Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-08-29

Draw Il line through the story that
George Davis Is to take Clarke Grit
fith's place as manager of the Yam
KEGS. There's nothing 10 it, Comis-
key would trade Davis, ehowcvcr, in
iiffy for Elbcrrield, MS George has
made mp his mind to retire.
Jimmie Barrett is likely to he up
around the 300 class before the sea
son ends. lie is hitting em ont with
Il vengeance.
Chesbro seems good for another
season at least. "Griff' has not I'M
proved upon hm-not yet.
Wagner. Chance. Leach and Lobert
lead the National League in base run
ming. The Tenneyites rank sixth in
hitting. sixth in runs scored seventh
in stolen bases and firth in fielding.
Andy Coakley of the Reds holds the
batting record of the league and will
probably wind up the season with IL.
Coakley is now batting .019, and there
doesn't seem to be much chance that
any one will overhaul him.
Charley Wagner, who seems to be
n relation of Honus in everything but
blood, continues his fast game for
Jim Mcclure as shortstop of the Pill
arims. In a game of the Detroit Sc
ries he made two home runs, the
same being the seasons record.
Davis. Crawford, Flick and Cobb
are the sluesers Of the American
League. Crawford leads in triples
and Davis in home runs. while these
two with Unelaul,. Cobb ana Lajoic,
are about tied in the number of two
base hits.
II is very probable that by next
season Bresnahan's head will no long
or he regarded as n joke. The hum
orons iingc about fast high inshoots
is fading rapidly. Dowcrman had n
7 close call Friday. and yesterday
young man was killed up on Long
Island by the same kind of ball.
Charlie Pittinger. the old Boston
pitcher, is sick man. and it is doubt
iul il he ever twirls another game of
hall in the National League. He has
been paid off in full by the Philadcl-
phia club and has retired to Carlisle.
where he has opened grocery and
restaurant
PiitslNrg has not won game from
, Pat Flaherty since his return to the
I big league. They say that Fred
L. 10.
for luck every time that Pat goes in.
to the box against his team now But
that charm even has failed to work.
AS Rill Kirk rhythmically remarks.
II is a cinch to manage q ball club
from the grandstand. but at the same
time we would like to have somebody
make clear to us just why when he
has been trying to strengthen third
base all season. Griffith keeps Con
roy very good thirdsackcr, in the
oufeld.
There are n number of fine omen
ings for good third bascmen in the
National League just now. The Cubs
and the Giants are the only teams
with highclass third.sackcrs, though
St Louis critics believe that In an
other season Bobby Byrnc will he nc
ceptcd as champion OF the last cush-
ion.
Though We have nothing against
him personally. we can't help hoping
that Jack Thoney will fail to make
good when he comes lack into fast
! company next season. We don't want
to add another name to the long list
of those players whom Griff should
not have released.
The Detroit scorers are accusing
their St Louis brothers of Judging on
them in the matter of base hits for
Niles, who is the rival of Cobb and
Crawford for batting honors. From
what we have heard of Detroit, that
old saying about the chap who has