The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-04-08
BASEBALL NOTES.

Efforts are being made to reorganize
the team at Easton. Md
Only three more days before the fans
can yell 70 their hearts content.
It has been practically decided that
Poolesville Md, viii not have ball team
in the field this spring.
Manager KitTedge. OF Montreal, he
lieves that Doc Newton is the best
pitcher in the Eastern League.
The Highlanders have decided to turn
Pitcher Castleton back 10 the minors. lie
Is not yet ripe for fast company
C. W. Boyer. of Hagerstown, has left
for the South. to take charge of the
South Atlantic League, Of which he IS
president.
Tom Brown. Of this city. viii remain at
Charlottesville until May ]. when he wiz
probably take up Job as an umpire in
enc Of the minor leagues.
Bresnahan, the Giants backstop, has in
vented a new shin guard TO be used By
catchers- As soon as Jack Warner heard
Of the invention he ordered pair.
Judging from his work in shutting the
St Louis Nationals out with six hits,
Jack Powell Of the Browns, is in condi-
ton early this spring II usually takes
hot weather TO bring the big fellow
around
Nike Doniins going into the actor bust
ness Presumably Mikes chief duties viii
be to open the back door Of the stage
drawing-room and announce: m lord
the carriage waitsr'-Cleyeland Plain
Dealer.
There is every indication that if the
weather is favorable on Thursday one Of
the largest crowds that ever attended an
opening game in Washington will be ar
National Park to welcome Joe Cantillon
and his new Nationals.
Fielder Jones. the White Sox's manager.
still insists that the coming season will
I be his last as ball player His wife IS
anxious TO have him quit the game, and
as practically ali OF his earnings on the
/ diamond have been invested in oil wells,
| he is well provided for.
/ 'aIugsy" McGraw announces that in the
/ future he will do away with exhibition
| games. and viii bring his team home di-
rectly from Los Angeles With New Or
/ leans. Birmingham. and Memphis closed
/ against him and his rowdy tactics il
would appear as though Jawn spoke lit
tie too late.
The lineup Of the champion Chicago
outfit will remain practically intact when
the team takes the field against ST. Louis
Thursday The batting order will be some
thing Ike this: Hahn. right field; lsbell
second base; Donohue, first base; PAT
Dougherty. left field; Tannehill or Davis
[ shortstop; Robe or Tannehiu. third base
Sullivan or Mcfarland. catcher; Aitrock
Walsh, or Owen, pitcher.
A new device to compel the batters Il
/ step into the ball is being used at West
ern High School Instead of marking the
/ batters box with chalk lines. Coaci
/ Springman has built a plank arrange
ment which makes it impossible for th'
hitter to draw away. At some of the col
Ieges a training table breaks the player
of the habit of drawing away from tbs
plate.
The New York Athletic Club has de
cided to put a bali team in the field Thu
season Herman. Of Harvard. and Fran
bach. of Columbia, will do the baekstop
ping. with a pitching staff composed o
Tilt. of Columbia; Tyler. Of Columbia
Seitz of Georgetown, and Ldllis, of New
York University. Other candidates ar
AmeH and Forsyth, former Princeton
players: Fisher. of Columbia; Randall, 0
Harvard, and Jerry Maloney.
Charles Comiskey tells of star playe
down in the Mexican City League VIII
has not made an error In five years. Hi
name is DR.. Andra Amiga. He is one o
the dandies Of the town, and drives I
the ball park in silk hat and Prince AL
bert A few minutes before play start
he is quickly out of one suit into hi
rough ball clothes on a time ALLOWANCE
OF three minutes, and then he is on
coaching the batters to put one out O
his reach.