Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-20

| INC race IN tho Virginia State
League this year has been the mo- {
remarkable in tho history OF baseball.
therc being only few more than
| iifty points between the leaders and
tailcndcrs. Another fact worthy of
note Is that by consistent fighting.
hard Shedding for the remainder of the
climcd from the bottom. to tho top
| OF the ladder and lenders bunch are
playing star ball ut present 1t is
anybody's race. however. and another
week will doubtless see some changes
In club standing.
Manager Cantllon has quite 4
bunch of injured players on his hands
Just now, and the team will have
hard shedding for the remainder of
trip. Chas. Smith hurt his arm in St
Charley Smith hurt his arm In st.
Louis, and the chances are that he
won't pitch again until the team re-
turns home. Charley Jones, who hurt
his side in Boston. has found It diff
licult to resume playing. Manager
Chntillon says he would have sent
Charley home. but the game fellow
thought he would be able to get hack
III the game every day and continued
with the team. Jack Warner is work.
Ing under difficulties, rs his hin was
Injured in st. Louis. and the veteran
can hardly get around. He Is doing
the best he can. hut as he Is "a moor
runner when in good shape II can
easily be seen that he Is not much.
use when on the bases. This throws
most of the work on Hcydon and so
FAR Mac" has stood up we'll.
Move about and make the PLAYERS
do the same thing. says silk o.
Loughlln. Put action into your work
and the players will follow suit.
There is nothing more tircsomc than
"A dragey game of ball, ana the UNI.
pirc can make II draggy il he is so
disposed. make the players hustle
and have never yet seen play.
or who did not want to get through
a game as quickly as possible. I'm
pires sometimes make trouble for
themselves by allowing the game to
get out of their hands.
Harry Lumley and Hans Wayne
are still battling for the leadership
of the National League batsm-n. u
some quarters Wagner is spoken of
as the only real thing with the bat
The Flying Dutchman." according
tn the latest figures. is six percentage
points behind Lumley, who has .39-
per cent.
Otis Clymer, the ex-Pirato. now with
Washington, leads the American
League with .i42. He has taken par,
In twelve games
If McGraw is trying TO show New
york FANS the difference between az.
grcssivc baseball and the mandy.
pamby kind he certainly has succeed
ed, writes Sid Mercer He never
leaves the bench during n game. He
uucsirt get la truunc with the uii.
pircs because he doesn't associate
with them. And without him the mis-.
directed kicks of the other PLAYERS
accomplish but little. Better TO ha, ~
fighting manager, who ovcrstcps
the line once in Il while than a re-
firing person. II takes pepper to
season II winner. ami the Giants an.
pear to be sadly lacking in that re.
spect. Brcsnahan contributes much
life when he is in the game. Any
how, let's bc charitable and lay IL to
the heat. Everybody pull for u
change.
IIughic lIearnc. the Baltimore
catcher is wearing shin guards. They
are not so bulky as those made IA.
nous by Bresnahan, and are worn IL.
side the stockings.
Matty Mcintyre will be back into
the harness in the outficld for the
Tigers pretty soon and Cobb has or
cned his training quarters. This bit
really belongs under Fight News
Boiled Down"
The Boston Americans have secured
young third bascmnn from one Of
the western minor league clubs but
will not give out his name at present
Manager McAicer ran for Pickering
in game at St Louis the other day,
and this marks the first active play.
ing of the once great Outficldcr since
the American League invaded St
Louis.
"Home Run" Freeman, formerly
with the Boston club. is living up to
his name as slugger in the American
Association. He already has the long
hit belt in that league tied arcuDi his
waist
IIughey Jennings was criticised in
Cleveland for alleged rawdylsm and
came lack with the following: "Cleve-
land has seen so little aggressive
baseball that when they do see It
they don't recognize it; they call 1t
rowdyism."
Charity of fans is misconstrucd. .
says an exchange. Too true. We
have seen great ball player. after