The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-24
Big League Dope.

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Liefeld has pitched in six Of the 10
games in which the Buccaneers shut
out their opponents this aeson.
wild Bill" Donovan pitched anoth.
er winner for Detroit. He has lost
only one game this year out Of II
pitched.
In practice the Boston Nationals are
trying out a young outhelder who is
named Erickson. He formerly played
in Worcester.
Frank schultze carried OF the hon
ors in the Cubs swatfest in New York
by combing McGinnity's slants for
three two,baggers.
There is no danger Of Wagner los.
ing his title Of champion two-base
hitter this season. He added two moro
to his long string last week.
Reulbach expects opposing pitchers
will walk him the rest Of the season.
The home run he poked ont at Bos-
ton has given Edward a reputation.
Detroit climbed into third place in
the American league by beating the
Athletics Saturday and is only four
points behind Cleveland, the holder
of second position.
Abattachio has been swatting the
ball on the eastern trip and his bin
giles Invariably come in just at the
right time. He batted in the first run
of the game Saturday.
The Robinson brothers who own
the st. Louis Nationals, have been left
$4,000 each in the will OF an uncle.
They should use the money in getting
some ball players for their team.
Bud Sharpe, the Newark first base
man, who was hit on the head by a
pitched ball, has been pronounced
out Of danger. 1t will be several
weeks, however, before he will be able
to play again,
With little luck we may finish
ahead of Pittsburg this year, but
there is a rapidly growing impression
that the Giants are now about the
third best team in the league.-New
York Journal.
Lee Tannehill, Of the sox, is twenty
pounds under weight, but expects to
put it back now that he is through
with worrying about his injury and
hopes to be in shape for work before
many more weeks.
Clyde Waters, the Williams college
backstop who was turned over to the
Montreal team by the New York
Americans, is one Of the star catchers
in the Eastern league. He Is good
with the stick, too.
Quite as remarkable as the slump
of Toledo in the American association
is the rise Of the Milwaukee Brewers.
They have been playing great ball of
late and have climbed into a position
where they can make trouble for any
team.
Sam Mertes has jumped his con:
tract with the Minneapolis team. He
was one Of Cantillon's high priced
men. One reason alleged is that Mr..
Mertes wanted more money; another
is that he wanted to see his brother
who is sick in Washington.
Cincinnati is the only team in the
league that has not been shut out by
Pittsburg. The Pirates have blanked
Brooklyn four times, st. Louis three
times, Chicago and Boston twice each
and Philadelphia and New York once
each.
Flynn is batting some for Toronto,
and the Eeastern leagues heavy hit.
tiers will have to look out for their
lahrels in the stick work line. In one
recent game Flynn got two doubles
and two singles. Even the much.
touted Jack Thoney couldn't do that
well.
The story about Hanlon leaving
the Reds atthe end Of the season has
not been confirmed, bat some interest
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