The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-06-13
SPORTING ITEMS
BASEBALL.

BASEBALL.
Charley Carr of indianapolis has just
done consecutive hitting stunt that is
not likely to he broken for Il time He
has hit safely in fourteen straight games.
In the fourteen games he has made
twcnty-nino hits. moro than two hits Il
game. His batting average for the four
teen games is 81. In three conSccu-
tive games he made eleven hits for an
average of .952. He got eight hits in
two consecutive games. Josh Clarke of
Toledo hatted safely in fourteen conSacu-
tive games ana fell down in the fifteenth
game. Danny Green has made fourteen
hits in seven games, Tip O'Ncil twelve
hits in four games, and Jerry Freeman
thirteen hits i'll six games. The record
for the season for consecutive hitting is
still held 10y Danny Green with eighteen
straight games to his credit.
The following from the Portland Telc-
gram telling about the sleepy BAH played
in the Coast league is the answer to the
query rs to why Seattle prefers the
northwest brand Of hall, Snappy, acgrcs-
sive and fast. to the kind the Coast
league furnished here:
Tile p.avers have played to series
at homo now. and the fans Lave sized
Lem up pretty thoroughly. 'Tho verdict
after scrutiny is that the managers, cap
tuus. umprcs and the whole executive
Arrangement of the Coast league is al
lowing n very ragged article ta he foisted
upon the fans as Glass A ball The
general management Of the games is
poor, Seattle Times.
Since Knahe has displaced Gleason at
second base, the phIlicS have won seven
out of eight games played. This young
ster appears to have braced up the Phil
lies wonderfully, he putting a lot of giu-
ger and confidence into Murray's men.
which they never possessed before Any
how. knabe has been playing great ball
He has ticlded superbly, while his bat
ting has been far better and more timely
than Gleason 's.-Philadelphia Telegraph.
President Carson of the Central league
has fined Manager Mexican of Dayton
$50 for striking Umpire Dan Daub after
the Memorial day game at Dayton. He
also ordered Evansville to cease playing
Pitcher Staley, the latter having jumped
the Roanoke, Va, team. Pitcher Holy
cross of Danville, ILL.,, and Pitcher John
son of Cairo. ILL.,, will report to Manager
Grant CT South Bend.
The following changes in the Three
/" league arr announced; ReIeaScd-By
Bloomington. First Hascman futile; by
Clinton, Outticldcr schultz: by Peoria,
Pitcher kcupper: by Rock Island. Pitch
iugton, Ebright second base; by nu-
huquc, Pitcher Companion and Outficldcr
Erickson. by Clinton, Pitcher Weber;
rs Cedar Rapids, Shortstop Kruger.
Springfield, Mass. has broken into the
limclight with Il baseball manager Of
unique honesty. His team lost a game
recently 10y playing 50 wretchcdly the
manager said it was a shame to keep
the money Instead he handed out rain
.bngl.c ,ropI fpI, any In rnlOp every
one present although nine innings We're
played under Il CloudlesS sky.
Jake Weimer, the Cincinnati Red
pitcher will have to pay 500 for his
reinstatement in good standing with the
National league. The national commits
sion announced the penalty for his fail
ure to report last spring. The fine will
be paid so that Wcimer can pitch to-
days game if he is needed in the play
against ST. Louis.
The Washington club of the American
league is camping on the trail IF PreS-
dent Hermann of the Cincinnati Reds
for the purpose of relieving the clubs
salary list of the monthly stipend OF
Pitcher Ed. Mnahan. Joe Cantilon
thinks well of the blonde pitcher.
1t is probable that Elmer Pierce, the
former st. Paul and Columbus catcher,
will join the st. Paul team before long.
Elmer mas Deen at MaulSOn all spring
and has assisted in coaching the Badgers,
but he is now free to play ball again
and st. Paul wants him.
Eastwood, the catcher for Des Moines.
has been sent to the Oakland club u
the Pacific Coast league, where he will
play for the rest Of the season, as with
Shannon and Yeager there was no place
for him on the Iowa team.
William Seth. 20 years old, residing
at Swanville, Mimi, IS dead as the result
of being hit in the head by pitched
ball. Steth was playing on the Swan
Vile team in a match with Grey Eagle
yesterday.
Manager McCloskcy of the st. Louis
club announces that he has released
Harry Arndt to the Wilmington, Del,
club. the same organization Mike Grady
is playing with.
President Shively. of the Western
league. has decreod that when a player
is bounced from n game ny the umpire
he must hike from the grounds.
Manager Liebl of the ShebOygan Lake
Shore league ball team has signed
George Kroner of Kaukauna.