especially to the nm nome Rsss Ria.e'
His family moved to Seattle, where ne
came into prominence with the Seattie
High School team that toured the ceun.
try. He went % to the a,tn,e uniHess,ts nf thst al
team. His father, Judge Million: named
him Ten Million. There is no nickname
about It, That is his real and only
name.
"Whv are games longer? In the first
place the lively ball makes hitting.
vouchsafes Umpire Billy Evans; IN
the second place. have not,ced hs IN a,,oasi oa.,
double the number Of fouls have been
hit. either Of the long, raising variety
or those which carom OF the bat agalns.
the stands. In addition to this, there
has been another vital change In the
game. Instead of walking up and slam
ming away at the first ball pitched the
average batsman Of this season makes
| each pitcher work to the limit. Unless
| they are over the plate they pass them
along. / have never before noticed sc
many individual cases where the pats
men stood up with three balls and two
strikes called.
The Austin team in the Texas League
has broken both the National and Amer
l;can league records for straight VIC
tories winning rs twenty-first consecu-
| tive game yesterday at Houston. Its
shaving now is within eight games OF
| the worlds record. held by the Cor
| sicana team I'm the old NORTH Texas
| League in 1882. The Austin team was
| at the bottom OF the first division when
| its winning streak started and had been
| nIaying mediocre ball. 1t Is now lead
| ing the league, having q thirty-three
nnint margin on the closest team. Sar
| Antonio. The American League record
| for consecutive victories is nineteen ano
| rhe National League record twenty.
| IF the St Louis Browns do not beat the
| Athletics any more this season they will
| eoual the record made by the st. Louis
| Cardinals against the Pittsburgh Pirates
| One season the Pirates beat the Cardinals
| in every game but one. The Browns have
taken but one contest from the Athletics
| this year.
! Frank Gilhooley's record of nine hits
/ in nine times up IN a double-header which
/ his Adrian-pIay recently, prob
ably stands apart from anything ever
achieved In professional ball. On the same
day he stole five bases and scored five
runs. He will be a st. Louis Cardinal next
1 season.