The Washington herald., 1907-05-26
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.

Inc ram stopped the Nauonals losing
| streak.
Tom Hughes allowed Cleveland only one
run in seventeen innings.
Since entering the National League,
Christy Mathewson has won 155 and lost
So games.
The sun field at Cleveland is considered
by Bob Ganley the worst in the American
! League.
Despite a rather late start. the Depart
mental League has all Of the indications
Of being a go.
Hickman. Kitson, and Warner, now with
the Nationals, were former favorites with
the Detroit fans.
Despite a few objections TO his decisions,
Umpire Stafford has made good in the
American League.
The Central High School studentfaculty
game will be played at Van Ness Park
Wednesday afternoon.
Jimmy Hart, the former Minneapolis
outfielder. is manager Of the Sioux club,
of the Western League.
II has lately leaked out that "Sox"
Seybold, the Philadelphia right fielder,
was married last winter
Duke" Farrell. retired star of the
diamond, witnesses nearly all of the ma
jor league games I'm Boston.
Al Selbach. the old Washington player,
Is putting up a fast game for Harris
burg in the Tri-State League.
One Of the surprising features Of the
Virginia State League is that all Of the
umpires are giving satisfaction.
McGraw has sold out his interest In the
billiard parlOr I'm New York and is de-
voting himself entirely TO the Giants.
McLane. who made a great name for
himself when he was with Fordham Col
lese two years ago, is playing center field
for Wilmington.
Jim Morgan. formerly of Georgetown,
and Hunter Hill, the eX-Natlonal, are
alternating az third base for Montreal
in the Eastern League
There were a few hundred disappointed
fans in Washington when the rain broke
up all the amateur league games and
the George George Washington con
test.
Coakley the Cincinnati pitcher, has
tired of the diamond and is preparing TO
take his State examinations at Philadel-
phia during the visit Of the Reds to
Quakertown.
The New Hampshire State League has
been successfully launched. This place
will be a favorite retreat for college play
ers who want to perform under assumed
names next summer.
After getting a poor start at Toledo.
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improvement. and is now putting Up a fast
game. Not only has his fielding improved,
but he has also taken a decided boost in
hitting.
Howard Smith will probably be re-
elected captain OF the Georgetown team.
The little third baseman has made an
exceptionally good leader during the last
two seasons. and he has earned the
honors for the third time.
Jake Beckley IS one Of fhe few major
league ball players who seldom has an
off season. In the winter the veteran
player acts as an assistant starter at the
California and Eew Orleans tracks, and in
the summer he plays baseball.
Tom Brown. who has had experience as
a player a captain, a coach. and an UNI
team play so much real inside baseball as
was shown by the Western High team
during the season which closed with the
victory over Tech Thursday
Manager McCIoskcy. of the St. Louis
Cardinals, says that he received $4,000
from the sale Of players last year There
must be some easy marks in the National
League If they ever paid any real money
for some Of the dead ones on the St.
Louis team when McCloskey took charge.
According TO a report from the West
Cleveland has signed DeshOn, the Cornell
University pitcher. Deshon has several
more college games to pitch. and If he de
cides 10 play professional ball, no official
announcement can be expected until the
latter part of next month.
Speed alone doesn't count, while
strength alone isn't OF much value" says
Fielder Jones. of the White SoX You've
got 10 use your head The team with
the noodle is the one that invariably wins
in the long run. The theme Of baseball
is much like that Of prize-fighting Speed
and strength must be mixed thoroughly
with brains"
Connie" Mack has Joke" team this
'SoN'llf says tiic ~. LOUIS lIutSs ANG 10
think that a couple OF summers ago he
had Pickering and Hoffman and last
spring Mack made McAleer a present OF
Niles. Right now, Davis and Hartsel
alone excepted Pickering, Hoffman. and
Niles are better than any other warriors
Mack is employing.
A New York writer says Of Umpire Rig
ler's debut in New York: "One Of the
features Of the game was the work OF
Umpire Rigler. 1t was his first appear
ance In New York. and he broke a record.
He went through the entire game without
a kick being registered on a ball or a
strike. II was the prettIest piece of UNI
piring seen on the Polo Grounds. | don't
believe he missed one"
VIRGINIA LEAGUE.