The Washington herald., 1907-08-13
CAUGHT, ON THE FLY.

50 minutes Attendance. 500
CAUGHT, ON THE FLY.
Tom Hughes or Walter johnson will
pitch to-day.
The change did not seem 10 have much
OF an effect.
The Nationals started like winners, but
that was all
Will it be Athletics vs.. Chances outfit
for championship?
Leary, PENIS old star win Join Cincin-
natl again next season.
Manager Murphy has done a lot with
the Phillies his first year.
Cleveland has made 100 double plays, the
Phillies 76, and the Athletics As.
Jack knight has begun to pick up in his
hitting. and Boston needs every hit.
Wagner Is g points ahead IN the M
tional League batting list. Magee Is sec
ond.
Jennings was lucky when he held on to
the Dugilistic Tyrus Cobb. his right
fielder
Western critics claim Magee hits the
ball harder than any player in the busi-
ness.
The Athletics have several good substi-
tutes in case of accidents IN Cross, Lord.
and Collins.
The Bostons certainly put an awful
crimp in the White Sox' fight for the
championship.
King BIZ KAY broke into The game
when he took Heydons place at the bat
in the ninth inning.
Jimmy Morgan viii again handle the
Montreals next season, and again Farrell
Will try TO land winner.
Put a good team behind Case Pattsn. Of
Washington, and he would be hari 10
Bulletin
Washington would like TO trade John
Anderson for Stovall This should be a
fine trade for both teams.-Boston Globe
There is strong likelihood that a rule
viii be passed next season prohibiting
pitchers from rubbing the shine on OF new
balls
Jimmy McAleer, of the St. Louis
Browns. goes in for fat chatchers. Spen-
Ger. stephens, and O'Connor all run 70
rOtundity.
Heydon, as usual drew base on balls.
When il comes 10 working pitcher for a
pass. few Of the Nationals have anything
op Sir Edward,
The Phillies are next to last in club
fielding. The Athletics are sixth. the Mac,
team is third in club Lattlng, and the
Phillies are seventh.
Minneapolis may get pitcher Louis
Fiene OF the Chicago White Sox. the
whire-hatred boy who did great work for
Toledo two years ago
There IS going 10 be some heavy betting
on that base running contest At present
George Browne and Mal0ney. of Brook
lynS are the favorites. 1t is understood
the Cincinnati contingent will take a
ticket on Hans Lobert- That boy can run
some. TOO.
Tiff, the. Brown College pitcher. with
the Yankees, seems a little light for the
big league, and Griffith will try 20 put
more flesh on him. He tried that dose
three years OF Clarkson, and the Har-
ward man one year gained one and one
half pound
Pitcher Frank Miller Of the Houghton
team Of the Copper County League, has
been sold 10 the Chicago American
League team. This Is Miller's first year
in professional ball. He will join Chica go
at the close of the local league season on
9.
The new grand stand Of the Southern
Leagi.e baseball grounds was blown 70
the ground by q terrific windstorm. which
ragged over limited area two miles east
Of Montgomery. Several residences were
damaged. and one man was painfully in-
jured by falling glass. The storm was
not felt in Montgomery.
Rube Cellar will join the Yankees In
the fall Just now Cellar Is the best
pitcher in the Southern League, and it
IS due to his consistent pitching that the
Atlanta club IS SO high up in the pen
nant race. Many managers say that
Griffith has secured the best pitcher now
working outside OF the big leagues.
II Danny Hoffman, Of the Yankees. can
make arrangements TO get of ne will en-
ter the race around the bases at C!ncin-
natl on Baseball Field Day in September.
He would much rather have them run
one hundred yards straightaway You
know Danny has done lots OF racing, and
on Jhree occasions he made 100 yards IN
1o-hat
The Highlanders left Chase and EIber-
field behind when the club started for
the West. but II Is said the Kid" will
join them IL few days. He Is said TO
have fixed Up his troubles with the pow
eEs that be. Going away without Chase.
Griffith was not any too hopeful. but he
said his club always had a good fight
left in It
Atz IS without doubt the hardest work
Ing shortstop IN the league, but Demont.
the only real live player Birmingham has
comes first with 947 for fielding. Atz's
average being .e57. Babb. of Mempbis.
tying with Dude" Mccormick. of Nash
vile, and Costro. Of Atlanta, .93l Ball.
Of Montgomery has an average Of .9l9:
Rockenfeld, Of Little Rock, .S91.-New
Orleans Ptcayune
Manager Hunter, Of the Southern Rail-
way team, has arranged a double-header
Tor next Saturday at National Park with
the Winchester (Va) team. The first
game viii be called at 2:20, and admission
viii entitle the bearers 10 seats in the
grand stand AS there are a number Of
Washington boys on the Winchester club
a large crowd is expected.
There is a strong probability that Frank
Donahue, last season one of the most
reliable pitchers of the Detroit club, vii
become the fifth member of the twirling
section OF the Tigers. The pitcher and
Manager Jennings had long conference
ana If is believed that the outcome will be
hat the sunny-locked singer will finish
he season in the uniform of the club with
which he worked last year
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