The Washington herald., 1907-08-11
BASEBALL NOTES AND GOSSIP

The Phnlies took three out Of fve from
the Cubs.
The sox dropped four out of five games
TO Boston.
Cincinnati has turned Pitcher Charles
Hall over 10 Columbus.
Jack Sheridan took a day off and viewed
the show from the stand.
Dubuque had won twelve and lost sew
enty-One up 10 this week.
Walter johnson will probably pitch the
opening game at St Louis.
Cubs hold first place safely. but look at
that American League race,
Dick Padden is out of the game for the
season owing TO a bad ankle.
Altizer's smash in the sixth bounded -
high that Clymer scored from third before
Joss got the ball
Wagner not only leads the National
League in batting. but he has made most
extra bases as well.
Playing at home appears TO mean little
to the Pittsburg Pirates. They are far
stronger on the road.
Doc" Scanlon, the Brooklyn pitcher,
developed a high fever in Cincinnati and
was sent to his home In Syracuse.
The series between Pittsburg and Brook
lyn for the season now stands ten games
10 five in favor OF the Buccaneers.
It's settled that either Toronto or Buff
falo will and the Eastern League pen
nant They are running neck and neck.
While Garry Hermann was about il he
should have arranged a sprint for the
heavy-weights for his Cincinnati field day.
The Bostons played but to l. .42S in their
first game in Cincinnati. No wonder Ban
croft wants nothing but double-headeTs IN
that town.
Pitcher Criss. Of ST. Paul, Is one Of the
latest tipped by Dan Brouthers. the New
York Giants scout, as being ready for
fast company.
The fact that Billy Keeler is back
in the game again for the New York
Americans is some compensation for
Clark Griffith
The Cubs certainly have it on the
Giants. OF the fourteen games played
with the champions this year McGraw' 5
men have won only four.
Center Fielder Goes. Of the Oklahoma
City team. of the Western Association.
deliberately struck Umpire Guthrie in the
face In Topeka last Friday.
In numbers the Nationals look more like
a football squad than a baseball team.
Cant!llon expects to have twenty-five
players when he reaches Chicago.
Pitcher Bill" Donovan says the only
time he would resort to the spit ball
would be when he had nothing else
with which TO fool the batsman.
II any twirler in the big leagues is
pitching better ball at present than Ed
Reulbach. OF Chicago, he must be doing
1t on the quiet-Pittsburg Sun.
A report from Indianapolis has it that
the Cleveland team is trying to purchase
Manager Charley Carr to play first base
In place Of George Stovall, now suspended
Tie Milwaukee aldermen have organ
ized a team which they intend to bring
East and play for charity. 1t is reported
that they are anxious to play a game
here.
President Hermann, Of the Cincinnati
club, has rendered the use of his grounds
for a benefit game for Bug" Holiday.
the veteran outfielder, who is i'll at his
home in Cincinnati.
Just ten years ago Hugh Jennings was
a member Of the scrappy Baltimore team,
working with might and main TO land
the pennant, which finally fell to Boston
after a great battle.
George Tebeau was in Washington yes
terday to get Cantillon's waiver on Hall
man, Of Pittsburg. Everything was ar
ranged satisfactorily Tebeau will do
Cantillon a good turn later on.
The Athletics will be the .rst team 20
open in Detroit after Jennings bunch get
home again. Perhaps they will not re-
ceive a royal reception. and perhaps
Connie will not be there to enjoy it.
II seems incredible that a team after
winning eighteen out of twenty games
would turn around and drop eleven out of
the following fourteen. That is the past
record Of Newark of the Eastern League.
The Chicago Cubs now have twenty
two shut-Outs TO their credit, leading both
leagues IN this respect Reulbach has
registered his fourth, Brown has six.
overall five, LundgTen four, Frazer two,
and Pfeister one.
Frank Smith may come pretty. close to
leading the American League pitchers
this year He has put over another win
ner for the Sox, which makes nineteen
victories in twenty-four games pitched by
the Chicago twirler.
Charley Hickman is proving a good
pinch hitter for Chicago. He went in yes
terdsy in place Of his partner, Doc White
and clouted out a safety. 1t was the third
time that Cheerful has got hit for the
Sox in the ninth inning
Catcher Byers. of the Baltimores. con-
tnues to hammer the ball. and leads the
Eastern League batters with a mark of
-S61 OF those who play regularly Thoney
still shows in front, with an average OF
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Dan DAILY, who has been the chief main
stay of the Burlington team in the Iowa
League. has been sold to the Cincinnati
National League club, and will report TO
Manager Hanlon at the close of the Iowa
season.
There seems to be no end to the mis-
fortune of the Cleveland team. While
practieing at Philadelphia Harry Bemis
was struck By batted ball When he
arrived here yesterday he was taken to
a hospital. The exact nature Of his in