Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-06

A crowd of 1880 at one of the Braves
| games in Boston recently was the larg
| est that the National League park there
has had for several years.
Old Joe McGinnity won a game for his
Tacoma team the other day by flashing a
| home run over the left-field fence in
| Spokane. the fifth time the feat has been
done In eight days.
Jack Lelivelt has dubbed the Maps
park base hit orchard" He saws that
during the time he has been a Clevelander
everybody, including himself, has hit bet
ter at home than abroad He credits this
10 the green boards in center field which
Silhouette the ball clearly to the eyes OF
| the batter.
Tom Jones, formerly of the Browns and
I1gers. is leading the former big leag-
uers OF the American Association in bat
ting. He has mark of $40 in As games.
Byron Houck of the Athletics is an
ODD mixture of effectiveness and wild
ness. He has given more bases on balls
IMAM hits. allowing but fifty-one safe
blows to fifty-three walks. while he has
twenty-nine strike-outs to his credit
Chicago admirer of Fielder Jones
says he believes the former White Sox
manager could come back right now
ana be valuable outfielder on any
d
could develop teamwork in the garden
and coach the others to do their work
properly.
The abstinence idea no longer prevails
Tor the Pittsburgh players. They have
been Permitted to take a glass Of beer
only restriction placed on them being
that they must be alone when they
lmbibe This new rule has been in eff
feet for some time
The Athletics have the seasons series
with the New Yorks won, as have the
White Sox from Detroit This condi-
tion doesn't exist as yet in the National.
the Giants being closest with eleven
victories over the Bostons.
According to some prophets. this should
be about the time for Jim Thorpe to be
released to the minors Could McGraw
get waivers on the Indian even if he
tried? Doubtful. Any way, will heo II
doesn't look that way
Hans Wagner hopes to boost the total
base hits of his career up to the three
thousand mark before the season ends.
~ the close of the last campaign his
total was 2S27.
We will pass Cleveland by July A.
SAID Jimmy Callahan of the White SoX
and will go after Philadelphia then The
Athletics are not soaring us a bit. We
are the club that they must beat out to
win the pennant. Chase has added grea
strength to the team and we cannot be
denied especially as Ed Walsh is coming
back fast"
Steve CASTOR. Norfolk pitcher met
with peculiar double-header accident
which will keep him out of the game the
rest of the season. In attempting to
throw and catch man mapping off
third he got twisted up in some odd
manner and fell. breaking his leg The
bone just below the knee was snapped
clean. and as he fell the pitcher stepped
on his hand and the spikes went through
the flesh.
We never see the Cleveland team
play without thinking of Bill Bradley,
Bernis and Charley Hickman in the
minors; Elmer Flick back on a farm
and Addie Joss in possession of his
six -feet-three" Of earth. That old clan
couldn't win pennant. but it could
do everything else pertaining to the
art of regular base ball.
Charlie Mcdonald, former Farmers
vile amateur. ex-Dallas Giant. erts-
while Cincinnati Red. near batting
leader of the Texas League in 1911. is
more and more beginning to assume
the aspect of regular with George
Stallings' rejuvenated Boston Braves
Just now he is setting the pace for
the naughty batsmen of the National
League.
A dispatch from Laporte. Ind. says:
..Mavor Miller of Michigan City will
proclaim "a holiday July in honor of
visit to that city of Hugh Jennings
and his Tigers. The latter will play
the locals. A banquet may also be
rendered the Tigers with Ty Cobb on
the toast list for speech. 1t is hoped
by the management of the Grays to
books the Cincinnati Reds for an eXhi-