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club. They will not join Detroit until the

club They will not join Detroit until the
close of the Three I season.
The Chicago Nationals are not worried
over the fact that they have an eastern
trip to make just before the windup. They
win as big percentage of games on the
road as they do at home.
Cornelius McGillicuddys Philadelphia
Athletics have been such bitter disappoint-
ments lately that the resourceful Con Is
trying every move in hopes of strengthen
ing. Pitcher Weldon Henley has been re-
called from Rochester Of the Eastern
League.
ance at the recent New York-Chicago and
New York-Pittsburg games at the Polo
Grounds and New York American-Chfcago
games in Chicago was 175,0OO What people
there were left In the country were either
at business or In swimming.
It has been announced that the Detroit
American League base ball team has signed
Pitcher Willets of the Wichita western
Association team. His signed contract was
received yesterday, and he may hnlsh the
season with Detroit
Judge A. B. Grace, the Arkansas City,
Ark. judge who adjourned his court be-
cause he had been invited to umpire a
ball game, is the prize trouble hunter OF
court now stands adjourned until after the
game" announced the judge. just as II he
expected more business as result OF the
announcement.
Qowa) team struck out twenty-thfee men
the other afternoon In a game against the
Ottumwa Eagles Although the weight OF
the teams would never make big Lacquer
points of merit for the pitcher. He made
batsmcn Whit the breeze when men were
on bases, but errors permitted the rival
team to win. 8 to 2.
Steve Brodie. the veteran center fielder.
who was released by Manager Jack Dunn
of the Providence team for characterization
recently Is again on the reform list. On
promise to be good. Steve has Joined the
Newark clubs payroll. and In the last
few games in which he has covered center
field for the Sailors, Brodie has hit the
ball hard
A report from Lancaster, Pa. declares
that DOC Resisting, the former Brooklyn
star pitcher. who was blacklisted by the
National League for jumping to the Tri-
State League. the outlaw organization. has
signed contract to finish the season with
the Philadelphia Nationals. 1t Is under
stood that deal has been 1xed up between
Philadelphia and Brooklyn whereby this
star twirler will be released to the Quakers
as soon as he is reinstated by the national
commission.
In the Southern League umpires have hot
ter times than should be sanctioned under
such a temperature. Rudderham and Buck
ley league officials. have been ordered nome
because they didn't please the heated south
erners Rudderham Is charged with swear
ing Ordinarily this Is no crime unless the
perpetrator lacks originality and fluency
Rudderham also faced the charge of throw
ing a tonic bottle at a fan, and missing
him. Buck, who is one of the youngest
of arbitrators, broke the rules of southern
dialogue by referring to one Of the players
In hardened and unornamented northern
language.
Board of trade men of Chicago have
formed a $4,000 pool to back the White
Sox to win the American League pennant
This sum has been sent east to be placed In
New York and Philadelphia, and II the ODDS
offered are attractive the amount will be In
creased The brokers are great base ball
fans and find their allegiance divided be-
tween the Sox and Cubs. Some lively bet
ting is promised should the two teams clash
for a worlds championship series next Oc-
tober.