The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-06-30

Inc man Win tne Dell VIII De lneIe
when the team comes back, whatever
happens In the meantime.
Washington rather likes Barney Drey-
fuss. He has sent some easy money this
way in Ganley and Clymer.
A big crowd saw the Cubs lose the third
straight. First time this season they
have been ''stung" so badly.
Rain broke up all Of the local games.
and the Nationals were idle at New York
because J. Pluvius butted in.
Tim Jordan is out of the game at
Brooklyn with an injury. Hummel is COW
eriug first base in his absence.
Pitcher Jack suthoff, of Toledo, is the
only player in the American Association
who has failed TO make hit this year.
Arthur Devlin, the Washington lad,
leads the National League in sacrifice
hitting. He is nearing the twenty mark.
Young Nichols. the country boy whom
Connie Mack picked up in this neighbor-
hood, Is filling Murphy's shoes admirably.
Buck Freeman expects TO be back on
earth next season. He is fairly setting
the Northwest on fire with his long
drives.
The Eastern League is having grand
race. with the leaders not more than half
a dozen games ahead Of the seventh-place
holders.
Nil has not fully ripened into a fast
company man, but the little fellow has
fitted into more than one emergency
right handily.
There are some pessimists who DO not
l.. h.
tionals in first place within three years.
Watch and see.
Members of the Cincinnati team think
Manager Clarke made a mistake when
he let otis Clymer go and held on to
Goat" Anderson.
Perrine gets a good many compliments
on the road for his fast covering Of sec
Ond He is an aggressive youngster,
bound to make good.
Since 1901 the Athletics have won 81
games with Washington and lost IS. Add
ing this years games brings the victories
TO 90 and defeats TO 40.
Outnelder Jack Kelly. who was tried out
by the Cardinals. has been returned to
Baltimore as not being good enough for
even the 81. Louis team.
Contrast the Nationals of to-day with
the Senators OF other days and you will
see that Canullon already has the nucleus
OF a winning aggregation.
AS was expected, the New York senate
failed TO pass the bill that would permit
baseball on Sunday in Greater New York.
The vote was p TO l6 against the meas
ure
Arson, PETER, and Williamson IN their
palmiest days never Outclassed the liz
felders Of to-day. The game is better
played now than ever before In its his
tory
Elmer Flick leads the American League
in home runs and three-base hits. his
straight batting average being about .335.
He also leads in stolen bases and runs
scored.
i is a funny thing that while the ST.
Louis Americans have three 300 hitters.
not one OF them is either Stone or Hemp
hin, who were rated as the best batters in
the club
Bresnahan was one Of Earl Wagners
pitchers in Washington only a few years
ago He was a boy then and gave little
promise of developing into the Giant he
is to-day
Crawford. of the Tigers, is one of the
most gentlemanly ball players IN the
business. Jennings sets great store by
him. as he has saved more than one game
in a pinch.
Comiskey Is quoted as saying that he
does not fear the Cleveland team so much
as he does the Athletics. He expects 70
find Connie Mack right close 20 his heels
before a great time.
Doolin and Grant played together on the
Jersey City team in the same positions
as they occupy on the Phillies. and Doolin
claims none have anything on Grant when
he gets started as hitter.
Umpire Owens. Of the Eastern League
staff, was hit in the groin by a pitched
ball at Buffalo Tuesday, and was re-
moved TO a hospital, where It was found
that he was badly injured.
The pennant-raising slated 70 come off
IN Chicago on July by the Cubs, is the
first event Of its kind IN that city for
twenty years though the National League
was born there thirty years ago.
If Washington will turn out an aver
age attendance Of 5000 fans to see the
Nationals battling for seventh place,
what would the city really do # the club
were an actual factor in pennant cal
cuations?
Griffith said the Highlanders were going
20 win the American League pennant on
their hitting. The best Yankee batter Al
CTth. stands twenty-frst in the league.
Nearest 70 him is Kleinow. who also is
not a regular.
Secretary Minor has his eye on Passa-
patansa, King George County, Va, as
ideal spring training quarters for the
baseball club, and will take CantilIon
down TO look the place over before the
close Of the season.
Old "Cy' Young has won more games
than any other member of the Boston
American twirling staff. With old jim
Mcclure as backstop. if he ordered him
self in, it would take a pretty pair Of
youngsters 10 beat them.
Jesse Burkett, Of Worcester, thought he
was doing a clever thing when he sent
makeshift team TO Lowell on June I3 for
q New England League game holding his
regular team In Worcester for an exhibit
ton game with the ST. Louis Americans.
Now the league has done a clever thing
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