The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-04
BASEBALL.

St. Louis proved easy picking for
Johnny McGraw, Notwithstanding the
fact that the losers used Beebc. their
clever twlrler.
Cleveland is fighting gamely for first
place, and Lajole is fast getting within
( hailing distance Of the Highlanders and
Athletics.
The work Of the Giants recruits,
! Shannon and Seymour. has a cheering
! effect on Johnnie McGraW. They are
! both showing up very well.
/ Danny Shay Is not playing in the big
! league this year. as lac refused TO play
| IN 81. Louis. He Is playing out in Cali
| fornia- McGraw VIII not use him this
! season, but Will have him ready 10 get
| into the game regularly next year, prob
J ably at second base. where Gilbert 5
/ work has fallen short Of what McGraw
/ expects.
/ The trolley dodgers are raising havoc
/ with the pcnndnt ChascTs. and Wednes-
/ aay the Pirates, were forced 20. travel
| thirteen innings before securing the soli-
/ tary run which gave them the victory.
The Giants and Pirates have been
/ gaining regularly on the Cubs in the
/ last few days.
! Boston has no contract with Young
/ that Is not antedatcd by mine" says
/ Frank v Dunn. IT the New York
club wants to purchase his services for
$1,000, as reported, they will have TO
/ see me- / have not iuterfered with the
1 youngster playing because he is a spleu-
{ Ga chap. When IL comes 10 selling him
/ this year however. / Will have 10 be
consulted.
Billy O'Hara. the outfelder Of last
! seasons WilkesbarTe club. now with
Baltimore, had narrow escane from
/ death ga game at Montreal hast week
o.Hara came Ia for a Texas Lacquer
( back OF the iufeld. and Jennings who
was al short, ran, and 10 was the same
/ old story The two men came together
while running az full speed O'Hara
/ was thrown several feet by the force Of
I the blow and was uucons cIOus for fully
an hour. and Is feared 10 have been In
/ Jured internally. Jennings was also
1 badly used Up and had his nose broken
Schlafy's average with the stick
should be quite a few points above last
week. from the way IN which he has
been pounding the ban recently.
Little Joe Stanley is also one Of our
hefties who has been hitting the leather
with much frequency and consistency
during the Western invasion. What's
more he's generally there WHOM II comes
his way IN the field.
Pitcher Mcfarland. formerly with St.
Louis and P1Usburg. has been signed by
the brooklyn club. Although the SUPER
has have been playing excellent ball and
winning many games in the last two
weeks, they feel the need of added
strength IN the pitching stan.
". a. PLeIon. a Western exponent Of
the national game, is one Of the many
who like the manner n which Hugh
Duffy, OF the Phuies, manages his
crowd of diamond artists. IN a recently
published article De says
Now they are taking a fall out Of
Dufy for player Gliding from the lines.
Hugh's faNOrlte spot is third base cor
ner. He whips il into his men without
fear OF favor. Titus Magee, and others
received scornful 4uips here. In one
game Titus swung on the FIRST pitch, and
though he smacked the bah on the trade
mark he earned this shot Can't you
take strike once In q while? i hurt
the co1ee-coOler-m Ustached man. Nca-
Ion hit over Magee'S head once and
when the chance came Duty and Sher-
wood engaged in a few asides when
passing each other
In Thursdays Observation-Disclosures game
the Maps used two pinch hitters. and
the Champions one, but without fleet.
That the Indian. jude. whom Cncin-
natl got from Toledo, is making good
in major league company is perfectly
evident By a mere glance at his record
since hts debut several weeks ago. In the
time he has been with Cincinnati he
has averaged three hits for every five
games played. His fielding. too, is on
par with his batting
It is stated that Comiskey paid a
good round sum for his latest acquisi-
ton. Babe TOWue, formerly Of the Dies
MOines club. ToWDc has been rapping
the spherOid at a $40 clip, and held the
league. The purchase price has not been
made public
R1g Unglaub is certainly adding lau-
rels to his reputation up in the outlaw
organization. On Thursday he won the
game for WnliamspOrt from JOhnstOWn
by a home run drive in the tenth.
That Chicago bunch is about the most
supeTstitiOus crowd that ever struck
Washington. During the SoX S recent
trip here from Fielder Jones down 10
the trainer thew were all avarse to
having their pictures -akcn before the
game. nearly all stating frankly that il
was bad luck 10 do so. They were
finally CoaNed into having separate ones
taken, but when il came 10 taking the
entire crowd at once they all bucked
hard,