The Washington herald., 1907-08-29
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.


George Mcbride is batting .26O for Kan
sas City.
Bender landed twelve straight, and lost
his thirteenth by the hardest kind of
luck.
Buck" venable. of this city. keeps
up his good work at third base for
Wheeling.
Mig" Perrine has not hit 200 since
he Joined Minneapolis. His latest aver
age is .19O,
Frank Killen, the umpire, who was as
saulted at Evansville last week. is able
to be out again.
Sam Edmonston, the Washingtcnian,
hit 1861 for lS games for Des Moines. in
the Western league.
There have been some So shut-outs in
the Connecticut League, to more than leo
in the New England.
Manager Smith, of Atlanta, fined Pitch
er Spade SEQ the other day for failing TO
cover first on a bunt.
Joe Stanley seems unable to hit a good
stride at Louisville. His record for the
season thus far is only .22l.
Jerry Freeman. the future National.
has dropped off a few points in his hit
ting. His average is now .2sS.
Shannon. the new backstop. had
batting record of .29S when Cantillon or
dered him to join the Nationals.
jess Burkett has been released by the
Worcester club, but it is a good wager
he viii be signed again next season.
Tebeaus two teams. Louisville and
Kansas City. are very close TO each other
in the American Association race.
Columbus won one game out Of eight
played in Milwaukee this season. an6
then took both games Of a double-header.
Johnny King, great catcher and pool
shark uses a 2O-pound stick in the for
mer business and a 20-ounce cue In the
latter.
Jake Stahls team was shut out, 10
10. last Sunday, Doc HnlebranG. Iitchinx
for Stahls club, was touched up for ten
hits by Chicago seni-prO outfit.
Larry Lajoie will be thirty-two years
of age on September 5, and Cleveland
fans are preparing for a great demon
stration on that day for the leader of
the Maps.
Jimmie Lavlnder, who held Portsmouth
to one run in eighteen innings on Satur-
day. has been sold TO the Athletics. and
Will report there after the Virginia league
closes.
They say that Outfelder Burke is re-
newing his acquaintance with the fences
in the Connecticut league This Is the
player Chic" Green recommended to
Jake Stahl last year.
Martin Walsh. brother of the famous
Ed Walsh. of the White Sox, is the
leading pitcher Of the Danville team of
the Virginia League, and is leading the
league, having won thirteen out of fifteen
games. He is batting about $50.
Says the Springfield Republican: II Con
Danaher has succeeded in making the
New York Nationals part with real mon
ey for West and Wade, he's a dandy.
Both are good men in the Connecticut
league, but they don't shine much even
there
Tommy Connolly. who succeeded Sheri-
dan on the local field. is the most popu-
lar umpire on the staff both with players
and bugs He does his work earnestly
and does not excite the animosity of the
players and crowd by snarls.-DetrSt
Journal.
On BowIers' day in Cincinnati. Septem-
Der 10, New York viii send on Outfielder
Browne, the Washington boy, for the
speed contests. Brooklyn will send Ma
loney for base running, and McIntire for
the fungo hitting. Chicago viii send
King for the throwing.
Williamsport is bagging the batting
honors in the Tri-State. Joe Deiehanty
continues to hold his place at the head
OF the league procession, with Jos hits
for 80 times at bat, an average of .34S.
WolvertOn has a percentage Of 10 points
less and IS second; then comes O'Hara.
When Kittredge was manager Of the
Montreais he was roasted by the news
papers and fans for exchanging Hunter
Hin. the ex-National, for Jimmie Cor
cOran and $50. It now appears that he
had all the best Of the deal, for since
joining the Canucks Corcoran has been
hitting over 300 and putting up a good
game at shortstop. Besides, COrcOran Is
a young player and Hill, who is now on
the disabled list, has seen his best days.