The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1907-06-21
SPORTING NOTES.

Here is a new baseball expression
from Brooklyn: Why, he couldn't MT
a bunch of raindrops with an umorelIa'
oscar Graham has lost most OF his
earTes after leading in the fifth inning.
He is accused of being careless at the
end Of a game. -
Griffith changed his pitchers In 10
of the first 20 games in which his
team engaged.
president Comisky of the White Sox
has faith in right-hand batters. he
saws they hit harder and send in mor
runs.
Steinfeldt, who was second in the
National batting averages last season.
has crept into the fourth place after
a poor start.
Tnglaub's Boston boys are avoiding
the error column by being short-sight-
cd. If a few releases are handed out
they will open their eyes.
Five times up and FIVE hits. This
is the way that Wagner is connecting
just now. ..,-
The Cleveland fans think Lajoie's
Mans are doing a good deal too much
sacrificing. They claim that many
runs have been lost by the big hitters
failing to line the ball out.
The National league is at last out
of debt. 1t took over eight years
with 5 per cent Of the state receipts
10 pay up for reducing the league from
y to s clubs.
The Weiser baseball club, a mem
Der of the Idaho State league, has de-
veloped a phenomenal pitcher. He
pitched 81 innings without a u being
made off his delivery. The worlds
record is 81 innings. His name is
Walter Johnson and he is a native OF
California. He is 10 years of age ans
is tall and strong as an y. He has
arms that for length would put F1tz-
simmons to the bush.
On a soft track at The Meadows re-
Gently Barney Oldfeld drove an ex
hibition two miles to demonstrate to
press representatives that the track
could be negotiated under the minute.
He made the second mile in sly sec
onds, clipping ii seconds off the north
west record, and the two miles in 1856,
another record.
Beckenham, England.-In the semi
finals for the Kent lawn tennis cham
pionship recently May Sutton Of Cal
ifornia beat Mrs. Lowther 81, Ga,
GO. In the finals Miss Sutton beat
Miss Eastlake Smith 6-1, 60. Miss
Sutton will meet Mrs. Lambert Cham
bers for the championship tomorrow.
Vancouver players are sore over
the announcement from Vancouver
that Con Struthers has been signed
to manage the team in place of Charlie
Mcintyre.
According to a New York dispatch,
Muggsy McGraw will give up baseball
at the end of the season.
Chicago-Chief Of Police Shippy
says that he would not permit horse
racing in Chicago. Recently it was an.
nOunced that racing would be reestab-
lished on three tracks here, giving al.
together about three months continu.
Gus racing. Shippy declares that
none of the tracks will be reopened.
Raluph Frary, a member Of the 1904
Spokane team in the P. N. L., has
been signed by President w. H. Lu.
cas- for his umpire staff to succeed
Red" Ehret, who was released Satur
day night.
The Northwestern league pennant
race appears to have settled down
for the present at least, into a three
cornered fight for second place be
tween Spokane, Tacoma and Seattle
This week Spokane meets the leaders
Aberdeen, on the home grounds, while
Tacoma gets the tailenders, Vancou
yer, at Tacoma. Seattle and Butte
are billed to clash in the Montana city
The league standing is: >,