Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-07-28
GOSSIP FROM THE DIAMOND

says Manager Joe Kelley: "Thonev
is one of the fastest men i'm tho field
anu on the bases that have eyer
seen, and he has an arm of steel He
~ iar ana away the best player of
.he Eastern League today. II he can
Keep M Ills hitting In faster companv
as THINK he can, he will be great
star next season. pittsburg. the Attn
lctics ana several other clubs were
crazy 10 get him, but he goes to Bos.
Ton. We could have realized n very
large sum for Thoney, but preferred
To take players. ms we arc ont after
The championship of the Eastern
League, ana will trust TO the coin
coming in at the gate If we can keen
In the lead"
Just before yesterdays game Dele.
hanty went struttl'ng across the field
with that peculiar swagger of his
shoulders. back and chin ont and fists
clenched. They are all alike. those
i)eiehanty boys" unused Jennings fol-
lowing him. Big Ed the hest of
ihem MI. walked talked and acted like
me ones now playing, And it's pecu
mar, too. the younger boys all stand
at the plate just MS Ed did. Del WAS
.hc one man without weakness nj
oat. lie could hit anything that he
could reach. Detroit News.
McConnell's brilliant playing nj soc.
ond losc for Providence has attracted
'he attention of several major league
maghates. Manager Clarke of pitts.
bnrg, has asked Duffy To put n price
on me yonngster. and Taylor of the
bostoh Americans is also after him.
Nohroy IS still the wizard on the
misses ana mas made the great record
oi twehty-siN crime against catchcrs.
or the three Greater New York
cinbs the Dodgers hold the extra hit
ting honors. are practically tied win
me other two in team hitting and
show better fielding percentage than
the Giants.
A st. Louis scribe em.ts roar tbat
the reason Niles is so far ahead of
Stone is that the official scorer of
tho Browns can see hit for Niles !
where none occurred and can, SEQ
stones unless the slugger loses tho /
ball. And last season the scorer was
accused of giving Stone n hit whom
he struck out
a western fan suggests that exhibi. |
non games should be stopped. He at |
,rlputes the failure of the Yankees on
their western tours largely to This
cause, and says that hard-worKed nth. |
ietes should not he asked To take nm |
an extra job OH the days provided Inv |
the schedule committee for rcsts |
Sounds good
When a baseball team is winning !
inc star pitcher and the star battors
ana fielders are picked ont as the |
ones deserving OF all the credit. I.et |
team experience slight losInr
streak and the manager Is To blame
That Is the way the fans I'm Clovc. !
iand have always acted when thc
Maps won and lost 1t was so I'm the
days of Bill Armour.
Mike Donlin writes Joe Uumphrevs
Terry McGoverns manager ana Iii,
old Budwciscr pal rs follows. 81 OK.
pocte to IL busy in Chicago for nm.
othcr year at least Instead of clos. |
ing next month. as was rcnortcd in
New York. we are sending four com.
pahies of orr show on the road and
expect to play the original production
mere Tor another year at least Dur.
ing ms time baseball will he n side
line with me. | am still mlline for
the Giants"
MD Gleason. the veteran second
baseman OF the Philadelphia National
League team. was released Inv the
InllllcS To tho dorsey Ctfy rSoe,.