The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-20
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
These pale looking ball players are
pretty good. For instance. Wiltse, OK
the New York Nationals, and DOnOhue,
Of the White Sox.
Manager Chance OF the Chicago Ma
tionaIs is supremacy confident. NO
matter II the New YOrks win every day
they cannot overtake u.s." he declares.
| Togg, Of the hilltop, and Ferguson, OF
( the Polo Grounds, have shown more
speed than any other pitcher that has
been seen around here this season.
Davy Jones shows such speed on the
bases and clouts the bail so hard every
time he comes here with the DelroiJs
that one wonders how the Chicago Ma
tionals came 10 part from him.
Though neither Chicago team has won
the pennant vet arguments as TO
whether the White Sox or the Cubs is
the better team are in vogue.
The Boston Americans made nine runs
tn one inning against the New lOrkg
early this season and then dropped
twenty straight. Recalling this fact. the
White Sox VIII be sorry they made
those nine runs IN one inning last sat.
urday.
When Willie Keller struck out last
Saturday the fans began 10 figure out
when he had done so before, and decided
that II was his second whin this season.
hos rgrt
against the New Yorks five times this
season and pitched a winning game for
the Spuds in four of the five games.
He won both OF the games In which ne
was piJted against MathewsOn. He also
saved a game for the ChiCagOs against
the Champions when he relieved the
ascending ReulbaCh in the ninth inning
The slickesJ move the Chicago Club has
made was when II got this finished
moundman from ST. Louis.
Evers and Schultz are the only un-
married regulars on the Chicago Cubs
Overall. Hoffman. Gessler, and Moran
are the other members Of the bachelor
clique The success Of the Cubs this
season Is q tribute 20 steady habits
The Yankees bid high for Pitcher
Berger, Of Columbus but Cleveland is
said 10 have invested 5000 for the IN
tried. minor Lacquer.
A South Atlanta League club has a
pitcher named Ham Egg IS catching in
a Texas league Several minor league
clubs are hungry for this battery.
The lowly Boston Americans are now
called the RathskelleTs. Under the in
SEPARATION OF this name the team has been
showing more power than az any time
this season.
Pat Dougherty has been enjoying life
as a member of the White SoX. In a
10-cent limit game the other day the eN-
Yankee insisted or being banker, When
the final reckoning came DougheTty dis
covered tWeuty-One chips that were not
in the game at the beginning. Nick
Altrock SAYS he never would DO such "a
scurvy trick, so Pat has ended his hunt
for the guilty one
When Detroit offered to trade Pitcher
George Mullin TO Cleveland for Addia
Joss, the Maps management declared
that neither cash nor talent could lure
the graceful box man away.
The White Sox held a meeting a few
DAYS ago and awarded the snoring cham
piOnshiU 10 jay TOWne, the new catcher
In a recent invasion of the Fest Tcwne
performed so musically that a disturbed
traveller bawled out: Say, I wish the
fellow practising on that accordion
would stop
The Staten Islander. Matty Mcintyre
of Detroit, was recently sought by
La oie 20 play in the Cleveland Outdeld
Five thousand dollars didn't tempt the
club owners 70 part with the Tiger.
Here's a typical Pittsburg production
Umpire COnrOy doesn't need glasses
and don't try TO tell ME lie docs. He
needs some one to lead him about. He's
blind
You earned your money easy. today,
SILK" said one of Umpire OLOughlin' S
friends after Saturday 5 game in Phila-
delphia.
'Wen. il was coming 10 me-" replied
O'Loughlin Look at my record for
this week On Monday I had a double
header at s.. Louis Then ] rode for
two nights and a day on the train and
got here Wednesday morning. On We'd
nesday l had a tWelve-inning tie game