The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
BASEBALL NOTES AND GOSSIP

McGraw's new second baseman. Doyle,
has been playing great ball.
In three games the New York Ameri-
cans made % hits and % errors.
Brooklyn reached it's fftieth defeat be-
fore Chicago passed the twenty-five mark.
Jim Mcclure is already talking about
the 1905 pennant IN the American League.
Charley Moran, the former Washington
player, is out Of the game for Rochester
with bad finger
Charley Hickman broke into the game
for Chicago Friday by making a hit and
run in the ninth inning.
Jim" Hassett, once Of the New England
and the American Leagues is now umpir-
ing in the Maine League,
Scranton. In the New York State
League, has crept up with Utica, while
Albany is not far behind
Certainly. Griffith got all the worst Of
the deal by which Walter Clarkson and
Delehanty passed 10 Cleveland.
Joe Harris. late of Boston. hasn't
pitched a poor game for Providence, and
has strengthened that club a whole lot.
Frank Farrell says that Elberfeld will
not be sold or traded. What does he in
tend 70 do-drive an unwilling horse 70
water? asks the Boston Herald.
Pitcher Brockett. transferred by New
York to Montreal, IS being played in the
outfield for his hitting and spTintins
ability He says he IS done with pitching
St Louis writer's are singing the praises
Of Larry Doyle. They say that if Nc
= IN pa Iisr al A.g
man for next year the Giants will have
the fastest inheld in the country.
According to a scorer in Detroit. the
team hitting Of the Yankees is .26I. and
they lead the league. According 70 a New
York scorer they are batting 245. and
they are therefore second last Can you
beat IT?
The Allentown pa club has obtained
most promising looking first baseman
in Jack Bastian from the Hudson River
League. He had two runs, three hits.
two bases on balls. nineteen put
outs, no errors, and an assist in his
first game with Allentown. He formerly
attended the University of PENNSYLVANIA,
but never played there, as he was taking
special course, and was ineligible.
The recent serious injury to Manager
Lajoie, when Bob Unglaubs spikes wen,
crashing through Larrys shoe. lacerated
his foot in a shocking manner. and put
the king Of players out OF the game for
weeks. ought 10 be a sufficiently strong
indictment against these barbar0us ad-
juncts TO the paraphernalia of the dia-
mond TO bar them from all civilized
sports forever, says Elmer Bates, in the
Cleveland Press.
Dummy" Hoy. tie former great deaf
mute. who was with Comiskey for The
first couple OF years the old Roman had
his team in Chicago, is still alive and
leading the simple life on farm near
C.ncinnati. Hoy has lost all interest in
baseball and has not attended a game OF
professional baseball this season. He.
however, keeps N close touch with the
big league doinEs by studying the scores
very closely.
AS few of the fans fully understand
about new balls being used in a game.
the rule covering that point is given as fol-
lows: AT the beginning of the game the
umpire opens half dozen new balls. All
of the balls left over from the dav
previous are examined, and II they are
simply dlscOlOred they are placed in the
grip, to be used when needed. II this
supply Is used UP, the umpire opens an.
other half dozen.
One club IN the American League which
continues to peg along with great in
dustry and which is likely at any time
to jump into first place if the Chicagos
sNow any inclination of wavering, IS De-
tIs.k, says the New York Telegraph. Thev
are always dangerous, and Jennings has
taught them that most desirable quality.
never to stop They fight for their games
through thicl. and thin, and frequently
pull them out by their pertinaclty
Says Cadison, in the Pittsburg Leader;
The way little Goat Anderson has been
hitting the bail and running bases insures
him permanent berth in the oatfleld
Anderson has proved one of the finds o!
the s~ason. II there ever was another Wee
Willie Keller. il Is Anderson. He is a
drop hitter" of the Keeler style, and can
run bases and bunt with the star Of tho
Nsw York Highlanders. AS a matter OF
fact, Anderson is OF mora value to the
team than KeeIer, because the latter
stas seems to be sinking.
While the Sox were here, of course We
all wanted to see them beaten by the Ma
tionals, but there are any number of fans
IN washington VINO are pGlIklS Tor tbs
champions OF the road. The Sox demon
strated last fall that there is no such a
thing as the white feather or a yellow
streak In their makeup, and If thSy are
finally rewarded with pennant you car
bank on II that they viii fight 10 the lasi
ditch, and never admit defeat at the
hands Of the National League champs
until the last man is down in the last
inning Of the last game. Here's luck tc
T. Jones. J, Donohue & Co.