Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-16

Shutouts were numerous yesterday and
the feature of them was that not run
was scored against the three Greater
New York teams.
Nap Rucker is pitching in good form
for the Brooklyns on this trip. He blank
ed the Reds yesterday and last week
held the Cubs to one run.
With Lajoie laid UP Earl Gardner is
the best second baseman in the American
League next to Eddie Collins and one of
the best in either league.
Wilbur Roach. the infielder. has been
sold to Jersey City by the New York
American League club. Keppler, Penn
State pitcher, Joined the Highlanders yes
terday. He Is a. southpaw.
The casualty statistician of the Ma
tional League has figured 1t out that
Frank Chance has been hit on the coco
twenty times by pitched balls Three
Cincinnati pitchers, Coakley, Suggs and
Gaspar, have beaned him.
Catcher Lou Criger of the Milwaukee
American Association base ball team was
Internationally released yesterday.
Patrick Bauman, second baseman of the
New Bedford club in the New England
League, has been sold to the Detroit
Americans and will join that club in the
fall. The New Bedford club gets $500
and First Baseman Ness of Detroit
1t is reported that the Pittsburg club
has purchased John Shovelin, shortstop
of the Erie, Pa, team OF the Pennsyl-
vania and Ohio League, for $500 The
new player, 1t is said, will report for duty
within a few days.
Pitcher Peter Wilson of the Troy State
League team has been sold to the Hart
ford team OF the Connecticut League.
Wilson started his base ball career with
Hartford, and was later drafted by the
New York Americans. Later he went to
Montreal. and was purchased by the
Troy club.
Announcement is made of the sale of
Outfielder Harrison of the Vancouver
Northwestern League club to the Pitts
burg Nationals. The price was between
1880 and 5000.
Announcement was made last night by
the Boston National League club that
Outfielder Jones of the Portsmouth, Ohio.
base ball team had been purchased.
Jones has been ordered to report at Pitts
bury today for duty.
The sale of Left Fielder Armada Mar
sans and Third Ba seman Rafael Aimeida
OF the New Britain team of the Connec-
tionals was announced last night by
Owner O'Neil The sale price is said to
be $500.
First Baseman Pratt of Dean Academy
has been sent adrift by Mack, but Connie
has filed up that vacancy in his kinder
garten class by adding Pitcher Roth of
Mount St. Mary College. Maryland. to the
roll call There are enough youngsters
galloping around Shibe Park in the morn
ing and during the early afternoon prac-
tice to give an impression that two college
team were getting ready 70 play instead
OF big leaguers. Some of the kidlets, how
ever, will soon be pastiming in other pas
lures. Several minor league clubs are
anxious TO relieve Connie of tie conges-
ton. while Lew Melchoir of Atlantic City
will not refuse any which Mack may send
his way.
a fash of x-rays penetrated Lefty Rus
sells sore shoulder yesterday. and all that
the plates showed when the examination
was over were bunch of corded muscles
minus any serious injury TO any of the
bones. All that Lefty is to do now is to
kill time and treat the left side of his
body very considerably. A few weeks
rest is said to be the remedy to cure Rus
sell 8 twisted arm and restore all his cum
ming. which brought 1000 bones to the
Baltimore treasury. Mack is going to hold
the prize package. rest him up and then
use him as often as possible. for he
thinks that the slender southpaw has the
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them to the other fellows.
Chief Bender appears right" again.
Connie Mack Is wearing his worlds
smile again.
It is limited that a trade may be made
between Boston and New York. whereby
the Giants will get Johnny King in
exchange for Mike Donlin.
1t Is reported that the P1ttsburg club Is
after Kenneth Nash. shortstop on the
Brown University nine. Cleveland has
also put in bid for his services.
Fred Ciarkes cousin. W. II. ("Ducky')
Holmes. has had a quarrel with the di-
rectors Of the Mobile Southern League
club, and has resigned the management.
Joe Lynch. younger brother of Mike
Lynch the former Pirate twirler who is
burning up the college circuit by his bril-
liant work with Holy Cross. is booked to
become Philadelphia American.
Manager Dahlen of the Brooklyn club
was suspended three days and fined s.
by President Lynch of the National
League for his trouble with Umpire
Eason in the game at Pittsburg Wednes-
day.
Detroit is the only team which has
beaten Eddie Plank this year. They beat
him twice. fiaying him for fifteen hits
each time.