Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-07-10

Certain Brooklyn critics have been
roasting Ollie OMara unmercifully, In
dicating that Ollie's alleged idea that
he is the best shortstop in the game is
not shared by everybody.
Manager Robinson of Brooklyn found
that Phil Douglas had not been cured
of his dizzy spells" by a change of
scene. The former Red pitcher is off
the reservation again and suspended
for king loose.
Bill Doak of the Cardinals. the most
effective pitcher in the National League
4 Shut-out until the last day of June,
when he beat the Pirates, . to 0. He
had already lost as many games as he
lost all last year.
Up to July ! the Brooklyn Dodgers
had lost twenty-five times by one run,
which some think shows the hard run
of luck the Dodgers have been having,
though others may be unkind enough to
intimate that it shows a lack of the
winning punch.
In the first game of the st. Louis
Pittsburgh double header June % the
Cardinals had a oEe-run lead and two
men out in the ninth inning, when
Cosy Dolan muffed fly off Hinchman' s
bat. a fusillade of hits followed by the
Pirates and they finally won the game,
to ..
Al Demaree got in bad with Philadel-
phia scribes because of some criti-
cisnl he made of their writings ana the
scribeS are showing their charity and
broa dmindedneSs by taking daily
filings at the phiIiy pitcher. Indicating
quite c!eea,lN that they have the same
faults for which they pan bemaree.
Pitcher Lee Meadows of the Cardi-
mails, the man with the glasses. got
near to the Hall of Fame July at
Cincinnati, when he held the Reds
Groh. The same Groh in the same
game spiked Third Baseman Bethel of
the Cards and put him out of business
for a week or more.
Roger Bresnahan and Heine Zimmer-
man had one of their old-time rows dur
ing the Cubs-Reds series at Cincinnati.
but it soon blew over. Zimm FAILED to
run out a hit, and Roger fined him
hundred. whereupon Zimm quit the
team for good" The next day Roger.
realizing that the player is crippled.
RENTED the fine, and. it is minated.
apologiZed.
John F.vers got in the game for Ros-
ton June 30. taking part in the second
contest OF a double-haader with the
Giants He showed evidence OF lame
ness however, which was so pronounc-
ed the next day that he had to return
to the bench. \ broken ankle did not
Interfere with his hitting. for in his
initial game he drove out home run,
a double and single.
1t must be comforting to the veteran
lack Movers to know that Manager
McGraw is trying to get MIN or the
nav roll and that even Cincinnati VIII
NOT have him. McGraw,. according to
the story. offered the Indian and Brain
erd for Wingo. but Manager HerZog of
the Reds refused to make the deal.
Movers might at least play first base
for the Reds TO their advantage.
Rumor has it that Fred Lincoln, who
awhile in the National League
last wear, Will be back on the staff
SHORTLY. He has been doing coaching
work for n college team and now that
the rah rah season Is over IS ready to
take up the Indicator again. Opinions
are EXPRESSED in various circles that
some of the umpires now on Mr..
Teners staff.
Fred Clarke, June 80, while coaching
his Pirates to a fifty-fifty break in a
double header with the Cardinals.
nrobably recalled that it was the an
niyersary of his first appearance in the
big show On that date, in 1894. Clarke
debutted with Louisville in a game
against Philadelphia, and history re-
cords that he made five hits in five
times up off Gus weighing, thus firm
ly establishing himself as the real