The Washington times., 1906-07-05
BASEBALL GOLF RACNC BOXING ROWING ATFLFIICS
Personal Comment on Men and
THINGS in the Field of Sports

things III Il
BASEBALL.
Oumelder Rising. who got a try-out
from the Boston Americans IN the
spring, made four hits fve times az
bat at New London Thursday and drove
IN the winning run.
Gus stofeI is now playing short for
Norwich one of the leaders OF the con
necticuJ league.
'"rhey can't last forever" says Gym
Bagley in the New York Mail. that Is,
except Jim Mcclure. Jimmy Col
Inns is III and a young man named Nor
gan took the place of the greatest
third baseman in the yorld.' And time
has so ordained it that Collins wasn't
missed"
Batch. OF the Broollyns. is still suf-
fering from malaria and il viii be
matter Of a week before he win be
able 10 get back into the game again.
Second Baseman OBrien, Of the St.
Louis Americans. has been out OF the
game with split thumb,
President Powers. Of the Wisconsin
league. has authorized the draft by the
New York Americans of Catcher EriCk-
son, af Freeport, and Pitcher Lang, OF
Wausau.
The New York Americans have taken
seven out of ten games from the Bos-
tons Boston has taken eleven out or
its sixteen victories from three clubs
the Athletics, New 4orks and Washing
tons. and has won five games from the
Western teams and lost twenty-five.
Barney Dreyfuss IS after Pitcher
BargeI. of Lancaster, for next season.
Pitcher Dummy" Taylor. Of the New
York Nationals, has landed six vic
tories in succession.
Fret Baseman Jack Barry. Of the
Cincinnati club. who Is under suspen-
sion by Manager Hanlon for failure 70
report last Wednesday, says this VIII
be his last season ~ baseball. II Is
very likely this player viii be traded.
The st. Louis Nationals are unfor-
tunate indeed to lack the services OF
p ar clever young left-hander karger,
who split his hand badly In trying 70
and Will be out OF the game for some
time.
AfcL,a5e. of Lancaster. is said to be
one of the most deceptive twiriers 81
the Tri-State when ia form. He has q
drop ball which has caused some or
the best stick Wielders In the outlaws
70 bite.
Curious. but whenever BIZ Bradley
makes an error. Cleveland loses the
game Bradley has made very few mis-
cues this season. but the fact remains
that Cleveland has lost every game IN
which the third basema1 has made
an error.
For the first time this season Pitcher
Nick AltroCk. OF Cleveland. was
knocked out Of the box Chicago did
the stunt in the first inniag OF satur-
days game.
Taking the last set OF biting aver
ages. az a standard from which 10 select
the weakest hitting team in the league,
the following lineup would De the re-
suit: Harris and Pattens. pit hers, icy
don, catcher. j. Stahl. trs' base Dun-
don. second base .. Williams, snort
Tannehiu. third base, Selbach, leiLi
Moriarity, center: Goodwin. right InaL
team would average about .loV
A peculiar coincidence is that while
Elbcrfeld. one Of tho smallest players In
the league, leads in batting. Harrls,
the weakest batter among Jnose VINO
have played iu at least ten games. HaF-
rs has an average OF -O5l,
The last census Of batting averages OF
both leagues showed but twelve Ma
tional Leaguers In the 800 set. while IN
the American. eighteen are above thit
mark. Elberfeld's mark ot 90 Tor the
"a ID
cent better than that Of Steluieldt, VINO
is The pace setter in the National
Wouldn't be out of place To change
Fielder Jones name 10 Batter Jones
In a game with Cleveland Saturday he
was up four times, connected four times
and drove In runs four times. Ihal 5
certainly going a wee bit.
The strongest team in the American
League, according 10 stick work. WoulC
line up as follows. ElDeTIeld. snor tstop;
Stone. left htld; LaJOle, second base
Mcclure. catcher; Cobb, center Held
Chase first base; Dygert, pitcher,
Flick, right feld; La Porte, third base.
The sub battery would be Bender and
Wakefield.
Brooklyn Neat Philadelphia 10 to 0 last
Thursday $hat sounds Ike one of
those things you read about. The
Brooklyns evidently think they have
been h-idegrooms long enough TO begin
breaking up the furniture.-Chicag
Record Herald, Well If that's the case,
there was some more furniture TO the
Sad when the despised ones bumped
hdcGraws troupe the other day.
No halfway business is . be tolerated
by the Cornell faculty Ia the summer
baseball question. The athletic commit
lee will allow its baseball players TO
play during the summer provided they
are not i'm organized professional leagues
The VIII Kill the ligh-salaried hotel
clerk" who pitched on the resort team.
There Will be less deception than for
merly. except by students in colleges
which encourage old methOds-New
York American
Harry Lemley. BroOklyn's only hitter
in the SEQ class. had a chance 20 join
a Tri-State League Club fer $500 per
month. Lumley wouldn't wear an out
law tag at any figure.
The Boston National League manage
ment the most conservative I'm profess
sional baseball, is &c ported TO have Civ
en- another demonstration Of economy.
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