The Washington times., 1906-07-30
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
The BrookIyns have won eisut Of their
last ten games No big leagCe team is
moving at faster clip than that.
Another .coIegian has joined the pro
fessional ranks. Storke, the Amherst
third baseman, has signed with the
Providence club
The Chicagos and Pittssurgs are both
strong road teams. which does not make
New York's task of oveThauling them
any of the easier
The New York National League CLUB
folk deny that they ever offered 10 swap
McGann for Jordan or were moved by
a desire for such a trade.
The spreading custom Of the first base
men playing in for butts has increased
The duties Of second basemen, whose
putons are increased by jhe throws they
frequently take at first base
There's one thing commendabIe about
Connie Mack. and that is he does not
lose any time trying out new pitchers.
He does not keep them on the bench
10 find out whether or not they viii do.
String the nicknames Of three Of
Comiskeys inhelders together and they
sound Ike a cross between the name Of
a new disease and a buzz saw cutting
through a knotty log. There are fanny
and Izzy and Jiggs.
Even as young player as Hal Chase
has his little fOibles. Every time he
comes in from the field Chase lays his
glove squarely across the chalk line
running al right angles a the base
path. the line that defines tie cOacher's
position.
Both OF the triple plays made by
major league teams came to light in
July. and both belong TO Greater New
York teams. Yet neither was made
there. The Brooklyns perpertated theirs
IN St Louis and the New York Amer
leans sprang theirs in Cleveland.
The Boston club owners feel displeased
with the American League p,aver-loan-
ing methods. Cleveland got Catcher Kit
trdege from Washington the moment
Bemis was injured. BostCr hasn't had
a major league backstop al! season and
has frittered away lots Of games
through boyish work behind the bat
Baltimore has big league ambitions
again. The Southern city would like 10
escape from the Eastern circuit. with
the permission of the powers. of course.
and be enrolled in Ban Johnson's organ
ization as a substitute for Detroit The
fact that Detroit draws better on the
road than at home has not discouraged
Tiger p
ing plans for a new stand. and other at
fractions in hopes Of Turing the fans out
of their present Indifferent habits
Barbeau pulled off a funny play in
the second. He started 20 steal second
and when he got down half way saw
HeydOns throw was perfect. He i'm
mediately turned tail and started for
first, beating the throw, while the
players stood with open
eyes.-Cieveland Leader. Wee Willie
Keeier, Of the New York Americans.
made exactly the same play against
Detroit last week.
Baseball is the most cosmopolitan of
games. as witness the following from
the Honolulu Pacific Commercial Ad-
The Palamas defeated the
japanese Athletics. II to I. and the Chi
nese Athletics romped away from the
Hawaiian Independents 10 the tune OF
i 20 ,. Mon Yin, for the Chinese nine.
batted out a home run. repeating his
performance of a week ago
Wappingers Falls always did turn out
well at baseball games. but IL remained
for the villages TO Guido itself Sunday.
On that DAY II was found necessary TO
postpone a funeral because the livery
men were so busy that no carriages
could be had for use at the funeral. The
NHF 10.
kill Sunday 10 play the Ducks. of the
was so great that every rig fit for use
at funeral had been engaged before
the people who were TO have the funeral
appeared to engage them. The resuE
was that the stricken family were
obliged 10 postpone the funeral until
Monday. when il was held-Peekskfu
Union
on July 30 Of last year the Giants led
the National Leaguers with .722 per cent;
Pittsburg was second with .673 per cent.
Reulbech wants 10 pitch four games for
the Chicago Cubs on their Eastern trip
and guarantees 10 win three Of them.
Pitcher Liebhart, Of the Memphis
team. last week accomplished the I'M
usual feat Of winning his third double
header of the season.
Harry Lumley threatens to give Hans
Wagner tussle for the National