The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-11
| NOTE AND COMMENT
OF THE BIG LEAGUES
Former Virginia League Stars
Who Are Now Playing
Elsewhere.
SHIFTING OF MANY PLAYERS.
Some Who Have Dropped Out,
and Others Breaking Into
Fast Company.

Harry Berte, who played short 70,
Richmond when JGie Wells nau 1; team
here, Is playing a greh. game at hts
old position for Jacksonville, In tho
Iowa state League.
Norman Elbcrfcd declares that the
| pitchers arc OVERRIDING the spitball,
and that batters Will soon have IL sys-
Item to beat tho moist delivery. I'VE
will be hitting the spitball all over tho
Hot BY the end of the year" declares
| Kid Elberfeld. 1--WE have worked out
II system to beat It, but as 1t has
not passed the experimental stage vet
/ ] wont say what lines we arc work
/ Ing on"
Jesse Tannehill has been doing cf-
fectivc work In the box for the Boston
Americans lately.
The reversal in Pitcher Mosers form
j Is somewhat of n disappointment to
4 the Trenton management. The cx-
/ Lynchburger was considered one of tho
Ibest men of the staff early in the sea-
i son, but he has contracted malaria,
and has lost eighteen pounds since the
season opened.
Hughe Jennings says that the only
/ way TO secure minor league talent
without paying outrageous prices Is to
4 buy an interest in minor league
/ club or two. He wants President
/ Yawkcy to purchase Baltimore for such
/ an investment. and thinks the fran
chise there could be secured at rea-
tsonable price.
cess at chasing foul balls in the
bleachers. Arrayed In long whlskers
/ and tin star, the elder "Rube strikes
terror to evildoers.
Chase has batted safely In 81 con-
secutive games. not having missed
from juno cath to July 26th This Is
, wonderful record, especially in view
OF the fact that the club played Is
! games In the West,
!, Roger Bresnahan still feels the ef-
feet Of the blow he received on the
: head at Cincinnati. He says he finds
great trouble in sleeping at night,
. and hot. broiling sun IS apt to make
I him dizzy. He got back into the game
earlier than the doctors advised
Detroit critics figure that the loss
y OF Jake Stahl has cost the Washing
ton team ten or more games this year.
] They also state that Tom Hughess
$ reinstatement last season by the club
management against Manager Stahl's
protest determined Stahl never again
7 Ito play With Washington.
Q According to n New York dispatch,
I deal is on between the New York
9 and ST. Louis American clubs for
3 trade of Elberfeld for Glade and Hemp
> hill
or the four leading tbatters. Wagner.
g OF the National League, has not missed
: getting a hit In more than two games
7 in succession: steinfcldt three, Magee
y two, and Lumley two. II Is this con-
}, sistent hitting that keeps them UP al
. the top.
t. Malachi Kittredge has been given
!. his release at his renuestby the Mon
= treat club.
I Up 10 July cath Eddie Hahn, OF the
!, White sox, had only made one error
this season, while Fielder Jones had
- made two.
y Lajoie could not make anything
larger than n single in 20 games, from
. June I'd to the LIST Of July.
!. The Cincinnati policeman who as
!, saulted A1cGraw has been discharged
= from the Cincinnati force. It was ad :
:. mitted that McGraw used some of HIS
: usual hard language and that the ofii :
i, Ger labored under great provocation.
=, but President Hermann said he had
=. =, no right to go to the extreme he did.
~ Cleveland played to more than $4,000
people in four days in Boston--a grea
~, record,
= Lave Cross, who recently Joined the
1T New Orleans team. is leading the
n league in hitting lie Is said to be
" slated for a managerial position in
$ the league next year. Cross average
-, to July 18th was 1871.
- Pitcher Brockett, transferred by New
i York to Montreal, is being played In
a. !. the outheld for his hitting and sprint
I. ing ability He says he Is done with
~ pitching.
= Chief thinner umplred his last game
no at Atlanta July 18th. His resignation
- which was announced, took place, thai
10 day. ending his baseball career afte.
~ twenty-seven years OF active service
an III the game as player. manager ant
py umpire.
= The Minneapolis Club has three
&c Freemans on its.pay roll. John (Buck)
re outheder, late of the Boston Ameri-
yn cans: Jerry. Businessman hnt
-, George. the pitcher. The trio make {
re winning combination
III President Dreyfus, of the Pittsburt
he Club, has secured an option on the pur
IL chase of Jim Swift, the crack pitche1
tie Of the Wilkesbn,re team Of the New
a s York state League, and is now neso
tiating for him. Swift Is q Pole. HI
RS name is Michael Propertski, and n
,ly| never saw Il professional league gam
.e- before ,he oiio he pitched in and wol
ne when N'illtesbarre opened the prcsen
season. lie has so nrcn speed tina
i'd. he was cliris!ened Jim Swift by nj
For follow p ayers,
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