The Washington herald., 1907-09-19

these six years he has nnlShed second
three times, and the other three years
landed the pennant.
The St Louis Browns have been q thorn
in the side of Detroit and Cleveland.
They may make things warm for the
Athletics bye and bye.
Pitcher Summers. Of indianapolis. who
has been bought by Detroit. seems &
lack nerve He failed 10 report 10 Jen-
uIngs. as was expected.
Pete O'Brien has not yet entirely re-
covered from his recent illness, but eX-
poets 10 be back in the game when the
Western clubs reach here.
They may stop the sale Of pop in bot
ties AT the ball games. but then there are
the ham sandwiches. some Of which are
more deadly than pop bottles.
Frank Oberlin would rather beat the
Pilgrims than any club in the league. II
was the Boston people who decided that
Frank was not good enough for fast
company.
stones batting average went up with
a jump Sunday, when he made six hits in
the two games, and Cobbs went down
accordingly for he made only one hit in
both games.
Herman Long. once the greatest short
stop of the world, is said 20 be in chi
caso, all in physically and financially
He is seeking a position as an umpire in
the SEMI professional ranks of Chicago.
Shaw and Downie. of Tacoma; Bell and
Meyers, Of Butte; Rowan, OF Spokane,
and Myers. OF Seattle, are the Northwest
League players who VIII be in the Amer
lean and National Leagues next season.
The sort Of game the Athletics ara put
ting up hasn't strengthened the idea that
they viii do any better in a worlds ser
les against the Chicago Cubs than they
did against the New Yorks.-BostOn Her
aid
T6-days game with Boston viii he
called at ? o'clock. in order TO allow the
Pilgrims 10 catch an early train. As soon
as the Pros finish Trinity and Treasury
viii 20 on 10 play off a tie in the District
amateur series.
Burns. the Los Angeles pitcher who
was drafted by Cantilion' is pitching the
best bail Of any of the pitchers I'm the
California League. Eli Gates, the Frisco
twirler, is also doing good work. CautiI-
Ion viii have both of these men at Cal
weston in the spring.
In cCnsoling themselves for the probable
fall down Of the white Sox. Chicago fans
say that if the Athletics do beat them
out. they are not the best team in the
league. as Chicago never would have been
0varh3uled this summer II injuries had
not wrecked the lineup.
Larry Schlafy, who has PLAYED good
bail since he joined the Toronto club,
viewed yesterdays game from the Wash
ington bench. Toronto has won the
championship IN the Eastern League,
and as the Canadians are now in Balti-
more. "Schaf" decided to pay q call on
j. g. From a taiiender to a pennant-
winning team is going some.
HanIon says of Mclean. his catcher:
Z look 10 see him as well balanced on all
points OF the game as was Duke Farrell,
who, TO my notion, was the best catcher
for d team that the game has produced
in the past twenty years. Mclean is
sweet hitter-can hit any kind OF q ball.
low. high. in, out, slow, fast, or curve
and he has a cheerful. willing disposition
that makes hkIn, all things considered, one
of the most desirable men thai has broken
into fast company in some years"
The Worcester club administered twen-
ty-Hine shut-Outs during the season of
1901 which is undoubtedly a record under
the National agreement Tt shut out Law
renee once. Lynn twice, BrocktOn three
times. Fall River four times New Bed
ford FIVE times. Lowell six times. and
HaverhiIl eight times. Then thirteen
times the champions held their opponents
down to a single run. Worcester was
blanked twelve times during the season.
The league leaders lost but thirteen
games at home during the season, Brock
ton being. second, with fifteen home de-
ieats, and Lynn was third, with seven
teen.