Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1907-06-22
SPORTING NOTES.

Here is new baseball expression
from Brooklyn: Why, he couldn't hit
a bunch of raindrops with an umbrella.
Oscar Graham has lost most of his
games after leading in the fifth inning.
He is accused of being careless at the
end of a game.
Griffith changed his pitchers in 10
of the first 26 games in which his
team engaged.
President Comisky of the White Sox
has faith in right-hand batters. He
says they hit harder and send in more
runs.
Steinfeldt, who was second in the
National batting averages last season,
has crept into the fourth place after
poor start
Unglaub's Boston boys are avoiding
the error column by being short-sight-
ed. If a few releases are handed out
they will open their eyes.
Five times up and five hits. This
is the way that Wagner is connecting
just now.
The Cleveland fans think Lajoie's
Maps are doing a good deal too much
sacrificing. They claim that many
runs have been lost by the big hitters
failing to line the ball out.
The National league is at last out
of debt. 1t took over eight years
with 5 per cent of the state receipts
to pay up for reducing the league from
IL to s clubs.
The Weiser baseball club, mem
Der of the Idaho State league, has de-
veloped a phenomenal pitcher. He
pitched 81 innings without run being
made off his delivery. The worlds
record is "a innings. His name is
Walter Johnson and he is a native Of
California. He is 10 years of age and
is tall and strong as an OK. He has
arms that for length would put Fitz-
simmons to the bush.
On a soft track at The Meadows re-
Gently Barney Oldfeld drove an eX-
hibitiOn two miles to demonstrate to
press representatives that the track
could be negotiated under the minute.
He made the second mile in 5719 sec
onds, clipping IA seconds off the north
west record, and the two miles in l Sc,
another record.
Beckenham, England.-In the semi
finals for the Kent lawn tennis cham
pionship recently May Sutton of Cal
ifornia beat Mrs. Lowther ST, 60,
GO. In the finals Miss Sutton beat
Miss Eastlake Smith 6--1, 60. Miss
Sutton will meet Mrs. Lambert Cham
bers for the championship tomorrow.
Vancouver players are sore over
the announcement from Vancouver
that Con Struthers has been signed
to manage the team in place of Charlie
Mcintyre
According to a New York dispatch,
Muggsy McGraw will give up baseball
at the end of the season.
Chicago-Chief of Police Shippy
says that he would not permit horse
racing in Chicago. Recently it was an
nOunced that racing would be reestab-
lished on three tracks here, giving al
together about three months continu-
GUS racing. Shippy declares that
u.
Raluph Frary, a member of the 1904
Spokane team in the P. N. l., has
been signed by President w. H. Lu-
cas- for his umpire staff to succeed
Red Ehret, who was released Satur-
day night.
The Northwestern league pennant
race appears to have settled down.
for the present at least, into a three
cornered fight for second place be-
tween Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle
This week Spokane meets the leaders
Aberdeen, on the home grounds, while
Tacoma gets the tailenders, Vancou-
yer, at Tacoma. Seattle and Butte
are billed to clash in the Montana city
The league standing is: