The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-13
BASEBALL NOTES AND COMMENT.

Laioie viii be out of the game for
week as a result OF the spiking by ing
laub
The Louisville club has traded Inhelder
Woodruff 10 ST, Paul for Outfielder Phil
Geier
Dan Kelly is scouting in the P. o. NJ.
League in the interests Of the South At
lGntic League.
The New York Giants have released
Pitcher Henry Mathewson, a brother o.
the great Christy.
Pitcher Jake Weimer, OF the Cincin-
natis, received a diamond scarf pin feen
friends while in Chicago.
Every club that visits Toledo this sum-
mer is well repaid financially. Armour IS
making barrel Of money.
Jack sutthofG is doing some fine pitch
Ing for Toledo. now that OLD So! has
started t. smile on Mother Earth.
Tim Flood, recently expelled by the
EaGtorn League, has been sighed by ST.
Paul, Of the American Association.
Bobby Keofs's pitching for Montreal
isn't aEy better than some OF the ex-
hibi:ions he gave for the New York
Americans.
Catcher Heinie PETIT says he has an
offer from President pulliam 70 umpire
Helae says he will accept after he is
through with playing.
Walter Brodie former Oriole and Pirate.
is now to be made manager Of the
Roanoke. Va. team TO succeed Willinm
Clark, who goes to Richmond.
There has been some lusty clouting OF
tic BALL since the advent of the warm
spell, Notwithstanding II is the sort OF
weather supposed to put pitchers on
edge.
Ex-Pirate Jimmy Sebring has been sold
by the Willamsport Tri-Stato club to
| Wilmington. Ct tho same league. Sc
or'ng is haired from playing in any other
league
While nobody was looking. Shook. the
great Lafayette athlete, sneaked into the
ranks Of the Boston Nationals. He comes
guaranteed 10 backstop without shin
guards.
While he always strains a point TO
houor the Elks, President Shettsline OF
the PhiiIies, says It will be impracticable
to start all games during reunion week
at II o'clock.
According to figures, Dahlen and Cor
coran must be the slowest moving key
stone pair of any league infield New
York stands at the bottom Of the list In
double plays.
Stafford is so short-legged that when
he follows a runner around the bases he
has 70 stand in the pitchers box and
turn. on his heel to keep up" says the
Detroit Journal.
The Toronto club certainly has great
asset in Jack ThOney. President Dewey,
/ of the Boston Nationals. had q banker
/ ing for this player. but the price asked,
/ S6o00, just upset him
/ Tim Flood the Toronto second base
man who was sentenced 10 fifteen days
/ Imprisonment for an assault on I'm
/ pire Conway, was released after serving
/ less than half his time.
/ President George Dewey, of the Boston
/ Nationals, thinks that the Brooklyn club
/ has the SWEETEST bunch Of pitchers in the
/ National League. All are in fine form
/ and doing grand work.
/ All Southern League records were bro
ken In attendance on the Fourth Of July
/ by the two crowds at Atlanta. some 1850
people witnessing both games In that
city. Montgomery drew the plum. but
! dropped both games.
Leach. the BuckneH pitcher who was
( signed by the Boston Americans, will
most probably be turned over 10 Provi-
dence. Leach is looked upon rs a good
twirler, bat needs seasoning before he is
fit for big league company.
Much of the success Of the Baltimore
/ Orioles re entity has been due to the ex-
+ cellent stick work of Buster" BurreI
Burrel is one Of the fastest third-sack-
ers in the Eastern League. and at pres
ent is playing a great game for the
/ Birds
/ Harry Niles, who was laid up for
weeks with a disiocated shoulder. has
/ been back in the game for the Browns
! for the last few days. and his long rest
/ hasn't hurt his batting eye any. He
/ took up bis 300 hitting right where he
left of.
Jesse Burkett continues TO lead his
/ tribe in batting, and tops the list with a
/ percentage of .33S. Norwood, his pitch
/ ing find, has landed six games out Of
/ seven; Slime, eleven ont Of sixteen; Froek,
/ thirteen out of nineteen, and Bushey, six
/ out of twelve.
/ New York will have TO hustle to land
/ the series with Brooklyn. OF the fourteen
games played between the two clubs. New
York has taken eight New York made
/ but tEirty-seyen runs in the fourteen
4 games, ten of these In one game, and
| Brooklyn made thirty-one.
Joe Delehanty, of wflamsport. whaling
/ the ball in a manner worthy the famous
name he bears, now leads the Tri-State
! League in batting. with an average Of
| .331 Second to him comes Scott. the
! Johnstown pitcher, who finished last year
as the Tri-State's best batsman.
In ST. Louis Harold Lanigan is trying
/ to get the fans 70 emulate those of Gin
cinuad in the matter of roofing for the
team, no matter if it is losing. At pres
ent the Mound City has the choicest col
lection of hammer swlngers in either Of
the big eircuits.-New York Mail
With Frank Owen rounding into eondi-
| ton, after his sickness. the Sox are In
better shape for the extra work than
| they have been of late with only White
/ Walsh, and Smith to depend upon on the
slab. Altrock, too, is expected to catch
/ his stride again during this month
Ii wouldn't be surprising to see Ed XII
/ Ian playing first base one of these DAYS,
says the Detroit Journal. He Is a fine
| fielder and without the pitching strain
would be a grand hitter. That he rather
/ fancies the position is shown by the fact
that he often strays over to the bag in
/ practice.
A baseball field day during a playing
season is a mighty dangerous thing No
chance of injury TO a player ought to be
taken under any circumstances until the
{
that would allow player TO participate
before that time would deserve the most
severe censure.-Boston Herald
Yale viii cut out the annual Easter
trip next season for the baseball team,
and cDr9a ctba~ cbavuac will ,,,5.