The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-25
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Graham Will prObaDly pitch to-day
Charley Jones had a busy day in center
field
What do you think of Case Patten get
ting two hits in one game?
Each National got the glad hand when
he faced the pitcher the first .time.
Boston may take Lefty Davis. whom
Cincinnati has just about decided TO drop.
Clymer certainly made beautiful catch
Of the foul OF Yeager's bat in the fifth
inning
A squirt Of nine straight has put Mil
waukee well up in the American Associa-
ton race.
None OF the Giants Is at present bidding
TO break into the 300 class. 81 Seymour
leads the team with go per cent.
Pitcher Sam Edmonston, farmed by
Washington, failed 10 make good at Min
neapolis, and has just been turned over
TO Des Moines.
A pair Of spikes. a package Of chewing
gum, two safety pins, and a lock OF hair
was all that were left in Case Patterns
locker by the fire.
For the first time since the opening OF
the season, Cantillon did not don a play
ing uniform. but watched the exhibition
from the bench in his shirt sleeves.
The intense heat kept the attendance
down to about 900 Had it been a little
cooler. ropes would probably have been
required to kee~ the crowd in check.
Charley Shaffer, recently with Rich
mond, IS now captain Of the Seattle
team. and got a great reception ard
landed winner in a hfteen-inning game
with Vancouver.
Shlpke reminds one Of the Iamented Joe
Cassidy. He is about as tail as George
fastest members OF the club in getting
down TO first base
Edward Foster, the hard-hitting catcher
Of the Pottsville team Of the Atlantic
League. whose batting average for the
time he has played in this league was 500.
has jumped to Wilmington. Of the Tri-
State League
In mentioning the good work of the Ma
tiOnals, don't forget old Jack Warner.
The vet caught a pretty game, and was
on the coaching lines at every opportu-
nifty, whooping it up for the team That's
the spirit that wins.
Sam Mertes IS in San Francisco He
jumped the Minneapolis club and hiked
out Mertes' Ofrense is said 10 be a Sc
rious one, and unless he makes his peace
with Cantillon it will mean disbarment
from organized ball.
Says McGraw relative to the release Of
Tom CorcOran: I've must have speed in
these days TO keep up with the other
teams in the National League, and Cor
coran Is not so fast as he was. and II
was considered best to permit him to take
advantage Of opportunities that he might
have elsewhere"
Toledo leads the American Association
in batting by a good margin, Columbus
coming second. The Minneapolis sluggers
have the poorest team batting average in
the association. In fielding. Indianapolis
Is first. Kansas City second, and COlum-
bus third. Columbus leads in sacrifice
hits and Toledo in stolen bases.
Clymer divided the fielding honers with
Secretary Ben Minor, who made a great
catch Of a foul fly to one Of the boxes
near the screen. There were loud cries of
Sign him" and speech" but the sec
rotary mOdestly bowed his thanks, and
resumed his seat amid the plaudits of the
assembled multitude.
A deal whereby Charley Hickman goes
to Chicago is likely TO be closed at any
time. The Sox are in need Of a good
right-handed hitter, ana Comiskey is urg-
ing Cantillon TO send Hickman 10. join the
champions at once. Cantillon wants TO
see how the new arrangement of the IN
field works out before he let's Charley go.
President O'Brien. of the American As
ISOLATION, has fined Capt Harry Clarke.
Of Milwaukee, 500 and suspended him
until the fine is paid for assault on I'm
pire Werden made by a man in the
bleachers at Milwaukee, The assault oc-
CURED Immediately after the game of
July 2 This fine is imposed in accord
ance with a resolution that the board Of
directors pissed at Chicago August !. Iale