The Washington herald., 1907-08-18
BASEBALL NOTES AND GOSSIP

Pittsburg is playing irst-clsss ball now.
But IT is too late.
Donovan. Of Detroit, registered his If
teenth victory Wednesday.
Charley Hickman failed to connect when
he batted for his partner, dec" White.
The Cubs cannot equal their record Of
last year if they lose more than nine of
their remaining games
There wasn't any sorrow in Chicago
when the BosJons left. OE ten straight
games played with the Pilgrims, the Sox
won only three.
Pittsburg is said 20 be after Outfelder
Walter Cariss, the former University Of
Pennsylvania captain. he is a physician,
and halls from Wilmington. Del
There may be a wrangle over Charlie
Adams. the pitcher purchased by Pitts
burg from Denver last week The White
Sox claim to have had an option on the
man.
I wouldn't trade Holman for the whole
ST. Louis team. says Charley Murphy,
Indignantly. Don't get excited. little one.
nobody thought that you wouId-Pitts-
burg Sun.
In connection with the reinstatement OF
Stoval. Laj0ie makes a long statement
asking the Indulgence Of fans since the
club has good chance 10 win the flag
with is full strength in the field.
Sandow Mertes has bobbed up again IN
the Minneapolis camp. Just why he came
back hasn't been explained, but the fact
that he is there means that the Millers
will play vastly better ball from this
time on.
The Sox' cripples are reporting favor
ably. and If Fielder Jones can put the
full playing strength OF his club into the
held within a week or ten days. Chi
eago IS far from being out OF the Ameri-
can League limit.
Chicago critic SAYS that when he sees
Roger Bresnahan in full regalia he can't
figure out whether he looks like cricket
player or duck hunter. Give him that
headgear and he looks like a deep-sea
diver.-Philadelphia Bulletin
Before the drafting season opens the
Boston Nationals viii have purchased
several Of the star players OF Jesse
Burkett's Worcester champions. The
men slated 20 be sold are Knots. catch
er; Bradley, FIRST baseman. and Frock
and slive, pitchers.
The Cleveland club has exercised op-
tons on four players George Perring. OF
Toledo. Ben Canyn. OF Akron Monte
Wood, and Scotty Ingerton, OF Albany.
The terms Of the Cleveland contract with
Toledo are that PeTring Will be allowed
to finish the season with the Mud Hens.
In spite ot the ultimatum recently is
sued by Manager Latoie 70 the effect
that George Stovall would never play
another game with Cleveland. the chair
HEAVIER was back on first base for the
Maps yesterday. II the club owners have
crossed Lajoie in this matter It may
mean that his days as manager are num- (
bered.
AS an explanation of his sending Earl
Moore 10 the Jersey City club, Griffith
says that the rest OF the season with
that team VIII probably give Moore back
his lost confidence. This isn't very com
to the Yankees, but Moore |
had a very small chance to re-
gain any confidence with that bunch.
Nil would look better at third if he |
would go after everything. instead of /
leaving all the doubtful ones to Turner. |
The young man is. undoubtedly, afraid of /
butting In on Turner, but he would do /
better to steal a few outside his own ter /
ritory than TO let them drift by on the |
chance that Turner IS going 70 be there. !
Press.
The sterling exhibition put up by young /
Walter Johnson IN yesterdays game, /
which was won by the Browns by /
score of to o. should immensely please /
Manager CantilIon, of the Nationals.
Petty was crowned the victor only be-
cause his teammates gave him perfect
support. as the Nationals found him for
line hits, while the Browns were for
-Unate in gathering six.-St. Louis Post
Dispatch.
Speaking Of the poor showing of the
Cardinals. a ST. Louis exchange says in
in the ranks of the ST
louis National League club is worrying
deCloskey. The manager is treaNed with
Icant respect by the men, who obey his
'rders If such orders suit their bent, If
lot, they do as they please. Recently
3eebee quit pitching in the middle of a
game, declaring he would not pitch II
Marshall continued to catch. Beebee pro-
esses TO believe Marshall cannot hold his
'enders Other players on the club have
'oted lBeebee was not fined for this breach
Il discipline. and are getting into the
anne disobedient mood Owner Robinson
nay insist upon Beebee being fined as an
Example to the others The club is a tail
nder, hoPelessly anchored there fc.- the
season. sosa few fines would help get some
f the money back that has not been COM
ng in at the gate owing TO the bad form
he club has shown, besides giving the
layers to understand that they are not
unning the club. The baseball. public is
stonished at McCloskey's laxify in the
natter of discipline.