The Washington herald., 1906-10-17
BASEBALL NOTES.

cleveland carried on urSt EOlOrS ln
double plays. their total being I'D against
the Athletics eighty-niue
Macks Athletics and DuGy's Philiics
are picking up pin money playing exhi-
bitiOu games with teams IN New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, and Delaware
Tho reported detection Of Fred Clarke
has started the TUmUr that ne viii 40
longer play with the Pittsburg team. ana
that Honus Wagner will direct the team.
Although ia the harness more than a
score OF years. Jim Mcclure was a .38
batter this year. and has not played bet
ter ball in recent years than in the season
just closed.
The Chicago National owners have con-
tractcd win q new York architect for an
immense -oncretc erandstand in place Of
the wooden structure at the West Side
ball park. It VIII be ready for the season
of 1905.
Billy Hayward Of the New Haven team.
and Emile Cate. of the Norwich club have
signed with Montreal for next season.
Cote is "a student at Yale Law School. and
plays baseball in order to get money to
pay his college expenses.
Willie Keller, the great right fielder Of
the New York Americans, has been sail
ing under a false name all these years, SO
II Is said His right name is O'KeHehc-
His parents were born i'm ireland and he
Is native Of BrookIand.
According 20 the unofficial avera ges
George Stone is king Of the American
League butsmeH. with I.aioie running
close second. Stone hit for .554. ana La
joie, -33. Wagner is tho top-notcner In
the National League az .357
silk OLoughiin has decided that once
is enough for him 10 run as q Democratic
candidate fer State senator in New York.
lie ran two years ago and was defeated.
and the umpire cannot see anything I'm the
political game in "a Republican strong
hold
The development Of ConEalton. the big
Cleveland outfelder, IS surprising incl
dent OF the year. lie was let out by the
Chicago Nationals a couple Of years go on
account of light batting. This season in
the American League he turns in rec
ord Of 81
MCAlceT's Browns made the McCloskay
Cardinals look like the Geuces they have
been all season. BY defeating them for
the championship Of the Mound CITY.
They won four games and tied two, and
IN the doube-header Sunday. after the
championship series was over, the Cardi-
nails Won "a game
w j. Murray, manager of the Jersey
City Eastern League team. has signed d
contract to manage the Philadelphia Ma
uonals next season. President Shettsline
says. Murray viii be given absolute
charge. and neither myself nor any Of the
directors viii interfere with his handling
OF the club in any way
DR.. 2. J. Carney. u graduate OF George
town Medical School. who had played with
the worcester team. the Boston Nation
ais. and in the Northern League. and fin
iShed the last season with Rockville. has
given UP baseball playing. and will locate
III Worcester 70 practice medicine. He
married a Worcester girl year ago.
The Mike Kelly case. which was TO have
come before the National Commission at
Chicago, was not considered. President
Garry Hermann appeared angry that the
case should ever have been put up TO the
commission, and said that il would not
be considered till the January meeting.
and probably not then. but would be re-
ferTed to the American Association.
American League writer's in Chicago last
week had q tanning bee as to the best
all-star team OF the league. The gelec-
lions feli on Joss, Rhoades, White. and
Pink. pitchers: Sullivan and Clark.
catchcTs. Chase. first base: Iajoic. sec
end base; Turner. shortstop: Bradley.
third base; stone, left field; Fielder Jones.
center field; Keller. right field; Isbell and
Flick, utility players.