The Washington herald., 1907-07-08
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

long.
Hickman and Warner figured in a dou-
bic play.
HemphiIrs triple was the longest hit Of
the game.
Nil made the most Of his six chances
at second base.
Quarter horses one day and stake win
ners the next Wot?
Altlzer donated his usual quota Of er-
rors, but luckily they didn't count.
Columbus and Toledo are having a pref
ty race in the American Association.
Baltimore is disappointment. being un-
able TO get safely into first division.
Baltimore has signed Beach, Of Am
herst College
Tom Brown is again umpiring in the
Iri-State League.
The Browns pitchers had no terrors FOR
the Nationals.
Long Tom Hughes smashed out two OF
the Nationals hits.
Hey Barney. got any more Clymers! }!
-Four out Of six times Up!
Bob Ganley got busy yesterday and
poked out a couple Of singles.
Pittsburg has now taken thirteen out Of
fourteen games from St. Louis
4 double and single was Charley Hick-
mans contribution 10 the batting matinee.
George Stone was forced to be satisfied
with one hit out Of five trips to the bat
Two from the Browns will help some
toward forgetting that Fourth Of July
bcanfest.
Otis Clymer was again there with the
stick. getting a double and three singles
out Of six times up.
Dick Cooley landed a game for his team
from Columbus last Tuesday by cracking
a home run with the bases filed.
1t is said Frank Isbell, Of the White SoX.
intends 20 retire after this season and
own a club of his own, Ia Jesse Burkett
Arthur Irwin has resigned as manager
Of the Altoona club Of the Tri-State
League. He was discouraged at the
knocking Of the fans.
Sammy Strang was formerly a second
lieutenant i'm the United States army and
served during the war with Spain, He
has a brother who IS a captain in the
army.
Umpire Bauswine has again retired
from the Tri-S,ate League STAFF, and
kid" C8rsey the retired baseball pitch
er. has been appointed in his place. The
Tri-State is gaining an uneuviable repu-
tation as a hot place for umpires TO
work.
indianapolis. the tail-ender Of the Amer
lean Association race. has put through q
deal by which Pitcher Elliot and First
Baseman Lindsay are given for Tate
Cromley, who is we'll known here. and
S2.gn
The Boston Americans have won and
lost S with New York, won g and lost 10
with Philadelphia, and won 6 and lost 4
with Washington total Of Il won
and % lost with Eastern teams. They
won and lost 70 with Western teams,
however.
One Of the greatest dangers Of the pres
ent day is TO be an umpire I'm the East
ern League. A regiment of infantry could
hardly protect one when populace and
players become enraged. There was an
other scene at Newark Sunday. Such con-
duct does the game no good.
Harry c. Pulllam president Of the Ma
tional League, dismissed the protest made
by the St Louis club against the game
which was played IN Brooklyn on May a.
and also dismissed the protest made by
the Brooklyn club against the game
played I'm Boston on May 81
II is about time for the baseball powers
to do something new 20 shorten the play
ing time Of the games Some years ago
the f0ul-strika rule was introduced for
that purpose. and it succeeded In cutting
the playing time down to about one hour
and thirty minutes Since then dil3tory
practices have come into vogue. and now
It Is seldom that q game is played in less
than two hours.
Batting averages don't tell the story
Of a hitter they don't come anywhere
near it, grumbles a fan And az that
the system IS unjust. A player only gets
as much credit for a home run as another
does for q single. I'm one thing "a change
would even up things more. a man who
bats I'm one or more runs ought TO be
credited with as many hits as he scores
runs"
H8nnifan continues 10 play beautiful
ball for the Giants At frst base he is
making One-haud catches that viii cause
a lot of veterans 10 look 10 their laurtls.
He can hit the bail. too. Hanuifan looks
10 be one Of the most promising young
players that ever broke into fast COM
pany. Most of the Youngsters blow up
after a few games but he seems 70 have
The stuff In him. He gets better the far
Their he goes.
Tho Bi-State League IS evidently consid-
cred "a safe retreat for some college ball
players. BY using some other fellows
name, they think they are getting by"
Still. those faculty committees which make
rules that prove q joke have yet 20 nab
one Of the collegiate Bi-Staters. There's
chance for the "profs" to apply for
jobs as club directors. No one viii ever
get wise. Springfield Daily Republican.
In Memphis recently Umpire Frank
Rudderham called a grand stand bluff
In admirable fashion. The buffer called
Rudderhom a thief Quietly approach
ing his man. the umpire asked for a
meeting in the box office after the game.
The referee guaranteed 10 make the fell
low crawl through the keyhOle, but he
failed 70 respond 20 the offer or show up
at the Tingside
The Seattle High School team viii play
at Martinsburg to-day and tomorrow:
HageTstOwn, Wednesday and Thursday,
and viii then return 20 Washington for
two games. On Friday the WesteTners
are scheduled TO play picked team from
the Capital City League at National
Park. and on Saturday will meet Treas
ury. After leaving jamestown. the Seat
tie boys Will work their way home. ar
irving at their destination about Au-
gust l..
Congressional Team Winner.
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