The Washington herald., 1907-09-01

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gerton, of Albany. win report TO Cleve-
land September q.
Thoney has batted for .3ss in the East
erR League Joe Kelley .3l6, and Catcher
Byers, Of Baltimore. .S79
Hub Hart is hitting at a $50 clip for
the White SOx. This is about 20 points
better than he batted last year.
Heinie Zimmerman, the second base
man purchased by the Chicago Cubs
from Wilkesbarre. is with the champions.
OF the thirteen games played by Wash
ingtOn in Cleveland this season, Cleveland
won ten, Washington one, and two games
were ties.
Jimmy Mertes. Brockton's clever first
sacker. has been sold TO the Brooklyn
Nationals. He is TO report at he close
of the Brockton clubs season.
President Dovey, of the Boston Nation-
ais has bought Strike Out" Bushey, of
the Worcester New England League club.
This is Dovey's fourth purchase there.
Umpire BILLY" Connors hopes to get
back into the game as a player next
season. i prefer playing to umpiring,
says he. and think l am good for a
few years yet"
Cleveland writer's figure that Cleveland
win have 10 win twenty-eght out Of
the remaining games to win the Amer
lean flag. with the other teams going as
consistently as they have heretofore.
Kinloch Swami. Of Kansas City. has
been suspended for five days for throw
ing his mitt into Umpire Kane's face. He
was sore because Gessler bumped into
him. and then took out his spite on the
Jumps"
Grifiths club may be a failure as far
as pennant chances are concerned, but
it can never be accused of being a quit
ter. When hopelessly beaten, the Yaaks
come OFT like a pack Of hyenas and
fight every inch OF the ground.
Jess Burkett Will again lead the New
England League in batting this season.
Unofficial figures give him the fine show
ing of $40, and this same Jess has put up
better game than some majors, and Is
good for more work of the same kind.
An attempt is being made to boom a
post-season series between the Brooklyn
Dodgers and the New York Americans.
However, the sanction of the New York
National League club would first have 70
be secured. It's the one good bet its sane
ton pill not be Forthcoming.
AS soon as the Giants had a good lead
Wednesday. MCGTaW showed IN q multi
tudc OF substitutes. This is probably good
managerial judgment. but at the same
time fans like 10 be kidded into thinking
that the game is not over until the end
and that they are not being let In FOR
| some practice at 70 cents the copy.
There was some scoring In a game at
/ Menominee. Mich. In seven innings the
| Dagget team piled up a total OF fifty
seven runs, at the same time banking
their opponents, the Talbot nine. Sixty
| two hits were made of the latter's
pitcher The game was called in the sew
enth inning with two men out after TWEEN
ty-one runs had been scored.
| Catcher Edward Heydon, for several
| seasons the best catcher In minor league
/ baseball. as a member of the indianapolis
team. is in the city, the guest OF rela-
tIves He jumped the Washington Amer
! lean League team few days go and
| says he viii never again play unless he
Is traded 20 some other club. II is prob
able that Cantillon viii dispose Of Hey
/ don to another major league club. and
there should be a big demand for his
| services. as he is a clever backstop.-In-
dianapolis News. Heydon Is 10 go 10 the
minors all right. and that's just about
/ where he belongs
The completed list OF young players
purchased for the Cincinnati Reds from
the minors is. Outfelder Paskert. OF At
lanta: Outfelders Autray and MCGEE. II
Omaha; Shortstop Rudy Hulswi-:, Of Co
! lumbus; Outhelder Nike ONeil. Of Har-
risburg; Pitcher Upp, Of ColuT bus; Pitch
1 er Campbell. Of Harrisburg; Catcher
! Pearce, of Newark; Pitcher Ragan. Of
Omaha. Besides these nine players the
Reds VIII recall FIVE Others who were for
merly on the Cincinnati 'aam, as follows;
| Outhelder Becker. Of Atlanta; Inhelder
| Dyer, OF Atlanta; Catcher Laughlin Of
St Paul; Pitcher Leary. Of Harrisburg;
First Baseman Deal. Of Lancaster These
| fourteen players added to the fourteen
already on the Reds roster, viii make
a squad OF twenty-eight players to be
| taken South in the spring-a list however,
that is certain to be pruned down before
the time comes to start for balmy Ala
bama.
| Sox Seybold has his bride, a stately
1 looking and charming young lady. with
son he is playing such wonderful ball
the best Of his entire career-at the pres
| ent time. Tom Hanley. a New York
| newspaper man, formerly OF Philadelphia,
/ tells a good story al Mrs. SeybOlds ex-
/ pense. Hanley occupied n box next 10
/ the one in which Mrs. Seybold was seated
al last Thursdays game in Cleveland.
After Sox had made his wonderful catch,
on which he executed a marvellous double
play unassisted. and while everybody was
| cheering Hanley remarked TO friends he
was with. Isn't II remarkable that such
a big. heavy man, who must weigh at
/ least 240 pounds, can cover the ground
and make such phenomenal play?" To
! Haniey's surprise, the lady in the next
box, who was enthused like everybody
else over Ralphs great effort, excitedly
replied to him. No he doesn't weight
| 240 pounds and he is twenty-five pounds
| lighter than a year ago" After Tom
had recovered from his surprise he said
10 her: Il presume you know Mr.. Sey-
boldY' to which her answer was; Yes,
I ought TO, for am Mrs. Seybold."
When Hickman reached Chicago from
this city recently, he was given a room
at the hotel adjoining that of Pitcher Alt
rock, and being a neighborly chap, Char
lev made a call on Nick. Willie IN the
room Altrock began showing Hickman his
collection Of photographs. for Nick,
while not a beauty, is dead stuck on hav-
| Ing his face taken. II being claimed by
baseball men that Nick has more pictures
of himself than any four men in the pro-
fession to-day. AS all the players know
the weakness of the big pitcher they all
take huge delight in kidding him when
ever the opportunity arises. So when
Charley went into Nicks room and had
the pictures shown to him, Hick lay low
and watched for an opening.
After showing Charles several OF his