The Washington herald., 1907-06-17
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Detroit again to-day.

Detroit again To-Day.
Utica Is leading the race in the Empire
State League
Tom Hughes will probably pitch for the
Nationals this afternoon.
Walter Clarkson has not been much Of
a success since joining Cleveland
Lynn (Mass) has a pitcher named
Steele who has won seven consecutive
/ games.
Never before in the history Of the game
have so many serious injuries resulted
| from baseball as this season.
/ Arthur Devlin has made more sacrifice
hits than any athlete in the National
/ League. II was seventeen. at the last
/ counting and is growing daily.
Pitcher Casueton. who was loaned 20
Atlanta by the New York Americans, has
/ been doing good work, and he may be
/ recalled 10 bolster up the Yankee staff
The Milwaukee club expects 70 close a
/ deal for Connors. who has been playing
/ first base for the Toronto club. Of the
Eastern League. Joe Kelley himself will
/ cover first for Toronto in future.
! In the opinion Of the members Of the
/ Chicago team. Joe McGinnitv is a greater
pitcher than Christy Mathewson. They
claim McGinnity has never quit. whereas
they say Matty has large quantities Of
yellow.
/ Third Baseman Betscher. released by
/ Lynchburg. has joined the Anderson Is
/ c. club. Betscher had his "dobber"
down here. and it just seemed that he
/ couldn't get right He is a fair ball
/ player and ought To make good where he
! is now
/ II would be just like baseball n Collins
/ got a new lease Of life in Philadelphia
/ and played several seasons Of top-notch
/ ball for Connie Mack. Nor would Amer
/ lean League fans regret II. Collins won
I lasting popularity 10y his brilliant work
during the year the Boston Americans
were the top-notchers in the game
/ There may be a new manager in the
I National League next season. II Is ru-
m0red that St Louis will have Frank
| Selee. who will suppiant McCloskey. The
/ present manager has cleaned house thor
| cughly and owns some good bah players.
( but he simply cannot get the work out Of
/ them by his rather autoCratic methods
/ Selee's health has improved, and it is
[ said that he is once more able TO take
[ care Of a big league team.
Jesse Burkett pulled off a neat trick in
! he New England League Thursday He
had an exhibition game arranged with s.
Louis and had all his tickets and adyer-
tisng ont. when it developed that the
Lowell team refused 20 allow him TO can
eel the New England League date in
Lowell So BuTkett sent a substitute
team with one regular player 20 Lowell.
and played hts regular team against ST.
Louis.
Because the team IS not supported
financially. a proposition has been con-
sidered by the athletic board of the
Ohio State University TO abolish baseball
and drop IL from the list Of fixed sports.
The reason given for nonsupport is that
the student body prefers TO patroniza
professional ball The lamentable fact
was disclosed that less than a score Of
students offered themselves for the team.
A battle AK is needed to keep off the as
pirants for football honors
Center Fielder Harry Gessler Of the
Columbus team, got into trouble on an
owl car at l:30 o'clock the other morning
at Columbus, Ohio, and engaged in
fight with a fellow passenger over an in
sulting remark about the lady with Cess
ler The Columbus player took a heavy
swing at his would-be victim and missed
him, sending his fist through a pane of
glass and seveTing one blood vessel and
injuring several lgaments A physician
dressed his wound at once, but he will
be out Of the game for q long time.
Gessler was fined 800 by the club and in
definitely suspended.
Barney Dreyfuss SAYS he is opposed 10
the plan of having his men engage in the
field contests proposed by President Herr
mann, Of the Cincis. lie says. Il am not
greatly in favor Of contests of this kind
| think the players run big risks in par
ticipatng IN them before the close Of the
season In Louisville we used to have
field meets on the last day Of the season.
and they afforded a interesting after
moons fun; but that was after the cham
pionship race had been decided Take the
I long distance throwing event for in
stance What would We do If Wagner
were to take part IN that contest and
throw his arm out Of joint? He would
win probably a silver medal and we would
lose his services for the remainder of the
season. We could not afford 20 let him
take a chance like that. Then. in the
base-ruuning competition, a man is likely
to spring a charley horse, or otherwise
injure himself and deprive the club Of his
services"
The soldiers at Washington Barracks
claim to have good cause TO complain of
the recent decisions given their ball team
I'm the last two games with the St Vim
cents. They try to be impartial and
therefore do not care TO offer one of
their men. or even another soldier, for
that purpose. In general the question as
10 who shall umpire is left with the
visitors, and some one IS always selected
who not only does not know the game
thoroughly. but always works to the
soldiers disadvantage. In a game with
one man out and a runner on first bag.
the man at the bat struck out and their
catcher missed the bali. The batter ran
to first, the catcher making no attempt
to catch him, as the man was out aC-
cOrdng TO the rules Of the game. but
the umpire said he was safe. The rule
book was shown to the umpire a little
later and he had to acknowledge that he
was wrong, but it was too late then There
is always a good crowd out 10 see the
game on Sundays at the Arsenal grounds