The Washington herald., 1907-08-04
Double-header tomorrow.


White Sox got back into first place.
The Chicago Cubs are 13O points ahead
of the Pittsburg Pirates.
The Cubs-Giants series now stands nine
to three in favor of the Cubs.
Jim Block. the new catcher from Cal
weston. is expected to report tomorrow
Toledo has sure enough coming major
Lacquer in Josh Clarke. brother TO Fred
He is "a splendid ball-tosser, aad all agree
on this point.
Harry Wolverton has been after a
Cleveland outnelder. A club stands a
good chance of getting a man from Cleve-
land these days.
Jake Stahl is out Of the game with a
lame knee. However. his South Chicago
team is making a creditable showing In
! the semi-professional league
Beach. the former Amherst College cap
tain, is playing such good game for
Baltimore that he is now attracting the
attention Of major league scouts.
AItizer made a neat one-hand stab and
quick throw o. Cobb's bounder in the
second A moment later Nil did the same
thing on a tap from Rossman's bat.
Jack Hannifn did not accompany the
New York Giants on their Western trip
With Doyle. Manager McGraw figures
that he has enough utility men for the
road.
Harry Pattee, the former Jersey City
second baseman, whose good work for
Harrisburg has attracted the attention OF
major league managers, has been sold 20
Cincinnati
Altoona had 81 assists in a I3-inning
game the other day. The pitcher-Glen-
don-had one put-Out. 4 assists and Far
rell, second base, had seven put-Outs and
nine assists.
For how many years more Is st. Louis
doomed 10 tail-end baseball?' walls "A St
ouis fan. Until they play big league
/ baseball in the big leagues might be q
fair answer.-Pittsburg Sun.
What McAleer. Of the Browns, wants
| more than anything else at present is a
| left-handed pitcher and he has his lines
out for scme Of the best youngsters OF
this kind In the country.
George NH was hit in the head by a
pitched bail in the second inning. Ice
water, which is a panacea for all Ills
on the ball field, was chased out and in
few minutes the player was able 70 get
back into the game.
Humpy Badel. the former Buffalo out.
fielder. who jumped to the jamestown
Tri-State League team early last season,
IS out OF the game for good. He IS re-
ported 70 be in the grip of consumption.
at his nome in Pittsburg.
Mordecai Browg is the leading National
League pitcher thus far this season, with
fourteen victories in eighteen games. Hi.
teammate Lundgren. is next with eleven
victories and four defeats. and Mathew
son is third, with thirteen victories and
five defeats
A fan in the left field pavilion presented
Jennings with a toy cornet The leader
was afraid to take a chance with the
horn on the coaching lines, so he stuck
to his little whistle. which he blew with
great Joy every time the Tigers scored,
which was not seldom.
Manager MeCloskey, of st. Louis. is
another manager who says that he never
used the squeeze play. The fact that you
have to get a man around to third with
only one out In order 10 work the squeeze
explains why the play is useless to the
Cardinals, says an exchange.
McGraw may bring Wyatt Lee, who
formerly played here, back into fast CON-
pany, being greatly pleased with his
work in Altoona. Although long in base
ball Lee is only twenty-eight years Old.
Deinpger is apother Altoona outfelder
whom the Giants manager fancies.
Joe Doyle. who has not been with New
York long enough to find Grand Central
Depot without Il guide leads the batting
list, and IS the only Giant over .9G9. The
fact that Doyle has played In only a few
games will restrain US from calling him a
batting phenOm for another week or so.
Great Scott. Billy!' exclaimed the ex-
cited bath attendant That chaps been
in the hot room for over an hour. and
the temperature is 120. Why, he'll roast
to DEATH" "Oh, don't worry" laughed
Billy. He can stand all the roasting
that's coming to him. He's a baseball;
umpire. Chicago News.
Nine mediocre ball players may put I'D
good game, but no team, however
strong, can hope for success unless the
members have a fighting spirit. A few
runs by the opponents In the first few
innings should not discourage a team. for
many a game is won by sticking TO II
and fighting to the last ditch.
For swatting out a home run in the
New Orleans series with Atlanta, Short
stop Castro, of the latter team was show
cred with s21.20 In change, one hat. and
two pairs OF shoes The count 1t viii be
remembered, received a pair of handsome
diamond cuff buttons from Memphis fans
early in the season. He is leading the
league in presents received,