The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-08-26

"Connies Mack never saw Honus Wag-
neF in uniform.
Columbus and Milwaukee have traded
! outfelders-Jude for McChesney.
Treasury plays Aloysius at National
Park at AS o'clock this afternoon.
Athletics percentage is .59S2l, while the
White sox have $3.50. Detroit is two
whole points behind.
Pitcher Williams. of South Bend was
benehed at Dayton Tuesday, FOR rubbing
dirt in Umpire Arlie Latham's hair.
In private life, Ed Plank, Of the Ath-
letics, is a licensed guide on the battle
field at Gettysburg, Pa, where he was
born.
Not since Boston had real. live pen
nant team has Pittsburg been beaten
three times in a row in the city Of cul
ture and crooked streets.
on an average the Giants have won
only one game out OF every three played
with the Cubs The series for the year
stands L 10 6 in favor OF Chicago
Dallas (Tex) fans have formed a root
ers' club, with more than COO members.
and have raised 5000 with which 10
recompense the players of their club II
they land the pennant
Buck" Freemans total Of seventeen
home runs while with Minneapolis in the
American Association this year is not his
best record. He made twenty-six homers
while with Washington IN 1899.
WARRIOR. the Indian pitching acquisition
of Detroit from Wisconsin. has landed
twenty-four games cut of twenty-seven.
ana tied the other three. Whoop. What
a ecord with which 70 invade the majorsl
Ned Hanlon for president of the East
ern League. That IL the rumor that is
now going the rounds. II may be that
the manager Of the Cincinnati Reds is to
succeed Pat Powers but-well, there is
nothing authentic as yet.
The Buffalo team hasn't a single man
In the 800 batting class, but il is show
ing the other teams the front when il
comes 10 fielding. First Baseman Ne
COnneH has an average Of .9S4 for 81
games II errors made in 1,0c4 putouts.
To avoid being drafted this winter
Jesse Burkett, player-man9ger and own
er CT the Worcester club. will release
himself Internationally before the draft
ing season opens He says he is not
afraid that he Will sign with some other
team.
Nick Maddox, the Baltimorean, whose
work for Cumberland made him the star
tWirler OF the p. o. N. League last
season, pitched his second no-hit game
for Wheeling this season when he shut
out Terre Haute. Pittsburg will recall
him from Wheeling.
Among his many other great features
as a ball player. Ty Cobb. of the Tigers.
~ hell NJ Hs Ia IA.
for taking part in double plays. He has
made twenty-seven assists and figured IN
twelve double plays. a record that has
every outlelder in the league tied to a
post
Walter Johnson. the new Washington
pitcher, must be a lightning change ar
fist. First we heard he was a ringer
for Waddell. Later il was decided that
you could not tell him from Cy Young.
and now Jack Warner says that he looks
and pitches enough like MathewsOn to be
his fredericksburg Sun.
Members Of the Lancaster team OF the
Tri-State baseball league were fined
S2l5 in Trenton police court on the
charge Of attempting 10 play ball a few
Sundays ago. The complaint was made
by the preachers Of the city. Col Lewis
Perrine, owner Of the Trenton team, has
since abandoned the effort to promote
Sunday games.
At Memphis double force Of police
was called TO protect Umpire Eldridge,
the University of Michigan student who
was appointed to officiate in the Southern
League games. Atlanta and Memphis.
which are battling for the leadership, pro-
tested against many decisions, and play
at the plate caused the spectators TO pile !
out Of the stands and attack the umpire /
Atlanta players tried TO assault Eldridge |
after the game, and several arrests were /
made. II is announced. however, no prose- /
cutiOns Will be made
Manager Ashenback. Of the ST. Paul
team, and Dick Padden. who played sec |
0nd for the club till his ankle was /
spTained, two months ago. are trying 20 l
buy the Dayton franchise Of the Central /
League. Padden viii play no more ball /
this year but will do everything pos |
sible 10 strengthen his weak ankle with |
the intention Of playing next season. He /
and Ashenback have made the Dayton 1
owners a proposition, and, while il has 4
so far not been satisfactory, as far as the /
money consideration IS coucerped, il is /
not improbable that they will own the 4
team next year. If they do Padden viii ]
play second and manage the team, while /
will look after the finances.
No more Columbus players will be sold |
this season. If any 60. il will be by 1
draft. and. as only one man can De /
taken in that manner the club will not 1
be in bad shape next season. It Is /
practically certain that drafts will he put 4
in for more than one player. Then II 4
viii be a case OF drawing by lots
TO see who the man will be. In dis /
cussing the sale OF Rudy Hulswitt |
and George Up TO Cincinnati President /
Bryce said the other day: I'VE were
practically certain to lose one Of the
men If we stood pat on the draft As
the draft price is not commensurate with \
their value, we thought it best 10 dis
pose Of both before the drafting season"
During the last week the Reds lost
the services Of Andy Oyler for a time,
as the little shOrtstOp was forced TO
take a flying trip East TO visit very
sick mother. This necessitated a switch,
and Perrine was brought in from the
lutfield, 10 being the intention 10 send
George Graham to left and put Buelow
behind the bat. On the day slated for
Jyler's departure, however, Sam Mertes
,ame back 20 town, and after an ex-
PLANTATION TO Manager Cantillon, went
back TO HIS old position in left Thus,
The club has really been stronger in the
hitting department since Wednesday than