The Washington herald., 1907-05-17
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Clean sweep for the Western division.
Great race between the Giants and
CUBS.
Brooklyn did not lose yesterday. L,
rained.
Pitcher Overall has won fifteen straight
victories.
Altizer handled six chances, but fell
down on three.
Heyd0n's double was the only extra
base hit Of the game.
Rain broke mp all Of the games sched-
uled to be played here yesterday.
Thus far neither the Baltimore nor
Providence team has profted by the shift
ing Of managers.
Bob Gauley continues to hit with en-
courag.ng regularity. He pOked out q
couple Of safeties yesterday.
With the exception Of the seventh in
ming, Graham pitched good ball after he
relieved Hughes in the fourth.
Pitcher Jake" Woimor. the last Of tn
hold-oUts. is said 20 be wavering. and
may soon join the Cincinnati Reds.
Every club in the National League has
been shut out one or more times. The
PhilIies were the last to draw blank
Some of the ball players throughout the
country, who We're the recipients of bou-
quets on opening day, are being handed
lemons now
After making most promising begin
ming, Joe Keiley.s Toronto team has COM
mencing to tumble. Kelley blames it on
the weather.
Charles b. Powers. Of Pittsburg. has
been elected President Of the Western
PENNSYLVANIA League, in place of Alex
Lawson. who resigned
Rodney McCathern. Of this city. is alter
mating with Logan Cunningham, also Of
Washington, in the pitchers box for the
Wesleyan College team.
Every time Brooklyn wins a game the
team gains many more points than they
lose when they drop one. There is some
little consolation in that
McCloskey has thus far been unable to
hit upon satisfactory arrangement Of
his infeld, and he continues TO shake I'D
the infelders every few days.
There viii be some fun on tap ar Ma
tional Park tomorrow when the vas-erS
attempt to give the is-ers some pointers
in the Faculty-All-High School game.
Fred Tenney is banking on his pitchers
to keep the Beaneaters out of the last
place this season, and thinks that the
changes he has made viii be for the
better
After going along quietly for about two
weeks Fred Clarke. the Pittsburg man
ager, could stand il no longer and was
thrown out Of the game the other day for
sassing the ump.
Collins. the captain Of the Columbia
University team. who was barred from
playing summer ball" will join the
Philadelphia Athletics the 1st Of June
He is an inielder.
Tom Brown has returned TO Washington
after a most successful engagement as
coach Of the University of Virginia team.
lie expects to catch on as an umpire in
one Of the minor leagues
The Boston Post says that Harry Davis
is the first player who ever put ball
over any Of the fences at the Boston
American League grounds and that IT'S
an almighty swat that sails over"
Len Stanley the former star Of the
Marquette League, Of this city. has been
doing good work in the box for Montreal.
and Kittredge thinks the youngster IS the
most promising member of the Canadian
staff Of twirlers
Every time one of the Jersey City play
ers smash out a home run he receives SO
in real money from one Of the newspapers
of the town. Thus far the paper has not
been forced to come across. as three-base
hits have been the limit
The American League field is punched
at the first quarter. while the National
race finds two clubs that practically beat
the barrier with Brooklyn left at the
post. st. Louis is but little better Now
is the time to pick the winners.