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Skip's Morning Smile

Dunnie and his Virginian outfit
through a scare into the Griffmen yes
terday, and came near winning me
game As 1t WAS. the fans We're treated
eleven inniny contest, all for the same
money.
Johnny Bates was injured. but not
severely, when he came to his knees on
n sharp stone or a piece of glass while
nelding II nasty bounder. He was froced
TO leave the game, and his absence
was keenly felt.
Griffith will pitch Harper and Bent
ley and possibly Hooper to-day, while
Jack Dunn has Shamlin and Andrews
fresh. with - chance to send Jarman
and Emhling back AZ the Senators af-
ter their thrce-day rest.
HasSon, in spite OF his youth and in
experience is showing remarkably we'll
behind the bat He has worked con-
tors. and his hitting il not bad either
His work is extremely creditable.
Umps Black. while way OFF In some
of his decisions, equally distributed his
iavors, and neither team was handi-
capped by his acknowledgements: He was
critics on one hand, and the Washing
ton correspondents on the other. Such
is an uinprcS life.
Mcbride Afforded considerable
amusement when he began bceiing at
Black because he did not consider
Shanks was getting an even break on
balls and strikes, and then whitfield out
himself At that Mcbride WAS in the
WRONG, ana took advantage of the fact
that the arbtter was powcrless to fine
go 4 long way TO hurt the game with
the better class of fan 1t was sur
prising, 100. considering the reputation
OF Mcbride.
Morrisette and Russell both showed
mp we'll Yesterday, and the fans were
had far better control and held the
Senators hitleSs for four innings, and
only yielded six binBlcs in as many
innings The former was looscr. but
he famed FIVE OF the big lcaguers In
as many innings. while three errors
were made behind him.
Griffith has a wonderful staff of
twirlers. but IL he doent get soma
stickmen very soon he will have little
show for the American League rag. The
finish first in the international League
than the Senators have In the Ameri-
can
News comes from New York TINT
business men of Newark will take over
the franchise. The principal owners are
Ebbets and the McKeever brothers,
owners of the Brooklyn Nationals.
In accordance with his annual GUS
tom, Johnny King has announced that
from organized baseball. but will not
play this year.
Mike Mitchell. It Is reported, was
among the book!es who returned from
Havana yesterday on a banana freight
en-. Mike will probably report 10 Dunn
before the end of the week.
Iocol fans will l,ro m oonort,at.,,
to see Rube Meadows perform on
Thursday, when Mount st. Joseph's Col
lcee, OF Baltimore. plays the Virgin
ians.
lla. IIa Ho! Ho! Bob Bescher re-
fuses to be separated from the Giants
payroll. Bob has one of those latest
ten day clauscless. ironclad. bombproof,
automatic, pay-or-play contracts. and
In answer to Mr.. Mctiraw's instructions
follows, to-wit: Have decided to stay
with tho Giants And there you are
Under the circumstances, IT seems that
In, WIS, poliey would be TO let Rob
ned player only takes up valuable
room.
Connie Mack has made the state
inent that Archer is the best ALL
around catcher In baseball to-day, say
ing that while most catchers could
- bS'i'NtiS w bOfne ono DaSe, Archer
was equally good at throwing to ali
three.
WELSH TRAVELS FAR
Lightweight Champion Covers 1900
Niles in Seventeen Days.
TOLEDO. o., March 29.--Four lights
In seventeen days. in three different
degrees OF latitude. and In rs many diff
LA
cring at least $500 miles of territory
20 keep his engagements IS LightweiGht
champion Freddie Welshs seventeen
day schedule beginning last "Wednesday.
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