The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-09-09
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Double-header to-day.

Double-header to-day.
Brooklyn is secure at the top OF the
second division.
McGuire's team scarcely hopes TO beat
out the Highlanders
CHESHIRE will probably twirl one Of the
games this afternoon.
Odds are being offered that the Ath-
letics win the pennsnt.
Norfolk looks an easy winner in the
Virginia State League
The games viii probably be started
at o'clock after to-day.
Detroit is showing more gameness than
the team was credited with having.
Gin Blankenship viii officiate this after
noon. The fans viii welcome his return.
BY losing one yesterday, the Maps are
no longer serious cOntenders for the
flag
The Athletics have lost less home games
han any major league club. even less
than the Chicago Nationals.
Fielder Jones retired Detroit in the third
on Tuesday, taking fly balls from the
three C,s, Coughlin, Crawford. and Cobb
Hughes will pitch in the opener, and
the fans will be given a look at one
OF the latest recruits In the second game.
The Highlanders have been going good
Of late, and should prove a good drawing
card.
Since the pennant is cinched. the Cubs
are letting down in their play. They
are winning about half Of their games Of
late.
Brooklyn has lost twenty-three games
by one run. They have lost six games oy
a score Of to 1 and six games by the
score Of / to O.
Pittsburg has shut out every club on its
own grounds except Ne-y York, and the
Cubs have shut out every club in Chi
cage save Brooklyn.
Ty Cobb, of the Tigers, has the rest Of
the outfelders mayed to the, mast with
twenty-seven assists. besides figuring in
twelve double plays.
The Brooklyn club has refused to per
NIT the Chicago Cubs or Giants 10 play
Sunday games with the Far Rockaway
team at Far Rockaway
Umpire tombstone will be the National
League umpire in the series between the
two Boston clubs, provided he is not Sc
lected in the worlds series.
Manager George Heckert is. planning
to take the Harrisburg team of the Tri-
State League on a trip through Cuba at
the close Of the league season
Heinie Zimmerman. the second base
man purchased by the Chicago Cubs
from Wilkesbarre, is with the cham
pions. He is a big fellow and handles
himself nicely
Detroit is so sure Of the pennant that
Secretary Navin is worrying already
about seats for the post series. Don't
count your chickens before they are
Matched, Frank.
President Dewey. Of the Boston Ma
tionals, has bought Strike Out Bush
ey, OF the Worcester (New England
League) club. This is Doveys fourth
purchase there.
It is a treat to have a man like Silk
O'Loughlin here to umpire after the nu-
merous incompetents that have been hold
ing forth on the local diamonds this sea-
son.-Philadelphia Record.
Manager McCloskey, Of the St. Louis
Cardinals, has six southpaW pitchers for
the 1908 season. They are Karger, Lush.
VOTERS. Grandy, of Erie. Pa; Sales. of
Williamsport, and Murphy. of Johnstown.
Pa. McCloskey has also bought the re-
lease of Billy Gilbert, the Giants old sec
ond baseman, from Trenton.
Among the men whom Manager Con
ME- Mack, Of the Athletics, drafted
from the minor leagues is Peter VII
son, Of the Hartford Connecticut League)
team. Wilson is recognized as the best
left-handed pitcher in this league, and
Manager Clarkin, of the team, says him.
self that if ne had another. pitcher Ike
Wilson he would have won the league
pennant with ease.