The Washington herald., 1907-09-06
CAUGHT ON THE FLY.
Race IS closer than ever.

Race Is closer than ever.
The Pirates now lead the Giants by a
good margin
Brooklyn hasn't 800 man, and Lgmley
leads with $50
Capt Chance spoiled no-hit. no>run
record for Camnitz
How those lordly Cubs did get hum
bled by the Pirates.
Double headers are scheduled at Bos-
ton to-day and tomorrow.
WfIdness by Coombs and Wadden lost
The game for the Athletics
The New York Nationals have made
twenty-one home runs this season.
Wagner is walking away with the Ma
tional League batting championship.
The three leaders lost yesterday, and
the Maps passed Chicago as a result.
Philadelphia fans are aiding the Ath-
ietics by their presence and by their
roofing
Collins got back in the game 70 the ex-
BARLEY.
The St Louis Nationals are going some,
fully as strong as any Of the clubs in the
second DIVISION
In twenty mine straight innings between
the Giants and the Dodgers only three
runs have been scored.
Pitcher Roy Beecher. Of the Springfield
tllll Three-I League team. viii report 20
the New York Nationals September l5.
Orth continues to be the only 800 man
Of the New York Americans "Cy' Young
took eight points of his figures Monday.
Philadelphia scribes are. touting
ShoTtstop Nichols. OF the Athletics. as
the find of the season, in the American
League
Jack Mccarthy. of Kansas City, whom
Brooklyn rejected because Of poor bat
ting is leading the American Association
In hitting. with an average Of -S32
Third Baseman Herzog. of the Read
ing TTi-State League Club, who has
been playing sensational ball, has been
drafted by the New York Nationals.
and viii go into training with that
team next spring.
Oddly enough. ST. Louis OF the National
League did not win a single game from
the Chicago Cubs until Sunday. when the
FIRST game was taken in Chicago and
Monday the first games from the Cubs
We're landed IN ST. Louis.
There are two postponed games to be
played off between Cincinnati and the
Pirates in Cincinnati. and they will be
worked in by means Of double-headers on
Saturday and Sunday, October and 6,
the last two days of the season.
The Chicago Cubs had record marked
out for them-seven' games in five cities.
riding in sleeper four successive nights.
They played in Brooklyn Thursday, Pitts
burg Friday, Cincinnati Saturday. Chi
.cago Sunday. and St Louis Monday.
President Taylor. of the Boston
Americans. recently signed two players.
Pitcher Hauman and Outfelder Joe
Collins, of the South Bend, Ind, team.
in the Central League. Hallman is the
foxy twirler who defeated the Chicago
Cubs early last season.
President Dovey, of the Boston Ma
tionals, feels confident he will have
team I'm the field next season that
viii make far better record than that
of this season. The Beaneaters are
now without the services Of Bridwell,
who has been suspended for his protest
at the decision of Umpire Carpenter in
the New York game last Saturday.
Matt" Barry is dead from the effects
Of Illuminating gas poisoning Death
was accidental. Matt" was one of the
old-time sporting men Of Rhode Island.
and well known 20 the theatrical pro
fession He had the distinction OF
being the first salaried baseball player
In Rhode Island He was a member
of the old Rhode Islands. and had as
associates such men as Ned Hanlon.
Fred Parent has certainly had a hard
year of IT. First the trouble over the
salary question undoubtedly kept him
out of the captaincy. Then Wagner was
played az short Ousting Fred from
that position. Wagner was spiked and
Fred came back TO short, and looked
like permanent FIXTURE, when he hurt
his ankle IN an exhibition game. He
has been out OF the game for over six
weeks. and in the meantime Wagner's
playing at short and BarreIts playing
at left has made an opening for Fred
hard thing FOR Mcclure 10 find The
manager finally benches Knight and
puts Parent at third, and in the second
game he plays there he Is hit on the
head with a pitched ball and IS on the
hospital list again. temporarily at least.