The Washington herald., 1907-06-19
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King Larry was forced TO go hltless.
The attendance OF ladies was unusually
large
After Hughes got under way he showed
fine form.
Falkenberg OF Smith will probably pitch
this afternoon.
The two speediest center fielders in the
business were in the game.
Hughes issued five passes, but struck
out an equal number Of his opponents
Bethany and Ninth are having a hard
struggle FOR first place in the Sunday
School League.
The Strengthening of the Trinity team
has added 10 the interest In the race for
first place in the Marquette League.
Lajoie is certainly prepared for acct
dents, for he Is carrying larger squad Of
players than any other club in the league.
In the third. with ore down and two on
bases, Hughes passed L3jcie and then
proceeded to fan the next two. Great
strategy,
A dispatch from Weiser, Idaho. says
that Marks, a pitcher for local team,
has been on the rubber for hfty-seven
innings and no opposing team has yet
made a hit.
Heydon was hit on the knee by a foul
from Bradley's bat in the fourth At first
IL was thought that he was badly injured
but little rubbing by DR.. Edinger and a
dash of ice water and it was all over but
the limp.
An effort is being made by certain
critics to beiittle the work of Delehanty
by saying that he is not Cross equal as
a fielder Just take a look at some OF the
chances that Delehanty goes after and
then take your choice.
Lave Cross has completed arrangements
to join the New Orleans club of the South
ern League. It Is thought that Cross will
remain at New Orleans only a year or so,
and will then purchase an interest in
some club and act as manager.
Charley Chech. the Toledo pitcher, for
merly Of Cincinnati, established a new
pitching record for the American Asso-
citation. as well as establishing the pres
ent seasons record in Glass A and the
big leagues. Chech did this by striking
out fourteen men in a game with Mil
waukee, at Toledo.
Heydon got two hits and was robbed Of
another by a dark alley piece of work on
the part Of Flick. The catcher smashed
one TO within a few yards Of the right
center fence, but Flick made a great
catch. and it was back TO the bench for
AIr Heydon. Our back-stop got sweet
revenge in the ninth.
The Nationals pulled off three circus
,l,,-s ~ s,,r.eee3,- IN 49,, fo,,r-L IIfcty
man made a one-handed stab Of a wild
throw by Altizer Perrine went out into
right center and robbed Bemis Of a Texas
Lacquer by an oyer-the-shOuider catch.
and Anderson crossed the foul line and
bagged' a high foul from Flick's stick.
Loud cheers.
BY the graces of a peculiar schedule,
Toledo is just now playing a series Of
thirty-fve straight games at home. That's
a remarkable run Of home games for one
club to have and viii give Toledo a
chance to get a good midsummer place
in the American Association race and
obtain footing for the strenuous days
Of August, when the real battle begins.
The arrest of a man in st. Louis for
stealing a baseball reveals the rather
startling fact that each of the major
/ leagues lose on an average 5000 a year
through the theft Of balls by spectators.
| These balls cost about S1.l0 each whole
sale Three hundred Of them were
stolen last year at the Polo Grounds.
That's a pretty good figure when taken
in the aggregate. Fans seem TO think Il
no harm to steal a ball, and many of
them should be excused, as they seek
them for souvenirs every time one is hit
into the crowd. and never figure on the
cost. In So. Louis the practice of steal
iEg balls has become so common that a
rule has been established giving each
/ spectator who gets ball and returns il
a pass for the next day.