The Washington herald., 1907-07-14
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Another crack at the champions to-day.
It took the Athletics ten innings TO win
from the Browns.
McGuire's Bostons were easy picking for
the LarrylesS Maps.
John Anderson was the only National to
get more than one hit.
The one ambition Of Jim Mcclure IS for
Boston to beat out New York.
Johnny evers is acting captain of the
Cubs in the absence OF Frank Chance
And still Clymer warns the bench. with
Deiehanty in left and Shipke on third.
Ames is pitching better ball just now
than any of the other Giant slab artists.
Jesse Tannehfll has been suspended for
three days for abusing Umpire O'LOugh-
lin.
Two thousand fans went to National
Park yesterday TO see amateur teams
play.
Frank Bowerman declares that Leon
Anes is the hardest man 10 hold he ever
caught.
Altizer did some tall fielding around
shortstop, making the most Of his eight
chances.
In the National St. Louis shut out Bos-
ton. and the Hubites did the same thing to
the Cardinals in the second game.
That Seattle bunch gave Post-ofice
taste Of the dose which was administered
10 Western High one week before.
Brooklyn took both ends Of double
header from the Pittsburg Pirates. In the
opening game the losers were BANKED.
The veteran. Ed Mexican. once short
stop Of the Cleveland club, has been re-
tired as manager of the Springfield (Ohio)
club
Rain at Cleveland Thursday kept the at
tendance down TO coz. the smallest crowd
that has seen a game there since the sea-
son OF 1901.
. Next Saturday, at National Park,
Southern Railway, of the Capital City
League will play Treasury, Of the De-
partmental.
Tim Jordan has struck his stride. and
Pat Donovan says it's good betting that
he will be in the 800 class when the fail
winds begin TO blow
Catcher Billy Sullivan, of the sox, is
laid up with lame back. 1t Is feared
his lameness. as we'll as Isbers, is due
" q tOAftt % Swat TIA I4lEuIil1Li siu, WHICH
may give them trouble for some time
Fred Tenney. of Boston, played Sun
day baseball for the first time in twenty
years recently. The way he has since hit
the ball shows that conscience has no
Greet connection with a batting average
The crowd at Kansas City Wednesday
had Umpire Perry Werden bluffed When
Hugh Hill was called out on strikes he
threw the ball over the right field fence
and Werden allowed him to stay IN the
game.
Outfielder Jesse Stovall. of the Louis
Vile club, has notified the management
that he would be obliged to leave the
Colonels at the close of the present trip.
He wants to go to his home in Seattle,
and also wants permission to play with
the Seattle club for two months.
Isbel says the principal reason he has
determined 10 quit Chicago IS the health
Of his wife. He is negotiating for the
franchise of the Wichita (Kan) club,
where he lives, and expects to own il and
play second base. He has been with
Comiskey since 1896.
So far this year the Boston National
team has outbatted and outfelded the
4ooSAblA liEAltafl League BuAllL. III team
batting the Doves excel the Pilgrims by
Il points. and, in team fielding the Ma
tionals lead the Americans by 8 points
Both teams have comparatively low field
ing averages.
Monte Cross. the Athletics shortstop,
is getting a quartet Of baseball players
to go on the stage for Keith's. Cross will
sing first tenor, Ed Walsh, Of the White
Sox, second tenor; Mig" Clarke Of
Cleveland. barytone. and Dutch" Arm
buster. of Toledo. bass.
In the Eastern League, Carrigan batted
for go in twenty nine games for Toronto:
Joe Kelly. .Si1; Thoney 1856: Flynn .14s
Jim Bannon, .239; Zacher, III; Joe Bean.
234; Mcconnell, Of Providence. .SS1; Lord.
.51S; Chadbourne, .257; Shean, .253; Kit
tredge, 30; Peterson. .225; Morgon (of
last years Boston Americans, 1856.
A New London correspondent calls at
tention to the remarkable record of Short
stop Waterman, of the New London club,
in a game won from Bridgeport, 10 to O.
Waterman. who led the batting order, in
five times at bat. made four hits. put out
four, and assisted Il times, accepting all
Of IS chances.
Zimmerman, Of the Barons. recently
purchased by the Chicago Cubs. is being
touted as a wonder around the second
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