The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-02
Baseball Notes and Gossip.


Twice in the same place!
Hal Chase made six hits.
Falkenberg did not last long.
Charley Jones got two doubles.
"Old Cy" Young again a winner.
Altizer had another bad day In the field.
Perrlne made three errors In the two
games.
The games drew out about 5000 Got
ham fans.
Willie Keller got only two hits, out Of
eleven times up.
Graham win probably pitch the opening
game in Boston
Bob Ganley smashed out a home-run in
the opening game.
First baseman Davis, of the Athletics,
got but four put-outs
The Maps got two homers. two trip
les, two doubles. and four singles.
Pat Dougherty is hitting in his old-time
form this season. hugging the 300 mark.
Hoffman made two errors in center
field. Rather unusual for an outfielder
The Cubs took the sixth Of the series
with the Pirates after having lost four
and tied one
The Nationals started out like winners,
but fell down miscrably when the Yankees
started to hit
Clymer, Falkenberg. and Smith We're
the only Nationals who failed to hit in
/ the first game
Rube Vickers, who was discarded by
/ Connie Mack. is getting his bumps in the
Tri-State League.
Heydon increased his batting average
/ by smacking out three safeties, out of
/ four times at the bat.
/ The spltbaU has made life miserable
/ for the White Sox catchers. Their hands
are badly bruised and battered.
/ The Boston Americans come next to
! Cleveland in double plays this season,
with forty, just double the numbeE made
| by Washington.
! Young Barbeau, who played third base
last year for Cleveland when Bill Brad
/ ley was out Of the game is putting up
a fast game at short for Toledo.
/ The Brooklyns are still winning games.
The team has won twenty-four. and lost
twenty since May H. up to which time
they had won two and lost eighteen.
Matthew FenneU, who has Seen a
member Of PENIS baseball team as a
pitcher for three years. defeated Capt
Judd for the 1908 captaincy Of the team
Fenncll Is a member Of the '05 dentistry
class
The Western High School squad will
/ start practice this afternoon for the
game next Saturday at National Park
with the Seattle (Wash.) High School
| team.
With both New York teams doing
poorly, Sc remains 10 be seen whether the
old axiom viii be fulfilled that both New
York and Chicago must have winning
teams If baseball throughout the country
is to prosper
Johnny Lush, Of the St Louis Cardinals
is another Of the left-hand pitchers like
! 81 Seymour and Mike Doniin who has
made a study & the outield and will be
ready for "A permanent position as an out
fielder when he ceases TO be useful as a
pitcher
"Send him 10 Boston" or 'to Washing
tom is the cry in Pittsburg when any Of
the Pirates fail % do just what the fans
I
Beaumont and Ritchey for Boston and
/ Clymer and GanIey for Washington
CRATES on the fans.
i Homer Smoot. whom the Chicago and
/ Cincinna-' teams were both trying 10 get
/ back froI.. the Tri-State League when the
latter organization was without the pale
Of organized baseball. is now practically
forgotten. Homer is playing center field
for Toledo
There was a time early in the season
when Cincinnati would have taken Otis
Clymer off The hands Of the Pittsburg
club. But when the last waivers were
asked on him both President Hermann
and Manager Hanlon were willing TO SEE
him hike out Of the National League
Piusburg Sun.
In many respects the series just CLOSED
n New York was one Of the most re
markabie since the Inauguration Of -hI
4 American League. New York scored
runs. while Washington made e.. In th'
matter Of base hits. the HiEhlarders mad
50 against the Nationals So. while In CT
rors Washington made Is TO the Yankees
&c.
"Cy" Cummings. who coached tn
George Washington team during th
spring. is a prominent candidate for tn
Maryland legislature from Montgomer.
County. "Cy'' tried two years ago an,
he made such a close fght for the honor
that he decided 10 enter the field lgain
He mas a number of friends who ar
, booming him for the election.