The Washington herald., 1907-07-15
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

NAONJI1l YIN 1I1E I'll.
Seventeen thousand saw the double
header.
Bob Ganley got one hit out Of nine
times up yesterday.
Frank Smith found It a pretty tough
task to pitch two games IN an afternoon.
Shipke broke into the error column. He
fell down on his only chance in the open
ing game.
Jim Delehanty was the busy boy with
the willow. He pOked out a pair of safe
ties in each engagement
Supporters Of the Giants are bubbllng
over with glee in discussing a rumor that
Mike Donlin Is to join the team again.
Ills said that Birmingham, of Cleveland.
made a 319-foot throw In a game in St.
Louis, which caught Wallace at the
rubber.
Charlie Carr, at one time with Detroit.
Is the first American Association player TO
land 100 hits this season. He Is now with
indianapolis.
Manager Dunn, Of the Baltmores, has
been reported by Umpire Cusack for
using insulting language after Tuesday S
game in Newark.
Fourteen chances without a slip-up was
Alters performance in the field. Here's
hoping the former outlaw has gotten rid
Of the error microbe.
Joss. Walsh, and Smith are the most
successful American League pitchers, and
Brown, Overall, Lundgren. Corridor. and
Mathewson in the National.
Jimmy Barrett shows a mean dispose
ton when he comes back to his home
town and hits one Of our own pitchers
for three safe ones. one a double and one
a triple.-Deroit Journal.
Otis Clymer is being kept out Of the
game by weak ankle He injured the
ankle early last season, and it has never
since been very strong. He is expected
back in the game shortly
The Chicago Cubs" are losing games
in conclusion" nowadays. If New York
had not been so badly crippled there
would not be the gap between the two
clubs there is at the present time.
Louis L. Pieper, now with the Rockville.
Mass, baseball team, has been selected
by Capt.-elect Leonard 10 coach Har-
wards team again next season. Pieper
viii have all Of this years players except
Dexter.
Cincinnati is now below Brooklyn, and
viii undoubtedly stay there. The club
is booked for seventh place beyond a
doubt, and it is a question if ST. Louis is
any weaker at this writing.-Boston
Herald.
The Boston Americans are now without
utility infelder as Wagner has been
loaned TO Rochester. Should there be anv
mishap, Grimshaw would probably be
brought in to play first base, with Unglaub
making a shift unless he happened to be
the victim himself.
President Powers has settled the dis
pute between Montreal and Rochester.
over Pitcher Barger, and awarded the
player to the Bronchos When the New
York Americans sold Barger to Rochester
Montreal refused 10 give him I'D. claim
ing he was their property and did not
belong TO New York.
Mayor Busse. of Chicago. win present
a silver cup in person to the winner Of
the game between the Gunthers and
AnsOn's Colts. which viii be played July
Il at the National League Park. Cant
Arson is going TO umpire the game
which viii be played for the benefit Of
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Evanston.
This is the way Win Kellum registered
the Indianapolis club at Milwaukee the
other day: Big Chief Carr, Buttons"
Briggs, Stats Summers, 'Swede" Slagle.
Grab Kellum, "Deutsch" Livingston.
Pepper Howley, "Old Head" Hines
Stay at Home" Siegle, Take the
Money Coulter. Hot" Cook. "One
Pigeon Williams, Pride Of the Fans"
Lindsay.
If Umpire Murray should lose his berth
in the Connecticut League he could HE
himself to the Maine State League or
ganizatiOn, the jumps paradise. Judging
from the way the indicator handlers are
treated by the press up in that State.
says the Springfield Union. Praise is
plastered on the jumps almost as freely. as
on a star player. and any player who
bothers one Of them is made the subject
Of a severe call-down.
If McGraw is trying to show New York
fans the difference between aggressive
baseball and the Mandy pamby kind. he
certainly has succeeded, writes Sid Mercer.
He never leaves the bench during game.
He doesn't get in trouble with the UNI
pires, because he doesn't associate with
them. And without him the misdirected
kicks Of the other players accomplish bat
little. Better 10 have a fighting man
ager. who oveTsteps the line once in a
while. than a retiring person. It takes
pepper TO season a winner, and the Giants
appear TO be sadly lacking In that re-
spect. Bresnahan contributes much life
when he is in the game Anyhow, let's
be charitable and lay it to the heat
Everybody pull for a change.