The Washington herald., 1907-06-09

contemplating taking another year at
| Brown University, with the hope Of Sc
curing an A ~. and at the same time
quitting baseball.
! The New York assembly has passed
Senator Thompson's bill, which will per-
NIT amateur baseball games on Sunday
afternoon. from TO 6, in New York City.
Speaker Wadsworth himself cast the vote
which passed the bill II goes now to
Mayor Mcclellan.
Umpire Billy Sullivan. Of Rochester,
Y. Y. formerly Of the New England
League, was followed by a hooting crowd
off the field at Louisville Sunday. He
put Cooley off the field. and this came on
top Of the removal of Peitz and Kenna,
both Of whom have been suspended.
Piggy" Ward. who once drew salary
from the Washington club, and was
known as one Of the worst pests that
umpires ever encountered. Las returned
East from the Pacific Coast He is suffer
ing nervous prosiration brought on by his
experience as an umpire. Retribution.
The Houston team IS at the foot Of the
column I'm the Texas League The Post
Of that city says: The Washington ball
team has not been so fortunate IS ours
IL rained down here for three days, and
We haven't lost a game during a single
ClOudbuTst" " The Post is evidently not
informed of the weather conditions here.
President Ebbets. Of Brooklyn, in Gin
cinnau again asked Pitcher Scanlon 10
tell him who the man was that had Of
fored him an increase Of $1,000 I'm salary
II he succeeded IN getting away from
Brooklyn. For the name Of the man
and substantation of the story I will give
81 ,400 and this offer stands permanently
said Ebbets
Embarrassed financially. the York pa
Athletic Association has decided 20 hold
several "Dollar-day' games for the bere-
III Of Yorks Tri-State team. Two OF these
games viii be held on Friday and
Saturday June IA and Is. Tickets Of ad-
mission viii be sold at 81 each. and Il has
been decided as an especial attraction 70
clerks to begin the Friday game at
p. m.
A glance at the Eastern League batting
percentages shows that Joe Kelley leads
with $40 and Thoney Of his team second
with .55l. Carigan hit for 36 In ten
games, Lodenschlager. 1886. Jones. OF
Newark. .332: Gettman. 353. Tearue. 6f
Baltimore. .325: Murray. Of Buffalo. .3ll;
Mcconnell, 80; Mcconnell. Of Providence.
80, Lord. Of Providence. .gj7, Chad
bourne go; Zacher. .ls9; Kittredge, .15s;
Jim Cannon. 81. Joe Bean, .21i, Walter
Woods. &c; Hayden last season with
Boston Americans .2f5.
Springfield, Mass. has broken into the
limelight with a baseball manager OIL
unique honesty. His team lost q game
recently by playing so wretchedly the
said II was a shame % keep the
money. Instead. be handed out rain
checks good for any later game 20 every
one present although nine innings were
played under "a Cloudlass sky.
What Manager Cauullon said the other
day I'm Washington viii come very
close 20 hitting the nail on the head here
4 certainly think the fans make a mis- I
take to shout TO take a pitcher out Just /
7s soon as he issues d couple OF passes Cr /
is touched up for a few-hits a lot of .
senseless yelling az a pitcher does more .
harm than good II is a question II the .
Yelling Ie not done by a lat of people who F..
have little real knowledge Of baseball /
Boston Herald.