Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-04-19
Sporting Summary.

discovered how the spitball may be
hit successfully. Joss says the batter
should watch the ball closely, and
hit the dry side.
Basing his opinion on Chesbro's
experience Griffith says that spitball
pitchers never have two successful
seasons in row. Watch big Ed.
Walsh this summer and see II Grin's
dope is good. Walsh was certainly
wonder last season.
Fielder Jones say this is his last
season in baseball. He says he has
large business interests outside base
ball that need his attention. Comis-
key, when he heard of it, said, IF
Jones can make more money outside
the game than l am paying him, 7
want to form a partnership with
him" Jones has a wonderful sue
cess in some oil investments.
Ban Johnson, the Little Father"
OF the league, is much exercised
over Boston's wrecked condition and
Cleveland's hard luck. He wants to
see the race this year the closest IL
the history of the game.
st. Louis is certainly a great base
ball town when It has anything that
looks like a winner. Eighteen thou
sand fans were out at last weeks
game between the Browns and the
Cardinals, and the next day, Sun
day, all records were broken when
the gates had to be stopped several
times to prevent $4,000 crazy men
from swarming over into the inheld.
Besides being badly up against II
this season on account of injuries to
fully half OF his regulars, Manager
Lajoie is playing in tough luck with
his twirlers. Joss is really the only
one of the lot who is now in really
good condition.
Out OF town New York fans who
run across the Yankees on the road
miss the famous dark blue of the
hilltop band. The Yankees have
gone back to the cadet gray as a roal
uniform.
McGraw won't make any predic-
tions, but says his team will be right
there till the end. He says; II have a
team that, barring accidents, is cap
able OF giving the baseball public of
this city the best article they'll find on
any diamond In the country. IL
there is a team anywhere can beat us
more than we can beat them am
from Missouri on the proposition.
My pitchers are in good shape In
every one OF them is flt."
Donovan says that from present
indications. l believe the Brooklyn
club will probably finish in the first
division | think ! am safe in say
Ing that we will finish among the
first. but | am not going to tell you
that | think we will win the pen
nant.
Murphy, OF the Chicago team, says |
the Giants must be beaten TO VIII
the pennant by any club. The Chi
cago team, he says. has been great.
ly strengthened since last season and
give promise of making big league
scores.
Micheal Donlln writes that he IS
out for keeps, that the doctor says
his foot won't stand the strain. ana
he has a tlatterlng offer TO break in
TO the manager business with the
knights for a Day" company az the
new whitney theater
The Cardinals OF St Louis hope for
a first division place. Robinson says
his pitching stan is among the very
best In the country. aud his oatchers
are all right, and that he is more
than satisfied with his outhelders.
Ills lndeld Is satisfactory.
II size had anything 20 do with
hitting, Joe Nelson, the first base
man OF the Pirates, would lead tho
league with an average OF about 54S.
him with Keller. Nelson
220 when ne reported fos I
practice.
Some of these minor leaguers who (
we're grabbed by the old leagues this
winter aud have written home telling
how they showed up the rest OF the 4
eam, Will have a lot of explaining i
20 do when they drop on on the plat
orm az Eau Claire Wis. or Koko-
mo, Ind. with grip and release
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