Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-28
BASE BALL BRIEFS.


Jack Sheridan. it Is said. has finally de-
cided to stick to undertaking and not ac-
cept the offer of an umpires job.
There is an outfelder on the Allentown
team named Murray who is a brother
of Jack. the Giant.
Hoosiers are curious lot, hy gosh!
the Federal League in the first two
games at indianapolis. Then. having sat
isfied themselves as to what it was, the
attendance dropped to '.400'-press agent
count.
Just as suggested. you can't keep Rube
Waddell down. He has decided to keep
on going and has asked that he be al
lowed to make the rounds OF the North
ern League. so the Little Millers have re-
leased him to Virginia as the next stop
ping place
Does a winner pay? Ask Charles Eb
bets. boss of the Dodgers. In fifteen home
games the Brooklyn turnstiles recorded
an attendance equal almost to that which
appeared for the first fifty games at the
Dodgers field last season
In addition to pitching two no-hit
games Booth Hopper of the New
maven team mas II tWO-Hll game 10 MS
credit so far this season. Afte: the
first inning in his second no-hit per-
Torrance he did cot allow Pittsf1eld
man to reach first The only man who
got on was hit by n pitched bali in
the opening round.
Two months ago they were hailing
Hal Chase as the greatest OF second
basemen. Today all you hear are re-
ports of trading him to the Red Sox.
White Sox and other teams. Thus
proving the uncertainty of base ball
concerning which many pages have
been written.
Eddie Plank says he is not as old as
people think he is You see." said
the Athletics and I've been with the
club ever since. never played for
any other manager than Mr.. Mack. ]
started with him in 1902. There are
lot of older fellows in the game, be-
cause they have served in the minors.
Evidently Denton r. Young, now per
forming as manager OF the Cleveland
team Of the Federal League. does no,
take his job very seriously. He is
working out with his team and tina
If he finds his arm will stand it he
will apply to the Boston Nationals foI
return engagement, the Braves still
having claim on his services under
the rules of organized base ball The
Federal League job must be look ed
upon as sort OF lark by old Cy
Melbourne Stiel. youngster of nine
teen years. is playing sensational
game at short for Grand Rapids. Site
was under contract to the Cadillac
club of the Michigan State League las,
season and not reserved by that club
because he did not seem TO get off good
in either batting or fielding. From the
time Grand Rapids started practice thi,
spring he has been a sensation a
short. covering worlds of ground ant
hitting fine for a youngster.
Way out in Omak. Okanogan county
Wash, team Of Indian ball players i.
proudly wearing the uniforms of the Ath
letics. once champions of the world Ii
response TO a request for aid Manage
Mack sent the st. Marys Mission Schoo
not only set of uniforms, but bats. ball
and everything that goes to make up
ball team except players. The Indial
boys of the mission have promised 10 d,
the rest and will feel they have not re
paid the kindness unless they turn over
Bender TO Mack at some future date
team made up of New York Giants
played an exhibition game on a recen
Sunday against the Long Branch team o
the New York-New Jersey League an,
We're beaten 5 to l, chiefly through tn
pitching of Louis PadrOn. who let the ma
| jor leaguers down with four hits. Pad
ron is the Cuban who was released b,
Birmingham OF the Southern League on ,
| rumor that he was a negro. He claims T.
be of pure Spanish descent. however. an,
whittier than some other Cubans in tn
game. That he is a real ball player can
not be doubted as his showing in vari
| Gus minor leagues has proven.
Ball players seem to prefer low shoes
the claim being that high shoes cut dow
/ their speed. Recently Amos Strunk, on
| of the Athletics outfielders. sprained hi
ankle sliding into a base. Harry Davis
who is back again with the Athletics re
marked that most of such accidents wer
| due 10 low shoes These low shoes ar
| all right for college sprinters," he said
but they give absolutely no protection t
| the ankle. and in sliding this Is player
most vulnerable point. Strunk was hur
because he could not use a hook slid
and had TO go in feet first between tw
| Boston men His spikes hung for a mo
ment and that caused twisted ankle
With high shoes this would not have oc
Cured.